Ever since he topped a field of 609 entries in the 2014 LAPT Chile $1,700 Main Event for $117,991, Argentina's Mario Lopez has been on a tear. Now, he's added another major title by winning the 2015 LAPT Punta del Este $3,300 Main Event for $155,730 this week.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Lopez | Argentina | $155,730 |
| 2 | Hilario Quijada | Argentina | $103,580 |
| 3 | German Christiansen | Argentina | $75,760 |
| 4 | Chadi Moustapha | Lebanon | $61,140 |
| 5 | Ariel Eghi | Argentina | $47,940 |
| 6 | Patricio Rojas | Chile | $36,280 |
| 7 | Jorge Alberto Cantos | Argentina | $26,660 |
| 8 | Ruben Barros | Argentina | $19,580 |
Although Lopez banked three wins worth a total of nearly $300,000 prior to his first Latin American Poker Tour main event win in 2014, he's earned $1,294,662 of his $1,637,035 career live tournament earnings from March 2014 on.