2008 LAPT San Jose Won By Valdemar Kwassyer.

LAPT Has Great Success in Costa Rican Stop.

The Latin American Poker Tour made its way to Costa Rica this past week, attracting 398 players for the £2,500 buy-in event.

The tournament was played in San Jose at the Cariari Country Club, and drew a record prizepool of just over $965,000.

The 3-day event saw some of the best international poker players in attendance, including 45 native Costa Ricans.

In the end though, it was PokerStars Qualifier Valdemar Kwassyer who would take down first place and nearly $275,000 USD, with Max Steinberg taking home a very-nice $144,773 for his runner-up performance.

“We were expecting a robust field of players full of enthusiasm, but having nearly 400 players turn up is truly overwhelming. Costa Rica is a recognized leader of poker in Central America . We have very skilled players with a great deal of experience, and that has certainly been demonstrated here in San José,” said LAPT President Glenn Cademartori.

LAPT San Jose Final Results:

1. Valdemar Kwaysser -$274,103
2. Max Steinberg - $144,773
3. Steven Silverman - $106,167
4. Alex Soderland - $77,212
5. Alec Torelli – 57,909
6. Pawel Sanojca -$38,606
7. Ashton Griffin - $28,955
8. Joe Ebanks - $19,303
9. Steven Thompson - $14,477

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