2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$450,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,700
Prize Pool
$1,764,330
Entries
387
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Shak Attack

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Vanessa Selbst raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, finding calls from both Thomas Hoglund Jr. in the small blind and Dan Shak in the big blind.

The flop fell {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Hoglund Jr. led out 225,000. Shak popped it to 600,000, prompting a fold from Selbst. Hoglund Jr. laid it down as well, giving the pot to Shak who showed {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and upped his stack to about 2.1 million.

Tags: Dan ShakThomas Hoglund JrVanessa Selbst

Shak Takes a Little One

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

For the second hand in a row, Dan Shak opened to 125,000, this time from the cutoff seat. This time, Vincent Rubianes called in position, and the two men went off to the flop heads-up.

It rolled out {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {2-Hearts}, and both players checked to see the {Q-Spades} pair the board on fourth street. Shak now led out with a delayed continuation bet worth 125,000, and Rubianes paid to see the last card.

It was the {8-Clubs}, and Shak made a repeat bet of 125,000, which Rubianes again called down. Shak turned up {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} for queens and jacks, and it was good enough to collect the pot.

Tags: Dan ShakVincent Rubianes

Kenny Re-Takes the Lead

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Tyler Kenney
Tyler Kenney

Vincent Rubianes raised to 110,000, and Tyler Kenney called next door to go heads up the rest of the way.

The flop came {2-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {J-Diamonds}, and Rubianes continued out with another 135,000, and Kenney stuck in a raise to 310,000 total. Rubianes paid off the bet to see another card, and the {6-Spades} appeared on the turn. Check to the raiser, and Kenney fired another bullet worth 435,000 chips. Rubianes stacked up the call and plunked it into the pot after a couple minutes of consideration.

The river was the {Q-Hearts}, and Rubianes knocked the table again. Kenney took pause for a couple minute before reaching for chips one last time. He made a bet that went unannounced, and Rubianes' cards quickly hit the muck.

Kenney took a couple hands off from being chip leader, but he's back in the top spot once again with 3.41 million.

Tags: Tyler KenneyVincent Rubianes

Blind-on-Blind Action

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Vincent Rubianes opened with a raise to 130,000 from the small blind. Next door, Tyler Kenney made the call, and off they went to the flop.

It came {10-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {6-Spades}, and Rubianes continued out with 165,000. Kenney called the bet, and the turn came the scary {5-Spades}. That drew another leading bet from Rubianes -- 415,000 this time. Kenney flatted once again, and another scare card, the {8-Diamonds} filled out the board on fourth street. Rubianes slowed down now with a check, and Kenney checked it back.

Rubianes showed up {K-Clubs} {K-Spades} for the overpair, and it was good. Rubianes takes down that pot of well over a million chips, climbing to

With Kenney sliding back to 2.44 million, Rubianes has taken the chip lead with 3.059 million.

Tags: Vincent RubianesTyler Kenney

Shak Up

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Tyler Kenney opened to 110,000 in early position, and Dan Shak three-bet shoved from the small blind. He found no action, adding 190,000 chips to his stack.

Tags: Dan ShakTyler Kenney

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Break it Up

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

We've reached the end of the level, and the players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Hoglund, Jr. Ships the Double

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Thomas Hoglund, Jr. opened to 100,000 under the gun, and his next-door neighbor Dan Shak three-bet to 300,000 straight. When it came back to Hoglund, Jr., he four-bet shoved for about 670,000 total. Shak made the call, and the cards were on their backs.

Showdown
Hoglund, Jr.: {A-Spades} {K-Spades}
Shak: {A-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {3-Hearts}, and Hoglund Jr.'s aces up mean he gets to double up. That bumps him up to about 1.43 million now, dropping Shak down to 1.31 million in the process.

Tags: Dan ShakJr.Thomas Hoglund

Aaron Overton Eliminated in 7th Place ($50,000)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Aaron Overton - 7th place
Aaron Overton - 7th place

In a battle of the blinds, Aaron Overton open-shoved for about 530,000, and Vanessa Selbst made the call next door with her big stack and a chance at the knockout.

Showdown
Overton: {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}
Selbst: {A-Hearts} {2-Hearts}

The {10-Hearts} {6-Spades} {A-Clubs} flop was not good news for Overton as Selbst found top pair to take a huge lead with two to come. Overton's best shot now was to find one of the jacks in the deck to make Broadway.

He'd lose one of those outs as the turn {3-Hearts} killed the jack of hearts as a potential out, and Overton was one card from the door.

River: {5-Spades}.

That's not going to get Overton over the hump, and the Day 2 chip leader has fallen in seventh place. That's good for $50,000, and we're down to our final six player.

Selbst is up to 2.83 million with that knockout.

Tags: Aaron OvertonVanessa Selbst