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

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Wong's Queens Cracked, Then He Busts

Danny Wong eliminated
Danny Wong eliminated
Danny Wong lost about 200,000 chips from his stack when his pocket queens got cracked by Naim Tahan's {A-?}{10-?} thanks to an ace on the river.

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 {K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Unfortunately for him, Hinkle flopped bottom set of twos.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and the river the {10-Spades}. Wong failed to catch back up and was eliminated in the hand.

Tags: Blair HinkleDanny Wong

Why Jonathan Aguiar Plays Poker

Earlier Dwyte Pilgrim's pocket aces held up against big slick, and he celebrated by running around the room and shouting "That's why I play poker." It looked like he was going to get a chance to celebrate again when Jonathan Aguiar was all in with {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} against Pilgrim's {A-Hearts} {A-Spades}.

The flop was a clean {K-Spades} {8-Hearts} {3-Spades} and after the {7-Clubs} on the turn, Aguiar had picked up his bag and was ready to go. But the river was the miracle {Q-Spades}, 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.

Tags: "FatalError"Dwyte PilgrimJonathan Aguiar

Breaking the Law-son

On a flop of {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, Ted Lawson had 115,000 of his chips out there with about 200,000 behind when Daniele Nestola put him all in. After several minutes in the tank, Lawson had the clock called on him by someone at the table. With less than ten seconds left on the clock, Lawson made the call and tabled {A-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Nestola held {8-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for a better hand with two pair.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the river the {2-Clubs}, 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

[Removed:413] could only shake his hand after tangling with Dwyte Pilgrim. Pautrot opened for 25,000 pre-flop and was called only by Pilgrim from the big blind. Both players checked an ace-high, all-Broadway flop, {A-Clubs} {k-Hearts} {10-Spades}.

On the turn {A-Diamonds}, 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 {8-Hearts}. Pilgrim checked again, inducing a bet of 75,000 from Pautrot. Pilgrim snap-called with {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}, three aces. His kicker played over Pautrot's {A-Spades} {5-Hearts}.

Pilgrim is back up to about 525,000 in chips. Pautrot is now a short stack with just 130,000.

Tags: Dwyte Pilgrim

Binger Steamed

Michael Binger
Michael Binger
The cards were already on their backs by the time we came to Michael Binger's table, but the sequence of events was pretty clear from the position of the button and the stack sizes.

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: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}
De Gilio: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}
Shorty: {A-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

"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 {8-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {2-Clubs} 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, {4-Hearts} and {6-Spades}. 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.

Tags: Corey HochmanMichael BingerMichael De Gilio

Miami John Takes One from Busquet

Olivier Busquet raised to 20,000, and Miami John Cernuto raised to 58,000 on the button. Livb made the call.

Flop: {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} - check/check

Turn: {A-Spades} - check/check

River: {2-Spades} - Busquet checked a third time, and Cernuto bet 50,000. Olivier looked him up, and just shook his head when Miami John tabled {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} 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

After Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger raised to 25,000, Fabrice Soulier moved all in from the big blind for about 160,000. Lichtenberger made the quite call, tabling the {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}. Soulier was on the other end of the spectrum with the {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}.

The board ran out an uneventful {Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Soulier was sent packing as Lichtenberger moved even higher atop the leaderboard.

Tags: "LuckyChewy"Andrew LichtenbergerFabrice Soulier