2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun

2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
$750,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,700
Entries
716
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

The Slackening

We've been waiting all day for a slowdown that we felt was inevitable. With players busting as quickly as they have been, the size of the average stack is surprisingly big for this point in the tournament at 63 big blinds. That means the players are deeper than they might otherwise be, allowing more room for post-flop poker and creative play.

That also means that the pace of eliminations should taper. We're playing until 24 remain. Now that the slowdown is here, it may take a while to get the last ten eliminations that we need.

Two More Pay Jumps Down

The following players cashed for $11,500:

41 - Bahador Ahmadi, Canada
42 - Ryan D'Angelo, USA
43 - Luis Nargentino, USA
44 - Steven Goosen, Canada
45 - Elijah Berg, USA
46 - Bryan Bindert, USA
47 - Vinny Pahuja, USA
48 - Bill Kontaratos, Canada

These players earned $10,500:

49 - David Tepperberg
50 - Anton Talle, USA
51 - George Kalaittzis, unknown
52 - Patti Reade, Canada
53 - Taylor Shpur, USA
54 - Vincent Napolitano, USA
55 - Maxwell Greenwood, Canada
56 - Daryl Jace, USA
57 - Dustin Hayes, USA

Ivey Gets There On The River

Catching up to the action on a {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, Andrew Ferguson bet 35,000. Phil Ivey made the call and the {4-Clubs} hit the turn.

Ferguson checked and Ivey bet 50,000, instantly called by Ferguson. The {10-Clubs} landed on the river and Ferguson checked. Ivey took a few moments before betting 100,000, getting called immediately once again.

Ferguson turned up {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, but Ivey tabled {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for broadway to win the pot. He is up to 420,000 while Ferguson drops to 185,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Terry Doubles through Seiver

Todd Terry
Todd Terry
Steven Bordonaro and Scott Seiver (on the button) limped into a pot in front of small blind Todd Terry. Terry chose to move his whole stack of 155,000 into the middle, putting Bordonaro to a decision.

"Well, I know you're going to call," Bordonaro remarked with a trace of sarcasm as he looked at Seiver. Bordonaro then folded. He was right about Seiver, who quickly called with {A-Hearts} {6-Diamonds}. He was ahead of Terry's {Q-Spades} {J-Diamonds}.

"Shit!" moaned Bordonaro. "I folded ace jack!" But Bordonaro changed his tune as the board rolled out {Q-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} to give Terry three queens and the best hand.

Terry is up to about 320,000. The loss of 155,000 chips is barely a dent in the armor for Seiver.

Tags: Scott SeiverTodd Terry

Sternberg "Squeezes" Out Keating and Akenhead

Keating's always cheerful, even in defeat.
Keating's always cheerful, even in defeat.
Two of the tournament's toughest players were axed in one fell-swoop by Alan Sternberg. Firas Massouh opened under-the-gun to 24k. Alex Keating was extremely short and has shoved the hand before with {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} only to be given a pass. This time Keating reraised to 82k, leaving himself 6k behind. James Akenhead cold four-bet (almost) all in, sticking around 300k in the middle but also leaving himself 6k. By the time Alan Sternberg moved all in over top of them, there was barely any room left in the middle of the felt. Sick squeeze play. Maybe they'll fold and keep their 6k. Massouh folded, and Keating and Akenhead decided they were priced in. Time for showdown.

Keating: {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds}
Akenhead: {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}
Sternberg: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

The {Q-Spades} {8-Clubs} {3-Spades} flop made things a lot more comfortable for Sternberg. The {J-Diamonds} on the turn gave Akenhead a straight draw and meant things were over for Keating. The river was the {8-Hearts}, shipping the giant pot to Sternberg. He's now over the 1 million mark. Keating was still smiling when he made his exit, Akenhead not so much.

Tags: Alan SternbergAlex KeatingJames Akenhead

Selbst Doubles Up Maruf

Taha Maruf raised to 32,000 from middle position and had about 150,000 behind in his stack as action folded over to Vanessa Selbst in the small blind. She made a three-bet to 90,000 and after the big blind folded, Maruf moved all in. The total bet was 183,000 and Selbst made the call.

She held two nines and was racing against the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} of Maruf. After a board of {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}, Maruf doubled up and now has about 375,000 chips.

Tags: Taha MarufVanessa Selbst

Bax Picks Up Some Chips with Preflop Aggression

Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy raised to 25,000 from middle position and then Andrew Ferguson flat-called from the cutoff seat. In the big blind sat Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso and she three-bet to 90,000. Action moved back over to Bax and he moved all in for 543,000 total. Ferguson got out of the way and then Rousso went into the tank. After a couple of minutes, she mucked her hand, leaving herself just over a million chips.

Tags: "JohnnyBax"Andrew FerggusonCliff JosephyTeam PokerStars ProVanessa Rousso

More Chips for Morgan

Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan
Add another 175,000 chips to Jordan Morgan's stack -- and this time without a flop. Morgan had the button during a hand in which Dale Jamison opened the betting with a raise to 25,000. Morgan three-bet to 66,000. Jamison seemed to be off i his own world for about a minute before four-betting to 175,000. Morgan instantly moved all in and Jamison just as instantly folded.

Tags: Dale JamisonJordan Morgan

A Sharp Elimination

Alan Sternberg opened to 24,000 in early position and Brandon Hall popped it to 64,000 on the button. Larry Sharp went all in from the small blind for about 250,000 and Sternberg gave it up.

Hall made the call and revealed {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}, crushing Sharp's {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}. The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Hall won the hand tp increase his stack to back around 800,000, eliminating Sharp in the process.

Tags: Brandon Hall