2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event Day 3 | 2010 NAPT Venetian

02-22-2010 12:59 UTC-12

Binger Chips Up Some More

donpeters

John O'Shea checked the flop of {K-Clubs}

to Corey Hochman. Hochman fired 14,000 and then Michael Binger raised to 49,000. O'Shea folded and then Hochman folded as well. BInger chipped up to 427,000 chips.

Tags: Michael Binger

02-22-2010 12:59 UTC-12

Break Time

[user140525]

Back in 15.

02-22-2010 12:58 UTC-12

Cold Deck!

[user75032]

David Paredes is steamed as we head into the break. He opened the pot for 13,000, then called a re-raise from small blind Tom Sinistaj to 38,000. Sinistaj check-called 30,000 on the {A-Diamonds}

flop.

It was on the turn that all the chips went in. Sinistaj checked again, inducing a bet of 65,000 from Paredes. Sinistaj then check-raised all in for 242,500, with Paredes snap-calling.

Showdown:

Sinistaj: {A-Clubs}

, top two pair
Paredes: {6-Hearts}

, a set of sixes

Paredes was in great shape to take out Sinistaj -- until the river fell {Q-Diamonds}

to give each player a full house, with Sinistaj having the bigger full house.

"Oh, come ON!" shouted Paredes, jumping out of his chair. "Get the **** out of here!"

02-22-2010 12:57 UTC-12

Hinkle Hanging On

[user140525]

Blair Hinkle was down to his last 62,000. Action folded to him in the small blind, and he moved all in. Frank Traino called from the big blind, and it was off to the races.

Hinkle: {Q-Clubs}

Traino:

Board:

Hinkle paired his queen on the flop and doubled to around 140k.

Tags: Blair Hinkle

02-22-2010 12:54 UTC-12

Stein Follows Instructions

[user140525]

Dwyte Pilgrim's really enjoying his new chips. He raised under-the-gun to 21,000. It folded to Sam Stein in the big blind, and Pilgrim called over a reporter. "I just told this guy to reraise me," he said. Stein heard that and shipped in his stack. Pilgrim snap-mucked. Interesting angle.

Tags: Dwyte Pilgrim Sam Stein

02-22-2010 12:51 UTC-12

Bell Rung in Suck-resuck Action

donpeters

Chris Bell raised from the cutoff seat and then Ravi Raghavan called from the button. The flop came down {J-Hearts}

and Bell checked. Raghavan bet 34,000 and then Bell check-raised all in for about 150,000. Raghavan made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Bell: {10-Diamonds}

Raghavan:

The turn was a miracle for Bell was the {10-Spades}

hit the felt and gave him a full house to keep him alive, but only for the time being as the river was the {K-Clubs}

. In amazing suck-resuck fashion, that was it for Bell as Raghavan improved to about 500,000 chips.

Tags: Chris Bell Ravi Raghavan

02-22-2010 12:47 UTC-12

Pilgrim Knows Why We Play Poker

donpeters

Dwyte Pilgrim was all in preflop for 232,500 with two black aces against the {A-Diamonds}

of Paul Villamizar. When the cards were turned over, Pilgrim jumped from his seat yelling, "That's why we play poker! That's why we play poker!"

The board ran out {K-Clubs}

and Pilgrim doubled to just under 500,000. Villamizar was left with 240,000.

Tags: Dwyte Pilgrim Paul Villamizar

02-22-2010 12:42 UTC-12

Lawson Spikes Lucky Ace

[user75032]

Ted Lawson's chip stack has been dwindling. It was down all the way to 182,000 when he got his whole stack into the pot pre-flop with {A-Diamonds}

. Andy "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger called with pocket queens, but Lawson spiked an ace on the turn of a {K-Diamonds}

.

Lawson is up to about 370,000. Lichtenberger has slipped back to about 450,000.

Tags: Andy Lichtenberger Ted Lawson

02-22-2010 12:30 UTC-12

Blair Still Building

[user140525]

Eric Blair is putting his giant chip lead to good use. He took a flop heads up with John Taitt.

Flop: {8-Hearts}

Taitt checked, Blair bet 23,000, and Taitt called.

Turn: {J-Diamonds}

Taitt check-called Blair's 31,000 bet.

River: {6-Clubs}

Taitt checked a third time, and Blair stuck out a stack of 25k chips, enough to put his opponent all in about four times over. Taitt made the call for his last 100,000 and showed {9-Spades}

. Blair's

had out-turned Taitt's pair, sending him to the rail. Blair was up to 1,420,000 after the hand.

Tags: Eric Blair

02-22-2010 12:20 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

[user75032]

The following players were all recently eliminated. Each was paid out $9,643:

89th - Robert Durante
90th - Michael McNeil
91st - William Beasley
92nd - Kitty Kuo
93rd - Steven Karp
94th - Robert McLaughlin
95th - Brett Richey
96th - David Sayago