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Latin American Poker Tour

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The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) was a major poker tour in Latin America, held from 2008 to 2016 and returned in 2023 and 2024. The LAPT was sponsored by PokerStars, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), and North American Poker Tour (2010).[1]

Latin American Poker Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 11
SportPoker
FoundedMay 3, 2008
CeasedDecember 24, 2024
CEOCédric Billot (Head of Live Events Global Operations)
CountryLatin America
Last
champion		Brazil Bernardo Soares
Most titlesArgentina Jose Nacho Barbero (3x)
Official websitelapt.com

Lapt canceled

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In December 2024, after the launch of the PokerStars Open, PokerStars new poker tour, the LAPT was announced to be definitively canceled. There were 16 years and 11 very successful seasons throughout Latin America.[2]

Season 1

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
May 3–5, 2008Brazil Rio de JaneiroLAPT Rio de Janeiro - BrazilNetherlands Julien Nuijten$222,940
May 22–24, 2008Costa Rica San JoséLAPT San Jose - Costa RicaHungary Valdemar Kwaysser$274,103
August 7–9, 2008Uruguay Punta del EsteLAPT Punta del Este - UruguaySpain José Miguel Espinar$241,735

Season 2

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
November 3–5, 2008Costa Rica San JoséLAPT San Jose - Costa RicaUnited States Ryan Fee$285,773
December 5–7, 2008Mexico Nuevo VallartaLAPT Nuevo Vallarta - MexicoUnited States Rory Cox$20,500 +chipcount
January 20–22, 2009Chile Viña del MarLAPT Viña del Mar - ChileArgentina Fabián Ortiz$141,426
March 18–20, 2009Uruguay Punta del EsteLAPT Punta del Este - UruguayNorway Karl Hevroy$283,580
April 16–19, 2009Argentina Mar del PlataLAPT Mar del Plata - ArgentinaGermany Dominik Nitsche$381,030

Season 3

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
November 19–22, 2009Costa Rica Playa ConchalLAPT Playa Conchal - Costa RicaCanada Amer Sulaiman$172,095
February 24–27, 2010Uruguay Punta del EsteLAPT Punta del Este - UruguayArgentina Jose Barbero$279,330
March 19–23, 2010Chile Viña del MarLAPT Viña del Mar - Chile(cancelled - earthquake)(cancelled)
June 2–5, 2010Peru LimaLAPT Lima - PeruArgentina Jose Barbero$250,000
August 5–8, 2010Brazil FlorianópolisLAPT Florianópolis - BrazilAustria Matthias Habernig$248,004
September 22–26, 2010Argentina RosarioLAPT Grand Final Rosario - ArgentinaPeru Martin Sansour$322,280

Season 4

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
February 16–20, 2011Brazil São PauloLAPT São Paulo - BrasilChile Alex Manzano$368,703
March 17–20, 2011Chile Viña del MarLAPT Viña del Mar - ChileBrazil Murilo Figueiredo$146,000
April 13–17, 2011Peru LimaLAPT Lima - PeruPeru Kemal Ferri$207,400
August 3–7, 2011Uruguay Punta del EsteLAPT Punta del Este - UruguayUruguay Alex Komaromi$244,720
October 12–16, 2011Colombia MedellínLAPT Medellín - ColombiaArgentina Julian Menendez$165,992
February 17–20, 2012Brazil São PauloLAPT Grand Finals Carnival Poker Festival - BrazilGermany Daniele Nestola$188,721

Season 5

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
March 21–25, 2012Chile Viña del MarLAPT Viña del Mar - ChileChile Alirio Diaz$129,470
May 23–27, 2012Uruguay Punta del EsteLAPT Punta del Este - UruguayBrazil Marcelo Fonseca$144,240
August 7–12, 2012Colombia MedellínLAPT Medellín - ColombiaRepublic of Ireland Robbie Renehan$147,877
September 26–30, 2012Panama Panama CityLAPT Panama - PanamaArgentina Leo Fernandez$171,930
November 14–18, 2012Peru LimaLAPT Peru Grand Final - PeruUnited States Jordan Scott$168,210

Season 6

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
March 13–17, 2013Chile Viña del MarLAPT Viña del Mar - ChileArgentina Pablo Tavitian$184,220
April 25–30, 2013Brazil São PauloLAPT Brazil - BrazilBrazil Victor Sbrissa$252,971
June 5–9, 2013Colombia MedellínLAPT Medellín - ColombiaColombia Weider Gutierrez$86,947
July 31-Aug. 4, 2013Peru LimaLAPT Peru - PeruChile Patrício Rojas$123,840
September 18–22, 2013Panama Panama CityLAPT Panama - PanamaPanama Galal Dahrouj$132,535
November 21–24, 2013Uruguay Punta del EsteLAPT Uruguay Grand Final - UruguayUnited States Carter Gill$218,692

