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

Snider Finds a Double

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Bradley Snider shoved all in for his last 33,000 or so and got a call from an opponent in the small blind.

Snider: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Small blind: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board came {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, so Snider had a ton of cards to dodge to the river. It was a {6-Spades} though, and he doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Snider us
Bradley Snider
69,200
32,600
32,600

Tags: Bradley Snider

Sangannagari Busts Wantman

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Matthew Wantman
Matthew Wantman

Sridhar Sangannagari opened for a raise to 5,500 under the gun and then called the jam of Matthew Wantman, who had about 50,000 on the button.

Sangannagari: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Wantman: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop was about as bad as possible for Wantman without pairing Sangannagari as he now had picked up a pile of outs with a gutter and a double-pairing of the board. The {3-Hearts} turn was one of the safe cards for Wantman, but an {a-Diamonds} river sent him to bustoville.

Player Chips Progress
Sridhar Sangannagari us
Sridhar Sangannagari
290,000
85,000
85,000
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Matthew WantmanSridhar Sangannagari

John Myung Eliminated by Matt Affleck

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Matt Affleck raised to 5,500 from the button, John Myung three-bet shoved from the big blind for 45,700, and Affleck mulled it over for a bit before he called.

Affleck: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Myung: {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board came down {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{A-Clubs}, no help to Myung, securing the pot for Affleck.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
187,000
82,000
82,000
John Myung us
John Myung
Busted

Tags: Matt AffleckJohn Myung

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Ramdin Eliminates Snider

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

Bradley Snider shoved for his last 17,400 and got called by the cutoff. Victor Ramdin came along as well in the big blind, and the board rolled out {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} with Ramdin and the cutoff checking down until Ramdin fired 15,000 on the end. The cutoff mucked, and Ramdin flicked in {6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} for a backdoor straight. Snider turned over {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and took his leave.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
175,000
7,000
7,000
Bradley Snider us
Bradley Snider
Busted

Tags: Bradley SniderVictor Ramdin

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.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
84,500
59,900
59,900
Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Asher ConniffRandy Lew

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.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Dombrowski us
Chris Dombrowski
220,000
124,400
124,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Sanfilippo
Joe Sanfilippo
Busted

Tags: Chris Dombrowski

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.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Mason us
Craig Mason
240,000
30,000
30,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
155,300
-31,700
-31,700

Tags: Matt AffleckCraig Mason