Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
$2,000 NL Hold'em - 6 Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$17,460
Entries
9
Level
14
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
500
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
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|
33,000
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
||
|
32,000
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
|
||
|
27,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
21,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
17,000
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
15,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
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Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Eli Ross opened to 1,500 from middle position, Jason Rivkin called from the cutoff, and Michael Gagliano three-bet shoved from the big blind for 16,000. Ross folded and Rivkin tanked for about 75 seconds before he called.
Rivkin: 
Gagliano: 
The flop came down 
, keeping Gagliano well ahead. The turn was the 
, giving Rivkin plenty of outs with an open-ended straight-flush draw. However, the river was the 
, safe for Gagliano to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,600
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000
-17,100
|
-17,100 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Felipe Ramos raised to 1,300 from middle position, Eli Ross called from the hijack, Jason Rivkin called from the button, and Daniel Needleman called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked around.
The turn was the 
and Needleman checked to Ramos who shoved for about 10,000. The rest of the table folded, and Ramos flashed 
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,300
6,400
|
6,400 |
|
|
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Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The remaining players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 9,900 |
| 2 | Eli Ross | USA | 10,400 |
| 3 | David Vamplew | UK | 34,700 |
| 4 | Jason Rivkin | USA | 41,100 |
| 5 | Jonathan Little | USA | 36,300 |
| 6 | Daniel Needleman | USA | 32,000 |
| 7 | Michael Gagliano | USA | 15,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,100
100
|
100 |
|
|
36,300
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
34,700
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
32,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
15,600
-3,400
|
-3,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,400
-8,600
|
-8,600 |
|
|
9,900
-10,100
|
-10,100 |
|
|
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Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The top two places will be paid, with the winner receiving $11,350 and the runner-up getting $6,110.
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Darren Elias raised all in from the small blind for 3,025 and Michael Gagliano called from the big blind.
Elias: 
Gagliano: 
The board ran out 
, no help to Elias, scoring the elimination for Gagliano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000
9,100
|
9,100 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75