PokerStars Launches LAPT

PokerStars has announced the launch of their first major Latin American poker tour the LAPT. This tour is set to make stops in some of the most exotic stops in Latin America including Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

The Latin American Poker Tour will be kicking off on the beachside city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on May 3rd and will run til May 5th.  This three day tournament will be the largest of it's kind to be ever held in Brazil.  Players are going to be competing for a total prize pool of over $600,000 dollars.

Some of the world's best players will be in attendance and Team PokerStars and International poker stars Akkari from Brazil and Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica have already confirmed.

The tour will then continue on from there to San Jose in Costa Rica for the tournament that will run from May 22nd to May 24th and then the LAPT will be stopping in Punta del Este in Uruguay from August 7th through the 9th.

"Poker is exploding in Latin America and the game is more than ready for its own major poker tour. It's one of the fastest-growing poker regions and there are thousands upon thousands of players in countries like Brazil and Argentina who will love the chance to take part in events of this kind. In every regard, the LAPT is going to put Latin America on the map as the newest hotspot to play high-stakes international poker", said LAPT President Glenn Cademartori.