Break
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
The players are on their final 20-minute break of the night.
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
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Updated Chip Counts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
156,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
108,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
|
107,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
98,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
95,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
49,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
47,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
35,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,100
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
30,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
|
||
|
24,700
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
21,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
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 
and Perito checked to Gagliano who bet 4,000. Ross raised to 9,000, Perito folded, and Gagliano called.
The 
landed on the turn and Gagliano check-called another 9,000 from Ross.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Gagliano tabled 
for a pair of kings, Ross mucked, and Gagliano won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
Wantman Takes from Apostol
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
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 
and Wantman bet just 5,000. Apostol made it 10,000 and Wantman called. Wantman checked the and Apostol put in 10,000 more. Wantman raised to 23,000 and Apostol snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
91,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
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: 
Acosta: 
The flop came down 
, giving Sankaranarayanan the lead with a set of sixes. The 
turn kept him ahead, but the river was the 
to give Acosta a set of nines to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | |
|
|
13,000 |
Cheung Bounces One
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Robert Cheung opened and then called the shove of a player in the hijack who had about 10,000. Cheung held 
and was up against 
. The board ran out clean for him and he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Sewnig Bluffs Off His Stack to Pschar
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Three players checked an 
flop, and big blind Daniel Sewnig fired 6,000 on the turn. Tom Pschar called from under the gun, and the third player mucked. The river was an 
and Sewnig checked. Pschar bet 5,000 and Sewnig moved in for about 36,000 effective. Pschar stacked all of his chips in one tower and tanked about two minutes before putting them in the middle.
Sewnig turned 
over for a counterfeited two pair, and Pschar showed 
for trips. Sewnig had crumbs remaining and busted in short order.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
John Mirkovich Eliminated by Randy Lew
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Randy Lew raised to 3,000 from the hijack, John Mirkovich three-bet shoved from the cutoff for about 13,500, and Lew called with , trailing Mirkovich's 
.
The board came down 
, giving Lews eights full of tens to score the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |