Matthew Marafioti

Hometown: Toronto

Country of Origin: Canada

Recorded Earnings
Tournament Wins
Total Cashes

$2,844,245
4
125

*Earnings include live events and online events with confirmed real-name results.

Matthew Marafioti Poker Tournament Updates

Date	Series	Event	Day

Jul 14, '13	CPPT - 2013 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III	CPPT Venetian $5,000 Main Event	2	+
Marquez and Marafioti Jul 14, '13 The field keeps growing and the later it gets the more pros are taking their seats. We’ve just spotted two more players who are always a force to be reckoned with. Ana Marquez’s summer has been quite alright this year as she managed to take down the Hollywood Poker Open event for $320,189 more than two weeks ago. Marquez is playing again today hoping to add another nice score to her poker resume. Marquez is sitting at the same table as Matt Marafioti who’s coming off a decent WSOP Main Event run. Marafioti cashed five times at the WSOP this year, but he did not managed to make it to a final table. Player Tags: Ana Marquez, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 10, '12	2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker	Event 17 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em	3	+
Level 25 Update: Deeb 6th ($84,668), Marafioti 7th ($65,840), Weinman 8th ($52,059) Jun 10, '12 Level: 25 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 179 Average Chip Count: 1,074,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Ali Eslami — 1,205,000 Seat no. 3 — Phil Ivey — 945,000 Seat no. 4 — Manuel Bevand — 1,555,000 Seat no. 6 — Andy Frankenberger — 935,000 Seat no. 7 — Alexander Venovski — 730,000 Players Eliminated: Shaun Deeb — 6th Place ($84,668) Matt Marafioti — 7th Place ($65,840) Daniel Weinman — 8th Place ($52,059) Live Updates: Shaun Deeb Eliminated in 6th Place ($84,668) Andy Frankenberger opened the button for 125,000, Shaun Deeb moved all in for 425,000 from the blind and Frankenberger called. Frankenberger led before the flop with a pair of sixes against Deeb’s AK. The board came J106QQ Frankenberger flopped a set, Deeb turned a straight and Frankenberger rivered a full house to win the pot. Shaun Deeb was eliminated in 6th place ($84,668). Matt Marafioti Eliminated in 7th Place ($65,840) Matt Marafiot moved all in before the flop for his last 15,000 and got three callers. The flop came KJ6, and Ali Eslami, Shuan Deeb and Alexander Venovski all checked the side pot. The turn was the Q, Venovski bet 60,000 and both Deeb and Eslami folded. Venovski was ahead on the turn with A10 for a made straight against Marafiot’s A – 2. Marafioti was drawing dead. The river was the 7 and Matt Marafioti was eliminated in 7th place ($65,840). Daniel Weinman Eliminated in 8th Place ($52,059) Andy Frankenberger opened the button for 125,000, Daniel Weinman moved all in from the big blind and Frankenberger called. Frankenberger was ahead with QQ against Weinman’s KQ. The board came A7785, offering no help to Daniel Weinman who was eliminated in 8th place ($52,059). Andy Frankenberger moved up to about 1,000,000 in chips that hand. The remaining five players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 25 and should return at approximately 9:15pm to resume play. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Shaun Deeb, Alexander Venovski, Matthew Marafioti, Andy Frankenberger, Daniel Weinman View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 02, '11	2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship	3	+
Round Four: Final 8 Remain Jun 01, '11 Round Three: Elite Eight Set Players Remaining: 8 out of 128 Starting Stacks for Round 4: 1.2 million broken up into three chances. Eliminations: Jonathan Jaffe Mikhail Smirnov Kunimaro Kojo Oliver Busquet Jonathan Duthie Tom Dwan Hands: Gus Hansen Eliminates Tom Dwan, Play Ends for the Evening Although he was short on numerous occasions in the match, Gus Hansen came back to finish off Tom Dwan. The final hand saw Hansen raise to 220,000 from the button, and Dwan shoved. Hansen called with the K 9 and was ahead of the Q 10 of Dwan. Hansen paired his nine on the flop and that was good enough to hold and eliminate Dwan. Kunimaro Kojo Eliminated Kunimaro Kojo and David Paredes saw a flop of K 9 2, and Kojo checked. Paredes