Sunday, November 11, 2012

Event 1: Failla Falls

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)


Jay Ko opened for 850k utg, then Dan Walsh (button) 3-bet to 1.9 million straight.

After giving it some thought, Jay let it go.

Taya Kuznetsova again shoved on her button, ripping the blinds from Jay Ko and Will Failla.

Dilip Ravindran (utg) brought it in for 810k. Will Failla shoved from the small blind. Dilip open-folded A8 offsuit.

Will opened for 900k on the button and Dan called from the small blind.

The flop came K T 4 with two spades. Dan checked, will bet 900k, and after a few beats, Dan announced he was all-in. Will folded, dropping to ~4 million.

On a flop of A 6 4 rainbow, Jay checked, Will fired 1 million, Jay check-raised to 2 million and Will folded, dropping to ~3 million.

Sunday, November 11

TODAY'S EVENTS (Poker Room & The Signature Room) 

11AM: Event 5 - $260 + $40 Deep Stack Semi-Turbo No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
  • Players start with 25,000 in tournament chips 
  • Levels 1-15: will last 15 minutes each | Levels 16+: will last 30 minutes each 
  • Players may Re-Enter through Level 8 
  • 1-Day event 


12PM: Event 6 - $260 + $40 + $20 Ladies Yellow Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
  • Players start with 25,000 in tournament chips 
  • This is a Bounty tournament. Players must have their Bounty chips clearly displayed on table in order to remain active in tournament
  • Levels will last 30 minutes each 
  • Players may Re-Enter through Level 6 
  • 1-Day event 


1PM: Event 7 - $400 + $50 Semi-Turbo Seven Card Stud

  • Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips 
  • Levels 1-10: will last 20 minutes each | Levels 11+: will last 30 minutes each 
  • 1-Day event 

4PM:  Event 26 - $350 + $50 Survivor No Limit Hold'em
  • Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
  • Approximately 1 in 10 will win $3,500 CASH
  • Levels will last 30 minutes each
  • 1-Day event 
7 PM: Event 27 - $100 + $20 + $100 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
  • Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips 
  • This is a Bounty tournament. Players must have their Bounty chips clearly displayed on table in order to remain active in tournament
  • Levels will last 20 minutes each 
  • Players may Re-Enter through Level 6 
  • 1-Day event

Event 1: Break Time Chip Counts

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Another level bit the dust and the final five took a short break.

Here are the rough chip counts (in millions):

Dilip Ravindran - 9.5
Jay Ko - 7.8
Dan Walsh - 7.0
Will Failla - 6.0
Taya Kuznetsova - 3.5

Blinds 200k/400k with 40k ante.

Play has resumed.

Event 1: Kuznetsova Klimbs, Krashes

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Taya Kuznetsova shove on the button on the next orbit and again Will Failla surrendered his big blind.

Taya picked up another 650k in blinds and antes.

A couple of hands later, Taya shoved utg for 3.5+ million and action folded to Dilip Ravidran in the big blind.  After getting the count, he surrendered.

Taya picked up another 650k in blinds and antes.

Then Taya tangled with Dan Walsh. 

On the river, the board showed Q 8 6 T 7.  After Taya called his river bet, Dan showed K9 for the straight.  She mucked and was left with only ~2.8 million.

Event 1: Battling On

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Will Failla opened for 600k on the button.  Dilip Ravindran called from the big blind.

Flop was Q 7 6 with two spades.  Both players checked.

Turn was an offsuit 9.  Dilip bet 850k.  Will called.

River was an offsuit Ten.  Dilip checked, Will bet 400k, and Dilip called.

Will showed 85 of hearts for the turned straight.  Dilip mucked, saying he made two pair on the river.

Will was back up to ~5 million after that hand.

Will contemplates Taya's all-in

Then on Will's big blind, Taya Kuznetsova shoved for 3.32 million from the button.  Will tanked for a couple of minutes, then let it go.

Event 1: Shifting Chips

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)  

Blinds Up!  150k/300k with 40k ante.

Dan Walsh limped utg and Jay Ko raised to 1+ million from the small blind.

Will Failla surrendered his 300k big blind, leaving himself with only about 2.6 million.  (He's the short-stack among the final five.)

Then Dan announced he was all-in.  Jay gave it some thought, then folded.

Will picked up the blinds and antes twice, which added 650k to his stack each time.

Event 1: 6th Place - Spanton

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)    

Daniel Spanton (N Plainfield, NJ)
$30,136

Daniel Spanton was all-in holding pocket 4s and in bad shape against Dan Walsh's pocket Tens.

The board came Q 8 6 5 T and Walsh took the pot, chipping up to almost 9 million.

Daniel Spanton finished in 6th place, earning $30,136.

Five remain.  Average is 7.1 million.

Event 1: Hero Call

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)    

Dilip Ravindran (utg) opened for 550k.

Jay Ko (cutoff) called.  Dan Walsh (bb) called.

Flop was K 7 3 with two clubs.

Dan checked, Dilip bet 760k, Jay called, and Dan folded.

Turn was an offsuit Queen.  Dilip checked.  Ko bet 935k.  Dilip called.

River was an offsuit 5.  Dilip checked.  Ko bet 1.235 million.  Dilip tanked.

After about two and a half minutes, Dilip called, showing pocket 9s.  Ko mucked!

Dilip is now approaching 10 million while Ko dropped to about 6 million.

Event 1: Break Time Chip Counts

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)      

At the end of the level, the final six took a break.

Here are the rough chip counts (in millions):

Jay Ko - 8.9
Taya Kuznetsova - 8.5
Dan Walsh - 5.3
Daniel Spanton - 4.6
Will Failla - 4.2
Dilip Ravindran - 4.0

Average is ~6 million (25 big blinds).

