$300 NL Hold'em PokerStars Cup
Dia 2 Começado
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
$300 NL Hold'em PokerStars Cup
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Buy-in
$300
Premiação
$31,137
Entries
107
Nível
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Chris Moneymaker and Victor Ramdin Among the Remaining 21 Players
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Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the inaugural PokerStars Festival from Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey!
Today we will be providing Day 2 coverage of Event 1 - $300 NL Hold'em PokerStars Cup. Over three starting flights, there were 107 entries and only 21 players remain. Everyone is guaranteed at least $450, with first place set at $6,520. Thomas Miller is on top of the counts with 129,100, and still in the running are Team PokerStars Pros Victor Ramdin (111,000) and Chris Moneymaker (69,200).
Play will begin today with 20 minutes remaining in Level 13, with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and a 300 ante. Levels last 30 minutes long and play will commence until a winner emerges. Moneymaker is looking for his second win of the series, having won Event 6 - $560 PL Omaha Hi/Lo last night after bagging up chips on Day 1a of this event.
Here is the complete Day 2 table and seat draw:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jose Tronilo | USA | 67,600 |
| 1 | 2 | David Kuder | USA | 46,600 |
| 1 | 3 | Samir Benjamin | USA | 127,500 |
| 1 | 4 | --empty-- | ||
| 1 | 5 | Eric Rivkin | USA | 71,500 |
| 1 | 6 | Victor Ramdin | USA | 111,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Lukasz Homziuk | Poland | 58,500 |
| 1 | 8 | Artim Zhuta | USA | 120,500 |
| 2 | 1 | Julian Miranda | USA | 29,200 |
| 2 | 2 | Chris Moneymaker | USA | 69,200 |
| 2 | 3 | Lyle Diamond | USA | 87,900 |
| 2 | 4 | Timothy Cipoletti | USA | 63,200 |
| 2 | 5 | David Johnson | USA | 35,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Jason Martin Velasco | USA | 52,200 |
| 2 | 7 | --empty-- | ||
| 2 | 8 | Robert Levin | USA | 50,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Christian Francia | USA | 86,800 |
| 3 | 2 | --empty-- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Andrew Irwin | USA | 117,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Ragavan Thiagarajah | USA | 48,500 |
| 3 | 5 | Steven Reese | USA | 66,500 |
| 3 | 6 | Thomas Miller | UK | 129,100 |
| 3 | 7 | Je Wook Oh | USA | 128,700 |
| 3 | 8 | Christopher Korres | USA | 13,500 |
The cards will be in the air at 6:00 p.m. local time, about a half hour from now, so keep it here for live updates on the action.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
129,100 | 129,100 |
|
128,700 | 128,700 |
|
127,500 | 127,500 |
|
|
120,500 | 120,500 |
|
117,000 | 117,000 |
|
111,000 | 111,000 |
|
87,900 | 87,900 |
|
|
86,800 | 86,800 |
|
71,500 | 71,500 |
|
69,200 | 69,200 |
|
|
67,600 | 67,600 |
|
|
66,500 | 66,500 |
|
63,200 | 63,200 |
|
58,500 | 58,500 |
|
52,200 | 52,200 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
48,500 | 48,500 |
|
46,600 | 46,600 |
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
29,200 | 29,200 |
|
|
13,500 | 13,500 |
Nível: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Christopher Korres Eliminated in 21st Place ($450)
Nível 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Christopher Korres raised all in from under the gun for 13,200 and Andrew Irwin called from the hijack with 
, leading Irwin's 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Irwin kings and jacks to eliminate Korres in 21st place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Jose Tronilo Eliminated in 20th Place ($450)
Nível 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Eric Rivkin raised to 5,000 from under the gun, Victor Ramdin called from middle position, and Jose Tronilo called from the button.
The flop came down 
and Rivkin continued for 12,000. Ramdin folded and Tronilo called.
The turn was the 
and Rivkin's remaining 53,000 got into the middle with 
, leading Tronilo's 
.
The river was the 
, safe for Rivkin to double up. Down to just 3,000 or so, Tronilo was eliminated in 20th place shortly thereafter.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | 68,500 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Julian Miranda Doubles Through Robert Levin
Nível 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Julian Miranda raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Robert Levin defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Levin checked to Miranda who shoved for 16,300. Levin called with 
, needing to catch a club against Miranda's .
The 
turn and 
river completed the board, safe for Miranda to score the double through Levin.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000 | 14,800 |
|
|
21,000 | -29,000 |
Nível: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Little By Jonathan Little
Nível 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The PokerStars Festival New Jersey event is chock full of added value, fun, and entertainment for the players.
Included in that is a morning Q&A session hosted by PokerStars' own Lee Jones where he plans to interview a number of top players and members of Team PokerStars Pro throughout the week live on the PokerStars Twitch channel.
In the first session today, Jones was joined by veteran tournament pro, best-selling author and poker coach Jonathan Little.
PokerNews had the chance to jump on the stream and interview Little live on Twitch. The results of that can be found in the feature entitled Little By Jonathan Little: Growing The Game at the PokerStars NJ Festival live on the site right now.
Robert Levin Eliminated in 19th Place ($450)
Nível 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Julian Miranda limped from under the gun, Jason Martin Velasco completed his small blind, Robert Levin raised all in from the big blind for about 19,000, Miranda reraised all in for about 47,000, and Velasco folded.
Miranda: 
Levin: 
The board came down 
, no help to Levin, ending his tournament in 19th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Ramdin Multi Eventing and Doing Well
Nível 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
In a battle of the blinds with the flop reading 
and about 30,000 in the pot, Eric Rivkin (small blind) check-called 13,000 from Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin (big blind).
The turn was the and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Rivkin checked to Ramdin who bet 28,000. Rivkin mulled it over for a bit before he folded.
"I have to show this man," says Ramdin, as he tabled for a straight flush. Ramdin is also playing in the NJCOOP Main Event on PokerStars NJ on his tablet, currently sitting 7th in chips with 25 players remaining.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
137,000 | -3,000 |