bet 50,000, Kojo raised to 125,000. Paredes shoved, putting his opponent all in for 388,000, and Kojo called. Paredes tabled the K 7 and was good against the 9 6 of Kojo. The board bricked out for Kojo and he was gone. Steve Billirakis Eliminated Matt Marafioti raised to 48,000 on the button, and Billirakis moved all in. Marafioti called with the A J and was racing against the 8 8 of his opponent. The board brought the wheel for Marafioti and Billiarkis was gone. Mikhail Smirnov Eliminated With just about 30,000 left Mikhail Smirnov got all in preflop against Nikolay Evdakov with the Q 8, and was ahead of the J 9 of his opponent. However, the board brought four clubs, giving Evdakov a flush and the elimination. Jake Cody Moves On Jonathan Jaffe had all his money in the middle and turned over K Q and Jake Cody exposed pocket jacks. The board ran out 7 6 3 5 6, and Cody was the first player to advance to the round of 8. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, John Duthie, Steve Billirakis, Eric Froehlich, Tom Dwan, Richard Lyndaker, Matthew Marafioti Round Three: Hour Two â€“ Mortensen and Griffin Out while Duthie and Dwan Advance Jun 01, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200. NOTE: Day 2 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Sweet 16 Round, which will begin at 8 p.m. this evening. The field decided to take a 15-minute break at the end of hour two so the hour three update will come in at 6:15. Players Remaining: 30 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman David Paredes vs. John Juanda Eliminations: Carlos Mortensen Ashton Griffin Key Hands: *Carlos Mortensen Falls Against John Duthie* Carlos Mortensen was knocked down to 100,000 when he moved all in with Q J and John Duthie made the call with K 5. The board ran out K J 7 5 3 and Mortensen was down to his final reload chip. A few hands later it was all over for Mortensen. Mortensen was all in again, this time with pocket deuces and Duthie had him covered with pocket queens. The board stayed out of things, running off J J 10 9 6 and Duthie became the first player to advance to the sweet 16 and make the money. He ensured a cash worth at least $67,436. *Tom Dwan Advances* Ashton Griffin got the last of his chips into the middle against Tom Dwan and when they flipped over their cards â€œDurrrrâ€ was way out in front with pocket aces over his opponents pocket fives. The aces held and Dwan was the second player to advance to the sweet 16. *Maxim Lykov Close to the Ropes* Maxim Lykov faced another decision against Matt Marafioti with the board reading K K 6 2 A and 50,000 raised out on the table after Lykov opened the action for 16,000. Lykov decided to call and then he mucked his cards when Marafioti flipped over two black aces. Lykov was down to less than 100,000 after the hand with no reload chips. Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, John Duthie, Tom Dwan, Ashton Griffin, Maxim Lykov, Matthew Marafioti Round Three: Hour One â€“ Slow Start to Round of 32 Matches with More Chips in Play Jun 01, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200. Players Remaining: 32 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe Ashton Griffin vs. Tom Dwan Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow John Duthie vs. Carlos Mortenson Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman David Paredes vs. John Juanda Eliminations: NONE Key Hands: *Hansen vs. Alaei* There was 10,000 in the pot and a board of 6 5 3 A sat on the table when Daniel Alaei bet 7,500 from the small blind. Hansen went into the tank for a minute and eventually tossed in the chips for the call. The 6 fell on the river and Alaei checked. Hansen bet 22,200 and Alaei made the call after some thought. Alaei revealed K 3 and Hansen mucked the 10 face up. Alaei took the lead in their match after the hand. *Juanda Down to his Final 100,000* John Juanda moved all in on a 8 4 3 A board with 10 8 in the hole but unfortunately for him David Paredes was waiting to make the call with J 8. His dominant hand faded the river and he won the pot, forcing Juanda to reach for his final 100,000 to reload. *Lykov vs. Marafioti Match Heating Up* The most interesting match at the start of day 2 so far has been between Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov. The two have been jousting early and often and that hasnâ€™t gone so well for Lykov, who is currently out of rebuy chips. In perhaps the largest confrontation between the two so far, Lykov bet 3,500 from the button preflop and Marafioti raised to 10,500. Lykov then reraised all in and Marafioti made the call to cover him. Their cards: Lykov: 4 4 Marafioti: K K Board: 7 5 4 K 9 Marafioti won the seesaw hand thanks to the king on the turn and Lykov was forced to reload after the hand. Player Tags: John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Daniel Alaei, David Paredes, Maxim Lykov, Matthew Marafioti Final 4 Set -- Gus Hansen and Jake Cody Advance Jun 02, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000. NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow. Players Remaining: 4 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: Final Four Set! Eliminations: Anthony Guetti Matt Marafioti Key Hands: *Gus Hansen Advances to Final 4* Gus Hansen checked a A 10 6 J board and Matt Marafioti then moved all in for 461,000 into a pot that held about 150,000. Hansen made the call to cover him and they flipped over their cards: Hansen: J 6 Marafioti: Q 8 River: 4 Marafioti was eliminated on the hand in fifth place and he will take home $138,852 in prize money. Hansen advanced to the final four, where he will face off with Jake Cody tomorrow. *Jake Cody Advances to Final 4* Jake Cody entered the pot with a raise and Anthony Guetti reraised to 105,000. Cody then moved all in and Guetti made the all-in call. Their cards: Guetti: 7 7 Cody: 10 10 Board: K J 9 3 6 Cody advanced to the final four with the win and Guetti was eliminated in fifth place, taking home $138,852 in prize money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Jake Cody, Matthew Marafioti, Anthony Guetti View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 01, '11	2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship	2	+
Round Four: Final 8 Remain Jun 01, '11 Round Three: Elite Eight Set Players Remaining: 8 out of 128 Starting Stacks for Round 4: 1.2 million broken up into three chances. Eliminations: Jonathan Jaffe Mikhail Smirnov Kunimaro Kojo Oliver Busquet Jonathan Duthie Tom Dwan Hands: Gus Hansen Eliminates Tom Dwan, Play Ends for the Evening Although he was short on numerous occasions in the match, Gus Hansen came back to finish off Tom Dwan. The final hand saw Hansen raise to 220,000 from the button, and Dwan shoved. Hansen called with the K 9 and was ahead of the Q 10 of Dwan. Hansen paired his nine on the flop and that was good enough to hold and eliminate Dwan. Kunimaro Kojo Eliminated Kunimaro Kojo and David Paredes saw a flop of K 9 2, and Kojo checked. Paredes bet 50,000, Kojo raised to 125,000. Paredes shoved, putting his opponent all in for 388,000, and Kojo called. Paredes tabled the K 7 and was good against the 9 6 of Kojo. The board bricked out for Kojo and he was gone. Steve Billirakis Eliminated Matt Marafioti raised to 48,000 on the button, and Billirakis moved all in. Marafioti called with the A J and was racing against the 8 8 of his opponent. The board brought the wheel for Marafioti and Billiarkis was gone. Mikhail Smirnov Eliminated With just about 30,000 left Mikhail Smirnov got all in preflop against Nikolay Evdakov with the Q 8, and was ahead of the J 9 of his opponent. However, the board brought four clubs, giving Evdakov a flush and the elimination. Jake Cody Moves On Jonathan Jaffe had all his money in the middle and turned over K Q and Jake Cody exposed pocket jacks. The board ran out 7 6 3 5 6, and Cody was the first player to advance to the round of 8. