Main Event
Day 2 Started
2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$559,981
Entries
251
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Stefanski is Head and Shoulders Above Field Entering Day 2
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Day 2 of the 2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship is set to begin in the next 30 minutes, and to say that David Stefanski has a large chip lead would be an understatement.
Thanks to a massive pot he won against Nesrine Kourdourli, Stefanski bagged 348,100 chips on Day 1. His next closest competitor, Michael Guadano, bagged 192,000 chips. For those of you counting at home, that's a gap of 156,100 chips or 130 big blinds.
Can Stefanski, who has 290 big blinds himself, maintain his big stack and survive to make Day 3?
Joining Stefanski and Guadano on Day 2 are notables Vanessa Selbst, Matt Glantz, Scott Baumstein, Jared Jaffee, Ashton Griffin, Allen Kessler, Greg Ostrander, and Matt Matros. Selbst is currently seventh in chips with 162,600, with thanks to a hand in which she flopped Broadway.
Despite Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi busting three times yesterday, the DeepStacks Pros held their own. Tristan Wade, Mike Matusow, Chip Jett, and Darrel Dier all made Day 2, with Matusow leading the bunch with 140,200 chips.
We expect that Mizrachi will fire a fourth and final bullet.
Play will begin today at 12:00 p.m. EST. The plan is to play until there are 36 players remaining, at which time the players will redraw for seats at six, six-handed tables, and bag and tag.
We hope you keep it here for your live up-to-the-minute updates from Mohegan Sun!
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Cards in the Air
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
It's go time.
Reynolds Busts Brackesy
Steven Brackesy, who entered the day with the second-shortest stack, was just all in and at risk against Stephen Reynolds. Brackesy held 
, which was in bad shape against Reynolds' 
.
The board ran out 
, and Brackesy was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 22,800 |
|
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Busted |
Nine Re-Entrants
A total of nine players re-entered here on Day 2 of the 2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship. The only notable we've spotted thus far is Mr. Vinny Pahuja.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
The Snap Shove
Vincent Maglio tossed out 18,500 from the blinds with the board reading 
. Brent Johnson, his opponent, made the call.
The 
completed the board, and Maglio plopped 28,000 down in front of him. The second the chips hit the felt, Johnson announced, "all in."
Maglio let out a rather long sigh, then mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 52,200 |
|
42,000 | -64,400 |
Thanking the Dealer Prematurely
Yasin Ahmady was all in and at risk moments ago holding 
. His opponent, Art Pappas, had him at risk with 
.
"Don't do this s*** to me," Ahmady told the dealer.
The flop fell 
, which was safe, and Ahmady actually thanked the dealer.
The 
on the turn was also a brick, but the suicide king (
) spiked on the river, eliminating Ahmady from the tournament.
"That's dirty," tablemate Mike Matusow added.
Ahmady stood in shook for a moment, then collected his things and hit the rail. Pappas, who entered the day sixth in chips, is now over the 200,000-chip threshold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 44,600 |
|
|
Busted |
#JBL
Here are a few players that were recently eliminated:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Double Knockout, OMG
When we arrived at Table 6, Luke Vrabel was all in for his last 20,000 or so. Peter Gilmore was also all in for around 60,000, and Jonathan Drane had them both at risk and well-covered.
Vrabel: 
Gilmore: 
Drane:
The aces held as the board ran out 
, and Drane is up to 190,000 chips. Gilmore and Vrabel are both eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 62,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |