Main Event
Day 1 Started
2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship
Buy-in
$2,300
Prize Pool
$559,981
Entries
251
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Day 1 On the Horizon
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Day 1 of the 2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship is set to start in around 20 minutes here in Uncasville, Connecticut. A handful of notables have already been spotted, including Ashton Griffin, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Mike Matusow, Allen "The Chainsaw" Kessler, Justin "Boosted J" Smith, and Vanessa Selbst.
Back in February, William Vogel took down the Western New York Poker Championship. He bested Lou Procopio heads up, earning $71,827.
The players will begin with 40,000 in tournament chips, and they may re-enter the tournament if they bust during the first five levels. The plan is to play ten 60-minute levels here on Day 1. Then we'll bag and tag, and do it all again tomorrow.
Be sure to stay tuned!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
DeepStacks' President and CEO Chris Torina, as well as Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, have kicked things off here at the Mohegan Sun as the cards are now in the air.
Notables in The Field
A few notables have already spilled into the convention center here at Mohegan Sun, including Ashton Griffin and Allen Kessler who are seated right next to one another.
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Early Photos
Good Start for Jewell
Kurt Jewell opened to 250 from early position and was called by a player in middle position. Victor Ramdin popped it to 800 from the cutoff, the player in the small blind called, as did Jewell and the middle-position player.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Ramdin who bet 1,075. A fold from the small blind led to a Jewell raise to 2,350. After the player in middle position folded, Ramdin tossed his cards into muck as well.
The following hand, Jewell opened to 250 from early position again and was called by three players, including Ramdin from the hijack. The flop fell 
and Jewell's continuation bet of 600 forced folds all around. He tabled 
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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44,000 | 4,000 |
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37,900 | -2,100 |
More Familar Faces
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Ramdin Forced to Fold
Facing what looked like an early position raise, Victor Ramdin three-bet to 600 on the button. One opponent called, and the flop fell 
. Ramdin's opponent led for 1,700, Ramdin raised to 3,500, and the player called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. The player cooly tossed out a blue T5,000 chip, forcing Ramdin to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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33,500 | -4,400 |
Grinder Getting Aggressive
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
While walking by the "featured" table, we saw that DeepStacks Pro Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was heads up with an opponent with the board reading 
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Mizrachi fired 10,000, which looked like a pot-sized bet, and his opponent folded.