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, John Duthie, Steve Billirakis, Eric Froehlich, Tom Dwan, Richard Lyndaker, Matthew Marafioti Round Three: Hour Two â€“ Mortensen and Griffin Out while Duthie and Dwan Advance Jun 01, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200. NOTE: Day 2 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Sweet 16 Round, which will begin at 8 p.m. this evening. The field decided to take a 15-minute break at the end of hour two so the hour three update will come in at 6:15. Players Remaining: 30 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman David Paredes vs. John Juanda Eliminations: Carlos Mortensen Ashton Griffin Key Hands: *Carlos Mortensen Falls Against John Duthie* Carlos Mortensen was knocked down to 100,000 when he moved all in with Q J and John Duthie made the call with K 5. The board ran out K J 7 5 3 and Mortensen was down to his final reload chip. A few hands later it was all over for Mortensen. Mortensen was all in again, this time with pocket deuces and Duthie had him covered with pocket queens. The board stayed out of things, running off J J 10 9 6 and Duthie became the first player to advance to the sweet 16 and make the money. He ensured a cash worth at least $67,436. *Tom Dwan Advances* Ashton Griffin got the last of his chips into the middle against Tom Dwan and when they flipped over their cards â€œDurrrrâ€ was way out in front with pocket aces over his opponents pocket fives. The aces held and Dwan was the second player to advance to the sweet 16. *Maxim Lykov Close to the Ropes* Maxim Lykov faced another decision against Matt Marafioti with the board reading K K 6 2 A and 50,000 raised out on the table after Lykov opened the action for 16,000. Lykov decided to call and then he mucked his cards when Marafioti flipped over two black aces. Lykov was down to less than 100,000 after the hand with no reload chips. Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, John Duthie, Tom Dwan, Ashton Griffin, Maxim Lykov, Matthew Marafioti Round Three: Hour One â€“ Slow Start to Round of 32 Matches with More Chips in Play Jun 01, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200. Players Remaining: 32 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe Ashton Griffin vs. Tom Dwan Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow John Duthie vs. Carlos Mortenson Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman David Paredes vs. John Juanda Eliminations: NONE Key Hands: *Hansen vs. Alaei* There was 10,000 in the pot and a board of 6 5 3 A sat on the table when Daniel Alaei bet 7,500 from the small blind. Hansen went into the tank for a minute and eventually tossed in the chips for the call. The 6 fell on the river and Alaei checked. Hansen bet 22,200 and Alaei made the call after some thought. Alaei revealed K 3 and Hansen mucked the 10 face up. Alaei took the lead in their match after the hand. *Juanda Down to his Final 100,000* John Juanda moved all in on a 8 4 3 A board with 10 8 in the hole but unfortunately for him David Paredes was waiting to make the call with J 8. His dominant hand faded the river and he won the pot, forcing Juanda to reach for his final 100,000 to reload. *Lykov vs. Marafioti Match Heating Up* The most interesting match at the start of day 2 so far has been between Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov. The two have been jousting early and often and that hasnâ€™t gone so well for Lykov, who is currently out of rebuy chips. In perhaps the largest confrontation between the two so far, Lykov bet 3,500 from the button preflop and Marafioti raised to 10,500. Lykov then reraised all in and Marafioti made the call to cover him. Their cards: Lykov: 4 4 Marafioti: K K Board: 7 5 4 K 9 Marafioti won the seesaw hand thanks to the king on the turn and Lykov was forced to reload after the hand. Player Tags: John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Daniel Alaei, David Paredes, Maxim Lykov, Matthew Marafioti Final 4 Set -- Gus Hansen and Jake Cody Advance Jun 02, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000. NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow. Players Remaining: 4 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: Final Four Set! Eliminations: Anthony Guetti Matt Marafioti Key Hands: *Gus Hansen Advances to Final 4* Gus Hansen checked a A 10 6 J board and Matt Marafioti then moved all in for 461,000 into a pot that held about 150,000. Hansen made the call to cover him and they flipped over their cards: Hansen: J 6 Marafioti: Q 8 River: 4 Marafioti was eliminated on the hand in fifth place and he will take home $138,852 in prize money. Hansen advanced to the final four, where he will face off with Jake Cody tomorrow. *Jake Cody Advances to Final 4* Jake Cody entered the pot with a raise and Anthony Guetti reraised to 105,000. Cody then moved all in and Guetti made the all-in call. Their cards: Guetti: 7 7 Cody: 10 10 Board: K J 9 3 6 Cody advanced to the final four with the win and Guetti was eliminated in fifth place, taking home $138,852 in prize money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Jake Cody, Matthew Marafioti, Anthony Guetti View All Live Updates From This Event
