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

Pahuja On the Move

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Because the feature table was four-handed for all of Level 24, Vinny Pahuja (the big blind at the time) was just shipped over from the secondary, five-handed table.

Tags: Vinny Pahuja

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Stefanski Gets Aces Again -- But Doubles Chan

Patrick Chan doubles
Patrick Chan doubles

David Stefanski raised to 48,000 from the cutoff seat, Patrick Chan called on the button, and both blinds released. The flop fell {2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Stefanski led for 37,000, and Chan called.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds}, and Stefanski led again - this time for 68,000. Chan raised to 140,000, and Stefanski moved all in for effectively 478,000. Chan quickly called.

Stefanski: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Chan: {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

Stefanski could eliminated Chan with an ace on the river, and cross the three million-chip threshold in the process, but the {q-Spades} bricked off. Chan doubled to 1.13 million chips, while Stefanski slipped to 1.9 million.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
1,900,000 -680,000
Patrick Chan us
Patrick Chan
1,130,000 460,000

Tags: David StefanskiPatrick Chan

Matos Crippled, Then Triples, Then Doubles

Joe Matos
Joe Matos

Joe Matos opened to 65,000 on the button, Nicholas Palma three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind, and Matos moved all in for effectively 479,000. Palma tank-called, and the hands were opened.

Matos: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Palma: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The {4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{k-Diamonds} flop didn't change much, but the {a-Spades} spiked on the turn, giving Palma a leading pair of aces. The {10-Clubs} bricked on the river, and Palma doubled to 989,000 chips.

Matos was left with just 37,000 chips, but tripled up the next hand. The hand after that, he was all in for 123,000 holding {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Andrew Sherman-Ash had him at risk holding {a-}{10-}, and the board ran out {9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

After three turbulent hands, Matos is still standing, but he only has 262,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
989,000 467,000
Joe Matos
Joe Matos
262,000 -424,000

Tags: Joe MatosNicholas Palma

And Another for Stefanski

Patrick Chan opened to 48,000 from the cutoff, David Stefanski defended his big blind, and the flop fell {8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Stefanski check-called a 48,000-chip bet from Chan, and the turn brought the {4-Clubs}. Both players checked.

The river was the {10-Clubs}, and the chip leader led out for 142,000. Chan released, and Stefanski raked in yet another pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
2,580,000 150,000
Patrick Chan us
Patrick Chan
670,000 -230,000

Tags: David StefanskiPatrick Chan

More for Stefanski

David Stefanski
David Stefanski

David Stefanski opened to 48,000 from the cutoff seat, Peter Jankowski defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {5-Hearts}, Jankowski checked again, and Stefanski fired 55,000. Jankowski called.

The {a-Diamonds} fell on the river, and Jankowski led for 125,000. Stefanski called.

Jankowski turned over {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for a pair of aces, but Stefanski had that beat with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
2,430,000 230,000
Peter Jankowski
Peter Jankowski
1,150,000 -410,000

Tags: David StefanskiPeter Jankowski

Stefanski Adds to Chip Lead

David Stefanski raised to 55,000 out of the small blind, and Adam Bitker made the call. The flop was {q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and Stefanski led out for 47,000. Bitker called.

The turn was the {6-Clubs}, both players checked, and the {7-Diamonds} completed the board. Stefanski led for 106,000, and Bitker called.

Stefanski tabled {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for a pair of queens, Bitker mucked, and Stefanski won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
2,200,000 300,000
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
1,170,000 -280,000

Tags: Adam BitkerDavid Stefanski