2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Jason Acosta Doubles Through Rajagopalan Sankaranarayanan

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Rajagopalan Sankaranarayanan raised to 2,200 from early position, Jason Acosta three-bet shoved for 20,100 from the button, and Sankaranarayanan called.

Sankaranarayanan: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Acosta: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The flop came down {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, giving Sankaranarayanan the lead with a set of sixes. The {5-Clubs} turn kept him ahead, but the river was the {9-Diamonds} to give Acosta a set of nines to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Acosta us
Jason Acosta
44,000
Rajagopalan Sankaranarayanan us
Rajagopalan Sankaranarayanan
13,000

Tags: Jason AcostaRajagopalan Sankaranarayanan

Wantman Takes from Apostol

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Matthew Wantman
Matthew Wantman

Tyson Apostol opened on the button to 2,500 and then called a three-bet to 8,000 from small blind Matthew Wantman. The flop came {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{j-Spades} and Wantman bet just 5,000. Apostol made it 10,000 and Wantman called. Wantman checked the {k-Diamonds} and Apostol put in 10,000 more. Wantman raised to 23,000 and Apostol snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
WPT 1X Winner
98,000 28,000
Tyson Apostol us
Tyson Apostol
91,000 -69,000

Tags: Matthew WantmanTyson Apostol

Michael Gagliano Takes From Eli Ross

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Michael Gagliano raised to 2,500 from under the gun, Eli Ross called from the cutoff, and Manuel Perito called from the big blind.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Perito checked to Gagliano who bet 4,000. Ross raised to 9,000, Perito folded, and Gagliano called.

The {K-Clubs} landed on the turn and Gagliano check-called another 9,000 from Ross.

The river was the {3-Spades} and both players checked.

Gagliano tabled {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for a pair of kings, Ross mucked, and Gagliano won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gagliano us
Michael Gagliano
WSOP 1X Winner
110,000 15,000
Eli Ross us
Eli Ross
28,000 -21,500

Tags: Eli RossManuel PeritoMichael Gagliano

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Tyson Apostol us
Tyson Apostol
160,000 10,000
Dan Howe us
Dan Howe
156,000 2,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
108,000 61,000
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
107,000 -12,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
98,000 45,000
Michael Gagliano us
Michael Gagliano
WSOP 1X Winner
95,000 44,000
Nick Aguilera us
Nick Aguilera
80,000 7,000
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
WPT 1X Winner
70,000 10,000
Eli Ross us
Eli Ross
49,500 26,500
Daniel Sewnig us
Daniel Sewnig
47,000 -28,000
Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
WPT 1X Winner
35,000 -10,000
Nick Palma us
Nick Palma
34,100 2,300
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
WSOP 1X Winner
30,500 -6,500
Alex Queen us
Alex Queen
24,700 9,500
John Myung us
John Myung
21,000 -6,500

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Staples Eliminated

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Jaime Staples
Jaime Staples

Jaime Staples pushed all in for what looked like 7,700 in middle position, and Nick Aguilera casually dropped in a calling chip from the small blind.

Staples: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Aguilera: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Staples needed a lot of help and the PokerStars Team Online Pro found none on the {9-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Aguilera us
Nick Aguilera
73,000 26,400
Jaime Staples ca
Jaime Staples
Busted

Tags: Jaime StaplesNick Aguilera

Vinny Pahuja Takes One Out

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Vinny Pahuja
Vinny Pahuja

After a series of raises, a player is all in from under the gun for 56,700 with {2-Spades}{2-Clubs} against Vinny Pahuja in middle position with {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}.

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, safe for Pahuja to score the elimination.

"That was a gift," commented a player at the table. "Guess he had somewhere to be."

Player Chips Progress
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
119,000 90,000

Tags: Vinny Pahuja

Francia Doubles Through Lytle

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Christian Francia opened under the gun to 2,000 and called a three-bet to 5,500 from small blind John Lytle. Lytle fired 7,500 on the {8-}{10-}{9-} flop and then called for about 10,000 more when Francia shipped.

Francia: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Lytle: {3-}{3-}

Bricks fell on the turn and river, and Francia doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Francia us
Christian Francia
45,000
John Lytle us
John Lytle
40,400 -64,600

Tags: Christian FranciaJohn Lytle