# Latin American Poker Tour

The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) was a major poker tour in Latin America, held from 2008 to 2016 and returned in 2023 and 2024. The LAPT was sponsored by PokerStars, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), and North American Poker Tour (2010).

## Lapt canceled

In December 2024, after the launch of the PokerStars Open, PokerStars new poker tour, the LAPT was announced to be definitively canceled. There were 16 years and 11 very successful seasons throughout Latin America.

## Season 1

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| May 3–5, 2008 | Rio de Janeiro | LAPT Rio de Janeiro - Brazil | Julien Nuijten | $222,940 |
| May 22–24, 2008 | San José | LAPT San Jose - Costa Rica | Valdemar Kwaysser | $274,103 |
| August 7–9, 2008 | Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | José Miguel Espinar | $241,735 |

## Season 2

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| November 3–5, 2008 | San José | LAPT San Jose - Costa Rica | Ryan Fee | $285,773 |
| December 5–7, 2008 | Nuevo Vallarta | LAPT Nuevo Vallarta - Mexico | Rory Cox | $20,500 +chipcount |
| January 20–22, 2009 | Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Fabián Ortiz | $141,426 |
| March 18–20, 2009 | Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | Karl Hevroy | $283,580 |
| April 16–19, 2009 | Mar del Plata | LAPT Mar del Plata - Argentina | Dominik Nitsche | $381,030 |

## Season 3

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| November 19–22, 2009 | Playa Conchal | LAPT Playa Conchal - Costa Rica | Amer Sulaiman | $172,095 |
| February 24–27, 2010 | Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | Jose Barbero | $279,330 |
| March 19–23, 2010 | Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | (cancelled - earthquake) | (cancelled) |
| June 2–5, 2010 | Lima | LAPT Lima - Peru | Jose Barbero | $250,000 |
| August 5–8, 2010 | Florianópolis | LAPT Florianópolis - Brazil | Matthias Habernig | $248,004 |
| September 22–26, 2010 | Rosario | LAPT Grand Final Rosario - Argentina | Martin Sansour | $322,280 |

## Season 4

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| February 16–20, 2011 | São Paulo | LAPT São Paulo - Brasil | Alex Manzano | $368,703 |
| March 17–20, 2011 | Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Murilo Figueiredo | $146,000 |
| April 13–17, 2011 | Lima | LAPT Lima - Peru | Kemal Ferri | $207,400 |
| August 3–7, 2011 | Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | Alex Komaromi | $244,720 |
| October 12–16, 2011 | Medellín | LAPT Medellín - Colombia | Julian Menendez | $165,992 |
| February 17–20, 2012 | São Paulo | LAPT Grand Finals Carnival Poker Festival - Brazil | Daniele Nestola | $188,721 |

## Season 5

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| March 21–25, 2012 | Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Alirio Diaz | $129,470 |
| May 23–27, 2012 | Punta del Este | LAPT Punta del Este - Uruguay | Marcelo Fonseca | $144,240 |
| August 7–12, 2012 | Medellín | LAPT Medellín - Colombia | Robbie Renehan | $147,877 |
| September 26–30, 2012 | Panama City | LAPT Panama - Panama | Leo Fernandez | $171,930 |
| November 14–18, 2012 | Lima | LAPT Peru Grand Final - Peru | Jordan Scott | $168,210 |

## Season 6

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| March 13–17, 2013 | Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Pablo Tavitian | $184,220 |
| April 25–30, 2013 | São Paulo | LAPT Brazil - Brazil | Victor Sbrissa | $252,971 |
| June 5–9, 2013 | Medellín | LAPT Medellín - Colombia | Weider Gutierrez | $86,947 |
| July 31-Aug. 4, 2013 | Lima | LAPT Peru - Peru | Patrício Rojas | $123,840 |
| September 18–22, 2013 | Panama City | LAPT Panama - Panama | Galal Dahrouj | $132,535 |
| November 21–24, 2013 | Punta del Este | LAPT Uruguay Grand Final - Uruguay | Carter Gill | $218,692 |

## Season 7

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| March 19–23, 2014 | Viña del Mar | LAPT Chile - Chile | Mario Javier López | $117,991 |
| May 30-June 3, 2014 | São Paulo | LAPT Brazil - Brazil | Caio Hey | $304,501 |
| July 23–27, 2014 | Panama City | LAPT Panama - Panama | Fabian Ortiz | $143,930 |
| October 15–19, 2014 | Lima | LAPT Peru Grand Final - Peru | Oscar Alache | $135,488 |

## Season 8

| Date | City | Event | Winner | Prize |
| January 7–9, 2015 | Paradise Island | LAPT Bahamas at PCA 2015 - Bahamas | Josh Kay | $367,928 |
| March 6–10, 2015 | Viña del Mar | LAPT Viña del Mar - Chile | Oscar Alache | $131,962 |
| May 8–12, 2015 | Panama City | LAPT Panama - Panama | Shakeeb Kazemipur | $180,112 |
| July 10–14, 2015 | Lima | LAPT Peru - Peru | Claudio Moya | $135,576 |
| September 18–22, 2015 | Punta del Este | LAPT Uruguay - Uruguay | Mario Javier López | $117,991 |
| November 24–30, 2015 | São Paulo | LAPT Grand Final at BSOP Millions - Brazil | Yuri Martins Dzivielevski | $175,155 |

