Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget

$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$56,366
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Entries
136
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Balzano Blazes in Three-Way All In

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Vinicius Lima bet 3,500 from the cutoff on a {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop after Paul Balzano checked in middle position. Gina Stagnitto raised to 7,500 and Balzano cold-called. Lima tossed in 18,800, and Stagnitto called. Balzano moved all in for 26,725, and Lima shoved over that. Stagnitto got it in as well for a bit more than Balzano had.

Lima: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Balzano: {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Stagnitto: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Balzano faded everything as the {6-Spades} turn was followed by a {q-Spades} river, and Lima took a small side pot to bust Stagnitto.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Balzano us
Paul Balzano
85,000
Vinicius Lima us
Vinicius Lima
WPT 1X Winner
81,000 17,000
Gina Stagnitto us
Gina Stagnitto
Busted

Tags: Gina StagnittoVinicius LimaPaul Balzano

Barbero and Schanbacher Join

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jack Schanbacher and Nacho Barbero took seats at one of the tables, and they played a recent pot against each other where Schanbacher opened for 500 and got three callers before Barbero squeezed it to 3,000 in the big blind. Only Schanbacher called, and the flop came {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Schanbacher bet 2,500 after Barbero checked, and the Argentinian gave it up.

Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
WSOP 1X Winner
47,000
Jack Schanbacher
Jack Schanbacher
29,000

Tags: Nacho BarberoJack Schanbacher

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Kroon Ducks the Trap

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante
Nick Yunis
Nick Yunis

One player recently bought in: Nick Yunis, who ran up a monster stack bigger than that bagged by chip leader Sam Panzica in just eight levels before busting out.

He just tried to set a trap for Mark Kroon, defending his big blind with {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and checking down a board of {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}, but Kroon checked back the whole way with sevens.

Those two both enjoy playing plenty of pots, so expect them to tangle early and often.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Kroon us
Mark Kroon
81,000 24,000
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
28,400 28,400

Tags: Mark KroonNick YunisSam Panzica

Three-Bet Pot to Stagnitto

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

Gina Stagnitto raised to 525 under the gun and got one caller on the button before Vinicius Lima made it 2,950. Stagnitto called, as did the third player, and they saw a {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} flop. Lima checked and Stagnitto pushed all in. The player on the button shoved for about 21,000, and Lima tank-folded.

"You're ahead, girl," the player on the button assured Stagnitto, showing {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

It was good, though, as Stagnitto had {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}. But running {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts} made her a straight, causing the player on the button to take a walk away from the table.

Player Chips Progress
Vinicius Lima us
Vinicius Lima
WPT 1X Winner
64,000 12,000
Gina Stagnitto us
Gina Stagnitto
25,000 13,800

Tags: Gina StagnittoVinicius Lima

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

Kroon Tries a Bluff

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Mark Kroon check-called 800 on a {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop, and he came out betting with 1,250 on the {9-Diamonds} turn. His opponent called, and Kroon fired 3,075 more on the {4-Clubs} river. He was quickly called again, and he showed {5-Spades}{3-Spades} for a missed flush draw. His opponent had {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Kroon us
Mark Kroon
57,000 -7,000

Tags: Mark Kroon

Stagnitto Caught Bluffing

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Vinicius Lima bet 750 into three opponents after a {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop, and only Gina Stagnitto, on his left, called. Both checked the {5-Clubs} turn, and Lima checked the {6-Spades}. Stagnitto bet big, 3,200, and Lima quickly called. Stagnitto showed {q-Spades}{10-Clubs} for an airballed straight draw, and Lima showed {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Vinicius Lima us
Vinicius Lima
WPT 1X Winner
52,000 22,000
Gina Stagnitto us
Gina Stagnitto
11,200 -18,800

Tags: Gina StagnittoVinicius Lima

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0