Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
208
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Tom Revello Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,870)
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Revello raised to 18,000 from under the gun, Peter Smyth three-bet to 46,000 from the hijack, Sridhar Sangannagari called from the small blind, and Matt Affleck four-bet to 121,000 from the big blind. Revello tanked for about two-and-a-half minutes before he five-bet shoved for 437,000, Smyth and Sangannagari folded, and Affleck called after about 30 seconds.
Revllo: 
Affleck: 
The board came down 
, giving Affleck queens full of fives to eliminate Revello.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 360,000 |
|
Busted |
Nick Aguilera Eliminated in 13th Place ($2,870)
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
On the river, with the board reading 
, Nick Aguilera shoved all in and got snap-called by Michael Gagliano. Aguilera showed 
for the nut blocker and ace-high, and Gagliano had hit a flush on the river with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
945,000 | 191,000 |
|
Busted |
Dombrowski Shoves the River
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Sridhar Sangannagari bet 65,000 on the end out of the small blind with the board reading 
. Chris Dombrowski tanked awhile then announced he was all in from the button, and it was for 215,000. Sangannagari thought about 90 seconds and mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 59,000 |
|
280,000 | -157,000 |
Jovy Ounthongdy Doubles Through Peter Smyth
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jovy Ounthongdy opened to 18,000 from under the gun and Peter Smyth called from the cutoff.
The flop came down 
and Ounthongdy shoved for 128,000. Smyth tanked for a bit before he called with , leading Ounthongdy's 
.
The turn was the 
, though, giving Ounthongdy Broadway to take the lead. The river was the 
, safe for Ounthongdy to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
311,000 | 121,000 |
|
310,000 | -17,000 |
Rocco Dicondina Doubles Through Nick Aguilera
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Rocco Dicondina raised all in for 101,000 from under the gun and Nick Aguilera called from the big blind with , leading Dicondina's 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Dicondina a set of nines to double through Aguilera.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
222,000 | 118,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -100,000 |
Jason Acosta Doubles Through Rocco Dicondina
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Nick Aguilera raised to 16,000 from under the gun, Rocco Dicondina three-bet to 32,000 from the next seat over, Jason Acosta four-bet shoved for 115,000 from the big blind, Aguilera folded, and Dicondina called.
Dicondina: 
Acosta:
The board comes down 
, giving Acosta top two pair to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
256,000 | 76,000 |
|
|
104,000 | -181,000 |
Dan Howe Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,870)
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Acosta opened for a raise under the gun to 20,000 and saw Dan Howe jam from the cutoff for 170,000 or so. Eli Kim moved all in from the big blind for about 200,000, and Acosta mucked.
"No ace, please," Kim said as he tabled .
Instead, he was the one who needed help against 
. Help is exactly what he got on the 
flop, and the 
turn meant Howe would need to find one of the final two kings to stay alive. The wasn't it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000 | 217,000 |
|
Busted |
John Kim Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,870)
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
John Kim raised all in for 25,000 from the hijack, Rocco Dicondina called from the cutoff, and David Johnston called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Johnston led for 30,000. Dicondina folded.
Kim:
Johnston: 
Johnston led with a pair of sevens and held up through the turn and river to eliminate Kim in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
765,000 | 65,000 |
|
Busted |
Affleck Climbing
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jovy Ounthongdy raised to 18,000 from under the gun and Matt Affleck defended his big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Affleck bet 25,000. Ounthongdy called.
The river was the and Affleck bet 100,000. Ounthongdy called.
Affleck tabled 
for trip sevens, Ounthongdy mucked, and Affleck won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000 | 136,000 |
|
|
190,000 | -175,000 |