## Season 9

| Date | Event / city | Players | Prize pool | Winner | Prize |
| January 7–9, 2016 | LAPT Bahamas $2,200 Atlantis Resort & Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas | 851 | $1,650,940 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | $308,220 |
| March 4–8, 2016 | LAPT Chile $1,500 Casino Enjoy, Viña del Mar, Chile | 565 | $737,325 | Rodrigo Strong | $120,565 |
| May 12–16, 2016 | LAPT Panama $1,500 Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Panama City, Panama | 453 | $721,665 | Andres Carrillo | $138,225 |
| September 23–27, 2016 | LAPT Uruguay $1,500 Enjoy Conrad Resort & Casino, Punta del Este, Uruguay | 438 | $571,590 | Pedro Claus | $90,630 |
| November 29 - December 1, 2016 | LAPT/BSOP Millions R$8,000 (~$2,350) Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil | 329 | R$2,262,828 (~$663,658) | Jose Ignacio Barbero | R$341,182 (~$100,064) |

## Season 2023

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| March 2-6 | LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500 (~$1,445) Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 315 | R$3,394,340 (~$654,204) | Anthony Barranqueiros | R$650,000 (~$125,277) |
| April 28-May 2 | LAPT Montevideo $1,500 Hotel Casino Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay | 346 | $417,900 | Tullio Bertoli | $80,000 |
| August 4-8 | LAPT Panama $1,500 Crown Casino Panama, Panama City, Panama | 346 | $417,900 | Markus Meekma | $69,934 |
| October 4-10 | BSOP/LAPT Foz do Iguaçu R$7,500 (~$1,454) Wish Resort Golf Convention, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | 258 | R$1,750,000 (~$339,345) | Hugo Zanotti | R$330,000 (~$63,991) |
| November 17-20 | LAPT/BSOP Millions R$7,500 (~$1,543) Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil | 771 | R$4,736,360 (~$974,419) | Lucas Rigos | R$792,000 (~$162,939) |

## Season 2024

| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| April 19-23 | LAPT Panama $1,500 Hotel El Panamá by Faranda Grand, Panama City, Panama | 263 | $315,260 | Johnny Sandoval | $65,000 |
| August 14-21 | LAPT Mexico $1,500 Royal Yak Hipódromo de las Américas, Mexico City, Mexico | 632 | MX$12.847.100 (~$676.284) | Oscar Omar Sosa Dorantes | MX$2.500.000 (~$131.602) |
| October 9-16 | LAPT Rio de Janeiro R$7,500 (~$1,325) Windsor Marapendi Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 273 | R$1,618,300 (~$286.172) | Brunno Botteon De Albuquerque | R$325,000 (~$57.472) |
| November 15-29 | LAPT GRAND FINAL BRAZIL at BSOP Millions R$7,500 (~$1,350) Guaratneed Prizepool R$ 1,500,000 (~U$270,000) Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil | 656 | R$3,958,810 (~$658.036) | Bernardo Tristao Soares | R$673,000 (~$111.866) |

## Winners by country

| Place | Country | Times |
| 1st | Argentina | 11 |
| 2nd | Brazil | 10 |
| 3rd | Chile | 6 |
| 4th | USA | 5 |
| 5th | Canada | 2 |
| | Colombia | 2 |
| | Germany | 2 |
| | Netherlands | 2 |
| | Peru | 2 |
| 10th | Austria | 1 |
| | Costa Rica | 1 |
| | Greece | 1 |
| | Hungary | 1 |
| | Ireland | 1 |
| | Mexico | 1 |
| | Norway | 1 |
| | Panama | 1 |
| | Paraguay | 1 |
| | Spain | 1 |
| | Uruguay | 1 |
| | Venezuela | 1 |
| | TOTAL | 54 |

## Seats at final tables by country

| Place | Country | Times |
| 1st | Brazil | 107 |
| 2nd | Argentina | 74 |
| 3rd | Chile | 41 |
| 4th | United States | 36 |
| 5th | Colombia | 33 |
| 6th | Mexico | 21 |
| 7th | Canada | 16 |
| 8th | Venezuela | 15 |
| | Panama | 14 |
| 10th | Peru | 13 |
| | Uruguay | 11 |
| 12th | Costa Rica | 8 |
| 13th | Austria | 6 |
| 14th | Germany | 5 |
| | Ecuador | 4 |
| | Netherlands | 4 |
| 17th | Spain | 3 |
| | Russia | 3 |
| 19th | Australia | 2 |
| | France | 2 |
| | Lebanon | 2 |
| | Norway | 2 |
| | Poland | 2 |
| 24th | Bulgaria | 1 |
| | Czech Republic | 1 |
| | Denmark | 1 |
| | Greece | 1 |
| | Guatemala | 1 |
| | Honduras | 1 |
| | Hungary | 1 |
| | Ireland | 1 |
| | Italy | 1 |
| | Jamaica | 1 |
| | Malta | 1 |
| | New Zealand | 1 |
| | Paraguay | 1 |
| | Portugal | 1 |
| | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| | Ukraine | 1 |
| | United Kingdom | 1 |
| | Sweden | 1 |
| | Switzerland | 1 |

## Top 10 prizes

| Rank | Event | Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | LAPT2 Mar del Plata | 1st | Dominik Nitsche | $381,030 |
| 2nd | LAPT4 São Paulo | 1st | Alex Manzano | $368,703 |
| 3rd | LAPT8 Bahamas | 1st | Joshua Kay | $367,928 |
| 4th | LAPT3 Rosário | 1st | Martin Sansour | $322,280 |
| 5th | LAPT9 Bahamas | 1st | Georgios Sotiropoulos | $308,220 |
| 6th | LAPT7 Brazil | 1st | Caio Hey | $304,501 |
| 7th | LAPT2 San Jose | 1st | Ryan Fee | $285,773 |
| 8th | LAPT2 Punta del Este | 1st | Karl Hevroy | $283,580 |
| 9th | LAPT3 Punta del Este | 1st | José "Nacho" Barbero | $279,330 |
| 10th | LAPT1 San Jose | 1st | Valdemar Kwaysser | $274,103 |