Barbero Tops a Field of 307 Players to Win $279,330 in Uruguay

The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour just finished up its most recent tour stop in Punta del Esta, Uruguay and the champion of the $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event was Team PokerStars pro Jose Barbero . He came back from the shortest stack at the start of the final table to win and he was awarded the top prize of $279,330 from a total prize pool of $1,042,060 for defeating 306 opponents.

Here is a look at the final table payouts provided by PokerStars:

1: Jose Ignacio Barbero (Argentina) — $279,330
2: Nicolas Cardyn (France) — $161,550
3: Andres Korn (Argentina) — $99,020
4: Norbert Ludger (Uruguay) — $72,960
5: Daniela Zapiello (Brazil) — $52,110
6: Marco Caidedo (Colombia) — $41,690
7: Bernardo Dias (Brazil) — $31,270
8: Roman Suarez (Argentina) — $20,850

The next LAPT event is scheduled to take place in Vina del Mar, Chile on Mar. 19-23. Considering the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that just hit the country the event might be rescheduled.

Source: Cardplayer.com