2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$450,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,700
Prize Pool
$1,764,330
Entries
387
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Mermelstein's Flush Falls

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 3,600 in middle position and was called by the player in the big blind.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and it was checked to Mermelstein. He bet 6,100, only to see his opponent shove for 38,000. A quick call from Mermelstein revealed {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a flopped flush, now way ahead of his opponent's {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}. The {10-Diamonds} turn kept Mermelstein ahead, but the {4-Clubs} fell on the river and made an ace-high flush for Mermelstein's opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
190,000
-33,000
-33,000
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein

Junglen Busts Ferdinand

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Bobby "The Bus" Ferdinand
Bobby "The Bus" Ferdinand

Bobby Ferdinand raised to 4,000 and Adam Junglen reraised to 11,500. Action folded back to Ferdinand and he moved all in for 53,600. Junglen made the call.

Junglen: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Ferdinand: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} and Junglen's tens held to give him the pot, send Ferdinand to the rail and increase his stack to 208,000.

Tags: Adam JunglenBobby Ferdinand

Cammarota All In and Sweating

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Alfonso Cammarota
Alfonso Cammarota

John D'Agostino and Alfonso Cammarota were mixed up in a big pot when we walked up to the table.

D'Agostino had bet 11,000 on a {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {4-Hearts} flop, and Cammarota shoved for 59,500. The call came quickly, and Cammarota's {J-Spades} {J-Hearts} was ahead. He had to sweat though, as D'Agostino tabled {A-Hearts} {6-Hearts} for the big draw.

The turn {8-Diamonds} was safe for Cammarota, and he faded another scary red card on the river. The {3-Diamonds} was safe too, though, and that's a big double for Cammarota. He's up to about 135,000 now, twice the chips of D'Agostino as the two men essentially trade stacks.

Tags: Alfonso CammarotaJohn D'Agostino

Sica Gone

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ronnie Bardah opened with a raise to 3,200 and Jeff Papola three-bet to 8,000. Mike Sica moved all in for about 20,000 and Bardah folded. Papola made the call.

Papola: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Sica: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}

Earlier, Sica's {A-}{K-} went down to Papola's {K-}{Q-} and this time Papola came from behind again. The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Papola finished off Sica to move to 194,000 in chips.

Tags: Mike SicaRonnie BardahJeff Papola

The Ups and Downs of Victor Ramdin

With about 32,000 in the pot and the board reading {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, Victor Ramdin was faced with a decision after his opponent in the hand moved all in for 31,800. After about two minutes Ramdin called, immediately hearing good news.

"Good call, I only have a seven," said his opponent. Ramdin tabled {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and upped his stacked to about 180,000.

The next hand, Ramdin opened from middle position and Derek Lerner went all in for 13,900 on the button. Action folded back to Ramdin and he admitted he hadn't looked at his cards, but called blind anyway. He showed {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and was well behind Lerner's {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}, failing to catch up when the board ran out {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
165,000
89,000
89,000
Derek Lerner
Derek Lerner
30,000
16,100
16,100

Tags: Derek LernerVictor Ramdin

Bardah Bests Papola

Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

Ronnie Bardah raised from the hijack seat to 3,500. Jeff Papola called from the small blind and Dennis Petronack called from the big blind.

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} and action checked around. The turn brought the {A-Clubs} and Papola led for 5,200. Petronack folded and Bardah called.

The river completed the board with the {10-Spades} and Papola bet again, this time making it 10,600. Bardah called quickly. Papola tabled the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and Bardah the {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Bardah's two pair was the winning hand and he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Papola us
Jeffrey Papola
198,500
4,500
4,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
55,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ronnie BardahDennis PetronackJeff Papola

A Few Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Overton us
Aaron Overton
289,000
8,000
8,000
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
288,000
52,000
52,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
256,000
164,000
164,000
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
198,000
8,000
8,000
WPT 2X Winner
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
183,000
10,000
10,000
WPT 1X Winner
Alex Wice
Alex Wice
170,000
-20,000
-20,000
Mehrdad Yousefzadeh us
Mehrdad Yousefzadeh
120,000
-16,000
-16,000
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
110,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nenad Medic us
Nenad Medic
99,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
James Carroll us
James Carroll
97,000
34,000
34,000
WPT 2X Winner
John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
90,000
-82,000
-82,000
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
86,000
46,000
46,000
Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
80,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
80,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
George Lind III
George Lind III
76,000
35,000
35,000
Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
67,000
-38,000
-38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Mike Beasley us
Mike Beasley
60,000
25,700
25,700
David Robinson
David Robinson
57,000
-93,000
-93,000
Pat Pezzin ca
Pat Pezzin
56,000
3,000
3,000
Greg DeBora ca
Greg DeBora
50,000
11,000
11,000
Michael Pesek us
Michael Pesek
49,000
21,000
21,000
Erica Schoenberg us
Erica Schoenberg
46,000
Bryan Paris us
Bryan Paris
42,000
-22,000
-22,000
Larry Sharp
Larry Sharp
40,000
-44,000
-44,000
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
40,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Victor Victorious

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

A player in middle position opened to 3,200, and Victor Ramdin three-bet him to 8,600 on the button. The initial raiser considered for a moment before four-betting to 22,000 straight, and Ramdin immediately made the call to see the flop.

It brought {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {8-Spades} and a check from the aggressor, and Ramdin took his cue to bet 25,000 at the pot. His opponent eventually called, and the {7-Diamonds} landed on the river. When the first player checked a second time, Ramdin announced an all in for just over 100,000. His opponent had just about the same stack size, and he thought it over for about five minutes before surrendering with a frown.

"Wow!" Ramdin got giddy. "That's my first bluff all day." He exposed his {5-Clubs}, but his other card will remain a mystery as the Team PokerStars Pro stacks that pot to move over the 200,000-chip mark.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Losing George Lind

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
George Lind III
George Lind III

When we walked up to the table, There was a {2-Spades} {3-Clubs} {6-Spades} flop on board and about 22,000 chips in the pot. The player on the button had 8,500 chips out in front of him, and George Lind III had 20,000 out in front of him. We're not sure if it was check-raise or bet-raise from Lind, but either way, his opponent shoved on him to put him to the decision for his remaining stack of about 40,000. After some time, Lind III plunked his stack into the pot to put himself at risk.

The button turned over {4-Spades} {5-Diamonds}, and Lind III said, "I should have called." That's easy to say when your opponent flops a straight, and the {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} of Lind III was in awful shape. "I'm stubborn, Lind III added as the dealer sealed his fate with the turn {9-Diamonds}. The river {A-Diamonds} was meaningless, and the member of Team PokerStars Online has been biked.

Tags: George Lind III