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

It's a Trap!

Adam Bitker opened to 50,000 from the hijack seat, and David Stefanski called in the big blind. The flop was {4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and Stefanski check-called 56,000 from Bitker.

The turn was a fourth diamond - the {7-Diamonds} - and Stefanski checked again. Bitker fired 97,000, and Stefanski called.

The river was the {5-Clubs}, and both players rapped the table. Bitker showed {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a queen-high flush, but Stefanski had him beat with {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} for a full house.

Bitker dropped to 1.45 million chips, while Stefanski is up to 1.9 million.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
1,900,000 278,000
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
1,450,000 -46,000

Tags: Adam BitkerDavid Stefanski

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Stefanski Doubles With Aces Again

Peter Jankowski opened to 40,000 in the hijack seat, Vinny Pahuja called in the cutoff, and David Stefanski three-bet to 119,000 on the button. The blinds released, and so did Jankowski, but Pahuja responded with a four-bet to 240,000.

Stefanski moved all in for 698,000, and Pahuja called.

Stefanski: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Pahuja: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

"I guess it's cooler time," Pahuja sighed.

Jankowski then mentioned that he folded a jack, and the board ran out {5-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

Stefanski doubled to 1.491 million chips, while Pahuja dropped to 590,000.

After the hand, Pahuja told Jankowski that he was out of line for saying that he folded a jack, calling it "common poker etiquette."

Jankowski, who meant nothing by it, apologized.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
1,491,000 876,000
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
590,000 -870,000

Tags: David StefanskiPeter JankowskiVinny Pahuja

Matos Rips Off a King

Nicholas Palma opened to 50,000 on the button, Joe Matos three-bet jammed for 261,000 from the big blind, and Palma made the call.

Palma: {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Matos: {k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The {3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop was clean, and so too was the {3-Spades} on the turn, but the {k-Spades} gave Matos a winning pair of kings.

He doubled to 544,000 chips, while Palma slipped to 520,000.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Matos
Joe Matos
544,000 214,000
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
520,000 -300,000

Tags: Joe MatosNicholas Palma

Jeff Blake Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,520)

Jeff Blake - 10th Place
Jeff Blake - 10th Place

Jeff Blake opened to 53,000 from the hijack seat, Andrew Sherman-Ash defended his big blind, and the flop fell {4-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Sherman-Ash checked, Blake moved all in for 235,000, and Sherman-Ash tank-called.

Blake: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Sherman-Ash: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The turn was the {7-Clubs}, giving Sherman-Ash a straight, and Blake could only survive if one of the two remaining eights in the deck fell on the river.

It was not to be as the {2-Clubs} completed the board, eliminating Blake in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Sherman-Ash
Andrew Sherman-Ash
1,480,000 360,000
Jeff Blake
Jeff Blake
Busted

Tags: Jeff BlakeAndrew Sherman-Ash

Perlov Doubles With Aces

Artyem Perlov opened to 45,000 on the button. Nicholas Palma three-bet to 160,000 on his direct left, the big blind released, and Perlov four-bet to 370,000. Palma moved all in for effectively 800,000 or so, and Perlov snapped it off.

Perlov: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Palma: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, and Perlov doubled to 1.65 million chips.

Palma slipped to 820,000.

Player Chips Progress
Artyem Perlov us
Artyem Perlov
1,650,000 680,000
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
820,000 -560,000

Tags: Artyem PerlovNicholas Palma

Matt Kuba Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,560)

Matt Kuba - 11th Place
Matt Kuba - 11th Place

The action folded to Matt Kuba, who open-shoved his last 360,000 or so on the button. Adam Bitker called in the big blind, and the hands were opened.

Kuba: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Bitker: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, and Kuba, who entered the day as the chip leader, was eliminated in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
1,440,000 360,000
Matt Kuba
Matt Kuba
Busted

Tags: Adam BitkerMatt Kuba