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Congratulations to Ryan Fee, PokerStars.net LAPT San Jose Champion!



In thrilling fashion, Ryan Fee has just claimed the title of champion here at the PokerStars.net LAPT San Jose! Fee outlasted Humberto Brenes, Victor Ramdin, Alexandre Gomes, Andre Akkari, Carter Gill, Eddy Sabat, and a field of 219 skilled players to claim the title. Along the way, Fee proved that he will be a force to be reckoned with in live tournament poker for the foreseeable future, playing competently alongside some of the best players in the world.

The field of 219 players represents a sharp decline from the 397 who played this event the last time around. The staff was a bit disappointed by the turnout, but there's no indication that poker is falling off in this area of the world. A huge number of local and semi-local players came out to play, and they were cheered on by a supportive and attentive group of spectators for the duration of the event. Regardless of the reason for the decline, poker is alive and well in Latin America.

Fee, who is just twenty years old, was the chip leader for the vast majority of the last two days, only relinquishing the top spot on a few short occasions. He took a reasonable lead into heads-up play, but Joel Micka battled back, proving his own worth as a heads-up specialist. When all of the chips went into the middle on the closing hand, Micka was just barely covered, and things could have ended drastically differently for both men if not for a dramatic ace on the river.
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Final Hand

Joel Micka opened a can of worms with a starting raise to 40,000. Very quickly, Ryan Fee raised back, making it 105,000 total. With little hesitation, Micka three-raised it to 300,000. Fee moved all in and Micka made the call, putting nearly all of the chips in play in the middle of the table!

Showdown:
Micka:
Fee:

As a crowd of media and spectators pressed in on the table, the dealer ran out the flop of . It was a miss for Fee, but he did pick up a gutshot straight draw. The turn was a meaningless . The crowds inched their way closer to the table, and flash bulbs were popping as everyone was craning their necks to catch a glimpse of what would be the final river card of the tournament.

Fifth street:

Ryan Fee struck his ace on the river, earning him the massive pot. The two men were virtually even in chips, but it was Fee who had Micka just slightly covered. With that, Joel \"JMPRODIGY\" Micka was eliminated in second place, taking home $148,993 -- his biggest cash finish in his poker career.

Micka picked his way through the field with bold raises and well-timed aggression for the past three days. With two tables left last night, Micka was very short on chips, but he managed to hang on to his stack and was just one card away from a victory. Congratulations to Joel Micka for his fine performance this week!
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Buy In: $ 3,500
Fee: $ 200
Entries: 219

Place Prize Winner

1 $ 285,773 Ryan Fee

2 $ 148,993 Joel 'JMPRODIGY' Micka
3 $ 109,913 Brent Sheirbon
4 $ 80,603 Jesus Bertoli
5 $ 61,063 Andrew Chen
6 $ 43,960 Jeffrey Petronack
7 $ 34,195 Claus Rasmussen
8 $ 24,425 Maria Stern
9 $ 17,098 Rob Woodcock

10 $ 14,655 Earl Burklund
11 $ 14,655 Alan Milesky
12 $ 14,655 Shawn Patrick Ryan
13 $ 12,213 Mike Collins
14 $ 12,213 Carter Gill
15 $ 12,213 Tark Abboud
16 $ 9,770 Michael DeGilio
17 $ 9,770 Jon Van Fleet
18 $ 9,770 Martin Clemmensen
19 $ 9,770 Mark Hirleman
20 $ 9,770 Mike Gorodinsky
21 $ 9,770 Aaron Kielesinski
22 $ 9,770 Maurice Molina
23 $ 9,770 Jason Frazee
24 $ 9,770 Alfredo Delgado
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