Play resumed with blinds of 120k/240k with 30k ante.

Event 1: 7th Place - Ficadenti

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)      

Frank Ficadenti (Springfield, VA)
$23,207

Frank Ficadenti made his stand with KJ suited, but was up against the AQ of Dan Walsh.

The board came 9 7 4 A A and Dan took the pot.

Frank finished 7th for $23,207.

Event 1: 8th Place - Ludwick

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)    

Jordan Ludwick (Cherry Hill, NJ)
$16,926

Jordan Ludwick raised, Taya Kuznetsova (sb) three-bet, Jordan shoved, and Taya called.

Jordan's AJ was dominated by Taya's AQ.

The board came Q T 3 T 3 and Taya took the pot.

Jordan finished in 8th place, earning $16,926 plus the $3,000 bonus he earned as the day 1A chip leader.

Event 1: Ficadenti Falters

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)      

Frank Ficadenti (cutoff) and Daniel Spanton (button) got all their chips in the middle pre-flop.

Frank's KQ was dominated by Daniel's AK.   The board fell A 6 5 5 7 and Daniel doubled his stack to ~ 5 million.

Frank was left with only ~800k (5 big blinds).

He moved in a couple of hands later, but got no callers, so he picked up 540k in blinds and antes.

Event 1: 9th Place - Jaffee

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)    

Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY)
$12,178

Daniel Spanton opened for 400k, then Jordan Ludwick raised to 1.1 million.

Action folded to Taya Kuznetsova in the small blind, who moved all in.

Daniel folded (claimed AK).  After asking for a count, Jordan also folded.

Taya's up to ~6.3 million.

Jared Jaffee shoved utg and got called by Jay Ko on the button.

Jared's AJ was in bad shape against Jay's pocket Queens.

The board fell T 4 3 2 J and was no help to Jared.  Jay chipped up to almost 10 million, extending his lead.

Jared finished in 9th place, earning $12,178 to go with the $3,000 bonus he earned as the day 1B chip leader.

Event 1: Shifting Chips

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)      

Will Failla completed the small blind and Dan Walsh checked his option.

On the flop of K 4 3 rainbow, Will checked, Dan bet 200k (the minimum) and Will called.

Turn was an 8 and both checked.

River was a 3.  Will bet 400k.  Dan gave it some thought, then folded.  Will showed 87 for two pair.

The late hour is starting to take its toll on the players.

Jay Ko opened for 535 utg.  Jordan Ludwick (hijack) tossed in 600k, thinking he was opening for a raise, not realizing Jay had already raised.  He was forced to call.

On the flop of 7 3 3, Jay bet and Jordan folded.

Event 1: Blinds Up!

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)      

Taya Kuznetsova has moved in a few times without getting called.  She's chipped up to almost 5 million.

Blinds Up!  100k/200k with 30k ante.

Event 1: 10th Place - Faroni

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)      

Abe Faroni (Philadelphia, PA)
$8,050

Abe Faroni shoved for his last 780k holding KJ and ran smack into the pocket Aces of Daniel Spanton.

The Aces held and Dan chipped up to almost 4 million.

Abe finished 10th for $8,050.

Nine players remain.  Average stack is 3.9 million (24 big blinds).

Event 1: Ludwick Doubles

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)   

Dan Walsh limped utg+1 and action folded around to Jordan Ludwick in the big blind.  He raised to ~650k.  Dan 3-bet all his watermelon chips (100k each), Jordan 4-bet shoved and Dan called.

Jordan had AK suited and was racing Dan's pocket 5s.

The board fell A Q 8 T 8 and Jordan doubled up to ~5.5 million.

Dan was left with ~900k.

He picked up some chips on the next hand, then in a battle of the blinds, Will Failla (small) raised to 380k.  Dan shoved, Will folded, and Dan's back up to ~1.6 million.

Event 1: Final Table Chip Counts

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) 

Here's the new lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat - Player - Chips (in millions)
  1. Abe Faroni - 1.2
  2. Frank Ficadenti - 4.5
  3. Daniel Spanton - 3.2
  4. Jared Jaffee - 4.2          *End of day 1B chip leader
  5. Jordan Ludwick - 2.9    *End of day 1A chip leader
  6. Will Failla - 3.7
  7. Dan Walsh - 2.7
  8. Dilip Ravindran - 4.8
  9. Taya Kuznetsova - 2.5
  10. Jay Ko - 6.2
Average stack is 3.6 million (22 big blinds).

Play has resumed.

Blinds Up!  80k/160k with 20k ante.

Event 1: 11th Place - Zagorites

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)     

Michael Zagorites (Chelmsford, MA)
$8,050

On a flop of T 8 7, Michael Zagorites was all-in against Jared Jaffee.

Michael's pocket Jacks were ahead of Jared's QT (pair of Tens). 

Then the last two came running Tens, giving Jared quads and the pot.

Michael finished 11th for $8,050.

The final ten drew for seats and moved to a single table, then took a break with less than two minutes remaining in the level.

Event 1: New Chip Leader

$500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)      

Jared Jaffee's pocket Aces were good for a double-up through Frank Ficadenti, who had KQ.  The board came J T T T 2.  Jared's up to ~2.7 million.  Frank was left with ~4.5 million.

Jay Ko won a huge pot from Abe Faroni.  Jay's up to ~6.5 million, good for the chip lead.

Abe dropped to ~2.5 million.

Will Failla is down to 4.1 million.

Daniel Spanton doubled through Abe Faroni when his A6 out-flopped Abe's A9.  The final board was  6 5 2 J 7.

Daniel was up to ~2.7 million.  Abe was down to ~1.1 million.