Claudio Piedrabuena raised to 550,000 from the button and Alex Komaromi moved all in from the big blind. Piedrabuena tank-called all in for 2.375 million in chips.
Piedrabuena:
Komaromi:
The board ran out and Piedrabuena's tens held to give him the double up. This is the second time tens have given him a double at this LAPT final table.
From the button, Alex Komaromi raised to 135,000. Claudio Piedrabuena reraised all in and Komaromi folded. Piedrabuena's now up to two million in chips.
Alex Komaromi limped in from the button and Claudio Piedrabuena checked in the big blind to see the flop come down . Both players checked and the turn was the . After Piedrabuena checked, Komaromi fired 100,000. Piedrabuena folded and Komaromi won the pot.
And yes, we know this doesn't add up to the total chips in play of 8.44 million, but these counts were taken directly from the table and verified by the tournament staff.
Alex Komaromi raised to 130,000 on the button and Engelberth Varela called out of the big blind.
The flop came down and Varela check-called 160,000 from Komaromi, leading to the on the turn. It was a similar story as Varela check-called 335,000 this time after about a minute in the tank. The river delivered the and for a third time, Varela checked. Komaromi moved all in with the bigger stack.
After about 30 seconds, Varela called all in for about 975,000 with . Komaromi had him outkicked with , ending Varela's Main Event with a third-place finish.
Engelberth Varela opened to 105,000 in the small blind. Alex Komaromi called from the big blind and the flop fell . Both checked, landing the on the turn. Varela checked, Komaromi bet 140,000, and Varela folded to give the pot to Komaromi.