Karl Hevroy, a 20-year-old Norwegian, has won the PokerStars.com Latin American Poker Tour Punta del Este, Uruguay beating 326 opponents to lift the $283,000 top prize in Uruguay. The US$3,700 buy in event created a prize pool of over $1 million and Hevroy eliminated five of his final table challengers.
The heads-up match saw Hevroy take a strong chip lead (three million) into the final against local player Alejandro De Arruabarrena (543,000). In the first hand of heads-up play, Arruabarrena limped into a pot from the small blind and Hevroy checked. The flop was dealt 9
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and Hevroy checked. Arruabarrena bet 70,000 and Hevroy made the call. The turn fell 4h, Hevroy checked again, and Arruabarrena bet 100,000. Hevroy check-raised all in and Arruabarrena called all in. Hevory turned over 9
8 for a full house, Arruabarrena showed down QJ, and the tournament title went to Hevroy after an inconsequential four fell on the river.
Hevroy lifted $283,500 for first place and Arruabarrena took home $155,240 for the runner-up finish. The tour rolls into Mar Del Plata, Argentina for the final time in season two from April 14 to 19.
