2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

$200 NL Hold'em PokerStars Open
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$4,682
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$30,458
Entries
157
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Tom Pschar Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,467)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Ryan Meese jammed the small blind and Tom Pschar called all in from the big blind for a couple hundred thousand chips.

It was Meese's {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} slightly ahead of Pschar's {j-Hearts}{9-Spades}, until the {9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop gave Pscahr top pair. The {8-Diamonds} made things interesting and thanks to the {6-Hearts} river, Meese made a straight.

Pschar was sent home fourth and Meese increased his lead on the other two remaining.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Meese
1,300,000
320,000
320,000
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Tom Pschar
Busted

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Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Meese's Million

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Ryan Meese called from the button after Brett Gordon made it 33,000 to go on his right.

He also called when Gordon bet 42,000 on the {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, and 62,000 on the {7-Hearts} turn. Gordon checked the scary {q-Diamonds} river, however, and Meese wasted little time pushing out enough green 25,000-denomination chips to set Gordon all in for his last 215,000.

Gordon folded and Meese moved firmly into the lead as the first player over the one-million-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Meese
1,150,000
186,000
186,000
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Brett Gordon
215,000
-125,000
-125,000

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Meese Shoves on Mesquita

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Eliano Mesquita raised to 35,000 from under the gun, Ryan Meese three-bet to 105,000 from the small blind, and Mesquita called.

The flop came down {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Meese continued for 85,000. Mesquita called.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Meese jammed for 560,000. Mesquita mulled it over for about 60 seconds before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Meese
964,000
363,000
363,000
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Eliano Mesquita
740,000
-124,000
-124,000

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Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Darren Maglio Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,830)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Eliano Mesquita raised to 27,000 and Darren Maglio ripped it in for ten bigs.

Mesquita tank-called with the {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and was way behind Maglio's {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. The {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{9-Clubs} gave Mesquita the draw he wanted and the {k-Clubs} completed it. Maglio said goodbye fifth after the {j-Diamonds} river, and then there were four.

Player Chips Progress
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Eliano Mesquita
860,000
290,000
290,000
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Darren Maglio
Busted

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