2010 NAPT Venetian
2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event
Day: 3
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
Dinner Break
Wong's Queens Cracked, Then He Busts
On the next hand, Wong had about 70,000 left and called a raise of 22,000 from Blair Hinkle. Wong was in the small blind and attempted a stop-n-go play when he jammed the flop for the rest of his stack after it came . Unfortunately for him, Hinkle flopped bottom set of twos.
The turn was the and the river the . Wong failed to catch back up and was eliminated in the hand.
Why Jonathan Aguiar Plays Poker
The flop was a clean and after the on the turn, Aguiar had picked up his bag and was ready to go. But the river was the miracle , a one-outer since someone had folded a queen. "Yes, yes!" yelled Aguiar with a fist pump. "That's why you play poker, Dwyte Pilgrim! That's why you play poker!"
Aguiar now has 340,000, and Piligrim was knocked back to around 400,000.
Breaking the Law-son
The turn was the and the river the , failing to help Lawson and sending him to the rail. Nestola now has about 900,000 chips.
Pilgrim Gets the Best in Battle of Dueling Kickers
On the turn , Pautrot bet 40,000 after Pilgrim checked. Pilgrim tossed in matching chips, asking Pautrot, "You have a king? Ten?"
The river was a seeming blank, the . Pilgrim checked again, inducing a bet of 75,000 from Pautrot. Pilgrim snap-called with , three aces. His kicker played over Pautrot's .
Pilgrim is back up to about 525,000 in chips. Pautrot is now a short stack with just 130,000.
Binger Steamed
Binger opened with a raise from early position. A short stack then moved all in from late position before Mike De Gilio re-raised all in from the blinds. Binger had both players covered and called, taking the table to a three-way showdown.
Binger:
De Gilio:
Shorty:
"Just no queen," Binger pleaded the dealer, willing to concede the smaller main pot in order to win the large side pot. He didn't get his wish; the flop came to give De Gilio a set of queens.
An irate Binger immediately pounced out of his chair. "So sick!" he wailed. "Every ****ing time! How does that happen in every big ****ing tournament I play!"
De Gilio said nothing as the turn and river came blanks, and . He collected both the main pot and the side pot, eliminating the short-stacked player in the process. He's now sitting behind 610,000, while Binger is down to 260,000.
Miami John Takes One from Busquet
Flop: - check/check
Turn: - check/check
River: - Busquet checked a third time, and Cernuto bet 50,000. Olivier looked him up, and just shook his head when Miami John tabled for the rivered two pair. Cernuto had around 470,000 after the hand. Busquet's still got one of the largest stacks in the room.
Soulier Busts
The board ran out an uneventful and Soulier was sent packing as Lichtenberger moved even higher atop the leaderboard.