The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) is a major poker tour in Latin America, held from 2008 to 2016 and returned in 2023. 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]
Current season, competition or edition: 11 | |
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| Sport | Poker |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| CEO | Cédric Billot (Head of Live Events Global Operations) |
| Country | Latin America |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Lucas Rigos |
| Official website | lapt.com |
Season 1 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3–5, 2008 | Rio de Janeiro |
LAPT Rio de Janeiro - Brazil |  Julien Nuijten |
$222,940 |
| May 22–24, 2008 |  San José |
LAPT San Jose - Costa Rica |  Valdemar Kwaysser |
$274,103 |
| August 7–9, 2008 |  Punta del Este |
LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay |  José Miguel Espinar |
$241,735 |
Season 2 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3–5, 2008 | San José |
LAPT San Jose - Costa Rica |  Ryan Fee |
$285,773 |
| December 5–7, 2008 |  Nuevo Vallarta |
LAPT Nuevo Vallarta - Mexico | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| January 20–22, 2009 |  Viña del Mar |
LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile |  Fabián Ortiz |
$141,426 |
| March 18–20, 2009 | Punta del Este |
LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay |  Karl Hevroy |
$283,580 |
| April 16–19, 2009 | Mar del Plata |
LAPT Mar del Plata - Argentina |  Dominik Nitsche |
$381,030 |
Season 3 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 19–22, 2009 | Playa Conchal |
LAPT Playa Conchal - Costa Rica |  Amer Sulaiman |
$172,095 |
| February 24–27, 2010 | Punta del Este |
LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | Jose Barbero |
$279,330 |
| March 19–23, 2010 | Viña del Mar |
LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | (cancelled - earthquake) | (cancelled) |
| June 2–5, 2010 |  Lima |
LAPT Lima - Peru | Jose Barbero |
$250,000 |
| August 5–8, 2010 | Florianópolis |
LAPT Florianópolis - Brazil |  Matthias Habernig |
$248,004 |
| September 22–26, 2010 | Rosario |
LAPT Grand Final Rosario - Argentina | Martin Sansour |
$322,280 |
Season 4 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 16–20, 2011 | Sao Paulo |
LAPT Sao Paulo - Brasil | Alex Manzano |
$368,703 |
| March 17–20, 2011 | Viña del Mar |
LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Murilo Figueiredo |
$146,000 |
| April 13–17, 2011 | Lima |
LAPT Lima - Peru | Kemal Ferri |
$207,400 |
| August 3–7, 2011 | Punta del Este |
LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | Alex Komaromi |
$244,720 |
| October 12–16, 2011 |  Medellin |
LAPT Medellin - Colombia | Julian Menendez |
$165,992 |
| February 17–20, 2012 | Sao Paulo |
LAPT Grand Finals Carnival Poker Festival - Brazil | Daniele Nestola |
$188,721 |
Season 5 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21–25, 2012 | Viña del Mar |
LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Alirio Diaz |
$129,470 |
| May 23–27, 2012 | Punta del Este |
LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | Marcelo Fonseca |
$144,240 |
| August 7–12, 2012 | Medellin |
LAPT Medellin - Colombia |  Robbie Renehan |
$147,877 |
| September 26–30, 2012 |  Panama City |
LAPT Panama - Panama | Leo Fernandez |
$171,930 |
| November 14–18, 2012 | Lima |
LAPT Peru Grand Final - Peru | Jordan Scott |
$168,210 |
Season 6 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13–17, 2013 | Viña del Mar |
LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Pablo Tavitian |
$184,220 |
| April 25–30, 2013 | Sao Paulo |
LAPT Brazil - Brazil | Victor Sbrissa |
$252,971 |
| June 5–9, 2013 | Medellin |
LAPT Medellin - Colombia | Weider Gutierrez |
$86,947 |
| July 31-Aug. 4, 2013 | Lima |
LAPT Peru - Peru | Patrício Rojas |
$123,840 |
| September 18–22, 2013 | Panama City |
LAPT Panama - Panama | Galal Dahrouj |
$132,535 |
| November 21–24, 2013 | Punta del Este |
LAPT Uruguay Grand Final - Uruguay | Carter Gill |
$218,692 |
Season 7 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19–23, 2014 | Viña del Mar |
