Alexander Carmosino Poker Tournament Updates

Alex Carmosino Eliminated By Travis Padgett

Apr 28, '18

Alex Carmosino has made two final tables on the Card Player Poker Tour already this year, finishing second at the CPPT Golden Gates Casino main event and fifth in the recent CPPT Choctaw main event.

He will have to wait to make his third because he has officially been eliminated from the CPPT bestbet Jacksonville main event. Travis Padgett raised to 2,200 from under the gun and received calls from the hijack, Carmosino in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

The flop brought the A95 and Carmosino moved all-in for 3,800. Padgett raised 8,500. Nobody else called and Carmosino showed the 97. He was up against the Q10 of Padgett. The turn was the 10 and the river the 4 and Carmosino was sent to the rail late in level 10.

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Alex Carmosino Joins The Field

Apr 28, '18

Alex Carmosino isn’t quite a household name in the poker world, but he’s definitely been noticed here on the Card Player Poker Tour.

Carmosino recently took his seat here at bestbet Jacksonville, and is looking to make his third final table in a row on the CPPT.

The New York-native who now resides in Colorado first caught our attention in February at the CPPT Golden Gates main event in Blackhawk. Carmosino finished second out of a field of 456, earning a $33,339 payday.

Last week, Carmosino showed up to the CPPT Choctaw main event, and after navigating his way through a field of 1,086 players, he earned $50,533 for his fifth-place finish.

Can Carmosino make it three final tables in a row?

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Alex Carmosino Busts A Player

Apr 21, '18

T.J. Cloutier opened for 12,000 under the gun, and his two opponents directly to his left called, one of which was Alex Carmosino. Everyone else folded. The flop fell K84, and everyone checked. The turn brought the 9. Cloutier checked again, and the player directly to his left bet 15,000. Carmosino quickly called. Cloutier double checked his cards and then folded. The river brought the 10, and Carmosino’s opponent moved all in for 39,500. Carmosino was sitting on a big stack, so if he called and was wrong he still would have been in great shape heading into day 2. Carmosino went into the tank and eventually announced that he was calling. He tabled the K5, and his opponent tried mucking without showing. The dealer informed him that he had to show, and he flipped over A-9 off suit for third pair. Carmosino raked in the pot to grow his stack to 525,000. Cloutier bemoaned the fact that his UTG open was called by A-9 and K-5.

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Alex Carmosino Eliminated In Fifth Place ($50,533)

Apr 22, '18

Alex Carmosino limped in on the button and both players checked from the blinds. The flop fell 976 and Brenda Bassett checked.

Stefan Williams bet 500,000 and Carmosino called all in for his last 420,000. Bassett folded. Carmosino showed 108 for a flopped straight, but Williams had 73 for a pair and flush draw.

The turn and river fell J2 and Carmosino was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Stefan Williams

Alex Carmosino Doubles Up

Apr 22, '18

Alex Carmosino was all-in for 560,000 from the small blind and looked up by Brenda Bassett in the big blind with 104.

Carmosino held KJ but had to sweat a board of AQ255 before doubling up to about ten big blinds.

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Alex Carmosino Bluffs A Lot Of It Off To Brad Freeman

Apr 22, '18

Alex Carmosino raised to 225,000 from under-the-gun and was called from the big blind by Brad Freeman. The flop came down 1086 and Freeman checked.

Carmosino bet 225,000 and Freeman called. The turn was the A and Freeman checked again. Carmosino bet 475,000 and Freeman called. The river was the 5 and Freeman checked for a third time.

Carmosino fire 750,000 and Freeman instantly called. Carmosino showed K9 for a busted straight and flush draw, while Freeman turned over A8 for two pair to scoop the massive pot. Carmosino is now down to 975,000.

Player Tags: Brad Freeman,   Alexander Carmosino

Ryan White Hits The River To Win Huge Pot

Apr 22, '18

We caught up with the action on a board reading J76, and Jason Royman moved all in for 73,000 from the big blind position. It was on Ryan White in middle position, and he made the call after about a minute of deliberation. It then was over to the monster stack of Alex Carmosino, and he re-raised to 225,000. Another player in the hand folded, and it was back on White. He made the call, leaving himself with only 37,000 behind. Three players were off to see a turn card, with Royman all in and White basically all in.

Their cards:

Royman: 98
White: KK
Carmosino: 87

White was in the lead with a pair of kings, but Carmosino had a pair and a flush draw, so he was drawing very live. Royman needed some help, but he did have an open-ended straight draw. Royman just couldn’t use a club to make his straight.

The turn brought the 8, giving Carmosino two pair. He was now out in front and poised to score a double elimination. However, the J on the river put a pair of jacks on the board, counterfeiting Carmosino’s hand and giving the entire pot to White.

