Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
$300 NL Hold'em PokerStars Cup
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$31,137
Entries
107
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Jason Martin Velasco Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,237)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Martin Velasco raised all in from the small blind for about 30,000 and Timothy Cipoletti called from the blind.
Velasco: 
Cipoletti: 
The board ran out 
, no help to Velasco, ending his run in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
Busted |
The Remaining 6 Players
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Andrew Irwin Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,600)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Je Wook Oh raised to 25,000 from the hijack, Andrew Irwin three-bet shoved for 90,000 from the cutoff, and Oh called.
Oh: 
Irwin: 
The board ran out 
, no help to Irwin, ending his tournament in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
Samir Benjamin Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,150)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Samir Benjamin raised from the cutoff and Timothy Cipoletti called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Cipoletti checked to Benjamin who bet 24,000. Cipoletti called.
The turn was the 
and Cipoletti checked again. Benjamin shoved for 89,000 and and Cipoletti called all in for 84,000 with 
, having the pot locked up against Benjamin's . The river was an inconsequential 
, securing the pot for Cipoletti.
Down to 5,000, Benjamin busted two hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
David Kuder Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,800)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Eric Rivkin raised to 28,000 from the button, David Kuder reraised all in from the small blind for 85,000, and Rivkin called after a few moments.
Rivkin: 
Kuder: 
The board came down 
, giving Rivkin kings and nines to eliminate Kuder in fourth place for $2,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted |
Break and Chip Counts
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The players are in the midst of a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,077,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
326,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
202,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Eric Rivkin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,750)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Je Wook Oh limped from the small blind, Eric Rivkin raised all in for about 310,000 from the big blind, and Oh called.
Oh:
Rivkin:
"I felt like you were limping strong, too," said Rivkin.
The board came down 
, no help to Rivkin, ending his tournament in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
|
Busted |