Season 7

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
March 19–23, 2014Chile Viña del MarLAPT Chile - ChileArgentina Mario Javier López$117,991
May 30-June 3, 2014Brazil São PauloLAPT Brazil - BrazilBrazil Caio Hey$304,501
July 23–27, 2014Panama Panama CityLAPT Panama - PanamaArgentina Fabian Ortiz$143,930
October 15–19, 2014Peru LimaLAPT Peru Grand Final - PeruChile Oscar Alache$135,488

Season 8

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DateCityEventWinnerPrize
January 7–9, 2015The Bahamas Paradise IslandLAPT Bahamas at PCA 2015 - BahamasUnited States Josh Kay$367,928
March 6–10, 2015Chile Viña del MarLAPT Viña del Mar - ChileChile Oscar Alache$131,962
May 8–12, 2015Panama Panama CityLAPT Panama - PanamaCanada Shakeeb Kazemipur$180,112
July 10–14, 2015Peru LimaLAPT Peru - PeruChile Claudio Moya$135,576
September 18–22, 2015Uruguay Punta del EsteLAPT Uruguay - UruguayArgentina Mario Javier López$117,991
November 24–30, 2015Brazil São PauloLAPT Grand Final at BSOP Millions - BrazilBrazil Yuri Martins Dzivielevski$175,155

Season 9

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Date Event / city Players Prize pool Winner Prize Results
January 7–9, 2016 The Bahamas LAPT Bahamas $2,200
Atlantis Resort & Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas
851
 $1,650,940 Greece Georgios Sotiropoulos[3] $308,220
March 4–8, 2016 Chile LAPT Chile $1,500
Casino Enjoy, Viña del Mar, Chile
565
 $737,325 Brazil Rodrigo Strong[4] $120,565
May 12–16, 2016 Panama LAPT Panama $1,500
Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Panama City, Panama
453
 $721,665 Colombia Andres Carrillo[5] $138,225
September 23–27, 2016 Uruguay LAPT Uruguay $1,500
Enjoy Conrad Resort & Casino, Punta del Este, Uruguay
438
 $571,590 Argentina Pedro Claus[6] $90,630
November 29 - December 1, 2016 Brazil LAPT/BSOP Millions R$8,000 (~$2,350)
Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil
329
 R$2,262,828
(~$663,658)		 Argentina Jose Ignacio Barbero[7] R$341,182
(~$100,064)

Season 2023

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
March 2-6 Brazil LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500 (~$1,445)[8]
Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
315
 R$3,394,340
(~$654,204)		 Brazil Anthony Barranqueiros[9] R$650,000
(~$125,277)
April 28-May 2 Uruguay LAPT Montevideo $1,500[10]
Hotel Casino Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay
346
 $417,900 Venezuela Tullio Bertoli[11] $80,000
August 4-8 Panama LAPT Panama $1,500
Crown Casino Panama, Panama City, Panama
346
 $417,900 Netherlands Markus Meekma[12] $69,934
October 4-10 Brazil BSOP/LAPT Foz do Iguaçu R$7,500 (~$1,454)
Wish Resort Golf Convention, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
258
 R$1,750,000
(~$339,345)		 Paraguay Hugo Zanotti[13] R$330,000
(~$63,991)
November 17-20 Brazil LAPT/BSOP Millions R$7,500 (~$1,543)
Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil
771
 R$4,736,360
(~$974,419)		 Brazil Lucas Rigos[14] R$792,000
(~$162,939)

Season 2024

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
April 19-23 Panama LAPT Panama $1,500[15]
Hotel El Panamá by Faranda Grand, Panama City, Panama
263
 $315,260 Costa Rica Johnny Sandoval[16] $65,000
August 14-21 Mexico LAPT Mexico $1,500[15]
Royal Yak Hipódromo de las Américas, Mexico City, Mexico
632
 MX$12.847.100
(~$676.284)		 Mexico Oscar Omar Sosa Dorantes [17] MX$2.500.000
(~$131.602)
October 9-16 Brazil LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500[15] (~$1,325)
Windsor Marapendi Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
273
 R$1,618,300
(~$286.172)		 Brazil Brunno Botteon De Albuquerque[18] R$325,000
(~$57.472)
November 15-29 Brazil LAPT GRAND FINAL BRAZIL at BSOP Millions R$7,500[15] (~$1,350)
Guaratneed Prizepool R$ 1,500,000 (~U$270,000)
Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil
656
 R$3,958,810
(~$658.036)		 Brazil Bernardo Tristao Soares[19] R$673,000
(~$111.866)

Winners by country

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Place Country Times
1stArgentina Argentina11
2ndBrazil Brazil10
3rdChile Chile6
4thUnited States USA5
5thPeru Peru2
Canada Canada2
Colombia Colombia2
Germany Germany2
Netherlands Netherlands2
10thAustria Austria1
Costa Rica Costa Rica1
Greece Greece1
Hungary Hungary1
Republic of Ireland Ireland1
Mexico Mexico1
Norway Norway1
Panama Panama1
Paraguay Paraguay1
Spain Spain1
Uruguay Uruguay1
Venezuela Venezuela1
TOTAL54