Mar 01, '11	2011 L.A. Poker Classic	WPT Main Event	5	+
Matt Marafioti Eliminated in 17th Place ($50,340) Mar 01, '11 Matt Marafioti got the last of chips into the middle preflop and Matthew Berkey had him covered. Their cards: Marafioti: K J Berkey: K K Board: A 6 5 7 2 Marafioti was eliminated in 17th place and he will take home $50,340 in prize money. Player Tags: Matt Berkey, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 04, '10	2010 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VII	EPT London Main Event	6	+
High Roller Report: Matt Marafioti Eliminated in Sixth Place Oct 04, '10 Team PokerStars pro Jose Barbero raised to 32,000 preflop from the button and fellow Team PokerStars pro Vanessa Selbst reraised to 100,000. Matt Marafioti made the all-in call and Barbero mucked. Their cards: Selbst: 9 9 Marafioti: A 8 Board: A J 4 9 6 Marafioti was eliminated on the hand in sixth place and he will take home Â£76,500 in prize money. Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 23, '10	2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker	Event 38 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship	3	+
Level 28: Valdemar Kwaysser Wins Event No. 38 Jun 23, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 268 Notable Eliminations: 4. Konstantin Bucherl — $214,106 3. James Calderaro — $284,845 2. Matt Marafioti — $381,507 Big Hands: Konstantin Bucherl Eliminated In Fourth Place ($214,106) Konstantin Bucherl found himself all in preflop against Valdemar Kwaysser. Here were their cards: Bucherl: AQ Kwaysser: AK The board ran out K10384 and Bucherl was eliminated. James Calderaro Eliminated In Third Place ($284,845) James Calderaro opened for a raise and Valdemar Kwaysser repotted. Calderaro then moved in for 1.7 million and Kwaysser made the call. Here were their cards: Calderaro: AK Kwaysser: JJ The board ran out 65433 and Kwaysser’s jacks held, sending Calderaro to the rail in third. Valdemar Kwaysser Wins Event No. 38 ($617,214), Matt Marafioti Eliminated In Second Place ($381,507) Matt Marafioti raised to 200,000 preflop and Valdemar Kwaysser made the call. The flop came down J106 and Marafioti bet 425,000. Kwaysser reraised the pot and Marafioti put all his chips in the middle. Here were their cards: Marafioti: K6 Kwaysser: J8 Marafioti was drawing very live with four clubs against Kwaysser’s top pair. The turn and river were both black, but they were the Q and 7 and Kwaysser took down his first WSOP bracelet. Player Tags: James Calderaro, Konstantin Bucherl, Matthew Marafioti, Valdemar Kwaysser View All Live Updates From This Event
Jan 14, '10	2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI	PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship	4	+
Level 7 Update: Last Level of the Night Jan 11, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Notable Eliminations: John Duthie Cornel Andrew Cimpan Alexandre Gomes Jani Sointula Tommy Vedes Big Hands: New Chip Leader Dmitry Stelmak is now stacked with a more than healthy 240,000 in chips. The bulk of the damage was done in two hands. On the first, he made a bigger full house than Justin “boostedJ” Smith to get started. A few hands later, he eliminated John Duthie when he made aces up with A-6. Chad Brown Doubles Through Mike Matusow Chad Brown and Mike Matusow somehow found themselves in a preflop raising war. When it ended, Brown was all in holding AK against Matusow’s pocket tens. The board fell 953A8 and Brown doubled up to 80,000 with his pair of aces. Matusow is still near average with 71,000. Alexandre Gomes Hits the Rail Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes is now out of the tournament thanks to a surging Kevin Saul. Gomes held pocket sevens and was willing to risk the rest of his stack with them, but Saul’s pocket aces could not be denied, making a full house to send the Brazilian packing. Left In The Deck: Unofficial Field Count and Prizes As has been the case