2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$38,220
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
208
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Rocco Dicondina Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,057)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Rocco Dicondina - 7th Place
Rocco Dicondina - 7th Place

Matt Affleck opened to 36,000 and called when Rocco Dicondina shoved for about 120,000 on the button.

Affleck: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Dicondina: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Affleck needed to catch and he did just that on the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop. The {9-Spades} turn locked it up for him as long as a jack didn't fall, and the river was a {3-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
875,000 195,000
Rocco Dicondina us
Rocco Dicondina
Busted

Tags: Matt AffleckRocco Dicondina

Rocco Dicondina Doubles Through Matt Affleck

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Matt Affleck raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Rocco Dicondina called from the hijack, and Michael Gagliano called from the button.

The flop came down {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Affleck checked to Dicondina who shoved for 32,000. Gagliano folded and Affleck called.

Affleck: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Dicondna: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

Dicondina led with top two pair and held up through the {9-Spades} turn and {4-Clubs} river to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
680,000 -100,000
Rocco Dicondina us
Rocco Dicondina
222,000 52,000

Tags: Matt AffleckMichael GaglianoMichael Rocco

Kim Surprised to Win

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Eli Kim raised to 43,000 in the small blind, and Matt Affleck defended in the big. Kim bet 40,000 on the {q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop, and Affleck called. Kim check-called 105,000 on the {10-Spades} turn, and both checked the {10-Clubs}.

"You're good," Kim said. "Ace-king."

Affleck mucked though, and Kim took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Kim us
Eli Kim
1,975,000 158,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
780,000 -230,000

Tags: Eli KimMatt Affleck

Rocco Dicondina Doubles Throuh Sridhar Sangannagari

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Rocco Dicondina opened to 32,000 from under the gun, Sridhar Sangannagari three-bet to 80,000 from the next seat over,and action folded around to Dicondina who called all in for about 75,000.

Dicondina: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}
Sangannagari: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The board came down {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{K-Spades}{9-Hearts}, giving Dincondina kings and nines to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Sridhar Sangannagari us
Sridhar Sangannagari
575,000 -66,000
Rocco Dicondina us
Rocco Dicondina
170,000 89,000

Tags: Rocco DicondinaSridhar Sangannagari

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Kim Shoves on Sangannagari

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari raised to 32,000 from the cutoff, Eli Kim three-bet to 95,000 from the big blind, and Sangannagari called.

The flop came down {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Kim continued for 90,000. Sangannagari raised to 220,000, Kim reraised all with a covering stack, and Sangannagari tanked for his remaining 641,000 for about 90 seconds before he folded.

Kim showed {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} as he collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Kim us
Eli Kim
1,817,000 317,000
Sridhar Sangannagari us
Sridhar Sangannagari
641,000 -194,000

Tags: Sridhar SangannagariEli Kim

Kim Shows a Bluff

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Gagliano opened to 25,000 in middle position and Eli Kim called on the button. The flop came {7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Gagliano checked. Kim bet 33,000 and Gagliano called. Gagliano check-called another 40,000 on the {4-Diamonds} turn, and the river was an {8-Clubs}. Kim bet 70,000 this time, and Gagliano thought a bit and mucked.

"You have two tens there or you just bluffing?" Gagliano asked.

"I'll show," Kim said. "I was bluffing."

He showed {q-}{9-}.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Kim us
Eli Kim
1,500,000 150,000
Michael Gagliano us
Michael Gagliano
WSOP 1X Winner
725,000 -25,000

Tags: Michael GaglianoEli Kim

Sangannagari Takes From Affleck

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Matt Affleck called from the button.

The flop came down {J-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Sangannagari bet 37,000. Affleck called.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Sangannagari checked to Affleck who bet 80,000. Sangannagari called.

The river was the {3-Clubs} and both players checked.

Sangannagari tabled {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a pair of sevens, Affleck mucked, and Sangannagari took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
925,000 -175,000
Sridhar Sangannagari us
Sridhar Sangannagari
835,000 135,000

Tags: Sridhar SangannagariMatt Affleck

Peter Smyth Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,455); Jovy Ounthongdy Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,455)

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Peter Smyth - 8th Place
Peter Smyth - 8th Place

Peter Smyth opened to 30,000 in middle position, and Jovy Ounthongdy shoved all in from the button for about 105,000. Eli Kim wasted no time shoving from the big blind, and Smyth drew a deep breath and asked for a count before realizing Kim covered his own 570,000 pretty easily. After thinking for more than a minute, Smyth called.

Smyth: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Ounthongdy: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Kim: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

The dealer spread a flop of {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Ounthongdy picked up outs with an open-ender. The turn was a {j-Hearts}, helping nobody. On the river, it was Kim improving with an {a-Hearts} for a set. He raised his arms in victory and scooped the massive pot, eliminating two opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Kim us
Eli Kim
1,350,000 583,000
Peter Smyth gb
Peter Smyth
Busted
Jovy Ounthongdy us
Jovy Ounthongdy
Busted

Tags: Eli KimJovy OunthongdyPeter Smyth

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