Alex Brenes limps in and Jose Miguel Espinar checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 8 5 4 and both players check. The turn is the 8 and Espinar bets out $60,000. Brenes matches the wager and the river is the 4. Espinar bets $180,000 and after a second to think, Brenes calls that bet as well. He shows A 3 for eights and fours with an ace kicker, and it's good to take the pot.

The dinner break is over and tournament director Mike Ward has succeeded in enticing the camera crew and surviving two players away from the buffet and back to the tournament area. From here on out, we play until we've got a winner.

Chip counts are as follows: Jose Miguel Espinar has $2,250,000 and Alex Brenes has $1,350,000. And the game begins again! 

We've reached the end of the current level and the surviving two players have been set loose for a 20-minute dinner break. Action will resume when they're fed.

Alex Brenes limps in from the button and Jose Miguel Espinar checks his option. The flop comes A-4-2 with two diamonds, and both players check. The turn is the J and Espinar checks. Brenes bets $60,000 and Espinar makes it $150,000 to go. Brenes lays it down and Espinar takes it.

After a quick break during which the tournament staff pumped Survivor throughout the venue, the players have returned for the thrilling conclusion of the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour's Season 1 finale in Punta del Este.

Heads-up play is under way, with Spain's Jose Miguel Espinar holding $1,993,000 and Costa Rica's Alex Brenes $1,528,000.

Cards are back in the air. Game on!

After being reduced to his last $10,000, Lisandro Gallo gets all-in pre-flop against Jose Miguel Espinar holding 9-5 to Espinar's 8-5. The board comes A-Q-2-7-6 and Gallo doubles up.

On the next hand, Gallo is all-in in the small blind with A-K to big blind Alex Brenes' 7-4. The board comes 6-6-3-8-6 and Gallo again doubles, bringing his stack to over $50,000.

The next hand, however, sees Gallo shove from the button and Brenes make the call, holding a pocket pair of aces to Gallo's Q-9. The board runs K-3-2 and after the turn is a brick, Gallo is drawing dead and is eliminated in third place. He'll earn $93,630 for his efforts.

We now take a short break before commencing heads-up play between Brenes and Espinar. Chip counts to follow.

Lisandro Gallo raises to $60,000 on the button and Jose Miguel Espinar re-ups to $170,000 in the big blind. Gallo gives the matter some thought before matching the wager and we're heads-up going to the flop.

The flop comes T 6 2 and both players check. The turn is the J and Espinar bets out $200,000. Gallo moves all-in over the top for approximately $600,000 more and Espinar calls all-in almost instantly, turning up A-J for top/top while Gallo is behind with 8-6 for third pair.

The river card is the J and Espinar makes trips to double up, leaving Gallo with only about $10,000 after he settles his tab.

Lisandro Gallo raises to $100,000 and Alex Brenes puts him all-in for another $450,000 or so. Gallo makes the call, putting his tournament life on the line with A 5 against Brenes' A-9. Gallo is dominated and needs to suck out to stay alive, and the flop is a godsend, coming K J 5 to give Gallo the best hand. The board finishes out 7 4 and Lisandro doubles up to over $1 million.

Alex Brenes raises pre-flop and Jose Miguel Espinar reraises to $105,000. Brenes makes the call and the flop comes A 4 4. Both players check and they check again when the J hits the turn. The river card is the 8 and Espinar checks to Brenes, who bets $250,000. Espinar makes the call and turns up A-8 for aces-up. Brenes, however, has pocket eights for the boat and takes an $800,000 pot.

The break is over and the cards are back in the air from Punta del Este on the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour. Here are the chip counts as we return to action:

Alex Brenes	$1,655,000
Jose Miguel Espinar	$1,240,000
Lisandro Gallo	$625,000