with many of the tournaments at this year’s PCA, the official field sizes, prize pools and payouts must first be confirmed by PokerStars before they are released to the players and media. Due to the late hour, that will have to be taken care of tomorrow morning. But we have received word, unofficially, that there were 84 players in this year’s field. A whopping 16 of them will make the money, with first place receiving somewhere in the neighborhood of $575,000. Min-cashers will make about $40,000 for their efforts. Matt Marafioti Shows Up Registration has been closed for some time now, but half way through the final level of the evening, Matt Marafioti had not shown up. It turns out that Marafioti was just a few feet away, playing at the final two tables of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event. After busting in 10th place, Marafioti raced over to the High Roller section and sat down with 36,000 of his original 50,000 in chips. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Kevin Saul, Alexandre Gomes, Matthew Marafioti Marafioti Exits the Danger Zone Jan 13, '10 Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 24,000 on the button and Matt Marafioti called. The flop came down K77 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and Marafioti bet 24,000. Reinkemeier folded and Marafioti showed KQ for “a little of everything.” He now has 180,000 and for the moment has climbed out of the 10 big blind club. Player Tags: Matthew Marafioti Matt Marafioti Eliminated in Seventh Place ($87,465) Jan 14, '10 Matt Marafioti raised to 45,000 from middle position preflop and William Reynolds moved all in on the button. Marafioti called all in for 146,000 and they revealed their hole cards: Reynolds: AK Marafioti: 77 Board: 1094A6 Marafioti was eliminated on the hand in seventh place and he will take home $87,465 in prize money. Player Tags: William Reynolds, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event
Jan 13, '10	2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI	PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship	3	+
Level 7 Update: Last Level of the Night Jan 11, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Notable Eliminations: John Duthie Cornel Andrew Cimpan Alexandre Gomes Jani Sointula Tommy Vedes Big Hands: New Chip Leader Dmitry Stelmak is now stacked with a more than healthy 240,000 in chips. The bulk of the damage was done in two hands. On the first, he made a bigger full house than Justin “boostedJ” Smith to get started. A few hands later, he eliminated John Duthie when he made aces up with A-6. Chad Brown Doubles Through Mike Matusow Chad Brown and Mike Matusow somehow found themselves in a preflop raising war. When it ended, Brown was all in holding AK against Matusow’s pocket tens. The board fell 953A8 and Brown doubled up to 80,000 with his pair of aces. Matusow is still near average with 71,000. Alexandre Gomes Hits the Rail Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes is now out of the tournament thanks to a surging Kevin Saul. Gomes held pocket sevens and was willing to risk the rest of his stack with them, but Saul’s pocket aces could not be denied, making a full house to send the Brazilian packing. Left In The Deck: Unofficial Field Count and Prizes As has been the case with many of the tournaments at this year’s PCA, the official field sizes, prize pools and payouts must first be confirmed by PokerStars before they are released to the players and media. Due to the late hour, that will have to be taken care of tomorrow morning. But we have received word, unofficially, that there were 84 players in this year’s field. A whopping 16 of them will make the money, with first place receiving somewhere in the neighborhood of $575,000. Min-cashers will make about $40,000 for their efforts. Matt Marafioti Shows Up Registration has been closed for some time now, but half way through the final level of the evening, Matt Marafioti had not shown up. It turns out that Marafioti was just a few feet away, playing at the final two tables of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event. After busting in 10th place, Marafioti raced over to the High Roller section and sat down with 36,000 of his original 50,000 in chips. