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

Selbst Slips a Bit

Vanessa Selbst opened to 500 in late position, a player on the button flatted, and the dealer fanned {k-Clubs}{a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {3-Hearts}, Selbst silently tossed out 700, and her opponent called.

The {6-Clubs} completed the board, and Selbst slowed down, checked to her opponent who fired 1,350. Selbst quickly folded, but is still above the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
46,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Chopping With Boats

Daryl Jace led out for 1,500 on a board of {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. His opponent min-raised on the button, making in 3,000, and Jace quickly called.

The turn was another eight - the {8-Spades} - and both players checked. The {2-Diamonds} completed the board, and Jace tossed out the minium bet (300). His opponent immediately called.

Jace tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for eight full of kings, and his opponent showed {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} for the exact same hand.

Player Chips Progress
Daryl Jace
Daryl Jace
37,000
8,000
8,000

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Glantz Gladly Takes It

Matt Glantz is all smiles.
Matt Glantz is all smiles.

There was a limp in middle position before Matt Glantz raised to 1,100. A player on his direct left cold-called, and the limper called as well. The flop fell {3-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts}, and the trio all checked.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, and the limped tossed out three yellow T1,000 chips. Only Glantz called.

The river was a third three - the {3-Clubs} - and the limper checked. Glantz tossed out 3,000, and the player folded, claiming to have had a five.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
37,000
-6,000
-6,000

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Baumstein Slips

Scott Baumstein opened to 725 in the hijack and founds calls from the player on the button and James Campbell in the big blind.

The flop came down {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Campbell checked. Baumstein bet 800, only to see the player on the button pop it to 2,200. Campbell folded, Baumstein called, and the {7-Hearts} followed on the turn. Baumstein check-called 3,300 from his opponent, landing the {8-Spades} on the river.

Both players quickly checked and there was some confusion as to who had to show first. The dealer informed them that the last aggressor shows first, so the player on the button tabled {4-Spades}{3-Spades} for sixes and fours. Baumstein peeked at his cards, before sliding them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
37,000
-16,000
-16,000

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Ashman Flirting with Six Figures

Ashton Griffin
Ashton Griffin

Ashton Griffin, who once ran 70 miles in a single day, opened to 800 in early position. A player called out of the small blind, and the dealer fanned {5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. The pair checked.

The turn was the {10-Spades}, and the player in the small blind tossed out 1,500. Griffin called. The river was the {6-Hearts}, and the player opted to check. Griffin tossed out 6,400 - which was more than a pot-sized bet - and the player unhappily folded.

Griffin now has around 90,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
88,000
34,000
34,000

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Selbst Flops Broadway

Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

Five players, including Vanessa Selbst in the cutoff, saw an {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop.

Three checks led a bet of 700 from the fourth player to act. Selbst bumped it to 1,600 and was called by the first player that had checked the flop. However, a re-raise to 6,425 came from the next player to act, forcing folds back around to Selbst. She called after a few moments, the check-caller folded, and the {3-Diamonds} hit the turn.

Both players checked to see the {4-Diamonds} river where Selbst's opponent bet 11,300. After about 30 seconds, Selbst softly announced all in. Her opponent went deep into the tank for about two minutes.

"You think I have ace-king?" he asked, before calling all in for another 21,000-ish.

Selbst tabled {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} for the nuts, besting her opponent's hand to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
96,000
37,600
37,600
WSOP 3X Winner

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Wade Loses Some

DeepStacks Pro Tristan Wade check-called a bet from an opponent on a board of {j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. The {k-Spades} came on the river, and Wade checked again. His opponent tossed out 6,000, and Wade quickly called.

Wade's opponent turned over {j-Clubs}{10-Spades} for jacks and tens, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
18,200
-28,800
-28,800
WSOP 1X Winner

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Dentale Crippled

Faced with a bet of 7,000 on a board of {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}, Mike Dentale moved all in for effectively 30,000 or so. His opponent snap-called with {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for a full house.

Dentale tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Spades} for just tens and fives.

The {4-Diamonds} bricked on the river, and Dentale is left with just a few hundred chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
900
-43,100
-43,100

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