Tag Archives: 2021 Super Stacks

Main Event: Maurice Hawkins – 4th Place ($37,010)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 323

Maurice Hawkins

Thomas Elder open-shipped for 1,450,000 and Maurice Hawkins reshipped for 1,900,000 from the button. The blinds folded and we had a big hand.

Hawkins: AcQc
Elder: KhKc

Hawkins’s big ace ran into a big hand and nothing on the 5s2c2h8hJd kept him from double up Elder again. He was down to 450,000 and got that in against Nick Palma.

Palma: Ac3c
Hawkins: Kh6c

Hawkins needed to catch but it was Palma pairing his aces on the Ah5d4s flop. The Jc turn and 9s river finished Hawkins’s Main Event in fourth place.

Nick Palma – 11,100,000 (111 bb)
Thomas Elder – 3,150,000 (32 bb)
Maurice Hawkins – Eliminated in 4th Place ($37,010)

Main Event: Nick Palma Takes the Lead

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 323

Nick Palma

In a series of hands, none of which were all ins, Nick Palma took the lead from Likang Berninger. The last saw a pot with the board reading 9h6h6dKh5s, Berninger bet 750,000 and Palma called after two minutes to think it through.

He called correctly with 9s8c against As3d to build his lead.

Nick Palma – 10,400,000 (104 bb)
Likang Berninger – 2,500,000 (25 bb)

Main Event: Herbert Woodbery – 5th Place ($27,850)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 323

On the next hand after the Thomas Elder double, Nick Palma opened to 225,000 and Herbert Woodbery shipped for 1,075,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Palma quickly called.

Palma: AdTs
Woodbery: Ac5c

Woodbery needed a lot of help with the smaller ace, picked up a gutshot wheel draw on the 7c4s2h flop but blanked the Qd turn and 9s river to go out in fifth place.

Nick Palma – 5,675,000 (57 bb)
Herbert Woodbery – Eliminated in 5th Place ($27,850)

Main Event: Thomas Elder Doubles Through Herbert Woodbery

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 323

Thomas Elder came back from break under the gun and ripped his 450,000 in the middle. Herbert Woodbery shoved in over the top from the small blind and Likang Berninger folded his big.

Elder: Ts9s
Woodbery: AsQh

Elder was drawing live to double and paired his nine on the Kc9c7c flop. The board finished with the 7h turn and 3s river to send Elder up and Woodbery short.

Thomas Elder – 1,100,000 (11 bb)
Herbert Woodbery – 1,075,000 (11 bb)

Main Event: Counts on Break

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 323

The five remaining players were sent on break as the 5K chips were taken out of play. Likang Berninger continues to lead and Thomas Elder needs another comeback.

Seat 2: Thomas Elder – 450,000 (5 bb)
Seat 4: Maurice Hawkins – 2,975,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Palma – 4,350,000 (44 bb)
Seat 6: Herbert Woodbery – 1,525,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8: Likang Berninger – 6,950,000 (70 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: $67,900
3rd: $49,815
4th: $37,010
5th: $27,850

Main Event: Likang Berninger Pulling Away

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 323

Likang Berninger

With the rare pot getting to showdown, Likang Berninger continued to build on his stack and sits with 6,875,000 of the 16,150,000 chips in play. Thomas Elder and Herbert Woodbery are sitting with the short stacks while Nick Palma and Maurice Hawkins pick their spots.

Event 7: Last Super Stacks

$150 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament on the Super Stacks schedule gets underway at 6 pm in the Poker Room. The tournament has a $150 buy-in with a $10,000 guarantee and one-day structure.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 8:10 pm. They will continue playing into the evening until we have our final Super Stacks champion.

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels will last 20 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 7 (8:10pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

Main Event: Anthony Astarita – 6th Place ($21,235)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 323

Anthony Astarita

Herbert Woodbery opened to 300,000 from the button, Anthony Astarita moved all in for about 680,000 from the big blind, and Woodbery called.

Woodbery: JsJh
Astarita: KdTd

Astarita needed to catch something to stay in the Main Event but found no love on the Ac9s3c6h2c board to exit in sixth place.

Herbert Woodbery – 3,060,000 (38 bb)
Anthony Astarita – Eliminated in 6th Place ($21,235)

Main Event: Thomas Elder Doubles Through Anthony Astarita

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 323

Thomas Elder

With about 1,200,000 already in the pot and the board reading As4d2h3h2c, Thomas Elder checked and Anthony Astarita bet 800,000. Elder thought for a minute and called at risk for 570,000.

Astarita showed QcJc and Elder made the correct call with 9c9d to double again.

Thomas Elder – 2,360,000 (30 bb)
Anthony Astarita – 1,300,000 (16 bb)

Main Event: Counts on Break

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 323

Thomas Elder doubled on the last hand before the break to keep himself in contention. Cards are back in the air with blinds at 40,000/80,000/80,000 and the average stack about 2,690,000 (34 bb).

Seat 1: Anthony Astarita – 2,400,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Thomas Elder – 1,100,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Maurice Hawkins – 2,900,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Palma – 2,915,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Herbert Woodbery – 2,225,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Likang Berninger – 4,610,000 (58 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: $67,900
3rd: $49,815
4th: $37,010
5th: $27,850
6th: $21,235