Main Event Day 3 | 2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship

12-03-2012 20:25 UTC-4

Bitker Takes a Bite Out of Pahuja

[user101598]

Adam Bitker min-raised to 32,000 out of the cutoff, and Vinny Pahuja defended his big blind. The flop came , and Pahuja check-called a 33,000-chip bet from Bitker.

The turn was the , Pahuja checked again, and Bitker fired 86,000. Pahuja called.

The river was the , and Pahuja checked a third time. Bitker bet 168,000, and Pahuja looked him up. Bitker tabled for a pair of aces, and Pahuja mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny Pahuja	1,850,000 -310,000	-310,000
Adam Bitker	1,040,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Adam Bitker Vinny Pahuja

12-03-2012 20:26 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Artyem Perlov	1,200,000 -220,000	-220,000
Andrew Sherman-Ash	1,120,000 500,000	500,000
Nicholas Palma	950,000 -161,000	-161,000
Joe Matos	330,000 2,000	2,000
Jeff Blake	230,000 -156,000	-156,000

Palma Rivers a Set

[user101598]

Artyem Perlov opened to 32,000 from the cutoff, and Nicholas Palma called on the button. The dealer fanned , and Perlov led out for a bet. Palma called.

The turn was the , and Perlov fired again, tossing out 82,000. Palma called.

The river was the , and Perlov slowed down, checking to Palma who fired 230,000. Perlov called.

Palma tabled for a rivered set of fours, and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Palma	1,380,000 430,000	430,000
Artyem Perlov	970,000 -230,000	-230,000

Tags: Nicholas Palma Artyem Perlov

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

12-03-2012 20:47 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny Pahuja	1,740,000 -110,000	-110,000
Peter Jankowski	1,530,000 70,000	70,000
Adam Bitker	1,080,000 40,000	40,000
Patrick Chan	630,000 102,000	102,000
David Stefanski	615,000 -182,000	-182,000
Matt Kuba	370,000 -35,000	-35,000

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

[user101598]

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:
Bitker:

The board ran out , and Kuba, who entered the day as the chip leader, was eliminated in 11th place.

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

Tags: Adam Bitker Matt Kuba

12-03-2012 21:01 UTC-4

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:
Palma:

The board ran out , and Perlov doubled to 1.65 million chips.

Palma slipped to 820,000.

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

Tags: Artyem Perlov Nicholas Palma

12-03-2012 21:11 UTC-4

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

[user101598]

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

Blake:
Sherman-Ash:

The turn was the , 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 completed the board, eliminating Blake in 10th place.

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

Tags: Jeff Blake Andrew Sherman-Ash

12-03-2012 21:16 UTC-4

Matos Rips Off a King

[user101598]

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:
Matos:

The flop was clean, and so too was the on the turn, but the gave Matos a winning pair of kings.

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

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

Tags: Joe Matos Nicholas Palma

12-03-2012 21:27 UTC-4

Stefanski Doubles With Aces Again

[user101598]

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:
Pahuja:

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

Jankowski then mentioned that he folded a jack, and the board ran out .