2010 NAPT Venetian
2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2010 NAPT Venetian
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$4,750
Entries
872
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 872
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Each man checked a highly coordinated flop of
. Stein took that as an invitation to bet 235,000 on the 
turn. Marchese called that bet, but folded for another 380,000 on the river 
.
David Paredes opened another pot, this time to 165,000. Thomas Fuller called from the button, as did the blinds John Cernuto and Yunus Jamal. With four players to a flop of
, everyone checked. When a seeming blank, the 
, hit the turn, Jamal's bet of 380,000 ended the hand.
Each player checked the flop and the turn. At the river, with the board showing
, Paredes fired out 225,000. Stein surrendered.
Showdown
Blair:
Stein:
Much to the delight of Stein's rail, the door card gave Sam the lead on the
flop. With not even a runner-runner draw, Blair needed a seven and only a seven to avoid elimination. Blair already had his jacket on by the time the 
came on the turn. He was half-way to the payout desk before the 
river. The bust out put Sam Stein just under 9 million.Blair is the first to exit the final table. As he was collecting his money, Paul Wasicka (who is here to rail Thomas Fuller) came over to shake Eric's hand and commend him on his play over the last two days.
The flop was all small cards,
. Stein and Fuller checked, then folded to a bet of 300,000 from Paredes.
