Main Event
Day 3 Started
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
David Johnston Leads; Dombrowski, Gagliano, Howe, and Affleck Follow
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of the PokerStars Festival New Jersey Main Event.
The starting field of 208 players is down to just 23, each looking to capture the first-place prize of $38,220. On top of the chip counts is David Johnston with 534,000, and a talented pack is hot on heels. Chris Dombrowski (494,500), Michael Gagliano (484,000), Dan Howe (480,000), and Matt Affleck (418,000) round out the top five chip counts. Also still in the field are PokerStars qualifier Peter Smyth (102,500), PokerStars Team Online's Randy Lew (100,500), NJCOOP Main Event champion Jesse "ROU$EY" Elliott (84,500), and Darren Elias (66,000).
The plan for the day is to play until the final table of eight players is reached. Each player right now is guaranteed $2,331, and a seat at the final table will lock up $4,455.
Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Peter Smyth | UK | 102,500 |
| 1 | 2 | Jason Acosta | USA | 137,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Darren Elias | USA | 66,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Robert Cheung | Canada | 53,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Randy Lew | USA | 100,500 |
| 1 | 6 | Dan Howe | USA | 480,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Eli Kim | USA | 113,500 |
| 1 | 8 | Jovy Ounthongdy | USA | 268,500 |
| 2 | 1 | Sridhar Sangannagari | USA | 338,500 |
| 2 | 2 | --empty-- | ||
| 2 | 3 | Jack Duong | USA | 51,000 |
| 2 | 4 | John Gulino | USA | 246,500 |
| 2 | 5 | Rocco Dicondina | USA | 93,500 |
| 2 | 6 | Wayne Gerichten | USA | 54,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Matt Affleck | USA | 418,000 |
| 2 | 8 | NIck Aguilera | USA | 247,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Ruben Costa | USA | 132,600 |
| 3 | 2 | John Kim | USA | 109,500 |
| 3 | 3 | David Vamplew | UK | 219,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Tom Revello | USA | 199,500 |
| 3 | 5 | Jesse Elliott | USA | 84,500 |
| 3 | 6 | David Johnston | USA | 534,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Chris Dombrowski | USA | 494,500 |
| 3 | 8 | Michael Gagliano | USA | 484,000 |
Play begins at 11 a.m., so keep it here throughout the day for live updates on the action.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Darren Elias Eliminated in 23rd Place ($2,331)
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On the first hand of play, Darren Elias raised all in from under the gun for 65,500 and Eli Kaim called from the cutoff.
Elias: 
Kim: 
The board came down 
, no help to Elias, ending his run in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 76,500 |
|
Busted |
Jack Duong Eliminated in 22nd Place ($2,331)
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jack Duong raised all in from the button for 42,000, John Gulino called from the small blind, Rocco Dicondina three-bet shoved for 105,500 from the big blind, and Gulino called to put both players at risk.
Duong: 
Gulino: 
Dicondina: 
The board came down 
, giving Dicondina an ace-high flush to eliminate Duong and double through Gulino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
256,500 | 163,000 |
|
97,000 | -149,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
John Gulino Eliminated in 21st Place ($2,331)
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Rocco Dicondina raised to 18,000 from under the gun, John Gulino reraised all in from the big blind for about 110,000, and Dicondina called with 
, racing with Gulino's 
.
The flop came down 
, giving Gulino out to an ace-high flush. The turn was the , giving Gulino the lead with a pair of aces. However, the river delivered the , giving Dicondina a set of jacks to eliminate Gulino in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000 | 108,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Robert Cheung Doubles Through Eli Kim
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Eli Kim raised to 12,000 from middle position, Robert Cheung three-bet shoved from the small blind for 32,500, and Kim called.
Kim: 
Cheung: 
The board came down 
, giving Cheung aces and queens with a ten kicker to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000 | -58,000 |
|
78,000 | 25,000 |
Randy Lew Eliminated in 20th Place ($2,331)
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jovy Ounthongdy opened to 14,000 from under the gun, Jason Acosta called from the hijack, Randy Lew three-bet shoved from the button for about 90,000, Ounthongdy reshoved for about 260,000, and Acosta folded.
Ounthongdy: 
Lew:
The board came down 
, no help to Lew, ending his tournament in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000 | 121,500 |
|
Busted |
Smyth Doubles Through Howe
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Peter Smyth three-bet a cutoff open from Dan Howe and saw Howe jam it in for 122,000 effective. Smyth snapped him off with and Howe was in awful shape with his . The board ran out clean for Smyth and he doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
253,000 | 150,500 |
|
245,000 | -235,000 |