2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun

2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
$750,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,700
Entries
716
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

The 700 Club

The official number is in and it's 716. Although that number is smaller than NAPT Venetian, this is a massive event at Mohegan for a $5,000 buy-in. When we get all the other numbers like prizepool and payout breakdown, we'll let you all know.

Pezzin Departs

Pat Pezzin was recently added as a member of Team PokerStars Canada. This event marked his debut in that position and it has not ended well. Pezzin was recently spotted slowly departing the tournament room, backpack slung over his shoulder. He stopped at a side table to grab a free bag of Miss Vickie's potato chips (Simply Sea Salt variety) before heading out the door. It's safe to say he is busto.

Jason Young Chipping Up

Jason Young saw a {Q-Spades} {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} flop five ways. After one check, he bet 1,500 and picked up one caller. He fired another 2,275 after the {5-Diamonds} on the turn, and his opponent called again. The river was the {A-Clubs}, and Young tried to get another 3,625 out of his opponent. The man folded instead and tried to convince Young to show. Jason checked his cards again and considered it but decided just to muck instead.

Tags: Jason Young

Lee Loses One

Bernard Lee raised before an opponent reraised preflop. Lee made the call and the two players saw a flop of {A-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Lee fired 2,150 and his opponent called.

The turn added the {A-Spades} to the board, pairing it up with bullets. Lee checked and his opponent checked.

The river completed the board with the {10-Hearts} and Lee checked again. After some thought, his opponent checked behind and tabled the {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Lee mucked and dropped back to about 48,000.

Tags: Bernard Lee

Potter Potted

JP_OSU's smile only lasted another minute.
JP_OSU's smile only lasted another minute.
Jason "JP_OSU" Potter raised to 550 under-the-gun, and after two players in middle position called, Steven Levy squeezed to 2,300. When it folded back to Potter, he four-bet to 5,375. Two more folds put the decision on Levy again, and after asking for a count of Potter's stack and thinking for a bit, he moved all in. Potter was well-covered and would be putting his tournament life on the line with a call.

The went deep into the tank, apologizing to the table. "I'm really not Hollywooding," Potter promised. "I know this is snap-call or snap-fold spot, but I did a weird thing this hand, and I have to think about it."

Finally, he made the call to see that his {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} was in bad shape against Levy's {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds}. The board ran out {A-Hearts} {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {4-Spades}, sending JP_OSU home early. Levy is up to around 65,000. With Potter's exit, the table got slightly easier, but it's still insane. Bill Gazes and Jason Somerville are there, and Eric Ladny, Ty Reiman, and Levy are sitting in a row.

Brown Trending Downwards

Andrew Brown recently lost more than 10,000 of his starting 30,000 chips. He opened the pot pre-flop with a raise to 800 and was called by one player in position. Both men checked a {9-Spades} {4-Spades} {10-Clubs} flop. On the turn {6-Clubs}, Brown led out with a bet of 1,250. His opponent raised to 2,700, with Brown casually tossing calling chips into the pot.

Brown checked the river {7-Hearts}. His opponent deliberated before making a pot-sized bet of 7,000. Brown quickly called, then shook his head and mucked when his opponent turned over {7-Clubs} {8-Clubs} for a ten-high straight.

Collins Doubles

A short-stacked Phil "USCphildo" Collins just got a much needed double up.

A player in middle position raised to 700 and Collins moved all in for about 5,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to the raiser and he called with {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. Collins was ahead with {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}.

The flop came down {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{J-Spades}, giving Collins' opponent a straight draw. "King on the turn," Collins asked for. "Lets make it interesting." Whether he meant it or not, Collins doubled after the {2-Spades} turn and {4-Diamonds} river missed his opponent. He is up to just over 10,000.

Tags: Phil Collins

Lee Fills Up to 55k

Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee is up to 55,000 chips after winning a big pot after flopping top set of kings. Here's the hand history as Lee told it.

An under-the-gun player raised to 550, Lee reraised to 1,575. Action folded to the big blind and he made the call as did the original raiser. The three players took a flop of {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and the big blind fired out 4,600. The under-the-gun player folded and then Lee made it 10,100 to go. Lee stated that he put the player on {A-?}{K-?} or aces when retelling the hand.

The player then agonized about his decision according to Lee and then moved all in. Lee snap-called with top of of kings, {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}. His opponent held two black aces and Lee's read was right on. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and the river completed the board with the {Q-Hearts} to give Lee a full house and send him up to 55,000 chips.

Tags: Bernard Lee

Time, Time, Time

You see some weird things in poker tournaments. What started out as a standard hand involving Maria Ho got funky at the river. Four playres limped into the pot and took a flop of {6-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}. Ho, first to act, checked. The next player bet 500. Ho was the only caller.

On the {Q-Hearts} turn, Ho led into her opponent for 750. He made a thoughtful call. Ho fired another 1,150 on the {J-Hearts} river, creating a total pot of 4,450. Her opponent had most of his starting stack of 30,000 behind, yet he proceeded to tank for almost 5 full minutes over a seemingly small decision. A clock was finally called and counted almost all the way down before the player folded.

Tags: Maria Ho

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0