2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$38,220
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Total Entries
208
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
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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.

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.

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.

Tags: Eli RossManuel PeritoMichael Gagliano

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

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.

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."

Tags: Vinny Pahuja

Dan Howe Takes From Robert Cheung

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Following the river of a {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{K-Hearts} board with about 10,000 in the pot, Robert Cheung bet 13,500 from the cutoff. Dan Howe called from the button.

Cheung mucked his cards, and Howe dragged the pot without showing.

Tags: Dan HoweRobert Cheung

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.

Tags: Christian FranciaJohn Lytle