Nível: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Nível: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
David Vamplew |
65,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
Norman Michalek |
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Aaron Mermelstein |
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
Matt Affleck |
27,000
550
|
550 |
Timothy Cipoletti |
26,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Albert Daher |
22,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Jason Martin Velasco |
21,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Carlos Chadha |
19,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
Anthony Maio |
9,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Je Wook Oh | Eliminado |
Vanessa Selbst put in 1,500 from under the gun against four opponents on a flop. John Gulino called in middle position, and a player in the small blind came along as well. The turn was a , and action checked to Gulino. He bet 3,200. The small blind mucked fairly quickly, but Selbst took more time. After capping her cards and thinking a minute or two, she announced all in and received a snap-call.
Gulino turned over for a set, and Selbst just mucked. Her stack looked to be about 16,000, and Gulino could easily cover it.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
John Gulino |
67,000
24,600
|
24,600 |
Vanessa Selbst | Eliminado | |
Some 73 players have qualified for this event through online satellites on the PokerStarsNJ client.
Another three even pushed through qualifiers on the global PokerStars site, including one from Liverpool, England.
Although many of those qualifiers are expected to join in the fun on Day 1b Thursday, PokerNews caught up with 60-year-old UK qualifier Peter Smyth, who is playing today, to chat a little about the experience, and how he ended up in a bit of a Pokerstars Pro sandwich.
This latest feature is entitled UK Qualifier Living The Dream at PokerStars Festival New Jersey.
Following the river of a board with about 12,000 in the pot, the player in the small blind was all in for 10,575. Fatima Moreira de Melo tanked for about a little while in the cutoff before she called.
Her opponent showed , but it was second best to Moreira de Melo's for queens and nines to give her the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Fatima Moreira de Melo |
42,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Natasha Barbour was facing a tiny bet of 5,000 into a pot north of 25,000 when we got to her table. The board read , and she flipped in a chip to call. Her opponent turned over quads and took the pot. Barbour was left very short and folded the next orbit or so down to about 2,000.
At other tables, Aaron Mermelstein and Kush Patel went bust.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Natasha Barbour |
2,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Kush Patel | Eliminado | |
Aaron Mermelstein | Eliminado | |
|
Nível: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
John Gulino |
106,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Shawn Daniels |
84,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
Victor Ramdin |
67,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Peter Smyth | 67,000 | |
Norman Michalek |
31,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Barry Greenstein |
31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Jack Duong | 28,000 | |
|
||
Miguel Borrero | 23,000 | |
Elio Fox | 22,000 | |
|
||
Rachel Kranz |
6,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Natasha Barbour | Eliminado |
On a flop of , Anthony Maio bet about 3,000 from middle position and got raised to 10,000 by Sridhar Sangannagari, in the cutoff. Small blind Javier Negron called, and Maio whistled before calling for slightly less. The turn got checked through and the river was a . Negron bet 5,500 and got a call from Sangannagari, who mucked upon seeing for a backdoor straight.
"Where's my club?" Maio said, turning over for a better flush draw that missed. He wished everyone good luck.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Javier Negron
|
81,000 | |
Sridhar Sangannagari |
42,600
14,600
|
14,600 |
Anthony Maio | Eliminado |
Fatima Moreira de Melo has had a tumultuous day, but won a race shortly before the dinner break to double up.
Her opponent raised from the cutoff, Moreira de Melo three-bet shoved from the small blind for about 8,500, and her opponent called with , racing with Moreira de Melo's .
The board came down , giving Moreira de Melo aces and eights to score the double.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Fatima Moreira de Melo |
18,000
9,500
|
9,500 |