2010 NAPT Venetian

2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 NAPT Venetian

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$827,648
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,750
Entries
872
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Sayonara Sinistaj

Tom Sinistaj was all in with {10-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} and racing Daniel Clemente's {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}. The board ran out {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {5-Clubs} {J-Spades} {5-Spades}, and Clemente's three pair beat Sinistaj's two pair. The stacks were counted down, and Tom's 349,000 made him just barely the short stack and on his way to the pay out desk.

Tags: Daniel ClementeTom Sinistaj

Sindelar Eliminated

Daniel Sindelar was all in on the hand following the one where he just got crippled. He moved in from the button for his last 50,000 or so with {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Mark Ketteringham woke up to two queens in the big blind and made the call.

The board ran out {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and that was all she wrote for Sindelar.

Tags: Daniel SindelarMark Ketteringham

Scheduling Note

As we approach the end of Level 21, the tournament staff have decided that play will continue for either one more level or until 24 remain -- whichever comes first.

Sindelar Crippled

David Paredes raised all in from early position for 301,000. Blake Buffington was on the button and action folded to him. He took a minute and then tossed out two T25,000 chips, thinking he was making a raise. Buffington didn't see that Paredes was all in and the chips he put in the middle were forced to stay in the pot. He could now only fold and lose the 50,000 or call, raising was not an option. After some thought, he mucked his hand.

Daniel Sindelar raised all in from the small blind for roughly 355,000 and then the big blind folded. Sindelar held two nines and was racing against Paredes' {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{10-Spades} and even though he held the {9-Diamonds}, Sindelar couldn't win the hand. He dropped to 55,000.

Tags: Blake BuffingtonDaniel SindelarDavid Paredes

River is Unkind to LuckyChewy

Chip leader Sam Stein
Chip leader Sam Stein
The biggest pot of the tournament just took place on Table 57. Andy Lichtenberger and Sam Stein were the only players for a raised flop of {8-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}. Lichtenberger bet 80,000 and Stein called.

The turn brought a fourth straight card, {10-Spades}. Lichtenberger bet 150,000 and again Stein called.

Lichtenberger didn't slow down on the {K-Diamonds} river. He fired out 335,000 chips. Stein then made an eye-popping move by going all in for 1.47 million total. After getting a count, Lichtenberger called!

Stein turned over the nuts, {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}. Lichtenberger could only shake his head, muck and watch as a 3.4 million-chip pot slid Stein's way.

Lichtenberger is down to 520,000.

Tags: Andy LichtenbergerSam Stein

Franciosi Cracks Cutler's Aces

John Franciosi raised to 40,000 and then Joe Cutler made it 82,000. Franciosi went all in for 299,000 and Cutler quickly called.


Franciosi held the {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Cutler had him crushed with the {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. The board ran out {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Franciosi made a flush to crack Cutler's aces. Cutler was left with 300,000 after the beat.

Tags: Joe CutlerJohn Franciosi

Table Draw

Table 53

Seat 1: Joseph Cutler
Seat 2: Jonathan Aguiar
Seat 3: Blake Buffington
Seat 4: Daniel Sindelar
Seat 5: John Franciosi
Seat 6: Mark Ketteringham
Seat 7: David Paredes
Seat 8: Blair Hinkle

Table 54


Seat 1: Tom Marchese
Seat 2: Kyle Zartman
Seat 3: Cody Slaubaugh
Seat 4: Steve Billirakis
Seat 5: Michael De Gilio
Seat 6: Andrew Chen
Seat 7: Vanessa Rousso
Seat 8: Christina Lindley

Table 56

Seat 1: Thomas Fuller
Seat 2: Yunus Jamal
Seat 3: Daniel Clemente
Seat 4: "Miami" John Cernuto
Seat 5: Tom Sinistaj
Seat 6: Michael Binger
Seat 7: Daniel Cossette
Seat 8: Steve Stolzmann

Table 57


Seat 1: Andy Seth
Seat 2: Sam Stein
Seat 3: Jason Dewitt
Seat 4: Daniele Nestola
Seat 5: Andy Lichtenberger
Seat 6: Steve O'Dwyer
Seat 7: David Miscikowski
Seat 8: Eric Blair

Interview with Lichtenberger

One of the chip leaders is Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger and he has been sitting behind a massive stack of chips ever since accumulating them from the huge pot he played between Lars Bonding yesterday. Kristy Arnett caught up with Lichtenberger on a recent break and here's what he had to say.

Tags: "LuckyChewy"Andrew Lichtenberger