2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event Day 3 | 2010 NAPT Venetian

02-22-2010 20:11 UTC-12

Slaubaugh Slaughtered

donpeters

Cody Slaubaugh was all in preflop with the {Q-Spades}

up against Tom Marchese's {K-Clubs}

. The board ran out {10-Diamonds}

and Marchese's pair of queens with a king kicker was the winner. He sent Slaubaugh home and moved up to 1.5 million chips.

Tags: Cody Slaubaugh Tom Marchese

02-22-2010 20:17 UTC-12

River is Unkind to LuckyChewy

[user75032]

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}

. 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}

. 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 Lichtenberger Sam Stein

02-22-2010 20:18 UTC-12

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}

.

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}

and even though he held the {9-Diamonds}

, Sindelar couldn't win the hand. He dropped to 55,000.

Tags: Blake Buffington Daniel Sindelar David Paredes

02-22-2010 20:19 UTC-12

Scheduling Note

[user75032]

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.

02-22-2010 20:19 UTC-12

Sindelar Eliminated

donpeters

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}

. Mark Ketteringham woke up to two queens in the big blind and made the call.

The board ran out {9-Spades}

and that was all she wrote for Sindelar.

Tags: Daniel Sindelar Mark Ketteringham

02-22-2010 20:22 UTC-12

Break Time

[user75032]

Players are once again on a fifteen-minute break.

02-22-2010 20:22 UTC-12

Sayonara Sinistaj

[user140525]

Tom Sinistaj was all in with {10-Diamonds}

and racing Daniel Clemente's {A-Hearts}

. The board ran out {A-Clubs}

, 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 Clemente Tom Sinistaj

02-22-2010 20:37 UTC-12

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Cards are back in the air. We're looking for five more eliminations to call it a night.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

02-22-2010 20:45 UTC-12

"First Mistake" is Binger's Last

[user75032]

On the first hand back from the break, Michael Binger open-shoved all in for about 150,000. Daniel Cossette was next to act and called. All other players folded.

"This may be my first mistake of the whole tournament," said Binger. "I should have waited." He opened {A-Hearts}

and was up against Cossette's {8-Hearts}

. Pocket eights were best on a board of {10-Spades}

. Binger is busto.

Tags: Daniel Cossette Michael Binger