LAPT Chile - Chile | Mario Javier López |
$117,991 |
| May 30-June 3, 2014 | Sao Paulo |
LAPT Brazil - Brazil | Caio Hey |
$304,501 |
| July 23–27, 2014 | Panama City |
LAPT Panama - Panama | Fabian Ortiz |
$143,930 |
| October 15–19, 2014 | Lima |
LAPT Peru Grand Final - Peru | Oscar Alache |
$135,488 |
Season 8 edit
| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7–9, 2015 |  Paradise Island |
LAPT Bahamas at PCA 2015 - Bahamas | Josh Kay |
$367,928 |
| March 6–10, 2015 | Viña del Mar |
LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Oscar Alache |
$131,962 |
| May 8–12, 2015 | Panama City |
LAPT Panama - Panama | Shakeeb Kazemipur |
$180,112 |
| July 10–14, 2015 | Lima |
LAPT Peru - Peru | Claudio Moya |
$135,576 |
| September 18–22, 2015 | Punta del Este |
LAPT Uruguay - Uruguay | Mario Javier López |
$117,991 |
| November 24–30, 2015 | Sao Paulo |
LAPT Grand Final at BSOP Millions - Brazil | Yuri Martins Dzivielevski |
$175,155 |
Season 9 edit
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7–9, 2016 | LAPT Bahamas $2,200 Atlantis Resort & Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas |
851
|
$1,650,940 |  Georgios Sotiropoulos[2]
|
$308,220 | [1] |
| March 4–8, 2016 | LAPT Chile $1,500 Casino Enjoy, Viña del Mar, Chile |
565
|
$737,325 | Rodrigo Strong[3]
|
$120,565 | [2] |
| May 12–16, 2016 | LAPT Panama $1,500 Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Panama City, Panama |
453
|
$721,665 | Andres Carrillo[4]
|
$138,225 | [3] |
| September 23–27, 2016 | LAPT Uruguay $1,500 Enjoy Conrad Resort & Casino, Punta del Este, Uruguay |
438
|
$571,590 | Pedro Claus[5]
|
$90,630 | [4] |
| November 29 - December 1, 2016 | LAPT/BSOP Millions R$8,000 (~$2,350) Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
329
|
R$2,262,828 (~$663,658) |
Jose Ignacio Barbero[6]
|
R$341,182 (~$100,064) |
[5] |
Season 2023 edit
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2-6 | LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500 (~$1,445)[7] Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
315
|
R$3,394,340 (~$654,204) |
Anthony Barranqueiros[8]
|
R$650,000 (~$125,277) |
[6] |
| April 28-May 2 | LAPT Montevideo $1,500[9] Hotel Casino Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay |
346
|
$417,900 |  Tullio Bertoli[10]
|
$80,000 | [7] |
| August 4-8 | LAPT Panama $1,500 Crown Casino Panama, Panama City, Panama |
346
|
$417,900 | Markus Meekma[11]
|
$69,934 | [8] |
| October 4-10 | 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) |
 Hugo Zanotti[12]
|
R$330,000 (~$63,991) |
[9] |
| November 17-20 | LAPT/BSOP Millions R$7,500 (~$1,543) Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
771
|
R$4,736,360 (~$974,419) |
Lucas Rigos[13]
|
R$792,000 (~$162,939) |
[10] |
Season 2024 edit
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19-23 | LAPT Panama $1,500[14] Hotel El Panamá by Faranda Grand, Panama City, Panama |
263
|
$315,260 | Johnny Sandoval[15]
|
$65,000 | [11]Infos |
| August 14-21 | LAPT Mexico $1,500[14] Royal Yak Hipódromo de las Américas, Mexico City, Mexico |
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| October 9-16 | LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500[14] (~$1,500) Windsor Marapendi Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| November 15-29 | LAPT/BSOP Millions R$7,500[14] (~$1,500) Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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| December 10-15 | LAPT Montevideo $1,500[14] Hotel Casino Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay |
Winners by country edit
| Place | Country | Times |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Argentina |
11 |
| 2nd | Brazil |
8 |
| 3rd | Chile |
6 |
| 4th | USA |
4 |
| 5th | Canada |
2 |
| Colombia |
2 | |
| Germany |
2 | |
| Netherlands |
2 | |
| Peru |
2 | |
| 10th | Austria |
1 |
| Costa Rica |
1 | |
| Greece |
1 | |
| Hungary |
1 | |
| Ireland |
1 | |
| Norway |
1 | |
| Panama |
1 | |
| Paraguay |
1 | |
| Spain |
1 | |
| Uruguay |
1 | |
| Venezuela |
1 | |
| TOTAL | 50 |
Up to Season 2024 - LAPT Panama
Seats at final tables by country edit
