Dinner Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The players are on an 80-minute dinner break. Play resumes at about 7:00 p.m.
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
208
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Chip Counts at Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
96,000 | |
|
75,000 | |
|
|
65,000 | |
|
53,000 | |
|
41,000 | |
|
27,500 | |
|
18,100 |
MIchael Gagliano Doubles Through Manuel Perito
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Following the turn of a 
board with about 14,000 in the pot, Manuel Perito checked from middle position and Michael Gagliano checked from the next seat over.
The river was the 
and Perito bet effectively 9,150. Gagliano called all in immediately.
Perito anounced that he had a ten showed the 
, but Gagliano tabled 
for kings and sixes to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 | -23,000 |
|
33,000 | 14,000 |
Foxen Pays Off Howe
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Alex Foxen defended his big blind and check-called 1,400 from early-position player Dan Howe on a 
flop. Foxen check-called 3,800 more on the 
, and a 
arrived. He checked a final time, and Howe blasted out 9,000. Foxen thought about a minute and called, and he couldn't beat Howe's 
.
In that same area of the tournament, Matthew Mendez and Team PokerStars Pro Jaime Staples have taken seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000 | 29,000 |
|
41,675 | -8,325 |
|
24,000 | |
|
12,400 |
Darren Elias vs. Randy Lew
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Darren Elias raised to 1,200 from under the gun, the player in the cutoff and called and Randy Lew called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Lew who bet 1,500. Only Elias called.
The 
turn was checked by both players, as was the 
river.
Elias tabled 
, but Lew had it beat with 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
36,000 | 5,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Tyson Apostol vs. Randy Lew
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Following a flop of 
, Randy Lew checked from under the gun and Tyson Apostol bet 1,400 from the button. Lew called.
The turn was the 
and Lew checked to Apostol again who bet 3,000. Lew called.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Lew tabled for trip kings, Apostol mucked, and Lew took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
42,000 | 16,000 |
Eischens, Mariano Bust
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Manuel Perito bet 3,000 from the big blind on a board of 
and Terrance Eischens made it 8,300 to go. Perito wasted no time before calling and then came out firing with what looked like 13,600 on the river. Eischens hesitated only briefly before jamming for a few thousand more, and Perito snap-called with . Eischens showed he'd been coolered with a nasty river: for a set on the flop.
At another table, "Boston" Rob Mariano of Survivor fame got his remaining chips in with 
at some point on a board of 
but did not improve against the of Nick Palma.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Pahuja Can't Muck
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
We found Vinny Pahuja checking and calling a bet of 1,700 in a battle of the blinds on a board of 
. On the 
river, Pahuja checked and Zhaoxing Wang put in his last 6,150. Pahuja called quite quickly, and Wang showed him 
for a flush. Pahuja tried to muck, but the floor was called and the ruling was that Pahuja's hand must be exposed: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 2,600 |
|
18,600 |
Randy Lew Slips
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
John Tavss raised to 1,025 from the button, the player in the small blind called, and Randy Lew three-bet to 3,200 from the big blind. Only Tavss called.
The flop came down 
and Lew continued for 3,700. Tavss called.
The turn was the and Lew bet 7,800. Tavss raised all in for about 30,000 and Lew folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | 56,000 |
|
|
26,000 | -20,000 |