2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Tom Revello Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,870)

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Revello - 12th Place
Tom Revello - 12th Place

Tom Revello raised to 18,000 from under the gun, Peter Smyth three-bet to 46,000 from the hijack, Sridhar Sangannagari called from the small blind, and Matt Affleck four-bet to 121,000 from the big blind. Revello tanked for about two-and-a-half minutes before he five-bet shoved for 437,000, Smyth and Sangannagari folded, and Affleck called after about 30 seconds.

Revllo: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Affleck: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The board came down {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}, giving Affleck queens full of fives to eliminate Revello.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Affleck
1,100,000
360,000
360,000
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Tom Revello
Busted

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Dombrowski Shoves the River

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari bet 65,000 on the end out of the small blind with the board reading {k-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs}. Chris Dombrowski tanked awhile then announced he was all in from the button, and it was for 215,000. Sangannagari thought about 90 seconds and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Dombrowski
415,000
59,000
59,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Sridhar Sangannagari
280,000
-157,000
-157,000

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Jovy Ounthongdy Doubles Through Peter Smyth

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jovy Ounthongdy opened to 18,000 from under the gun and Peter Smyth called from the cutoff.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Ounthongdy shoved for 128,000. Smyth tanked for a bit before he called with {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}, leading Ounthongdy's {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}.

The turn was the {J-Hearts}, though, giving Ounthongdy Broadway to take the lead. The river was the {9-Clubs}, safe for Ounthongdy to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jovy Ounthongdy
311,000
121,000
121,000
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Peter Smyth
310,000
-17,000
-17,000

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Rocco Dicondina Doubles Through Nick Aguilera

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Rocco Dicondina raised all in for 101,000 from under the gun and Nick Aguilera called from the big blind with {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}, leading Dicondina's {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, giving Dicondina a set of nines to double through Aguilera.

Player Chips Progress
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Rocco Dicondina
222,000
118,000
118,000
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Nick Aguilera
130,000
-100,000
-100,000

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Jason Acosta Doubles Through Rocco Dicondina

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Nick Aguilera raised to 16,000 from under the gun, Rocco Dicondina three-bet to 32,000 from the next seat over, Jason Acosta four-bet shoved for 115,000 from the big blind, Aguilera folded, and Dicondina called.

Dicondina: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Acosta: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The board comes down {A-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{K-Spades}{9-Spades}, giving Acosta top two pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Acosta
256,000
76,000
76,000
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Rocco Dicondina
104,000
-181,000
-181,000

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Dan Howe Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,870)

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Howe
Dan Howe

Jason Acosta opened for a raise under the gun to 20,000 and saw Dan Howe jam from the cutoff for 170,000 or so. Eli Kim moved all in from the big blind for about 200,000, and Acosta mucked.

"No ace, please," Kim said as he tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}.

Instead, he was the one who needed help against {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Help is exactly what he got on the {j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop, and the {2-Clubs} turn meant Howe would need to find one of the final two kings to stay alive. The {10-Diamonds} wasn't it.

Player Chips Progress
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Eli Kim
425,000
217,000
217,000
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Dan Howe
Busted

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John Kim Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,870)

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

John Kim raised all in for 25,000 from the hijack, Rocco Dicondina called from the cutoff, and David Johnston called from the big blind.

The flop fell {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Johnston led for 30,000. Dicondina folded.

Kim: {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Johnston: {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Johnston led with a pair of sevens and held up through the {6-Hearts} turn and {K-Clubs} river to eliminate Kim in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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David Johnston
765,000
65,000
65,000
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John Kim
Busted

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Affleck Climbing

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jovy Ounthongdy raised to 18,000 from under the gun and Matt Affleck defended his big blind.

They checked to the turn of a {Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{K-Clubs} board where Affleck bet 25,000. Ounthongdy called.

The river was the {A-Clubs} and Affleck bet 100,000. Ounthongdy called.

Affleck tabled {8-Clubs}{7-Spades} for trip sevens, Ounthongdy mucked, and Affleck won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Affleck
740,000
136,000
136,000
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Jovy Ounthongdy
190,000
-175,000
-175,000

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