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

g0lfa Exits

Ryan D'Angelo - busto
Ryan D'Angelo - busto
Say goodbye to Ryan "g0lfa" D'Angelo. David Fox opened with a standard raise from middle position. Scott Seiver, who has been playing lots of pots with a sizable stack, made a three-bet from the button. D'Angelo shoved the small blind, inducing a fold from Fox but not from Seiver. Seiver called with {9-?} {9-?} and was up against D'Angelo's {A-Clubs} {9-Spades}. The board bricked out, and in a snap D'Angelo's tournament was over.

Seiver appears to be the chip leader now with approximately 2,050,000 chips. A few moments after the hand, Todd Terry showed up to take D'Angelo's seat. "Ah, prime re-steal position," remarked Terry upon seeing Seiver's stack.

"Yeah, that worked out so well for the last guy," quipped Seiver.

Tags: Ryan D'AngeloScott Seiver

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Not Firing the Third Bullet Costs Klein?

We'll never know what Vanessa Rousso would have done if Travis Klein had bet the river. He bet the {5-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs} flop and Rousso called. He bet 78,000 on the {J-Hearts} turn and again Rousso called. When the river fell {9-Diamonds}, however, Klein slowed down and checked. Rousso quickly checked behind. Her pair of sixes, {6-Hearts} {3-Hearts}, was enough to beat Klein's busted draw, {K-Clubs} {7-Clubs}, to collect the pot.

"Where's your river bet?" Vanessa Selbst asked Klein.

Tags: Travis KleinVanessa Rousso

Recent Eliminations

The following players went home with $9,500:

58 - Tarun Ravi, USA
59 - Eric Froehlich, USA
60 - Michael Genovese, USA
61 - Alexander Deutsch, USA
62 - Salvatore Tamburello, Canada
63 - Chantal Gagnon, Canada
64 - Joseph Nemeth, USA
65 - Jason Conforti, Canada
66 - Alexander Queen, USA
67 - Paul Zito, USA
68 - Francis Vizza, USA
69 - Daniel Santoro, USA
70 - Dennis Frederick, USA
71 - Vincent Rubianes, USA
72 - Nicholas Verkaik, Canada

A Comeback for Morgan

Jordan Morgan started Day 3 as the chip leader and then proceeded to trend steadily downwards. He's back up to about 600,000 thanks to a very lucky river card. With the whole board out, {10-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {3-Spades} {7-Diamonds}, Morgan checked to Elijah Berg. Berg bet about 100,000, then snap-called Morgan's shove of 244,000. Morgan turned up {7-Clubs} {7-Spades} for a rivered set of 7s. Berg looked physically ill, throwing his flopped two pair {10-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} into the air.

Once Berg counted off the chips required to pay Morgan he was left with just 45,000.

Tags: Elijah BergJordan Morgan

Hall Loses Massive Pot with One to Come

James Casement Sr. bet the flop of {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for 32,000 and Brandon Hall raised to 82,000. Vanessa Rousso was next to act in the hand and folded. Casement quickly made the call.

The turn card was the {J-Clubs} and Casement instantly shipped it all in for 307,000. Hall made the call with a set of tens -- {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Casement held the {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a straight and flush draw.

The river was the {K-Diamonds} and nailed the diamond flush for Casement. He scooped in the massive pot to double up and now has 900,000 chips. Hall dropped back to 530,000.

Tags: Brandon HallJames Casement Sr.Vanessa Rousso

Seiver's Sense of Fairness

Scott Seiver is always a talkative player. He had plenty to say after Ryan D'Angelo eliminated an opponent with pocket threes. D'Angelo opened under the gun for 20,000, then called when a short stack moved all in for a total of 80,000. He was up against {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} and won the race, {8-Spades} {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}. That's when Seiver offered his opinions.

"How did threes hold on 9-9-8?" he asked. Then a few moments later: "That's Ryan D'Angelo. Open with that trash U.T.G. and it holds. There's just no justice in tournament poker."

D'Angelo smirked as he stacked up 800,000 chips.