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The wait is almost over! The Punta Cana Poker Classic sponsored by YaPoker, to be played for the sixth consecutive time at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in front of the idyllic Caribbean beaches of  Punta Cana Flag of República Dominicana, from November 3rd to the 8th of the month, is almost upon us!

And, the CodigoPoker team, because it couldn’t be any other way, will be covering the event to bring you closer to this festival via LIVEBLOG. As if this were not enough, the final table will be broadcasted via LIVESTREAM so that you don’t miss the actions of a classic that just won’t stop growing.

The beginnings of the Punta Cana Poker Classic go all the way back to 2009, when a group of events and tournaments organizers, with more than 25 years experience in the industry, were enjoying a quiet vacation at the colorful beaches of Punta Cana, and suddenly, the brilliant idea struck to combine poker tournaments with exotic destinations around Latin America, mostly for recreational players, and thus the Latin Series of Poker was born.hotel naw larimar punta cana republica dominicana

The following year, the first event for the LSOP took place at the  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino: the 2010 Punta Cana Poker Classic. The main event gathered together 203 contestants, who payed an initial buy in worth $1,100 dollars, creating a prize pool of $203,000, over twice the amount that was guaranteed. Peter Cross Flag of Canadá was crowned the first great champion and took $63,000 prize.

After the first date’s grand success, in 2011, the organization raised the guaranteed amount to  500,000 dollars, adding parallel events to the mix. Once more, the title for this Grand Event, went to the Northern Continent, thanks to Demo Kiriopoulos Flag of Canadá surpassing a 415 player field to take home a check for $136,949 dollars.

 

Humberto BrenesCounting on the presence of Humberto Brenes Flag of Costa Rica, the recently deceased and very special Dave «Devilfish» Ulliott Flag of Reino Unido and the beautiful, Tatjana Pasalic Flag of Croacia made of this event, a guaranteed international luxury event.

In 2012, the Punta Cana Poker Classic, for the third time in a row, surpassed its guaranteed amount thanks to the 380 players who payed a $1,500 inscription to make the  prize pool go up to $552,900. Mattew Weber Flag of Estados Unidos was crowned the third great champion, and added 135,475 dollars  to his bank account.

2013 had 490 entrants and a prize pool worth $712,950 dollars. On this opportunity, the  glory, the trophy and the $171,100 meant for the first placing player, went to Guillermo Menona Olvera Flag of México, who defeated Leonel Otazo Flag of Chile, in a heads to head, making him the runner-up for the tournament.

The last season would go down in history too, and was packed with action at a colossal final table, sitting, among others, Farid Jattin Flag of Colombia, Nacho Barbero Flag of Argentina, Germán Poncio Flag of Argentina and Arturo Noceda Flag of México. However, none of them managed to hold on to their chips, since the champion was Ari Engel Flag of Estados Unidos, who took $177,045 courtesy of the largest pot in the history of the event which surpassed the crazy amount of $737,000.

 

 

 

The 2014 Punta Cana Poker Classic  held more than eleven parallel events. Among them, the $550 Second Chance won by Guillermo Echeverría Flag of Perú; the $3,000 High Roller, which went to  Oscar Alache Flag of Chile and there was even an  Open Face Chinese Poker event, which went straight to the hands of Venezuelan, Jesús Acosta Flag of Venezuela.

After all of this, are you still having doubts? It really is worth your while! Check out  the promotional packages and you might even get two weeks of poker and vacations in the Dominican Republic. Recommended byBolivar Palacios Flag of Panamá.

Name: Punta Cana Poker Classic
Location: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Punta Cana, The Dominican Republic
Date: November 3rd- 8th
Buy In: $1,650

Initial Stack: 15,000 + 5,000 additional chips with Chip Bonus ($50)

Blinds: 50 minutes

Re-entry and late registration: Yes, for 7 levels
Day 1A: Wednesday, November 4th 3:00pm Flag of República Dominicana (10 levels are played)
Day 1B: Thursday, November 5th 3:00pm Flag of República Dominicana (10 levels are played)
Day 2: Friday, November 6th  3:00pm Flag of República Dominicana (10 levels are played)
Day 3: Saturday, November 7th 3:00pm Flag of República Dominicana (played until 9 players are left)
Final Table: Sunday, November 8th  3:00pm Flag of República Dominicana (played until the champion is crowned)

Name: High Roller
Date: November, 3rd-8th 2015
Buy-in: $3,200
Initial Stack: 30,000 points
Blinds: are raised every thirty minutes
Re-entry and late registration: Yes, for 8 levels
Day 1:
 Saturday, November 7th 7:00pm Flag of República Dominicana (10 levels)
Day 2:
 Sunday, November 8th  3:00pm Flag of República Dominicana (played until the champion is crowned)

Find more information at the official website for the PUNTA CANA POKER CLASSIC

See you in Punta Cana!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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