Inaugural Latin America Poker Tour Starts in Rio de Janeiro
May 5th, 2008
The inaugural Latin America Poker Tour has begun in Rio de Janeiro for the first in a number of tournaments in South America that will highlight the growing popularity of poker all over the world.
The 3 day $2,500 tournament will be the largest ever held in Brazil and with a limit of 300 players expected to play, will create a prize pool of over $600,000.
Expected to take part in the tournament are South American poker professionals Andre Akkari from Brazil, and Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica. They’ll be playing alongside some familiar poker names including amongst others Gavin Griffin, Vanessa Rousso, Greg Raymer, and Chris Moneymaker.
LAPT President Glenn Cademartori said: "Poker is exploding in Latin America and the game is more than ready for its own major poker tour. It’s one of the fastest-growing poker regions, and there are thousands upon thousands of players in countries like Brazil and Argentina who will love the chance to take part in events of this kind. In every regard, the LAPT is going to put Latin America on the map as the newest hotspot to play high-stakes international poker."
The Latin America Tour will move onto Costa Rica at the end of May and Uruguay in August following the tournament in Brazil.
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