Claudio Moya, a 51-year-old businessman from Chile, is the winner of the Latin American Poker Tour Chile Main Event after four days of play, including a lengthy heads-up match against Chadi Moustapha of Lebanon. (Moya and Moustapha agreed to a two-way deal that left $15,576 in play for the winner).
In the final hand, Moustapha opened with a 300,000 bet from the button, Moya called, and the flop fell J
Q
T
. Moya bet 600k, and Moustapha called. Moya announced that he was all in (about 1.9 million) after the turn card T hit the table.
Moustapha sat motionless for over a minute before making the call. Moya stood up and tabled 98
for a flopped straight. Moustapha turned over AA and needed to hit a higher straight or a full house to stay alive. The river card was the 7 and Moustapha had been eliminated in second place for $120,000 - while Moya celebrated the victory (worth $135,876) with his friends from the rail.
LAPT8 Peru Main Event final table results
Entries: 366
Prize pool: $807,396
Places paid: 55
1. Claudio Moya (Chile) -- $135,876*
2. Chadi Moustapha (Lebanon) -- $120,000*
3. Daniel Ramirez (Colombia) -- $71,780
4. Cristian Aceiton Ruiz (Chile) -- $58,060
5. Marcus Martinez (Brazil) -- $45,540
6. Helio Neves (Brazil) -- $35,360
7. Jose Ili (Chile) -- $26,320
8. Ricardo Chauriye (Chile) -- $19,060
*= reflects the results of a two-way deal that left $15,576 in play for the winner
