Online Poker Recap: Chiappetta Wins Stars Super Tuesday
Online poker action remained strong at PokerStars as the Stars Super Tuesday drew 467 entrants with a first-place prize of $89,897.50. Notable finishers included Michael "mman_status" Meredith in 10th place ($6,071), Steve "mcnallyville" McNally in 13th ($5,137), Reraiseallin in 15th ($5,137), Justin "roothlus2" Levy in 16th ($4,203), Geoff "GeoffRas22" Rasmussen in 17th ($4,203), Steve "thorladen" Weinstein in 23rd ($3,035.50), Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis in 24th ($3,035.50) and Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell in 25th ($3,035.50). The chip counts at the start of the final table were the following:
W Snipes - 309,179
Mike "CHI01" Chiappetta - 275,132
thewh00sel - 219,493
iecavniex - 173,890
rdesch - 121,808
Mumtum23 - 76,520
isuckoutonu - 76,130
BriDge2PaiN - 75,657
Ty "puffinmypurp" Reiman - 73,191
Two levels elapsed before rdesch busted at 4,000/8,000/800. From middle position, rdesch shoved for 51,833 with 7?7?, but ran into thewh00sel, who waited with A?A? in the big blind. No seven showed and rdesch took $7,939 for ninth. Mumtum23 went out a few hands later when from middle position, W Snipes made it 19,275 to play. Mumtum23 went all in for 35,600 in the big blind with A?5? and W Snipes called with K?J?. The board rolled out 8?7?5?K?7? and Mumtum23 headed home in eighth place for $10,974.50. The level's last hand saw isuckoutonu eliminated. From early position, thewh00sel opened the pot with a raise to 18,525 and from middle position isuckoutonu shoved for 150,435. Mike "CHI01" Chiappetta re-shoved from the big blind for 204,750 total and thewh00sel got out of the way. Chiappetta tabled A?K? and was racing against isuckoutonu's 10?10?. The board ran out 6?K?4?7?3? and isuckoutonu was sent to the rail in seventh place for $15,644.50.
BriDge2PaiN exited at 5,000/10,000/1,000. From the cutoff, BriDge2PaiN shipped it in for 71,314 with A?5? and found action from Ty "puffinmypurp" Reiman in the big blind with A?Q?. The board came A?K?3?K?10? and BriDge2PaiN was out in sixth place for $20,314.50. Soon after, W Snipes' A?10? fell to thewh00sel's A?K?, making him the short stack. One hand later, W Snipes shoved from the button for 59,422 holding A?3? and Ty Reiman isolated with A?10?. The board rolled out K?6?3?Q?J? as Reiman hit Broadway to send W Snipes to the cashier in fifth, for $26,152.
Iecavniex was felted at 6,000/12,000/1,200. From the small blind iecavniex went all in for 58,540 with K?10?, and Mike "CHI01" Chiappetta called from the big blind with Q?2?. The board ran out J?4?A?2?7? and iecavniex fell to the pair of deuces in fourth place for $37,360. Ty "puffinmypurp" Reiman departed shortly thereafter. He shoved from the small blind for 142,612 with 8?6? and Mike Chiappetta called with J?10?. The board came Q?2?2?9?7? and Reiman was sent to the rail in third place for $49,035. The chip counts at the start of heads-up play:
Mike "CHI01" Chiappetta - 997,912
thewh00sel - 403,088
Chiappetta added to his lead before taking the tournament down. On the button, thewh00sel min-raised to 24,000 and Chiappetta re-raised to 60,000. Thewh00sel shoved all in and Chiappetta called. Chiappetta's A?10? was ahead of thewh00sel's K?Q? and he maintained the lead when the flop came 10?6?6?. Things changed drastically when the Q? fell on the turn to give thewh00sel the lead, but the 10? landed on the river and Chiappetta won the tournament with the full house. For finishing in second place thewh00sel earned $66,781. Mike "CHI01" Chiappetta collected $89,897.50 for taking down this week's PokerStars Super Tuesday.
Final Results:
1. Mike "CHI01" Chiappetta -$89,897.50
2. thewh00sel - $66,781
3. Ty "puffinmypurp" Reiman - $49,035
4. iecavniex- $37,360
5. W Snipes - $26,152
6. BriDge2PaiN - $20,314.50
7. isuckoutonu - $15,644.50
8. Mumtum23 - $10,974.50
9. rdesch - $7,939
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