Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
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
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
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
36,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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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
|
29,000 |
|
41,675
-8,325
|
-8,325 |
|
||
|
24,000 | |
|
|
||
|
12,400 | |
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
|
-23,000 |
|
33,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
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 | |
|
|
||
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.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Jennifer Shahade Eliminated by Michael Gagliano
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Jennifer Shahade opened to 1,500 from middle position and Michael Gagliano called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Gagliano bet 3,100. Shahade called after about 30 seconds.
The river was the 
and Gagliano took about 45 seconds before he bet effectively 8,400. Shahade tanked for more than two minutes before she called all in.
Gagliano tabled 
for a ten-high straight, Shahade mucked, and Gagliano scored the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Wantman Check-Raises Turn
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Big blind Matthew Wantman was heads up with a hijack opponent on a 
board. He checked and saw his opponent bet 6,500. Wantman fired in a check-raise to 15,500 and got a fold after a minute or two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
Howe Nearing 100K
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Dan Howe bet 5,600 from the cutoff on a 
board and got action from his opponent on the button. On the river, Howe continued his aggression with another 12,800. That was good enough to win the pot after about two minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,300
44,300
|
44,300 |