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
Entries
208
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Kim Wins Three-Way All In

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Randy Lew opened to 4,500 in middle position, and small blind John Kim clicked back to 7,000. The big blind jammed for 29,900 and Lew tanked a few minutes before moving all in as well. Kim thought a bit and then slid his stack of just under 55,000 in.

Lew: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Kim: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Big blind: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Everyone had a pair, but Kim's turned to three of a kind on the {10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop. The {a-Diamonds} gave him more cards to fade, but he filled up on the {a-Spades} river.

Players are on break for 20 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
John Kim us
John Kim
140,000 131,800
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
57,000 -38,000

Tags: John KimRandy Lew

James Nadolski Eliminated by Eli Kim

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Eli Kim raised to 5,000 from the cutoff, James Nadolski three-bet shoved from the small blind for about 37,000, and Kim called with {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}, leading Nadolski's {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}, giving Nadolski a pair of queens to take the lead. The turn was the {4-Clubs} to keep Nadolski ahead, but the river was the {K-Spades} to give Kim a pair of kings to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Kim us
Eli Kim
135,000 2,000
James Nadolski us
James Nadolski
Busted

Tags: Eli KimJames Nadolski

Sanders Goes Runner-Runner

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Joseph Drory bet 13,000 from the small blind on a completed board of {3-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{q-Spades}. Dan Howe called in the big blind, and Adam Sanders made it 40,000 to go from early position. Drory tanked a couple of minutes and looked very pained but put in a call. Howe quickly mucked.

Drory mucked upon seeing {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} from Sanders.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Drory us
Joseph Drory
168,000 -42,000
Adam Sanders
Adam Sanders
127,000 85,900
Dan Howe us
Dan Howe
112,000 -32,000

Tags: Dan HoweJoseph DroryAdam Sanders

Gagliano and Lew Play a Big Pot

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Michael Gagliano and Randy Lew played a big three-bet pot with Gagliano in the small blind and Lew in the hijack. With over 40,000 already in the pot, Gagliano bet 18,000 on a flop of {6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Lew called, and both checked the {j-Spades}, though Lew cut out 40,000 and looked ready to bet before tapping the felt. Both players also checked the {k-Clubs}, and Gagliano turned over {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. Lew couldn't beat it.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gagliano us
Michael Gagliano
WSOP 1X Winner
179,000 16,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
95,000 -25,000

Tags: Michael GaglianoRandy Lew

Richard Perticari Eliminated by Alex Queen

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Sean Lango opened to 4,500 from the button, Richard Perticari three-bet shoved for roughly 27,000 from the small blind, Alex Queen reshoved from the big blind, and Lango folded.

Perticari: {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Queen: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

Lango mentioned he had two hearts as well. The board ran out {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, giving Queen the ace-high flush to eliminate Perticari.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Queen us
Alex Queen
78,000 22,300
Sean Lango us
Sean Lango
50,000 -2,800
Richard Perticari us
Richard Perticari
Busted

Tags: Alexander QueenRichard Perticari

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Bernard Gallagher Eliminated by Eli Kim

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Bernard Gallagher raised to 4,000 from under the gun, Eli Kim three-bet to 9,800 from the button, Gallagher four-bet to 24,500, Kim five-bet to effectively 50,000, and Gallagher called all in.

Gallagher: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Kim: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{J-Spades}{4-Spades}, giving Kim a pair of aces to eliminate Gallagher.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Kim us
Eli Kim
133,000 35,800
Bernard Gallagher us
Bernard Gallagher
Busted

Tags: Eli KimBernard Gallagher

Ramdin and Greenstein Stumbling Early

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein
Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein

Team PokerStars is off to a rough start.

Barry Greenstein saw a {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop for a raise from middle position against a player in the big blind, who check-called 5,000. Greenstein barreled again for 7,800 on the {k-Diamonds} turn, and his opponent put in 15,000. The dealer made him put in 600 more for a legal raise, and Greenstein nonetheless folded after some time.

At another table, Victor Ramdin called the all-in shove of an early-position player who had about 11,000. Ramdin held kings and was fading only a pair of deuces, but his opponent called for a backdoor heart flush and got there with the {k-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
91,000 21,800
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
21,400 -12,800

Tags: Barry GreensteinVictor Ramdin