2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$108,864
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$559,981
Entries
251
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Jankowski Takes a Big Hit

David Stefanski opened to 60,000 from the cutoff seat, Peter Jankowski defended his big blind, and the flop came {5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds}, Jankowski led for 70,000, and Stefanski made the call. The river was the {a-Hearts}, Jankowski led again - this time for 100,000 - and Stefanski raised to 400,000.

Jankowski mucked, and Stefanski showed him {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

On the very next hand, Adam Bitker raised to 60,000 in the cutoff. Jankowski called out of the small blind, and the flop came {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. Jankowski check-called a 70,000-chip bet from Bitker, and the turn was the {2-Diamonds}.

Jankowski moved all in for effectively 599,000, and Bitker called.

Jankowski: {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Bitker: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The river was the {9-Clubs}, and Jankowski was cut down to 230,000 chips. Bitker shot up to 1.495 million.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
2,760,000 420,000
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
1,495,000 355,000
Peter Jankowski
Peter Jankowski
230,000 -970,000

Tags: Adam BitkerDavid StefanskiPeter Jankowski

Pahuja Doing His Best Matos Impersonation

Andrew Sherman-Ash opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, Vinny Pahuja moved all in for 70,000 from the small blind, and Nicholas Palma cold-called in the big blind. Sherman-Ash called as well, and the flop fell {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {j-Spades}, both players checked again, and the {4-Hearts} completed the board.

Yep, you guessed it, the two players checked.

Pahuja turned over {5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for a pair of fours, and both Sherman-Ash and Palma mucked.

The very next had, Pahuja open-shoved on the button, and took down the blinds and antes.

Player Chips Progress
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
290,000 215,000

Tags: Nicholas PalmaVinny PahujaJoe MatosAndrew Sherman-Ash

Pahuja Crippled

Andrew Sherman-Ash open-shoved his last 575,000 on the button, and Vinny Pahuja called in the big blind.

Sherman-Ash: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Pahuja: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The flop ({j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}) was safe for Pahuja, and so too was the {j-Diamonds} on the turn, but the {q-Hearts} spiked on the river, giving Sherman-Ash a pair of queens.

Pahuja is left with just 75,000 chips, while Sherman-Ash now has 1.185 million.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Sherman-Ash
Andrew Sherman-Ash
1,185,000 425,000
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
75,000 -362,000

Tags: Vinny PahujaAndrew Sherman-Ash

A Double on Each Table

On the secondary table, David Stefanski opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Adam Bitker three-bet jammed for 432,000 from the button. Stefanski called.

Stefanski: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Bitker: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, and Bitker doubled to 929,000 chips. Stefanski slipped to 2.57 million.

Over on the feature table, Andrew Sherman-Ash raised to 65,000 on the button, and Vinny Pahuja re-raised all in from the big blind. Sherman-Ash called, and had Pahuja dominated.

Sherman-Ash: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Pahuja: {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop gave Pahuja an open-ended straight draw, and the {4-Diamonds} on the turn gave him diamond outs as well. The {8-Diamonds} spiked on the river to give Pahuja said flush, and he doubled to 437,000 chips.

Sherman-Ash fell to 760,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
2,570,000 -510,000
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
929,000 509,000
Andrew Sherman-Ash
Andrew Sherman-Ash
760,000 -13,000
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
437,000 142,000

Tags: Adam BitkerDavid StefanskiVinny PahujaAndrew Sherman-Ash

Stefanski Crosses Three Million Chips

David Stefanski raised out of the small blind, Andrew Bitker defended his big blind, and the flop came {6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. Stefanski led for 56,000, and Bitker made the call.

The turn was the {k-Clubs}, and Stefanski fired a second bullet worth 113,000. Bitker called.

The river was the {j-Diamonds}, and Stefanski slowed down, checking to Bitker, who fired 188,000. Stefanski went deep into the tank, and eventually made the call.

Bitker showed {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for ace-high, and Stefanski tabled {a-Spades}{7-Spades} for just a pair of sevens. Bitker dipped to 420,000 chips, while Stefanski is now up to 3.08 million.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
3,080,000 510,000
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
420,000 -640,000

Tags: Adam BitkerDavid Stefanski

Joe Matos Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,480)

Joe Matos - 9th Place
Joe Matos - 9th Place

It took a cooler, but Joe Matos' miraculous run after being crippled down to 1.5 big blinds has come to an end.

Matos opened to 75,000 on the button, and Artyem Perlov three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind. Matos four-bet jammed for around 540,000, and Perlov snapped it off.

Matos: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Perlov: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board came {8-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, and Matos was eliminated in 9th place.

Player Chips Progress
Artyem Perlov us
Artyem Perlov
2,300,000 840,000
Joe Matos
Joe Matos
Busted

Tags: Joe MatosArtyem Perlov

Kings Full for Perlov

Andrew Sherman-Ash and Artyem Perlov were heads up with the board reading {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. Sherman-Ash check-called a 115,000-chip bet from Perlov, and the {8-Diamonds} completed the board.

Sherman-Ash checked again, Perlov fired 200,000, and Sherman-Ash called. Perlov rolled over {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} for a full house, and Sherman-Ash mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Artyem Perlov us
Artyem Perlov
1,460,000 180,000
Andrew Sherman-Ash
Andrew Sherman-Ash
510,000 -360,000

Tags: Artyem PerlovAndrew Sherman-Ash