A total of 350 players from more than 30 different countries entered LAPT Lima at the Atlantic City Casino in Lima, Peru's largest city.
The $774,000 prizepool paid out 48 spots.
Although he entered the final table in the bottom half of the final eight, Ferri hung tough and knocked out the final three players to secure his first ever LAPT title.
Next up for the LAPT is a stop in Argentina. The $2300+$200 LAPT Rosario main event will go off June 1-5.
The LAPT Lima final table:
1. Kemal Ferri - $207,400
2. Raul Pino - $120,000
3. Pablo Gonzales - $73,540
4. Michel Barham - $54,180
5. Samar Hodali - $38,700
6. Leonardo Zepeda - $30,960
7. Daniel Ospina - $23,220
8. Karlo Lopez - $15,480
