It had taken just 26 hands to minimize from eight players to 2 on the LAPT7 Panama Main Event. And when Guillermo Olvera and Fabian Ortiz returned to start out heads-up, it soon appeared as if they could only need another to finish it.
Following an Olvera open for 200,000, Ortiz called and the pair saw a flop come A♥T♣7♠. Ortiz checked, Olvera continued for 200,000, Ortiz check-raised to 500,000, and Olvera called. Both then checked the 4♠ turn.
The river brought the 3♥, and after Oritz checked, Olvera jammed all in. Ortiz tanked for a few minutes, then called with 6♣3♣ for fifth pair. But Olvera had him beat with J♥T♦, and had jumped as much as around 4.2 million -- still, however, behind Ortiz's 6.6 million.
Over the following several hands Ortiz would chip Olvera go into reverse again below 2 million, however the Mexican would slowly work his way back, adding to a neatly constructed wall of chips that was gradually earning new additions in front of him.
By the time they'd reached the top of the extent at which point they took a 15-minute break, Olvera had built as much as 3,590,000, almost about half Ortiz's 7,245,000.
The pair sat back down, at it was at that time the 2 decided they may might to talk about a plan to modify the payouts, currently scheduled as $158,485 for first and $99,560 for second.
Some numbers were crunched, and it was agreed that Ortiz can be guaranteed $128,930, Olvera $114,115, and $15,000 can be left at the side for which to play.
There was still much else at the line, too, in fact -- a potential second LAPT title for Ortiz to tie Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero's record or a potential first ever LAPT win for Mexico should Olvera come back.
The first hand back Ortiz took a piece off Olvera after rivering a flush, and shortly the latter was backtrack under 2 million with Ortiz the only adding to the edges of his honeycomb-shaped stack.
Soon a hand arose that saw the pair reach the turn with the board showing 2♣4♥8♦7♣, at which Olvera checked, Ortiz bet, and Olvera called. The river brought the 8♣ and another check from Olvera, and when Ortiz quickly bet 575,000, Olvera thought for 2 full minutes before calling.
Ortiz quickly rolled over Q♣6♣ for a flush, and Olvera mucked, having been knocked right down to lower than 500,000.
Olvera found a double at the next hand when his K♥Q♣ held against Ortiz's K♣J♠. A FEW hands later Olvera could be all in again with 4♣4♥ versus Ortiz's Q♦9♥, and the 2♣J♦3♥5♣A♠ board gave Olvera a wheel and another double to about 1.5 million.
Again Ortiz chipped Olvera down, and again Olvera pushed all in, this time surviving with A♥6♥ versus Ortiz's A♦4♣. He'd double again in a hand played out to the river, correctly calling Ortiz's fifth street shove with third pair.
That brought the collection of double-ups to 5 since heads-up began. The pair continued for an additional lengthy stretch, then with Olvera sitting behind 1,855,000 he opened for 250,000 from the button. Ortiz responded by shoving all in, and Olvera decided to consider it.
Eventually a grin broke out over Olvera's face, and after the pair exchanged a chuckle the Mexican made the call.
Olvera: A♦7♦Ortiz: K♣7♥
Olvera had the edge, but some recalled a heads-up hand from several years ago, the one who had ended the LAPT2 Chile Main Event in Viña del Mar when Ortiz had won the title with K♦7♣.
The 8♥7♠4♥ flop gave both sevens while keeping Olvera ahead. Then came the turn... the K♠!
A shout from the gang came based on Ortiz's good fortune, and a moment later the dealer delivered the river. It was the J♥, and after greater than two hours of heads-up play, Ortiz had won.
Olvera earns that nice prize of $114,115 way to the deal, while Ortiz gets a primary prize of $143,930 and a spot within the LAPT record books.
Back in a couple of with a recap of an exhilarating final day of poker in Panama.
Photography from LAPT7 Panama by Carlos Monti. Click here for live updates in Spanish, and here for live updates in Portuguese. Also take a look at the start-to-finish live streaming coverage (in both Spanish and Portuguese) at PokerStars.tv.
Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.
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