2010 NAPT Venetian

2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 NAPT Venetian

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$827,648
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,750
Entries
872
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Fricke Always with Nothing

With 5,400 in the middle and a final board of {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, Jimmy Fricke fired 4,500 with only one other player in the hand with him. After tanking for a few minutes, the player folded and Fricke scooped the pot. He's now up to 50,000 chips.

"You win another one without showing, big man?" asked a player from the other end of the table.

"Yep, I always have nothing," responded Fricke.

Tags: Jimmy Fricke

Brown Beneficiary of Bad Bluff

Andrew Brown was just given an extremely generous gift here in Level 5 of NAPT Venetian. He was part of a seven-handed limped flop of {Q-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {3-Clubs}. With 2,300 chips in the middle, Men Nguyen was the first mover, making a weak stab of 600 at the pot. He was called by a middle position player and by Brown before the small blind made a small check-raise to 2,800. Nguyen quickly surrendered.

The second player tanked for a few moments before calling. Brown then asked the small blind, "How much are you playing?" He was told that the small blind had about 18,000 before also calling.

The turn was a total brick, {2-Hearts}. The small blind tanked for a minute and then fired out a third of his remaining stack, 6,000. Again each of the second player and Brown tanked before calling. On this street Brown eyed the middle position player's stack (approximately 17,000 behind after calling the 6,000) before calling.

The river was the {9-Spades}. The small blind tanked one more time and then moved all in for 11,900. It was apparently a very tough decision for the player caught between the small blind and Brown. Ultimately he opted to fold, a decision which brought a snap-call from Brown.

Brown triumphantly turned over the nuts, {A-Clubs} {8-Clubs}. The small blind sheepishly tossed in his complete airball, {K-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}, and quickly exited the tournament area, having bluffed off more than 70 big blinds.

The player in between the small blind and Brown copped to folding a set of queens after the hand had ended.

Brown is now up to about 90,000 chips.

Tags: Andrew Brown

Le Moving Up

Nam Le has been extremely active here at the NAPT Venetian. He jut got involved in another pot where he fired 1,000 on the flop of {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. His opponent made the call, bringing the two players to a turn card of the {8-Hearts}. Both checked the turn and then the {9-Diamonds} fell on the river.

Le fired 2,200 and his opponent made the call, but did so with an unhappy look at his face. Le showed him the highest straight available with the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}. The other player held the {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} for a smaller straight.

Le is now just over 80,000 in chips.

Tags: Nam Le

Greenstein Busts Charania

Charania Eliminated
Charania Eliminated
On the board of {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, Mohsin Charania fired 3,000 before Barry Greenstein raised to 8,000. Charania moved all in and Greenstein called.

When the hands were turned over, Charania held a set of fives with the {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}. He was behind though, and needed the board to pair against Greenstein's made straight with the {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

The river couldn't find any help for Charania as the {J-Hearts} rolled off and he was sent to the rail. Greenstein moved up to 49,000 chips.

Tags: Barry GreensteinMoshin Charania

Tran Loses a Few Chips

Jimmy Tran limped in from middle position and then the small blind completed before Jeff Shulman checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Spades} and the small blind fired 400. Shulman folded and Tran called.

The turn card put the {8-Clubs} out there and the small blind led again, this time making a bet of 1,200. Tran folded and slipped back to 47,000 chips.

Tags: JEff ShulmanJimmy Tran

Phillips Fluctuating

Carter Phillips raised from early position to 775 and the hijack seat called. The flop came down {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Phillips fired a continuation bet of 1,025. His opponent raised to 3,000 and got Phillips off the hand.

Despite the small loss, Phillips is still on roughly 80,000 chips and one of the bigger stacks in the room. He's been fluctuating up and down between 75,000 and 100,000 in the past level.

Tags: Carter Phillips

Brown Misses and Bluff Fails

Just moments after having a ton of chips handed to him from a player bluffing, Andrew Brown was involved in another pot. This time it was Brown doing the bluffing and losing the chips.

Brown raised preflop to 8000 from middle position and the small blind three-bet to 2,150. Brown made the call, claiming, "I'm going to suck out."

The flop came down {6-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} and the small blind fired 4,000. Brown made the call.

The turn card was the {J-Spades} and Brown fired 8,400 after his opponent checked to him. The small blind made the call.

The river completed the board with the {K-Diamonds} and the small blind checked. Brown bet 13,700 which was enough to put his opponent all in. The player made the call quickly with the {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Brown mucked his hand.

"I missed," said Brown.

Tags: "Browndog19"Andrew Brown

Cold Deck Marks the End of Khan

Danny Wong
Danny Wong
Some times the way the cards come out, there's no way to avoid going broke. That's what happened to Hevad Khan when he took on Danny Wong on one of tables in the salon. Wong started things off with a middle-position pre-flop raise to 750. Khan, two seats to Wong's left, re-raised to 2,100, clearing out the rest of the field. Wong called.

A flop of {A-Diamonds} {k-Clubs} {7-Hearts} would be Khan's downfall. Wong checked, then check-raised Khan's 3,500-chip bet to 8,000. Khan called.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} turn. When the river fell {Q-Hearts}, Wong splashed 30,000 chips into the pot, enough to set Khan all in. Khan didn't take long to call, but his top two pair, {A-Spades} {k-Hearts}, had been brutally out-flopped by Wong's set of sevens, {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades}. Wong collected the pot and Khan's scalp. Khan is now out.

Wong has climbed to about 89,000 in chips.

Tags: Danny WongHevad Khan

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50