Colombian Andres Carrillo emerged victorious in the LAPT Season 9 Panama $1,500 Main Event, collecting the first-place prize of $138,225 and a special trophy. The player kicked off the tournament as one of the early chip leaders and kept himself close to the top of the chip counts chart for a great part of the time.
Prior to last night’s triumph, Carrillo had a total of $56,417 in live tournament earnings. So far, he has cashed in as many as six events, including the LAPT Season 9 Panama $1,500 Main Event.
The tournament was a five-day one, featuring two starting flights and two more days of play. The official eight-handed final table was played on Monday, May 16. Of all eight players who returned for the Main Event’s final day, it was Raul “El Toro” Paez who was holding the chip lead. Carrillo started final table play seventh in chips with 659,000. However, the player managed to catch up quite quickly and as could be seen to eventually scoop the title.
The LAPT Season 9 Panama $1,500 Main Event drew a field of 553 entries. The overall prize pool amounted to $721,665. The top 79 finishers received a payout, with lowest ones worth $2,460.
Alcides Gomez was the first of all eight finalists to leave the final table. He was busted bu Austin Peck to take 8th place. The player took home the amount of $15,440. It took hours before another player hit the rail. Then, Carrillo busted Anderson Blanco in 7th place for $22,300.
Paul Cukier was the next to leave. His 6th place in the tournament provided him with a payout of $29,880. Shortly after, start-of-the-day chip leader Raul Paez was eliminated in 5th place, scooping a payout of $38,040. Austin Peck was then busted in 4th place for $48,500. It took some more time before Aaron Mermelstein, the player who started the final day as the short stack, left the final table in 3rd place. His share of the prize pool totaled $62,200.
Two-handed action between Ruben Suarez and Andres Carrillo kicked off with the former holding a little more chips than his only remaining opponent. Heads-up match lasted for about an hour during which Carrillo managed to take the lead and to defeat his last remaining opponent.
On the very last hand of play, Suarez raised to 500,000 from the button and Carrillo called. The [Kc][4d][2d] appeared on the flop and Carrillo checked. Suarez shoved and Carrillo called, slamming [8d][6d] on the table. Suarez showed [9h][9s]. The [8s] ran out on the turn and the [Kd] came on the river to secure Carrillo with two pair and the title. Suarez had to settle for the amount of $86,880 as a consolation prize.
