Ryan Fee Conquers Latin American Poker Tour San Jose Championship

Another tale of college student turned poker pro. After a few days on the felt in San Jose, Costa Rica, the Philadelphia native took home $285,773 on Thursday after taking down the first event on the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Season Two schedule.

A field of 219 players set out to take down the $3,700 buy-in San Jose Championship, a three-day event being held at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Conference Centre. In heads-up play, Fee saw his A-10 spike a river ace to top Joel Micka's pocket fours to capture the top prize.

Final results:

Fee plans to play the next LAPT stop, in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, but says he wants to go home first. "I want to be home for Thanksgiving," said Fee. "But after that, I am going to play as many LAPT events as I can. This victory feels just great."

"Ryan Fee is a great young champion and was quite taken aback having won our biggest first prize to date. He is a sharp guy and has certainly made his mark in the poker industry with this win. We look forward to seeing him in Mexico next month," said LAPT President Glenn Cademartori. "We are quite pleased with how smoothly the tournament ran and received plenty of praise from our satisfied players. Many of them will be joining us for our next stop in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, December 5-7. We're breaking new ground in Mexico, just as we did in Brazil last Season. We have created the new standard for the Latin American poker experience."

Last year, the LAPT attracted a total of 1,063 players in three stops. Season Two plans to include up to six events, with stops still upcoming in Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.

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