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:
Moneymaker:
The board came down , giving Miranda a set of kings to double through Moneymaker.
In a battle of the blinds with the flop reading 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 and both players checked.
The river was the 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 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.
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:
Levin:
The board came down , no help to Levin, ending his tournament in 19th place.
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.