2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$108,864
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$559,981
Entries
251
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Shail Has the Nuts

Michael Shail checked with the board reading {7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, and his opponent tossed out a blue T5,000 chip. Shail check-raised to 11,500, and his opponent moved all in.

Shail snapped it off, turning over {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for the nuts, and his opponent showed {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a flush draw. The {8-Spades} bricked on the river, and Shail raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Shail
Michael Shail
205,000 22,000

Tags: Michael Shail

Glantz Trips Up Corcione

Three players saw a flop of {9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, including Matt Glantz and Robert Corcione. The action checked to Glantz who fired 1,500, and only Corcione called.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}, both players checked, and the {j-Spades} completed the river. Corcione led out for 4,000, and Glantz tanked for a bit before calling.

Corcione tabled {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for a busted straight draw, and after examining the board for a few seconds to make sure Corcione didn't make a straight, Glantz showed {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for trip eights.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Corcione
Robert Corcione
46,000 -5,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
37,000 4,000

Tags: Matt GlantzRobert Corcione

Matros Moves All In

The action folded to a player on the button, and he opened to 1,025. Matt Matros three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind, and the player called.

The dealer fanned {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{q-Clubs}, Matros led for 3,000, and his opponent quickly called. The turn was the {a-Clubs}, and Matros moved all in for 12,000. His opponent tanked for the better part of two minutes, but finally folded.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
WSOP 3X Winner
24,000 6,200

Tags: Matt Matros

Chip Counts From Around the Room

Player Chips Progress
Michael Shail
Michael Shail
183,000 16,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
120,000 -20,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
77,000 -3,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
72,000 6,000
Nesrine Kourdourli
Nesrine Kourdourli
70,000
Greg Ostrander us
Greg Ostrander
WSOP 1X Winner
55,000 -10,000
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
40,000 40,000
Tim Reilly
Tim Reilly
39,000 39,000
Luke Vrabel us
Luke Vrabel
35,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
WPT 1X Winner
34,000 5,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
33,000 -7,000
Justin Schwartz us
Justin Schwartz
29,000 -1,000
Chip Jett us
Chip Jett
25,000 -5,000
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
WSOP 1X Winner
18,500 -3,000
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
WSOP 3X Winner
17,800 -9,500

Corcione Gives Up

Robert Corcione and two opponents saw a flop of {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. A player in the blinds checked, a second player bet 1,500, and only Corcione called.

The turn was the {j-Clubs}, the player checked, and Corcione fired 2,500. The player called.

The {4-Spades} completed the board, and the player checked again. Corcione tanked for a bit, then announced, "I give up."

He checked, the player tabled {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, and Corcione mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Corcione
Robert Corcione
51,000 -9,000

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Level: 7

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Blinds 250/500
Ante 50

Massey Can't Beat Kings

Aaron Massey and two opponents saw a flop of {7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. The action checked to Massey, who tossed out 6,200, and one player in the small blind called. The turn was the {10-Hearts}, the player in the small blind checked, and Massey fired 7,500. The player tanked for quite some time, then check-raised to 17,000. Massey quickly called.

"I check," the player announced before the {7-Spades} completed the board.

Massey tanked for a bit, then checked behind. The player showed {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for kings and sevens, and Massey mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
80,000 -40,000

Tags: Aaron Massey