2010 NAPT Venetian

2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
Day: 2
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

Pilgrim Over 300k

Action folded to Dwyte Pilgrim in the small blind and he raised to 5,900. The player in the big blind made the call and the two took a flop of {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Pilgrim fired 5,900 and the big blind called.

The turn card was the {2-Spades} and Pilgrim fired 15,200. His opponent called again.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Pilgrim checked. His opponent checked behind and then Pilgrim revealed the {J-Spades}{2-Clubs} for running trips on the turn and river. His opponent mumbled some complaints and showed the {A-Diamonds} from his hand before mucking. Pilgrim is now over 300,000 chips.

Tags: Dwyte Pilgrim

Nam Le Makes Quads

Nam Le
Nam Le
After the final board read {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, a player fired 14,500 into Nam Le. After a little while of thought, Le raised to 42,000 and his opponent went into the tank. Eventually, the player called and Le immediately tabled the {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} for quad sixes.

"Scary kid how you run," said the player to Le, who is now at 260,000 chips.

Tags: Nam Le

Fricke Can't Top One Pair

There were 20,000 chips in the pot on a board of {2-Hearts} {A-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {5-Spades}. Jimmy Fricke was playing the pot out of position, from the blinds, against one opponent. Fricke checked, then decided to call a small bet of 7,600. He nodded and mucked when his opponent turned up {A-Hearts} {10-Clubs} for one pair of aces.

Fricke's stack is still well above par, with about 170,000 chips in it.

Tags: Jimmy Fricke

Nguyen Did He Get All Those Chips?

It seems that Men "the Master" Nguyen has been very, very busy today. He started the day with a robust 118,400 chips. At our most recent count, he's somewhere around 350,000 and terrorizing his table.

As we watched, Nguyen opened a pot from late position to 5,400. Christina Lindley called from the button and the big blind tagged along as well. Both players folded on a {k-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} flop to a bet of 8,200 from "the Master".

Apparently that's the way it's been going most of the day for Nguyen. He is now among the chip leaders.

Tags: Christina LindleyMen Nguyen

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

Table of Doom Report

Amak and Roothlus
Amak and Roothlus
One of the scariest ToDs we've seen in awhile keeps getting worse. It's proof, however, that not everyone is playing online today. Should you find yourself at Table 72, you'll be sitting with:

Seat 3: Jonathan "driverseati" Tamayo
Seat 4: Steve "MrTimCaum" O'Dwyer
Seat 5: Dwyte Pilgrim
Seat 6: Amit "amak316" Makhija
Seat 7: Adam "Roothlus" Levy

Break Out

Time for the third break of the day. Grab a snack. Players will be back in 15 minutes. A dinner break was originally scheduled after the next level, but it has since been removed. The field will play three more levels and call it a night.

You Make the Call

Just-information, please
Just-information, please
Justin Smith found himself at the river on a {4-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} board. Smith was the first player to act, but his lone opponent bet 11,100 out of turn. A floor supervisor was summoned to the table to handle the situation.

"What happens to that bet?" Smith asked the floor.

"Just make your action as if that bet isn't out there," replied the floor, "and then we'll handle that."

This refusal to divulge information flummoxed Smith and drew protests from at least two other players at the table. Neither was involved in the hand but felt that Smith was entitled to the information as to what would happen to the bet whether he checked or bet.

After a few minutes, the floor changed his ruling and decided to divulge the information. He told Smith that if he checked, the bet would stand. If he bet more than 11,100, the bet would come back. Ultimately, Smith decided to check-fold.

In discussions after the hand with one of the aggrieved players, the floor laid out his position. "We're not going to make a ruling so that a player can figure out how to angle-shoot the situation." This begs the question of whether the angle-shoot already occurred when Smith's opponent bet out of turn.

And as for Smith's opponent, he too had a beef after the hand. His complaint was that the floor made a ruling, then changed it two minutes later (without any assistance from other supervisors) solely because several players disagreed.

All in all an odd hand, but Smith didn't win the pot.

Tags: Justin Smith

Dealer Incorrectly Mucks Richey's Kings

Ryan D'Angelo opened from middle position to 3,600. The player in the hijack seat flatted the raise and then action moved to Brett Richey on the button. He reraised to 12,500. Play moved back over to D'Angelo and after getting a count on Richey's remaining stack, he moved all in. The flat-caller folded and then Richey tabled the {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} and announced a call.

The dealer didn't hear Richey say call and thought he was mucking his two kings. The dealer grabbed the kings and turned them back over and slid them under the bottom of the deck, which he began to spread across the table as they do when the hand is over, but Richey abruptly stopped him and complained. Meanwhile, D'Angelo tabled the {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}.

Richey pleaded his case and the floorman was called over. The majority of the players at the table heard Richey verbally announce a call and the two black kings were retrieved and turned back over.

The board then ran out {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Richey doubled up. He was all in for 81,800 and now has about 170,000 chips.

Tags: Brett RicheyRyan D'Angelo