partypoker has successfully held their first Latin American Poker Championships after 1,137 entrants meeting the $1m Guarantee in Uruguay and a Brazilian Olympian ditches volleyball for poker.

With the sirens of the emergency services heading to partypoker’s online servers wailing in our ears, the brand got back to what they’re great at – operating a successful live tournament.

partypoker (minus the LIVE and MILLIONS monikers) erected a few thermometers in the Enjoy Conrad Resort & Casino in Punta Del Este, and the results were boiling.

The $1,1000 Latin American Poker Championships attracted 1,137 entrants, ensuring partypoker soundly beat the $1m guarantee. If it was an experiment, it was a success. The Uruguayans seem to like poker as much as Enzo Francescoli.