Main Event Day 3 | 2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship

12-03-2012 21:59 UTC-4

It's a Trap!

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Adam Bitker opened to 50,000 from the hijack seat, and David Stefanski called in the big blind. The flop was , and Stefanski check-called 56,000 from Bitker.

The turn was a fourth diamond - the - and Stefanski checked again. Bitker fired 97,000, and Stefanski called.

The river was the , and both players rapped the table. Bitker showed for a queen-high flush, but Stefanski had him beat with for a full house.

Bitker dropped to 1.45 million chips, while Stefanski is up to 1.9 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Stefanski	1,900,000 278,000	278,000
Adam Bitker	1,450,000 -46,000	-46,000

Tags: Adam Bitker David Stefanski

12-03-2012 21:53 UTC-4

Jankowski Can't Call

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Peter Jankowski opened in the hijack seat, Patrick Chan three-bet to 125,000 from the big blind, and Jankowski made the call.

The dealer fanned , and Chan checked. Jankowski fired 175,000, Chan check-raised all in for 373,000, and Jankowski folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jankowski	1,560,000 -291,000	-291,000
Patrick Chan	900,000 373,000	373,000

Tags: Patrick Chan Peter Jankowski

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

12-03-2012 21:40 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jankowski	1,851,000 91,000	91,000
David Stefanski	1,622,000 131,000	131,000
Artyem Perlov	1,557,000 -93,000	-93,000
Adam Bitker	1,496,000 56,000	56,000
Andrew Sherman-Ash	1,295,000 -185,000	-185,000
Joe Matos	686,000 142,000	142,000
Vinny Pahuja	550,000 -40,000	-40,000
Patrick Chan	527,000 -103,000	-103,000
Nicholas Palma	522,000 2,000	2,000

Break

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining nine players are now on a 15-minute break.

12-03-2012 21:27 UTC-4

Stefanski Doubles With Aces Again

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Peter Jankowski opened to 40,000 in the hijack seat, Vinny Pahuja called in the cutoff, and David Stefanski three-bet to 119,000 on the button. The blinds released, and so did Jankowski, but Pahuja responded with a four-bet to 240,000.

Stefanski moved all in for 698,000, and Pahuja called.

Stefanski:
Pahuja:

"I guess it's cooler time," Pahuja sighed.

Jankowski then mentioned that he folded a jack, and the board ran out .

Stefanski doubled to 1.491 million chips, while Pahuja dropped to 590,000.

After the hand, Pahuja told Jankowski that he was out of line for saying that he folded a jack, calling it "common poker etiquette."

Jankowski, who meant nothing by it, apologized.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Stefanski	1,491,000 876,000	876,000
Vinny Pahuja	590,000 -870,000	-870,000

Tags: David Stefanski Peter Jankowski Vinny Pahuja

12-03-2012 21:16 UTC-4

Matos Rips Off a King

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Nicholas Palma opened to 50,000 on the button, Joe Matos three-bet jammed for 261,000 from the big blind, and Palma made the call.

Palma:
Matos:

The flop was clean, and so too was the on the turn, but the gave Matos a winning pair of kings.

He doubled to 544,000 chips, while Palma slipped to 520,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Matos	544,000 214,000	214,000
Nicholas Palma	520,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Joe Matos Nicholas Palma

12-03-2012 21:11 UTC-4

Jeff Blake Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,520)

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Jeff Blake opened to 53,000 from the hijack seat, Andrew Sherman-Ash defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Sherman-Ash checked, Blake moved all in for 235,000, and Sherman-Ash tank-called.

Blake:
Sherman-Ash:

The turn was the , giving Sherman-Ash a straight, and Blake could only survive if one of the two remaining eights in the deck fell on the river.

It was not to be as the completed the board, eliminating Blake in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Sherman-Ash	1,480,000 360,000	360,000
Jeff Blake	Busted

Tags: Jeff Blake Andrew Sherman-Ash

12-03-2012 21:01 UTC-4

Perlov Doubles With Aces

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Artyem Perlov opened to 45,000 on the button. Nicholas Palma three-bet to 160,000 on his direct left, the big blind released, and Perlov four-bet to 370,000. Palma moved all in for effectively 800,000 or so, and Perlov snapped it off.

Perlov:
Palma: