$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Scott Baumstein (New York, NY) 7.87 million
Vinny Pahuja (Hicksville, NY) 4.52 million
Patrick Chan (Brooklyn, NY) 3 million
Brock Parker (Silver Spring, MD) 3.98 million
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $372,568
2nd $209,480
3rd $131,895
4th $107,067
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Championship: 5th Place - Papola
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Jeff Papola (Monmouth Beach, NJ)
$85,344
Blinds 40k/80k/5k ante
Scott Baumstein opens to 160k, Jeff Papola calls from the SB, Vinny Pahuja is all in from the BB.
Baumstein folds, Papola calls and puts his last 1.6 million at risk.
Papola: A 2
Pahuja AK
Papola picks up a flush draw, but bricks the river and is out 5th place.
"You're never happy unless you get first place," says Papola, "but I'm happy."
Championship: 6th Place - Esposito
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 60/120/5k ante
On a board of A A 3, Scott Baumstein calls Michael Esposito's bet.
Turn: J
Esposito bets 350k, Baumstein calls,.
River: 9
Esposito bets 500k (leaving 1.1 million behind), Baumstein moves all in and Esposito calls.
Esposito: A 10 (trip aces)
Baumstein: A 9 (full house)
Baumstein is trailing the entire hand, but picks up a full house on the river to knock Esposito out in 6th place.
"I enjoyed everything," said Esposito, who finished in 7th place at this year's WSOP Main Event. "It was a well run tournament."
Esposito says he's never played in a re-entry tournament and took advantage of playing Day 1A and Day 1B.
"It was a good decision," he said. "I came here to play and didn't want to be left with 22 thousand."
Esposito said he took a horrible beat after flopping a set at the end of Day 1A when his opponent went runner-runner straight. He went all in on the final hand looking for a double-up, but instead busted and re-entered.
It turned out to be a great decision as Esposito was the end of Day 1B chip leader, earning him a $3,000 bonus which propelled him to the final table and $70,602.
Michael Esposito (Seaford, NY)
$70,602
Blinds 60/120/5k ante
On a board of A A 3, Scott Baumstein calls Michael Esposito's bet.
Turn: J
Esposito bets 350k, Baumstein calls,.
River: 9
Esposito bets 500k (leaving 1.1 million behind), Baumstein moves all in and Esposito calls.
Esposito: A 10 (trip aces)
Baumstein: A 9 (full house)
Baumstein is trailing the entire hand, but picks up a full house on the river to knock Esposito out in 6th place.
"I enjoyed everything," said Esposito, who finished in 7th place at this year's WSOP Main Event. "It was a well run tournament."
Esposito says he's never played in a re-entry tournament and took advantage of playing Day 1A and Day 1B.
"It was a good decision," he said. "I came here to play and didn't want to be left with 22 thousand."
Esposito said he took a horrible beat after flopping a set at the end of Day 1A when his opponent went runner-runner straight. He went all in on the final hand looking for a double-up, but instead busted and re-entered.
It turned out to be a great decision as Esposito was the end of Day 1B chip leader, earning him a $3,000 bonus which propelled him to the final table and $70,602.
Championship: 7th Place - Stout
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Matt Stout (Las Vegas, NV)
$56,637
Blinds 60k/120k/5k ante
Vinny Pahuja opens from the button to 125k, Matt Stout moves all in for 1.1 million, Pahuja calls.
Pahuja: A♣ K♠
Stout: A♥ J♠
Flop: 7♠ K♣2♦ (Pahuja pair of kings)
"That's not a good flop for me," laments Stout.
Turn: 3♦ (Stout drawing dead)
River: 4♠
Pahuja wins the hand with a pair of kings and knocks out Stout in 7th place.
"Didn't even pick up a sweat on the turn," says Pahjua, who now has 2.7 million, "I figured I'd see a ten. That's the way it's been, I've never seen anything like it."
Championship: Esposito Doubles Through Chan
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Michael Esposito is all in for 1.2 million and Patrick Chan goes with him.
Esposito: 99
Chan: AQ
Board: 4 5 K 6 7
Esposito doubles to 2.5 million, while Chan drops to 3.2 million.
Michael Esposito is all in for 1.2 million and Patrick Chan goes with him.
Esposito: 99
Chan: AQ
Board: 4 5 K 6 7
Esposito doubles to 2.5 million, while Chan drops to 3.2 million.
Event 21: 11 am Tournament Heading to Two Tables
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
23 players remain and nobody has a monster stack with the big stacks in the 500k-600k range. Recognizable faces still playing include Neville Darrell, Roman Valerstein and Jay Zimmet.
23 players remain and nobody has a monster stack with the big stacks in the 500k-600k range. Recognizable faces still playing include Neville Darrell, Roman Valerstein and Jay Zimmet.
Championship: Pahuja Doubles Through Papola
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 60k/120k/5k ante
Jeff Papola raises from the SB, Vinny Pahuja moves all in from the BB for 880k and Papola calls.
Papola: 9♥ 9♠
Pahuja: Q♥ Q♠
A queen hits the flop and Pahuja gets a double-up to 1.8 million, Papola drops to 2.9 million
Blinds 60k/120k/5k ante
Jeff Papola raises from the SB, Vinny Pahuja moves all in from the BB for 880k and Papola calls.
Papola: 9♥ 9♠
Pahuja: Q♥ Q♠
A queen hits the flop and Pahuja gets a double-up to 1.8 million, Papola drops to 2.9 million
Championship: Level Down, Blinds Up
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Players are on a 10 minute color-up break as the orange (1k) chips are removed from play.
Scott Baumstein wins a river showdown with pocket 8s to take his stack to 5.4 million (45 bb), while Vinny Pahuja is still the short stack with 750k (6 bb).
The average stack is 2.76 million (23 bb) with blinds moving up to 60k/120k/5k ante.
Players are on a 10 minute color-up break as the orange (1k) chips are removed from play.
Scott Baumstein wins a river showdown with pocket 8s to take his stack to 5.4 million (45 bb), while Vinny Pahuja is still the short stack with 750k (6 bb).
The average stack is 2.76 million (23 bb) with blinds moving up to 60k/120k/5k ante.
Championship: 8th Place - Raghavan
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Ravi Raghavan (Northbrook, IL)
$42,672
Blinds 25k/50k/4k ante
Ravi Raghavan shoves 850k (17 bb) with A 10 and is up against the AQ of Scott Baumstein.
Raghavan gets no help on the board and is out in 8th place for his first Borgata cash.
Baumstein adds to his chip lead and is up to 4.5 million.
Championship: Take Me to the River
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
After not seeing a flop for an entire orbit, Jeff Papola and Matt Stout play a pot to the river.
Blinds 25k/50k/4k ante
Papola (UTG + 1) raises to 100k, Stout calls from MP, Scott Baumstein calls from the SB
Flop: K♣ J♣ 4♦
Baumsteim checks, Papola bets 120k, Stout calls, Baumstein folds
Turn: 6♥
Papola checks, Stoudt bets 325k, Papola calls
River: 4♠
both players check
Papola turns over A♦ J♥ for a pair of jacks, Stout folds.
Papola wins the 1.3 million chip pot.
After not seeing a flop for an entire orbit, Jeff Papola and Matt Stout play a pot to the river.
Blinds 25k/50k/4k ante
Papola (UTG + 1) raises to 100k, Stout calls from MP, Scott Baumstein calls from the SB
Flop: K♣ J♣ 4♦
Baumsteim checks, Papola bets 120k, Stout calls, Baumstein folds
Turn: 6♥
Papola checks, Stoudt bets 325k, Papola calls
River: 4♠
both players check
Papola turns over A♦ J♥ for a pair of jacks, Stout folds.
Papola wins the 1.3 million chip pot.
Championship: Back to the Grind
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The 8 remaining players are back in action with blinds at 25k/50k/4k ante
Michael Esposito (Seaford, NY)
Jeff Papola (Monmouth Beach, NJ)
Vinny Pahuja (Hicksville, NY)
Matt Stout (Las Vegas, NV
Patrick Chan (Brooklyn, NY)
Brock Parker (Silver Spring, MD)
Ravi Raghavan (Northbrook, IL)
Scott Baumstein (New York, NY)
The 8 remaining players are back in action with blinds at 25k/50k/4k ante
Michael Esposito (Seaford, NY)
Jeff Papola (Monmouth Beach, NJ)
Vinny Pahuja (Hicksville, NY)
Matt Stout (Las Vegas, NV
Patrick Chan (Brooklyn, NY)
Brock Parker (Silver Spring, MD)
Ravi Raghavan (Northbrook, IL)
Scott Baumstein (New York, NY)
Event 21: 11 am Numbers Game
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Number of Entries: 371
Players Remaining: 36
Chips in Play: 7.42 million
Average Stack: 206k
Next Blinds: 4k/8k/1k ante
Play Resumes: 8:40 pm
Total Buy-In: $74,200
First Prize: $19,430
Places Paid: 36
Number of Entries: 371
Players Remaining: 36
Chips in Play: 7.42 million
Average Stack: 206k
Next Blinds: 4k/8k/1k ante
Play Resumes: 8:40 pm
Total Buy-In: $74,200
First Prize: $19,430
Places Paid: 36
Championship: Numbers Game
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Number of Entries: 644
Players Remaining: 8
Chips in Play: 19.32 million
Big Stack: 3.9 million (78 bb)
Average Stack: 2.4 million (48 bb)
Next Blinds: 25k/50k/4k ante
Play Resumes: 8:25 pm
Remaining Prize Pool:
1st $372,568
2nd $209,480
3rd $131,895
4th $107,067
5th $85,344
6th $70,602
7th $56,637
8th $42,672
Number of Entries: 644
Players Remaining: 8
Chips in Play: 19.32 million
Big Stack: 3.9 million (78 bb)
Average Stack: 2.4 million (48 bb)
Next Blinds: 25k/50k/4k ante
Play Resumes: 8:25 pm
Remaining Prize Pool:
1st $372,568
2nd $209,480
3rd $131,895
4th $107,067
5th $85,344
6th $70,602
7th $56,637
8th $42,672
Event 21: 11 am Tournament Breaks Bubble
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
On a flop of A 6 7 all the chips are in the middle and Larry Paden (Chester Springs, PA) has a set of 6s, but needs to dodge straight and flush draws.
Another 7 hits the turn and it's game over for Paden's opponent who's knocked out by the full house.
The elimination sends the remaining 36 players into the money and off to a one hour dinner break.
The field is guaranteed $432 as they play for the $19,430 top prize.
Paden Breaks Bubble, then Breaks Bread
On a flop of A 6 7 all the chips are in the middle and Larry Paden (Chester Springs, PA) has a set of 6s, but needs to dodge straight and flush draws.
Another 7 hits the turn and it's game over for Paden's opponent who's knocked out by the full house.
The elimination sends the remaining 36 players into the money and off to a one hour dinner break.
The field is guaranteed $432 as they play for the $19,430 top prize.
Championship: Dinner Break Chip Counts
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Dinnertime! The final eight players have taken off for a one hour dinner break.
Play will resume at about 8:25pm.
Here are the chip counts:
Scott Baumstein - 3.9 million
Brock Parker - 3.6 million
Patrick Chan - 3.25 million
Jeff Papola - 2.787 million
Matt Stout - 2.723 million
Michael Esposito - 1.5 million
Vinny Pahuja - 832k
Ravi Raghavan - 782k
Dinnertime! The final eight players have taken off for a one hour dinner break.
Play will resume at about 8:25pm.
Here are the chip counts:
Scott Baumstein - 3.9 million
Brock Parker - 3.6 million
Patrick Chan - 3.25 million
Jeff Papola - 2.787 million
Matt Stout - 2.723 million
Michael Esposito - 1.5 million
Vinny Pahuja - 832k
Ravi Raghavan - 782k
Championship: 8 Hands, 1 Orbit
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
In the last orbit we saw three flops, one all in, one walk and lots of folding.
Blinds 20k/40k/4k
Hand 1 - Parker button: Stout raises to 90k from HJ, Chan 3-bets to 215k, Stout folds
Hand 2 - Raghavan button: Papola UTG raises to 90k, Raghavan calls.
Flop: 10♥ 3♣ 7♠
Papola c-bets 85k, Raghavan folds
Hand 3 - Baumstein button: folds to Baumstein who raises to 80k, Esposito calls from the SB
Flop: 9♥ 8♠ Q♥
both players check
Turn: A♥
Esposito checks, Baumstein bets 85k, Esposito folds
Hand 4 - Esposito button: Baumstein raises to 80k from CO, Papola calls
Flop: J♣ A♠ 9♠
both players check
Turn: 6♠
both player check
River: 8♠
Papola 120k, Baumstein tank folds
The table eggs on Papola to show a card, but mucks. Baumstein says, "I might of had the best hand without a spade."
Hand 5 - Papola button: Stout gets a walk in the BB, wins blinds and antes
Hand 6 - Pahuja button: Papola raises to 80k from the CO, Pahuja all in for 800k, Papola folds
Hand 7 - Stout button: Raghavan raies to 90k UTG, wins blinds and antes
Hand 8 - Chan button: Stout raises to 90k from the CO, wins blinds and antes
In the last orbit we saw three flops, one all in, one walk and lots of folding.
Blinds 20k/40k/4k
Hand 1 - Parker button: Stout raises to 90k from HJ, Chan 3-bets to 215k, Stout folds
Hand 2 - Raghavan button: Papola UTG raises to 90k, Raghavan calls.
Flop: 10♥ 3♣ 7♠
Papola c-bets 85k, Raghavan folds
Hand 3 - Baumstein button: folds to Baumstein who raises to 80k, Esposito calls from the SB
Flop: 9♥ 8♠ Q♥
both players check
Turn: A♥
Esposito checks, Baumstein bets 85k, Esposito folds
Hand 4 - Esposito button: Baumstein raises to 80k from CO, Papola calls
Flop: J♣ A♠ 9♠
both players check
Turn: 6♠
both player check
River: 8♠
Papola 120k, Baumstein tank folds
The table eggs on Papola to show a card, but mucks. Baumstein says, "I might of had the best hand without a spade."
Hand 5 - Papola button: Stout gets a walk in the BB, wins blinds and antes
Hand 6 - Pahuja button: Papola raises to 80k from the CO, Pahuja all in for 800k, Papola folds
Hand 7 - Stout button: Raghavan raies to 90k UTG, wins blinds and antes
Hand 8 - Chan button: Stout raises to 90k from the CO, wins blinds and antes
Championship: Pahuja's All in Not Called
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Jeff Papola raises to 80k from the cutoff, Vinny Pahuja moves all from the button for 800k, Papola folds.
There's five minutes left on the clock before dinner break.
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Jeff Papola raises to 80k from the cutoff, Vinny Pahuja moves all from the button for 800k, Papola folds.
There's five minutes left on the clock before dinner break.
Championship: Baumstein Chips Up
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Most hands don't see a flop as single raises take down most pots, so going to the river without an all-in bet is uncommon.
In blind vs blind, Ravi Raghanvan completes from the SB and Scott Baumstein checks.
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Flop: K♣ 4♦ 9♠
Raghanvan bets 40k, Baumstein calls
Turn: A♥
Raghanvan bets 80k, Baumstein calls
River: 6♣
Raghanvan bets 215k, Baumstein calls
Raghanvan: K♠ Q♦ (pair of kings)
Baumstein: A♦ 5♣ (pair of aces)
Baumstein takes his stack to 3.75 million, Raghanvan drops to 975k.
Most hands don't see a flop as single raises take down most pots, so going to the river without an all-in bet is uncommon.
In blind vs blind, Ravi Raghanvan completes from the SB and Scott Baumstein checks.
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Flop: K♣ 4♦ 9♠
Raghanvan bets 40k, Baumstein calls
Turn: A♥
Raghanvan bets 80k, Baumstein calls
River: 6♣
Raghanvan bets 215k, Baumstein calls
Raghanvan: K♠ Q♦ (pair of kings)
Baumstein: A♦ 5♣ (pair of aces)
Baumstein takes his stack to 3.75 million, Raghanvan drops to 975k.
Championship: Stuck At Eight
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
In just six hours they have sent 19 players home for Thanksgiving turkey, leaving eight in the hunt for the top prize of $372,568.
These eight appear to have settled in for some serious poker, so it might be a while before we see another departure.
Here's a reminder of what's at stake:
1: $372,568
2: $209,480
3: $131,895
4: $107,067
5: $85,344
6: $70,602
7: $56,637
8: $42,672
In just six hours they have sent 19 players home for Thanksgiving turkey, leaving eight in the hunt for the top prize of $372,568.
These eight appear to have settled in for some serious poker, so it might be a while before we see another departure.
Here's a reminder of what's at stake:
1: $372,568
2: $209,480
3: $131,895
4: $107,067
5: $85,344
6: $70,602
7: $56,637
8: $42,672
Event 21: 11 am Tournament Down to 54
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
They're less than 20 spots from the money and play is now 9-handed on six tables
Still playing for the $432 min cash and the $19,430 top prize:
Dwyte Pilgrim
Roman Valerstein
Neville Darrell
Jason Evans
Jay Zimmet
Mike Lydon
David Johnston
The average stack is 137k (27 bb); blinds are 2,500/5k/500 ante.
They're less than 20 spots from the money and play is now 9-handed on six tables
Still playing for the $432 min cash and the $19,430 top prize:
Dwyte Pilgrim
Roman Valerstein
Neville Darrell
Jason Evans
Jay Zimmet
Mike Lydon
David Johnston
The average stack is 137k (27 bb); blinds are 2,500/5k/500 ante.
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