2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Gulino us
John Gulino
185,000 79,000
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
86,000 19,000
Javier Negron us
Javier Negron
80,400 9,400
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
60,000 33,000
Miguel Borrero us
Miguel Borrero
45,000 22,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
38,000 9,000
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
EPT 1X Winner
34,800 -200
Jack Duong us
Jack Duong
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 6,000
Timothy Cipoletti us
Timothy Cipoletti
26,500 500
Peter Ippolito us
Peter Ippolito
18,700 18,700
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
17,000 17,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
17,000 8,000
Carlos Chadha us
Carlos Chadha
15,100 -3,900

Smyth Gets River Value

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Peter Smyth bet 3,200 from middle position into two opponents on a {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop. A player on his immediate left called and the last player folded. Smyth checked the {5-Diamonds} and then bet 5,000 on the {9-Clubs} river after his opponent checked back. That player thought a couple of minutes and tossed in a call.

Smyth showed {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and took the pot down.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Smyth gb
Peter Smyth
70,000 3,000

Tags: Peter Smyth

Sangannagari's Raise Takes It

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Ruben Costa raised to 1,400 from under the gun, Peter Smyth called from middle position, Sridhar Sangannagari called from the button, and Javier Negron defended his big blind.

The flop came down {J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Negron led for 1,500. Costa called, Smyth folded, and Sangannagari called.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and Negron led for 1,500 again. Costa called, Sangannagari raised to 8,000, Negron folded, and after a few moments, Costa gave it up as well.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Costa us
Ruben Costa
88,000
Javier Negron us
Javier Negron
71,000 -10,000
Sridhar Sangannagari us
Sridhar Sangannagari
61,000 18,400

Tags: Javier NegronPeter SmythSridhar SangannagariRuben Costa

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

Fox Shoves on Michalek

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Norman Michalek opened for a raise to 1,200 and then call a three-bet to about 4,000 from Elio Fox, who was in the cutoff. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, and Michalek check-called 2,500. Both checked the {7-Clubs}, and Michalek checked the {7-Diamonds} river. Fox said he was all in, dropping 12,000 in. The total was 15,125, and Michalek tanked about 90 seconds and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
29,000 7,000
Norman Michalek us
Norman Michalek
28,000 -3,000

Tags: Elio FoxNorman Michalek

Fatima Moreira de Melo Doubles Up

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Fatima Moreira de Melo has had a tumultuous day, but won a race shortly before the dinner break to double up.

Her opponent raised from the cutoff, Moreira de Melo three-bet shoved from the small blind for about 8,500, and her opponent called with {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}, racing with Moreira de Melo's {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

The board came down {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{K-Hearts}, giving Moreira de Melo aces and eights to score the double.

Player Chips Progress
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
18,000 9,500

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo

Negron Sends Maio Packing

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

On a flop of {3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, Anthony Maio bet about 3,000 from middle position and got raised to 10,000 by Sridhar Sangannagari, in the cutoff. Small blind Javier Negron called, and Maio whistled before calling for slightly less. The turn {4-Hearts} got checked through and the river was a {7-Diamonds}. Negron bet 5,500 and got a call from Sangannagari, who mucked upon seeing {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a backdoor straight.

"Where's my club?" Maio said, turning {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} over for a better flush draw that missed. He wished everyone good luck.

Player Chips Progress
Javier Negron us
Javier Negron
81,000
Sridhar Sangannagari us
Sridhar Sangannagari
42,600 14,600
Anthony Maio us
Anthony Maio
Busted

Tags: Sridhar SangannagariAnthony MaioJavier Negron