Main Event | 2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

11-04-2016 17:03 UTC-3

Kim Shows a Bluff

mnuwwarah

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 and Gagliano checked. Kim bet 33,000 and Gagliano called. Gagliano check-called another 40,000 on the turn, and the river was an . 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 .

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Kim	1,500,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Gagliano	725,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Michael Gagliano Eli Kim

11-04-2016 17:14 UTC-3

Kim Shoves on Sangannagari

Mickey Doft

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 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 as he collected the pot.

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

Tags: Sridhar Sangannagari Eli Kim

11-04-2016 17:16 UTC-3

Break and Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

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

The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Kim	1,817,000
Matt Affleck	1,010,000 85,000	85,000
Michael Gagliano	661,000 -64,000	-64,000

Sridhar Sangannagari	641,000
David Johnston	608,000 -87,000	-87,000
Jason Acosta	223,000 -47,000	-47,000
Rocco Dicondina	81,000 -109,000	-109,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

11-04-2016 17:34 UTC-3

Rocco Dicondina Doubles Throuh Sridhar Sangannagari

Mickey Doft

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:
Sangannagari:

The board came down , giving Dincondina kings and nines to double up.

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

Tags: Rocco Dicondina Sridhar Sangannagari

11-04-2016 17:46 UTC-3

Kim Surprised to Win

mnuwwarah

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 flop, and Affleck called. Kim check-called 105,000 on the turn, and both checked the .

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

Affleck mucked though, and Kim took the pot.

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

Tags: Eli Kim Matt Affleck

11-04-2016 18:03 UTC-3

Rocco Dicondina Doubles Through Matt Affleck

Mickey Doft

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 and Affleck checked to Dicondina who shoved for 32,000. Gagliano folded and Affleck called.

Affleck:
Dicondna:

Dicondina led with top two pair and held up through the turn and river to double up.

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

Tags: Matt Affleck Michael Gagliano Michael Rocco

11-04-2016 18:14 UTC-3

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

mnuwwarah

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

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

Affleck:
Dicondina:

Affleck needed to catch and he did just that on the flop. The turn locked it up for him as long as a jack didn't fall, and the river was a .

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

Tags: Matt Affleck Rocco Dicondina

11-04-2016 18:30 UTC-3

Sridhar Sangannagari Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,234)

Mickey Doft

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

Sridhar Sangannagari opened to 42,000 from the hijack, Michael Gagliano three-bet to 90,000 from the cutoff, Sangannagari four-bet shoved for about 170,000, and Gagliano called.

Sangannagari:
Gagliano:

The flop came down to give Sangannagari a little help, and the turn gave him the lead with trip queens. However, the landed on the river to give Gagliano kings full of queens to eliminate Sangannagari in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gagliano	870,000 209,000	209,000

Sridhar Sangannagari	Busted

Tags: Sridhar Sangannagari Michael Gagliano

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000