Main Event | 2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

11-04-2016 14:13 UTC-3

Dan Howe Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,870)

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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
Eli Kim	425,000 217,000	217,000
Dan Howe	Busted

Tags: Dan Howe Eli Kim Jason Acosta

11-04-2016 14:29 UTC-3

Jason Acosta Doubles Through Rocco Dicondina

Mickey Doft

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
Jason Acosta	256,000 76,000	76,000
Rocco Dicondina	104,000 -181,000	-181,000

Tags: Jason Acosta Nick Aguilera Rocco Dicondina

11-04-2016 14:32 UTC-3

Rocco Dicondina Doubles Through Nick Aguilera

Mickey Doft

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
Rocco Dicondina	222,000 118,000	118,000
Nick Aguilera	130,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Nick Aguilera Rocco Dicondina

11-04-2016 14:36 UTC-3

Jovy Ounthongdy Doubles Through Peter Smyth

Mickey Doft

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
Jovy Ounthongdy	311,000 121,000	121,000
Peter Smyth	310,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: Jovy Ounthongdy Peter Smyth

11-04-2016 14:47 UTC-3

Dombrowski Shoves the River

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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
Chris Dombrowski	415,000 59,000	59,000

Sridhar Sangannagari	280,000 -157,000	-157,000

Tags: Sridhar Sangannagari Chris Dombrowski

11-04-2016 14:51 UTC-3

Nick Aguilera Eliminated in 13th Place ($2,870)

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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
Michael Gagliano	945,000 191,000	191,000

Nick Aguilera	Busted

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11-04-2016 14:59 UTC-3

Tom Revello Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,870)

Mickey Doft

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
Matt Affleck	1,100,000 360,000	360,000
Tom Revello	Busted

Tags: Matt Affleck Tom Revello

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

11-04-2016 15:02 UTC-3

Peter Smyth Doubles Through Sridhar Sangannagari

Mickey Doft

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Peter Smyth opened to 30,000 from the cutoff, Sridhar Sangannagari three-bet to about 95,000 from the big blind, Smyth four-bet shoved for 261,000, and Sangannagari called.

Smyth:
Sangannagari:

The board ran out , safe for Smyth to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Smyth	532,000 222,000	222,000
Sridhar Sangannagari	155,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Peter Smyth Sridhar Sangannagari

11-04-2016 15:17 UTC-3

Sangannagari Doubles Through Affleck

mnuwwarah

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Peter Smyth raised to 25,000, and small blind Sridhar Sangannagari shoved in for 123,000. Matt Affleck considered awhile in the big blind and called. Smyth folded.

Sangannagari:
Affleck:

Affleck was in a dominating position, but the flop turned the tables and left him in need of help. The turn gave him more outs to a straight or flush, but the river improved Sangannagari.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	876,000 -224,000	-224,000
Sridhar Sangannagari	276,000 121,000	121,000

Tags: Matt Affleck Peter Smyth Sridhar Sangannagari