2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event Day 4 | 2010 NAPT Venetian

02-23-2010 12:09 UTC-12

Break Time

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Players are on a fifteen-minute break.

02-23-2010 12:07 UTC-12

Blair Picks One Up

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Eric Blair opened to 80,000 from the small blind, and Daniel Clemente called from the big blind.

Flop: {K-Diamonds}

- Blair checked, and Clemente bet 85,000. Blair made the call.

Turn: {5-Clubs}

- check/check

River: {A-Hearts}

- Blair bet out 210,000, and Clemente called. Eric tabled {A-Spades}

for a rivered two pair, and Clemente mucked. Blair was up to 3,550,000 after the hand. Clemente has 1,530,000.

Tags: Daniel Clemente Eric Blair

02-23-2010 12:00 UTC-12

Stein Does It Again

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One thing we've noticed about Sam Stein during the four days of this tourament is that he doesn't easily fold on the flop. Sitting with the button, he took a raised flop of {5-Diamonds}

against Kyle Zartman. Zartman bet 133,000 and Stein called.

When the turn came {Q-Hearts}

, Zartman checked. That opened the door for Stein to bet 216,000, a bet Zartman called. Zartman checked again on a seeming blank of a river, {4-Spades}

. Stein, never shy, bet 453,000. Zartman cut calling chips off of his stack and threw them over the betting line. He mucked his hand when Stein showed {Q-Spades}

, having turned top pair.

Tags: Kyle Zartman Sam Stein

02-23-2010 11:49 UTC-12

Joseph Cutler Eliminated in 14th Place ($28,526)

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Some hands just play themselves. Thomas Fuller opened with a pre-flop raise that was called by Joseph Cutler in the blinds. A flop of {10-Spades}

didn't promise to hold much action, but after a series of bets all the chips were in. Cutler started by checking, then raised to 268,000 after Fuller bet 121,000.

Fuller contemplated his options, eyeing Cutler's remaining 600,000 chips. He announced all in. Cutler stared him down for about thirty seconds and then called all in with top pair, {Q-Diamonds}

. Fuller opened the red jacks and took down the pot with two total blanks on the turn and river.

Cutler is the first player eliminated at the next pay jump. He walks away with $28,526. We're down to 13 players.

Tags: Joseph Cutler Thomas Fuller

02-23-2010 11:35 UTC-12

David Miscikowski Eliminated in 15th Place ($23,303)

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David Miscikowski had to sit at the table for another hand with 12,000 chips. Kyle Zartman raised to 80,000, and Misckikowski was all in for 9,000 after paying the 3k ante. David Paredes called from the small blind, and Yunus Jamal called in the big.

Flop: {J-Clubs}

- It checked to Zartman, who bet and got two quick folds. Time for showdown. Zartman tabled {9-Hearts}

to Miscikowski's {10-Clubs}

. The

on the turn had Miscikowksi drawing dead. The {10-Spades}

on the river was one card too late, and Miscikowski goes from one of the bigger stacks to out in 15th place.

Tags: David Miscikowski Kyle Zartman

02-23-2010 11:28 UTC-12

Monster Pot for Jamal

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Y. Jamal raised under the gun, and David Miscikowski bumped it up to 158,000. Steve Billirakis smooth called, and action was back to Jamal. He made four-bet to 477k total. Miscikowski responded by announcing he was all in for close to 2 million. Billirakis ducked out, and Jamal snap called with a stack very close to Miscikowski's. Uhoh.

Showdown
Jamal:
Miscikowski:

The flop came . Jamal gave a half fist pump when he saw his set, but then realized that Miscikowski had traded two outs for eight straight outs. Unable to watch, Jamal put his head down on the felt. The on the turn filled his boat and should have ended his sweat, but he refused to look up to see it. The on the river was irrelevant.

"Sir, do you want color for that or do you want all the chips?" the floor asked him. "All the chips!" said an elated, slightly shaking Jamal, though he eventually changed his mind when he saw how much real estate the stacks would cover.

After both stacks were counted, Jamal moves close to the front of the pack with 4.2 million. Miscikowski was forced to stay at the table with 12,000.

Tags: David Miscikowski Y. Jamal

02-23-2010 11:05 UTC-12

Zartman Moves In

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Kyle Zartman has been somewhat quiet this afternoon. He seems to be picking his spots carefully and found a good one against Sam Stein. Zartman bet 124,000 on a flop of {7-Hearts}

. Stein fiddled with some chips and then called.

The turn fell {Q-Clubs}

and found Zartman leading out again, this time for 223,000. Stein took longer in his thought process but came to the same decision - call.

Zartman showed no fear when the river fell {10-Spades}

. He moved all in for 630,000, and that was enough to finally fold Stein out of the hand.

Tags: Kyle Zartman Sam Stein