| Place | Country | Times |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brazil |
95 |
| 2nd | Argentina |
71 |
| 3rd | Chile |
40 |
| 4th | Colombia |
32 |
| United States |
32 | |
| 6th | Canada |
16 |
| 7th | Venezuela |
15 |
| 8th | Panama |
14 |
| 9th | Mexico |
13 |
| 10th | Peru |
11 |
| Uruguay |
11 | |
| 12th | Costa Rica |
8 |
| 13th | Germany |
7 |
| 14th | Austria |
4 |
 Ecuador |
4 | |
| Netherlands |
4 | |
| Spain |
3 | |
| 18th |  Poland |
2 |
 France |
2 | |
 Lebanon |
2 | |
 Russia |
2 | |
 Australia |
2 | |
| 23rd |  Bulgaria |
1 |
 Czech Republic |
1 | |
 Denmark |
1 | |
| Greece |
1 | |
 Guatemala |
1 | |
 Honduras |
1 | |
| Hungary |
1 | |
| Ireland |
1 | |
 Italy |
1 | |
 Jamaica |
1 | |
 Malta |
1 | |
| Norway |
1 | |
 New Zealand |
1 | |
| Paraguay |
1 | |
 Portugal |
1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | |
 Ukraine |
1 | |
 United Kingdom |
1 | |
 Sweden |
1 | |
 Switzerland |
1 |
Up to Season 2024 - LAPT Panama
Top 10 prizes edit
| Rank | Event | Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | LAPT2 Mar del Plata |
1st | Dominik Nitsche |
$381,030 |
| 2nd | LAPT4 São Paulo |
1st | Alex Manzano |
$368,703 |
| 3rd | LAPT8 Bahamas |
1st | Joshua Kay |
$367,928 |
| 4th | LAPT3 Rosário |
1st | Martin Sansour |
$322,280 |
| 5th | LAPT9 Bahamas |
1st | Georgios Sotiropoulos |
$308,220 |
| 6th | LAPT7 Brazil |
1st | Caio Hey |
$304,501 |
| 7th | LAPT2 San Jose |
1st | Ryan Fee |
$285,773 |
| 8th | LAPT2 Punta del Este |
1st | Karl Hevroy |
$283,580 |
| 9th | LAPT3 Punta del Este |
1st | José "Nacho" Barbero |
$279,330 |
| 10th | LAPT1 San Jose |
1st | Valdemar Kwaysser |
$274,103 |
Up to Season 2024 - LAPT Panama
Notes edit
- ^ "PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Season 1". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ PokerNews - Nuwwarah, Mo (January 10, 2016). "Sotiropoulos' Star Continues to Rise with LAPT Bahamas Win". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ CodigoPoker - Arroyo, Gerardo (March 9, 2016). "LAPT9 Chile: Rodrigo Strong wins the Main Event in Viña". codigopoker.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ PokerNews - Nuwwarah, Mo (May 19, 2016). "Andres Carrillo Wins LAPT Panama for $138,225, Aaron Mermelstein Third". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ PokerNews - Harris, Martin (September 28, 2016). "Pedro Claus Captures LAPT Uruguay for $90,630 After Three-Way Deal". pokernews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ PokerGuru - "Nacho Barbero Wins Record Third Title at LAPT 9 Brazil For R$341,182". pokerguru.in. December 3, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Poker.org - PokerStars teases 2023 return of Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)
- ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (March 8, 2023). "Anthony Barranqueiros é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Rio em FT inspirada" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ CodigoPoker - LAPT 2023: ya hay fechas confirmadas en Río de Janeiro y Uruguay
- ^ SuperPoker - Capellari, Gabriel (May 3, 2023). "Tullio Bertoli é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Montevidéu com vaga de satélite" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (August 9, 2023). "Markus Meekma é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Panamá com vaga via satélite" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (October 8, 2023). "Hugo Zanotti é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Foz e alcança marca inédita" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ SuperPoker - Ferreira, Alan (November 21, 2023). "Lucas Rigos é campeão do LAPT Main Event em atmosfera de estádio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e SuperPoker - Grilo, Gabriel (February 15, 2024). "PokerStars anuncia programação do Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) 2024" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ SuperPoker - Capellari, Gabriel (April 23, 2024). "Johnny Sandoval é campeão do Main Event do LAPT Panamá" (in Brazilian Portuguese). superpoker.com.br. Retrieved April 23, 2024.