Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles
Buy-in
$4,750
Prize Pool
$3,229,857
Entries
701
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Day 4 Table and Seat Draw
Table 1
Seat 1: Al Grimes - 428,000
Seat 2: Michael Binger - 2,026,000
Seat 3: Jacob Toole - 1,881,000
Seat 4: Anthony Nardi - 800,000
Seat 5: Carlos Watanabe - 678,000
Seat 6: --empty--
Seat 7: Alan Myerson - 317,000
Seat 8: Jason Mercier - 2,150,000
Table 2
Seat 1: Thomas Young - 390,000
Seat 2: Ray Henson - 326,000
Seat 3: --empty--
Seat 4: Joe Tehan - 1,250,000
Seat 5: --empty--
Seat 6: Micah Raskin 2,356,000
Seat 7: Christopher Demaci - 3,783,000
Seat 8: Joseph Melancon - 660,000
Table 3
Seat 1: Anh Van Nguyen - 834,000
Seat 2: --empty--
Seat 3: Jonathan Gagnon-Villeneuve - 711,000
Seat 4: Matt Affleck - 447,000
Seat 5: George Lind III - 538,000
Seat 6: Jimmie Guinther - 1,099,000
Seat 7: Carl Beliveau - 348,000
Seat 8: --empty--
Day 3 Comes to an End with Christopher DeMaci Leading the Way
At the start of the day, 81 players returned for Day 3 of the 2010 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Main Event at the Bicycle Casino. All of the players were in the money but were looking to navigate the field and make the last final table of NAPT Season 1. By night’s end only 19 players remained, with Christopher DeMaci emerging as the Day 3 chip leader with 3.783 million.
The next closest competitor to our chip leader is Micah Raskin with 2.356 million. In addition, Jason Mercier (2.15 million), Anh Van Nguyen (834,000), and George Lind III (538,000) are all still alive and looking to represent Team PokerStars; while Matt Affleck (447,000), Joe Tehan (1.25 million) and Michael Binger also made it through to Day 4.
In one of the more decisive hands of the day, Binger four-bet shoved all in against James Casement, who called off for a total of 700,000! Casement was the one at risk in a pot worth 1.5 million but was in a great position to double with his 
against the 
of Binger. If he lost, Binger would be severely crippled and essentially out of the tournament. Lucky for him, the flop fell 
and thrust him into the lead. The 
on the turn gave Casement a pair of kings but also gave Binger two pair. Casement needed an ace on the river but it was not meant to be as the 
hit. Binger came from behind to take down the huge pot and increased his stack to 1.75 million. He eventually ended the day with 2.026 million.
Also doing well today was PokerStars Team Pro (USA) member Mercier, who began Day 3 with just 158,000. He managed to chip up early but put his tournament life on the line when the following hand came up. Action had folded to Mercier so he put in a raise to 25,000. Jacob Toole then decided to reraise 55,000 and Mercier responded by moving all in for a total of 325,000. Toole snap-called and suddenly Mercier’s tournament life was at stake.
Mercier:
Toole: 
The 
flop was no help to Mercier and neither was the 
on the turn, although it did give him some straight outs. Mercier was one card from elimination but the 
on the river gave him renewed life and a stack of 700,000. Mercier would go on to finish the day with 2,150,000.
Unfortunately not everyone was as lucky as Mercier and Binger. Some of the big names to hit the rail throughout the day included NAPT Venetian winner Thomas Marchese, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak, Gavin Griffin, Eric “Sheets” Haber, Josh Brikis, Bryn Kenney, Chris Klodnicki and Christina Lindley.
Day 4 of the NAPT is set to kickoff at 1 PM local time tomorrow where the 19-player field will be reduced to the final table of eight. Join us then for all the action, eliminations, and chip counts, live from the Bike in Bell Gardens, California!
End-of-Day Chip Counts
Nineteen players remain and here are the official counts straight off the bags for all of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,783,000 | 683,000 |
|
2,356,000 | 206,000 |
|
2,150,000 | 696,000 |
|
2,026,000 | 276,000 |
|
1,881,000 | 81,000 |
|
1,250,000 | 625,000 |
|
1,099,000 | -301,000 |
|
834,000 | -116,000 |
|
800,000 | 65,000 |
|
711,000 | -361,000 |
|
678,000 | 193,000 |
|
660,000 | 190,000 |
|
538,000 | -92,000 |
|
447,000 | -73,000 |
|
|
428,000 | -522,000 |
|
|
390,000 | -178,000 |
|
|
348,000 | -52,000 |
|
326,000 | -204,000 |
|
317,000 | 43,000 |
Leah Runs Queens Into Aces
Al Grimes raised to 50,000 from middle position. Mike Leah was in the hijack seat and reraised to 116,000. Chris DeMaci was on the button and requested a count from everyone tht still held a hand. After that was done, DeMaci four-bet to 225,000. Action folded back to Grimes. He folded and then Leah tanked for a little bit. Leah moved all in for over 500,000 and DeMaci quickly called.
Leah: 
DeMaci: 
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Leah exited the tournament in 20th place. DeMaci won the pot and improved to 3.7 million in chips.
DeMaci Misses, Folds and Shows
Chris DeMaci raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Joseph Melancon called from the big blind. The flop came down 
. DeMaci fired 60,000 and Melancon raised to 175,000. DeMaci folded and showed the 
.
Tehan Four-Bets Gagnon-Villeneuve
Joe Tehan raised to 48,000 and then Jonathan Gagnon-Villeneuve reraised to 110,000. Tehan four-bet to 255,000 and Gagnon-Villeneuve folded. Tehan showed just the and won the pot.
Did You Raise? 10-4.
Jason Mercier opened the pot with a raise, and he found calls from Jimmie Guinther and Ray Henson to take them three-handed to the flop.
It came 
, and Mercier continued out with 61,000 chips. Guinther ducked out of the way, but Henson called to see another card. It was the , and Mercier wasn't slowing down now. He fired another 114,000 chips at the pot, and Henson once again matched the bet.
Both players check-checked the 
river, a fourth club and a baby one at that. The action check-checked with that four-flush on board, and Mercier showed that his 
was already flushing before the river. Henson couldn't beat it; he flashed the 
and sent his cards to the muck.
It's hard to tell how many chips are in Mercier's lofty towers right now, but we'll hazard a guess that he's crossed over the 2-million chip mark with that pot.
Leah Having None of Binger's Aggression
Table 1 folded around to the blinds, and Mike Leah opened the pot with a raise to 50,000 from the small. In the big, Michael Binger three-bet him to 120,000, and Leah spent some time in the tank. When he finally started to slid reraising chips forward, Binger mucked his hand like a hot potato and lept out of his seat as if he'd been bitten by a snake.
It's not a snake, it's just Mike Leah, and that four-bet pot takes him back up to about 660,000.
De Faria Falls Out
Mark De Faria opened with a raise, Joe Tehan three-bet, and De Faria four-bet shoved when it came back to him. Tehan immediately made the call to put his man at risk, and the cards were on their backs:
De Faria:
Tehan:
The board gave a sweat by the time the turn rolled around, but De Faria could not connect as it ran out 
. He's out in 21st place.