Julien Nuijten has won the first Latin American Poker Tour tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 19 year old Dutchman came through a field of 314 players to record his first major tournament victory and take home the $222,940 first place prize.

At the inaugural Latin America Poker Tour in Rio de Janeiro, history has been made with the tournament becoming the biggest ever event held in Brazil. 314 players turned up for the $2,500 buy-in event creating an estimated total prize pool of $785,000.

The World Poker Tour Canada kicked off yesterday with the start of the Coast to Coast Poker Championships in Richmond, British Columbia.