Returning for Day 2 action of the PokerStars.net LAPT Florianopolis Main Event, we were always going to be in for a long day with the 183 returning players expected to play down to just 24!

The prizepool was announced with R$1,624,200 – or approximately US$923,892 – being spread amongst the final forty-eight players with whoever could sit atop after four days of poker earning R$435,000 or US$247,441.

Action was fast and furious in the early going as players continuously made their way to the rail as only 54 players managed to make it to the dinner break. On return, one table only featured one player, and although he could only pick up a few rounds of blinds and antes, it underlined the laid-back nature of Brazilians. We quickly found ourselves on the bubble with the short-stacked Wallacy Marcal attracting all the attention with his diminishing, and barely two big-blind stack. Marcal doubled, then tripled, before sneaking into the money when Alexandre Fracari’s Jacks were outdrawn on the flop.

A few more eliminations fell before play was paused for the night after twelve levels with Canadian Rudy Blondeau leading the final thirty-six; all ensured a guaranteed US$4,619 payday.

For the first time in nearly I year I had the job of writing the PokerNews wrap on the website; PokerStars.net LAPT Florianopolis Day 2: Blondeau in Control.


Mario Masciotro, Cinthia Escobar, Matthias Habernig, Wallacy Marcal, Claudio Baptista, Felipe Ramos, Andre Luiz Scaff, Chips, Veronica Dabul, Rudy Blondeau, Carolina Costa, Leo Fernandez, Angel Guillen, Dan Frank, Guillermo Montero, Rodrigo Sirichuk