2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Main Event
Day: 2
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
Players Left 1 / 208
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"Good Bet" from Howe

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Dan Howe was in early position and bet 16,000 into a pot of about 25,000 on a {7-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop. Jesse Elliott called on the button and the two saw a {j-Diamonds}, which checked through. Howe blasted out a big bet of about 90,000 on the {4-Spades}.

"Good bet," Elliott said with a sigh, mucking his hand.

Tags: Dan HoweJesse Elliott

Chip Counts (full)

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Seung Woo Yoo Eliminated in 33rd Place ($1,576)

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Seung Woo Yoo raised all in for 39,600 from the hijack and Darren Elias isolated with a shove of his own from the cutoff.

Yoo: {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Elias: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, safe for Elias to score the elimination with a pair of queens.

Tags: Darren EliasSeung Woo Yoo

Mason and Affleck Go to War

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Matt Affleck opened on the button to 7,500 and got three-bet to 22,500 by Craig Mason in the big blind. Affleck cut out a raise to 57,500, and action moved back to Mason. He put in a tower of blue T5,000 chips and Affleck quickly mucked.

Tags: Matt AffleckCraig Mason

Joe Sanfilippo Eliminated in 34th Place ($1,576)

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Joe Sanfilippo raised all in for about 50,000 from the hijack and Chris Dombrowski called from the big blind with {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}, well ahead of Sanfilippo's {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

The board came down {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades}, no help to Sanfilippo, ending his tournament in 34th place.

Tags: Chris Dombrowski

First Few Eliminations in the Money

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Despite his recent double up, Vinny Pahuja is among the first few eliminated in the money. Each of these playeres earned $1,576.

Vinny Pahuja Doubles Through Seung Woo Yoo

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Seung Woo Yoo opened to 7,000 from under the gun, Vinny Pahuja three-bet shoved for 27,300, and Yoo called with {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}, trailing Pahuja's {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}.

The board came down {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, safe for Pahuja to double up.

Asher Conniff Eliminated on Bubble

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Asher Conniff
Asher Conniff

Asher Conniff moved all in from the button for 12,200. Randy Lew was tanking in the big blind when we arrived.

"That must be a good hand," Lew said.

"These cards are... not bad," Conniff confirmed.

"I don't even know the math," Lew said with a smile. "I'm tempted to just throw it in and hope."

In the end, that's what he decided to do.

Conniff: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Lew: {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

Conniff was ahead, but the {3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop was devastating for his hand, leaving him in dire need of an ace. The {2-Diamonds} turn and {5-Hearts} river were bricks, and Conniff was the final player eliminated to get nothing.

Tags: Asher ConniffRandy Lew