Runner-up Mauricio Zeman

The second stop of the Peter’s Poker Tour at Malecon Palace Casino in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic has come to an end and altough there were many familiar faces the champion was brand new. Luis Perez won the event and returned home with $112,560 dollars.

The second stop registered 336 entries for a $490,950 prizepool but the organization guaranteed half a million dollars. Perez started Day 3 as the chip leader with only 18 players remaining but the final table arrived fast when most of them got eliminated.

Final Table:

Seat 1:  Cristian Fernandez 820.000
Seat 2:  Jorge Pirela 177.000
Seat 3:  Rubén Suarez 1.300.000
Seat 4:  Roberto Vahlis 610.000
Seat 5:  Luis Perez 1.059.000
Seat 6:  Luis Mata 930.000
Seat 7:  Gustavo Paredes Jr 400.000
Seat 8:  Mauricio Zeman 1.100.000
Seat 9:  Jarol Espinoza 460.000

Cristian Fernandez was the first player eliminated from the tournament when he crashed against Vahlis’ pocket 7 7. In eight place was eliminated Day 1C chip leader Jorge Pirela followed by Jorge Vahlis who cashed $17,675 for his seventh place.

Perez eliminated Ruben Suarez when his Q 5 defeated Ruben’s A K when a Q showed at the flop. With five players remaining, Gustavo Paredes announced his all-in for 400,000 chips called by Zeman who defeated Gustavo.

Jarold Espinoza left the tournament in fourth place when his A K couldn’t defeat Luis’ pocket 8 8. The board didn’t help Jarold who returned home with a $36,085 prize. A few hands later Luis destroyed Luis Mata’s dreams when his pocket 6 6 defeated Mata’s K Q.

The heads-up match started with a difference of only 700,000 chips but after two hours Perez open to 135,000 raised by the Chilean to 360,000 chips. Peres raised to 1,100,000 chips and Zeman announced his all-in for 2,400,000 chips.

Perez: A Q
Zeman: K 9

Board showed  8 2 5 10 -qh-to give Luis the win and the championship while Zeman finished as runner-up of the Peter’s Poker Tour.