The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Sao Paulo main event, concluded over the weekend with amateur player Alex Manzano claiming the title.

Manzano, a 26-year old chilean civil engineer according to the PokerStars blog which covered the proceedings, outlasted a total field of 536 players to win his first major event, taking the lion’s share of a nearly $1.5 million total prize pool.

Manzano’s portion of that pool was $615,840 Brazilian Reals, or about $370,000 USD- a pretty fair return on an initial $5,000 Real investment.

The final table payout positions for the 2011 LAPT Sao Paulo main event were as follows:

1st.  Alex Manzano- R$615,840

2nd.  Joao Neto- R$352,760

3rd.  Marcelo Fonseca- R$224,800

4th.  Marcio Motta- R$165,000

5th.  Leandro Csome- R$117,190

6th.  Santiago Nadal- R$93,270

7th.  Henrique Bernardes- R$69,350

8th.  Bruno Politano- R$45,440

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