, 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁P ayout s : ▁ 2 4 ▁ ▁Win ning ▁Hand : ▁ ▁L AP T ▁Nue vo ▁Vall arta ▁▁ ▁Cas ino : ▁Mar ival ▁Res ort ▁and ▁Su ites ▁ ▁Bu y - in : ▁$ 2 , 7 0 0 ▁▁ 3 - Day ▁Event : ▁Friday , ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁Sunday , ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁buy - ins : ▁ 2 4 2 ▁ ▁Total ▁Prize ▁Pool : ▁$ 5 8 6 , 8 5 0 ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁P ayout s : 8 9 ▁ ▁Note : ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁P oker St ars . net ▁L AP T ▁Nue vo ▁Vall arta , ▁Mexico ▁event ▁was ▁can ce led ▁due ▁to ▁local ▁g aming ▁officials ▁making ▁a ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁play ▁on ▁Day ▁ 1 ▁to ▁res c ind ▁the ▁L AP T ’ s ▁g aming ▁license , ▁P oker St ars , ▁who ▁host ▁the ▁event , ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 8 9 ▁players ▁will ▁receive ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁a ▁divided ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁prize ▁pool ▁based ▁on ▁each ▁player ' s ▁chip ▁count ▁and ▁an ▁extra ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁paid ▁by ▁P oker St ars ▁as ▁a ▁cour tes y . ▁ ▁L AP T ▁Vi ña ▁del ▁Mar ▁▁ ▁Cas ino : ▁En jo y ▁Vi ña ▁del