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

Charles Saleba Eliminated in 21st Place ($5,600)

Charles Saleba - 21st Place
Charles Saleba - 21st Place

Nicholas Palma opened on the button, Charles Saleba called out of the small blind, and the flop came {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. Saleba checked, Palma bet, and Saleba moved all in for what looked like 320,000. Palma called.

Palma: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Saleba: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

Palma's set turned improved to a full house when the {7-Clubs} turned, and the {5-Hearts} completed the board. Saleba earns $5,600 for 21st place, while Palma is up to 1.62 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
1,620,000
500,000
500,000
Charles Saleba
Charles Saleba
Busted

Tags: Charles SalebaNicholas Palma

Timothy Reilly Eliminated in 20th Place ($6,440)

Timothy Reilly - 20th Place
Timothy Reilly - 20th Place

Timothy Reilly open-shoved his last 180,000 from the cutoff seat. Carlo Sciannameo called out of the small blind, and David Stefanski re-shipped for 378,000 from the big blind. Sciannameo called.

Reilly: {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Sciannameo: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Stefanski: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Despite flopping a flush draw when the dealer fanned {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Sciannameo called for "no diamond."

The dealer obliged, and the turn and river came {7-Spades}, {10-Hearts} respectively.

Reilly is eliminated, while Stefanski is flirting with 1 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
980,000
607,000
607,000
Timothy Reilly us
Timothy Reilly
Busted

Tags: Carlo SciannameoDavid StefanskiTimothy Reilly

Andrew Devito Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,440)

Andrew Devito - 19th Place
Andrew Devito - 19th Place

Andrew Devito opened to 21,000 from the hijack seat, Nicholas Palma three-bet from the small blind, and Devito four-bet shoved for 340,000 or so. Palma called.

Devito: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Palma: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The kings held as the board came {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, eliminating Devito from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
2,000,000
380,000
380,000
Andrew Devito
Andrew Devito
Busted

Tags: Andrew DevitoNicholas Palma

Bryan Leskowitz Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,440)

Bryan Leskowitz - 18th Place
Bryan Leskowitz - 18th Place

After doubling through Vinny Pahuja holding two eights against Pahuja's nines, Bryan Leskowitz found himself all in and dominated once again. This time he held two nines, and Andrew Sherman-Ash had two queens.

The queens held, and Leskowitz was eliminated in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Sherman-Ash
Andrew Sherman-Ash
545,000
65,000
65,000
Bryan Leskowitz us
Bryan Leskowitz
Busted

Tags: Andrew Sherman-AshBryan LeskowitzVinny Pahuja

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
1,696,000
-184,000
-184,000
Patrick Chan us
Patrick Chan
1,081,000
251,000
251,000
David Stefanski us
David Stefanski
906,000
-74,000
-74,000
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
795,000
-195,000
-195,000
Artyem Perlov us
Artyem Perlov
691,000
221,000
221,000
Fabio D'Agata
Fabio D'Agata
633,000
-122,000
-122,000
Andrew Sherman-Ash
Andrew Sherman-Ash
598,000
53,000
53,000
Peter Jankowski
Peter Jankowski
598,000
148,000
148,000
Carlo Sciannameo us
Carlo Sciannameo
555,000
-99,000
-99,000
Matt Kuba
Matt Kuba
548,000
13,000
13,000
Jean Elie Joseph
Jean Elie Joseph
445,000
325,000
325,000
Joe Matos
Joe Matos
373,000
-7,000
-7,000
James Campbell us
James Campbell
361,000
71,000
71,000
Jeff Blake
Jeff Blake
350,000
-57,000
-57,000
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
340,000
95,000
95,000
Art Pappas
Art Pappas
245,000
-85,000
-85,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Art Pappas Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,440)

Art Pappas - 16th Place
Art Pappas - 16th Place

Adam Bitker opened to 24,000 from the cutoff, Patrick Chan called on the button, and Art Pappas moved all in for 275,000 or so from the big blind. Bitker re-shoved for about 735,000, and Chan tank-folded.

Bitker: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Pappas: {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Bitker held as the board ran out {8-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}, and Pappas was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Bitker
Adam Bitker
1,080,000
285,000
285,000
Art Pappas
Art Pappas
Busted

Tags: Adam BitkerArt PappasPatrick Chan