Latin American Poker Tour Launches by PokerStars
Latin American Poker Tour has finally been announced by Pokerstars. The LAPT is the first major poker tour in Latin American and signifies the huge growth of poker in that area, especially in recent years.
DOUGLAS, Isle Of Man, England, March 10 /PRNewswire/ — PokerStars, (http://www.pokerstars.net/), the world’s largest online poker site, today announced the launch of Latin America’s first major poker tour, the LAPT. With stops in Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay, the tour is set to bring world-class poker action to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world.
The Latin American Poker Tour kicks off in the beautiful beach city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from May 3-5, 2008. This three-day, $2,500 tournament will be the largest poker tournament ever held in Brazil, with players competing for a total prize pool of over $600,000. Among the players will be Team PokerStars Pros and international poker stars Andre Akkari from Brazil and Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica
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The tournament director will be Mike Ward. The Latin American Poker tour is expected to bring top poker names from around the world including Phil Ivey.
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