Seats at final tables by country

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Place Country Times
1stBrazil Brazil107
2ndArgentina Argentina74
3rdChile Chile41
4thUnited States United States36
5thColombia Colombia33
6thMexico Mexico21
7thCanada Canada16
8thVenezuela Venezuela15
Panama Panama14
10thPeru Peru13
Uruguay Uruguay11
12thCosta Rica Costa Rica8
13thAustria Austria6
14thGermany Germany5
Ecuador Ecuador4
Netherlands Netherlands4
17thSpain Spain3
Russia Russia3
19thAustralia Australia2
France France2
Lebanon Lebanon2
Norway Norway2
Poland Poland2
24thBulgaria Bulgaria1
Czech Republic Czech Republic1
Denmark Denmark1
Greece Greece1
Guatemala Guatemala1
Honduras Honduras1
Hungary Hungary1
Republic of Ireland Ireland1
Italy Italy1
Jamaica Jamaica1
Malta Malta1
New Zealand New Zealand1
Paraguay Paraguay1
Portugal Portugal1
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico1
Ukraine Ukraine1
United Kingdom United Kingdom1
Sweden Sweden1
Switzerland Switzerland1


Top 10 prizes

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Rank Event Place Name Prize
1stArgentina LAPT2 Mar del Plata1stGermany Dominik Nitsche$381,030
2ndBrazil LAPT4 São Paulo1stChile Alex Manzano$368,703
3rdThe Bahamas LAPT8 Bahamas1stUnited States Joshua Kay$367,928
4thArgentina LAPT3 Rosário1stPeru Martin Sansour$322,280
5thThe Bahamas LAPT9 Bahamas1stGreece Georgios Sotiropoulos$308,220
6thBrazil LAPT7 Brazil1stBrazil Caio Hey$304,501
7thCosta Rica LAPT2 San Jose1stUnited States Ryan Fee$285,773
8thUruguay LAPT2 Punta del Este1stNorway Karl Hevroy$283,580
9thUruguay LAPT3 Punta del Este1stArgentina José "Nacho" Barbero$279,330
10thCosta Rica LAPT1 San Jose1stHungary Valdemar Kwaysser$274,103
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References

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  1. ↑ "PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Season 1". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. ↑ Contreras, JP. "El fin de una era: el LAPT se terminó para siempre pero dejó su historia" (in Spanish). codigopoker.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ↑ PokerNews - Nuwwarah, Mo (January 10, 2016). "Sotiropoulos' Star Continues to Rise with LAPT Bahamas Win". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ CodigoPoker - Arroyo, Gerardo (March 9, 2016). "LAPT9 Chile: Rodrigo Strong wins the Main Event in Viña". codigopoker.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ PokerNews - Nuwwarah, Mo (May 19, 2016). "Andres Carrillo Wins LAPT Panama for $138,225, Aaron Mermelstein Third". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ PokerNews - Harris, Martin (September 28, 2016). "Pedro Claus Captures LAPT Uruguay for $90,630 After Three-Way Deal". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ PokerGuru - "Nacho Barbero Wins Record Third Title at LAPT 9 Brazil For R$341,182". pokerguru.in. December 3, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ Poker.org - PokerStars teases 2023 return of Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)
  9. ↑ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (March 8, 2023). "Anthony Barranqueiros é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Rio em FT inspirada" (in Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ CodigoPoker - LAPT 2023: ya hay fechas confirmadas en Río de Janeiro y Uruguay
  11. ↑ SuperPoker - Capellari, Gabriel (May 3, 2023). "Tullio Bertoli é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Montevidéu com vaga de satélite" (in Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (August 9, 2023). "Markus Meekma é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Panamá com vaga via satélite" (in Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (October 8, 2023). "Hugo Zanotti é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Foz e alcança marca inédita" (in Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (November 21, 2023). "Lucas Rigos é campeão do LAPT Main Event em atmosfera de estádio" (in Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 SuperPoker - Grilo, Gabriel (February 15, 2024). "PokerStars anuncia programação do Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) 2024" (in Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  16. ↑ SuperPoker - Capellari, Gabriel (April 23, 2024). "Johnny Sandoval é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Panamá" (in Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  17. ↑ Gipsy Team - Schvintt, Iván; Mansilla, Santiago García (August 23, 2024). "Les contamos todo lo que sucedió en el debut del Latin American Poker Tour en México" (in Spanish). gipsyteam.es. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  18. ↑ PokerStars Blog - Prado, Sergio (October 13, 2024). "LAPT RIO DE JANEIRO: BRUNNO BOTTEON CONQUISTA O TÍTULO E PREMIAÇÃO DE SEIS DÍGITOS" (in Portuguese). pokerstars.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  19. ↑ SuperPoker - Prado, Sergio (November 29, 2024). "Bernardo Soares crava LAPT Grand Final Main Event e leva R$ 673 mil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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