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Kevin Saul, Alexandre Gomes, Matthew Marafioti Marafioti Exits the Danger Zone Jan 13, '10 Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 24,000 on the button and Matt Marafioti called. The flop came down K77 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and Marafioti bet 24,000. Reinkemeier folded and Marafioti showed KQ for “a little of everything.” He now has 180,000 and for the moment has climbed out of the 10 big blind club. Player Tags: Matthew Marafioti Matt Marafioti Eliminated in Seventh Place ($87,465) Jan 14, '10 Matt Marafioti raised to 45,000 from middle position preflop and William Reynolds moved all in on the button. Marafioti called all in for 146,000 and they revealed their hole cards: Reynolds: AK Marafioti: 77 Board: 1094A6 Marafioti was eliminated on the hand in seventh place and he will take home $87,465 in prize money. Player Tags: William Reynolds, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event
Jan 11, '10	2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI	PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship	1	+
Level 7 Update: Last Level of the Night Jan 11, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Notable Eliminations: John Duthie Cornel Andrew Cimpan Alexandre Gomes Jani Sointula Tommy Vedes Big Hands: New Chip Leader Dmitry Stelmak is now stacked with a more than healthy 240,000 in chips. The bulk of the damage was done in two hands. On the first, he made a bigger full house than Justin “boostedJ” Smith to get started. A few hands later, he eliminated John Duthie when he made aces up with A-6. Chad Brown Doubles Through Mike Matusow Chad Brown and Mike Matusow somehow found themselves in a preflop raising war. When it ended, Brown was all in holding AK against Matusow’s pocket tens. The board fell 953A8 and Brown doubled up to 80,000 with his pair of aces. Matusow is still near average with 71,000. Alexandre Gomes Hits the Rail Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes is now out of the tournament thanks to a surging Kevin Saul. Gomes held pocket sevens and was willing to risk the rest of his stack with them, but Saul’s pocket aces could not be denied, making a full house to send the Brazilian packing. Left In The Deck: Unofficial Field Count and Prizes As has been the case with many of the tournaments at this year’s PCA, the official field sizes, prize pools and payouts must first be confirmed by PokerStars before they are released to the players and media. Due to the late hour, that will have to be taken care of tomorrow morning. But we have received word, unofficially, that there were 84 players in this year’s field. A whopping 16 of them will make the money, with first place receiving somewhere in the neighborhood of $575,000. Min-cashers will make about $40,000 for their efforts. Matt Marafioti Shows Up Registration has been closed for some time now, but half way through the final level of the evening, Matt Marafioti had not shown up. It turns out that Marafioti was just a few feet away, playing at the final two tables of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event. After busting in 10th place, Marafioti raced over to the High Roller section and sat down with 36,000 of his original 50,000 in chips. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Kevin Saul, Alexandre Gomes, Matthew Marafioti Marafioti Exits the Danger Zone Jan 13, '10 Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 24,000 on the button and Matt Marafioti called. The flop came down K77 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and Marafioti bet 24,000. Reinkemeier folded and Marafioti showed KQ for “a little of everything.” He now has 180,000 and for the moment has climbed out of the 10 big blind club. Player Tags: Matthew Marafioti Matt Marafioti Eliminated in Seventh Place ($87,465) Jan 14, '10 Matt Marafioti raised to 45,000 from middle position preflop and William Reynolds moved all in on the button. Marafioti called all in for 146,000 and they revealed their hole cards: Reynolds: AK Marafioti: 77 Board: 1094A6 Marafioti was eliminated on the hand in seventh place and he will take home $87,465 in prize money. Player Tags: William Reynolds, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event