Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament

Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament
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Event Info

Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament

Final Results
Winner
David Costabile
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$100,000
Event Info
Prize Pool
$450,000
Entries
23

Walsh and "Supafuz" Out

Douglas Costa coolered Nick Walsh with aces over queens when both players were among the leaders. Costa didn't have to sweat as he flopped an ace.

The next hand, Walsh was all in from the big blind. It went multi-way to {9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and checked to the {q-Hearts}. "Supafuz" bet 18,000, Bryan Cranston called, Jen Shahade shoved for 94,000 and Supafuz shoved for less. Cranston folded.

Supafuz had {9-}{7-} but Shahade's {q-}{7-} was good for better two pair and she held on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Douglas Costa
Douglas Costa
303,000 157,000
Jen Shahade us
Jen Shahade
216,000 88,000
Nick Walsh
Nick Walsh
Busted
"Supafuz"
"Supafuz"
Busted

Tags: Bryan CranstonDouglas CostaJen ShahadeNick Walsh

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Schneiders and Caramele Busted

Jen Shahade got all in with {9-}{9-} against the {10-Spades}{10-} of Felix Schneiders. The {k-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop was safe for Schneiders, but he found himself behind on the {9-Spades} turn. He still had outs but bricked the river and was left with crumbs.

Those went in the next hand and it was four way to the {6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop. Kim Caramele shoved for 16K, Shahade called, and Douglas Costa jammed. Shahade folded.

Costa had a set of sixes and held against {10-}{4-} of Caramele despite a four on the turn, scoring two eliminations.

Player Chips Progress
Douglas Costa
Douglas Costa
146,000 106,071
Jen Shahade us
Jen Shahade
128,000 50,967
Felix Schneiders de
Felix Schneiders
Busted
Kim Caramele
Kim Caramele
Busted

Tags: Douglas CostaFelix SchneidersJen ShahadeKim Caramele

Chris Moneymaker Scores Double Elimination

With the blinds at 2,000/4,000/400, preflop fireworks resulted in both Tony Yazbeck and Thomas Lennon getting their short stacks all in against 2003 WSOP Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker.

Tony Yazbeck: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Thomas Lennon: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Chris Moneymaker: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Moneymaker had the granddaddy of all hands and he wound up with aces full of fives after the board ran out {5-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}.

For those that may not know, Yazbeck is Broadway star who began his career at age 11. He hasn't looked back as he has gone on to star in highly acclaimed shows such as "Oklahoma!," "Chicago," and "Finding Neverland." He won a Tony Award in 2015 for "On The Town."

Yazbeck did some TV work as well, appearing in "Smash" before hooking up with "Rounders" co-writer Brian Koppelman for a recurring role in the Showtime hit "Billions."

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
212,000 29,885
Tony Yazbeck
Tony Yazbeck
Busted
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
Busted

Tags: Chris MoneymakerThomas LennonTony Yazbeck

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Worm Smashed

Edward Norton got his last 8,000 in four way. On the {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, Casey Affleck bet 20,000 and Bryan Cranston called. The turn {6-Spades} got checked through to a {j-Spades}. Affleck check-called 12,000 and Cranston showed {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a straight, good for the side pot and the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston
129,000 48,165
Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck
60,000 -53,850
Edward Norton
Edward Norton
Busted

Tags: Bryan CranstonEdward Norton

Qualifiers Collide

"Supafuz" took the last of "Raksha26" chips as {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} got there against {a-}{6-}, so Supafuz collected his opponent's last 12,000.

Player Chips Progress
"Supafuz"
"Supafuz"
54,000 -8,554
"Raksha26"
"Raksha26"
Busted

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Nick Walsh
Nick Walsh
213,452 143,452
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
182,115 28,115
Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck
113,850 43,850
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black
81,610 -13,390
Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston
80,835 36,835
Jen Shahade us
Jen Shahade
77,033 2,033
David Costabile us
David Costabile
71,025 21,025
"Supafuz"
"Supafuz"
62,554 -11,446
Felix Schneiders de
Felix Schneiders
57,340 -50,700
"TheLordLord"
"TheLordLord"
55,930 5,930
Kim Caramele
Kim Caramele
42,497 -7,503
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
41,410 -21,590
Douglas Costa
Douglas Costa
39,929 -88,071
Tony Yazbeck
Tony Yazbeck
35,530 -14,470
Edward Norton
Edward Norton
8,190 -41,810

Chris Moneymaker Flips Out "pienososas"

With the blinds at 1,500/3,000/300, preflop action resulted in "pienososas" getting his last 25,000 or so all in against 2003 WSOP Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker.

"pienososas": {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Chris Moneymaker: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

"pienososas" got it in good but fell way behind when the {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{k-Spades} flop paired Moneymaker. Neither the {6-Hearts} turn nor {2-Clubs} river chanced a think and "pienososas," who got into the finale via the "Players Only" tournament, was ousted in 18th place. As a result, $10,000 will be donated to charity in their name.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
80,205 30,205
"pienososas"
"pienososas"
Busted

Tags: Chris Moneymaker"pienososas"