2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

$300 NL Hold'em PokerStars Cup
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 PokerStars Festival - New Jersey

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$6,520
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$31,137
Entries
107
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Julian Miranda Doubles Through Chris Moneymaker

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Julian Miranda limped in from the small blind, Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker raised to 7,500 from the big blind, Miranda reraised to about 17,000, Moneymaker four-bet shoved, and Miranda called all in for 38,500.

Miranda: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Moneymaker: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

The board came down {K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{7-Hearts}, giving Miranda a set of kings to double through Moneymaker.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Miranda us
Julian Miranda
80,000
34,000
34,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
14,000
-36,000
-36,000

Tags: Julian MirandaChris Moneymaker

Chip Counts

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Je Wook Oh us
Je Wook Oh
275,000
45,000
45,000
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
185,000
-15,000
-15,000
Samir Benjamin us
Samir Benjamin
115,000
-12,500
-12,500
Eric Rivkin us
Eric Rivkin
115,000
-22,000
-22,000
Lukasz Homziuk pl
Lukasz Homziuk
110,000
51,500
51,500
Timothy Cipoletti us
Timothy Cipoletti
103,000
39,800
39,800
Andrew Irwin us
Andrew Irwin
96,000
-6,000
-6,000
Jason Martin Velasco us
Jason Martin Velasco
78,000
25,800
25,800
Ragavan Thiagarajah us
Ragavan Thiagarajah
74,000
25,500
25,500
David Johnson ca
David Johnson
63,000
28,000
28,000
Thomas Miller us
Thomas Miller
53,000
-34,000
-34,000
David Kuder us
David Kuder
53,000
6,400
6,400
Christian Francia us
Christian Francia
52,000
-34,800
-34,800
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
50,000
-4,000
-4,000
Steven Reese us
Steven Reese
48,000
-18,500
-18,500
Lyle Diamond us
Lyle Diamond
48,000
-39,900
-39,900
Julian Miranda us
Julian Miranda
46,000
-24,000
-24,000
Artim Zhuta us
Artim Zhuta
33,000
-87,500
-87,500

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Ramdin Multi Eventing and Doing Well

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin
Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin

In a battle of the blinds with the flop reading {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} 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 {Q-Diamonds} and both players checked.

The river was the {2-Clubs} 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 {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} 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.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
200,000
44,000
44,000
Eric Rivkin us
Eric Rivkin
137,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Eric RivkinVictor Ramdin

Robert Levin Eliminated in 19th Place ($450)

Level 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: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Levin: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board came down {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{A-Diamonds}, no help to Levin, ending his tournament in 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Miranda us
Julian Miranda
70,000
26,000
26,000
Robert Levin us
Robert Levin
Busted

Tags: Julian MirandaRobert Levin

Little By Jonathan Little

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Lee Jones and Jonathan Little
Lee Jones and Jonathan Little

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.

Tags: Jonathan Little

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Julian Miranda Doubles Through Robert Levin

Level 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 {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Levin checked to Miranda who shoved for 16,300. Levin called with {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}, needing to catch a club against Miranda's {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}.

The {7-Spades} turn and {Q-Diamonds} river completed the board, safe for Miranda to score the double through Levin.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Miranda us
Julian Miranda
44,000
14,800
14,800
Robert Levin us
Robert Levin
21,000
-29,000
-29,000

Tags: Julian MirandaRobert Levin

Jose Tronilo Eliminated in 20th Place ($450)

Level 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 {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Rivkin continued for 12,000. Ramdin folded and Tronilo called.

The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Rivkin's remaining 53,000 got into the middle with {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}, leading Tronilo's {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

The river was the {4-Spades}, safe for Rivkin to double up. Down to just 3,000 or so, Tronilo was eliminated in 20th place shortly thereafter.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Rivkin us
Eric Rivkin
140,000
68,500
68,500
Jose Tronilo us
Jose Tronilo
Busted

Tags: Eric RivkinJose Tronilo