LAPT

It is pretty much business as usual at PokerStars. Nothing major has taken place, but there are a few things to note.
First, in celebration of awarding $5million since the inception of the Battle of the Planet leaderboards began, they are doubling the prize pool for each division from Nov 8 - Nov 21. If you [continue]

It’s been a few months since the PokerStars LAPT Mexico tournament started.  Back in December, 242 entrants paid the $2,500 to play in the tourny, only to have it halted by the gaming commission with 89 players still in the game.
At that time, PokerStars decided to play the tournament online until they got to the [continue]

EPT San Remo
Italy, home of several of the most crazily aggressive poker pros like Dario Minieri, Luca Pagano and Jeff Lisandro, will once again be host to one of the most prestigious EPT stops - the EPT San Remo. This will be your chance to go to the land of Lamborghini and Ferrari cars, pasta, [continue]

After the unfortunate cancellation of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Mexico event, PokerStars has decided that they will offer the 89 players that were still in the event a chance to finish the tournament.
While the details are still being worked out, it appears that PokerStars is attempting to nail down a fair start time [continue]

The dust is still settling after the fiasco that was the PokerStars LAPT Nueveo Vallarta, and apparently some would like to pretend it never happened.
To recap, at about 10:30 p.m. CT Friday evening, day 1 of the second event of the LAPT’s second season, play was suspended with 89 of the original 242 entrants still [continue]

Play at the 2008 PokerStars LAPT Nuevo Vallarta tournament was suddenly stopped by gaming officials late on the first day of the event, leaving 89 players out of a field of 242 entrants wondering if they’d get to play on. The players were hurriedly ushered out of the tournament room, leaving their chips behind [continue]

Information on how to qualify for the following events can be found on the PokerStars website. It is possible to qualify for as little as $2,22 or 100 FPP. It is also possible, of course, to buy in direct. All you really need is hope, a dream, and some luck, and you can take home [continue]

The exciting Latin America Poker Tour, sponsored by PokerStars.net, just crowned its third winner in Punta del Este, Uruguay. 351 people from all over showed up to play, creating a prize pool of $851,175. The tournament was held at the Mantra Resort and Casino.
93 players survived through Day 1. Notable big stacks after Day 1 [continue]

Costa Rica is Spanish for the rich coast, most likely because of its beautiful beaches and cultural offerings. But, this year the rich coast takes on a new meaning as almost 400 poker players arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica for the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) San Jose tournament. A buy-in of $2500+$200 [continue]

FTR veteran Max “Massimo” Steinberg flew down with fellow FTR member, and twin brother, Danny “IowaSkinsFan” Steinberg to buy-in straight up for the LAPT in San Jose, Costa Rica. They are both very capable of taking down a tournament like this, and went with high hopes. That might be why no one [continue]