Royman was eliminated in 51st place.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Ryan White,   Jason Royman

Some Chip Counts From The Field

Apr 22, '18

Here’s a look at some chip counts from the field.

Player	Chip Count
Alex Carmosino	1,050,000
Jim Carroll	1,010,000
Stefen Williams	865,000
Brian Green	715,000
John Short	705,000
Brad Freeman	700,000
Kurt Haiss	690,000
Casey Brown	685,000
Pej Premo	680,000
Jon Bennett	675,000
David Pham	655,000
Schuyler Thornton	575,000
Cord Garcia	560,000
Roger Franco	545,000
Ebony Kenney	535,000
Jeremy Tinsley	525,000
Hyejung Kim	500,000
Chan Pelton	450,000
John Merchant	395,000
TJ Cloutier	370,000
Justin Hutton	280,000
Shawn Rice	260,000
Chris Staats	175,000
Ben Mintz	110,000

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino

The 500 Club

Apr 22, '18

Here’s a look at everyone in the field with 500,000 or more (double average).

Brad Freeman — 980,000
Jim Carroll — 940,000
Alex Carmosino — 850,000
Schuyler Thornton — 670,000
Brian Green — 605,000
Stefan Williams — 535,000
Casey Brown — 505,000

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino

Alex Carmosino Busts A Player

Apr 21, '18

T.J. Cloutier opened for 12,000 under the gun, and his two opponents directly to his left called, one of which was Alex Carmosino. Everyone else folded. The flop fell K84, and everyone checked. The turn brought the 9. Cloutier checked again, and the player directly to his left bet 15,000. Carmosino quickly called. Cloutier double checked his cards and then folded. The river brought the 10, and Carmosino’s opponent moved all in for 39,500. Carmosino was sitting on a big stack, so if he called and was wrong he still would have been in great shape heading into day 2. Carmosino went into the tank and eventually announced that he was calling. He tabled the K5, and his opponent tried mucking without showing. The dealer informed him that he had to show, and he flipped over A-9 off suit for third pair. Carmosino raked in the pot to grow his stack to 525,000. Cloutier bemoaned the fact that his UTG open was called by A-9 and K-5.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino

Alex Carmosino Eliminated In Fifth Place ($50,533)

Apr 22, '18

Alex Carmosino limped in on the button and both players checked from the blinds. The flop fell 976 and Brenda Bassett checked.

Stefan Williams bet 500,000 and Carmosino called all in for his last 420,000. Bassett folded. Carmosino showed 108 for a flopped straight, but Williams had 73 for a pair and flush draw.

The turn and river fell J2 and Carmosino was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Stefan Williams

Alex Carmosino Doubles Up

Apr 22, '18

Alex Carmosino was all-in for 560,000 from the small blind and looked up by Brenda Bassett in the big blind with 104.

Carmosino held KJ but had to sweat a board of AQ255 before doubling up to about ten big blinds.

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Alex Carmosino Bluffs A Lot Of It Off To Brad Freeman

Apr 22, '18

Alex Carmosino raised to 225,000 from under-the-gun and was called from the big blind by Brad Freeman. The flop came down 1086 and Freeman checked.

Carmosino bet 225,000 and Freeman called. The turn was the A and Freeman checked again. Carmosino bet 475,000 and Freeman called. The river was the 5 and Freeman checked for a third time.

Carmosino fire 750,000 and Freeman instantly called. Carmosino showed K9 for a busted straight and flush draw, while Freeman turned over A8 for two pair to scoop the massive pot. Carmosino is now down to 975,000.

Player Tags: Brad Freeman,   Alexander Carmosino

Ryan White Hits The River To Win Huge Pot

Apr 22, '18

We caught up with the action on a board reading J76, and Jason Royman moved all in for 73,000 from the big blind position. It was on Ryan White in middle position, and he made the call after about a minute of deliberation. It then was over to the monster stack of Alex Carmosino, and he re-raised to 225,000. Another player in the hand folded, and it was back on White. He made the call, leaving himself with only 37,000 behind. Three players were off to see a turn card, with Royman all in and White basically all in.

Their cards:

Royman: 98
White: KK
Carmosino: 87

White was in the lead with a pair of kings, but Carmosino had a pair and a flush draw, so he was drawing very live. Royman needed some help, but he did have an open-ended straight draw. Royman just couldn’t use a club to make his straight.

The turn brought the 8, giving Carmosino two pair. He was now out in front and poised to score a double elimination. However, the J on the river put a pair of jacks on the board, counterfeiting Carmosino’s hand and giving the entire pot to White.

Royman was eliminated in 51st place.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Ryan White,   Jason Royman

Some Chip Counts From The Field

Apr 22, '18

Here’s a look at some chip counts from the field.

Player	Chip Count
Alex Carmosino	1,050,000
Jim Carroll	1,010,000
Stefen Williams	865,000
Brian Green	715,000
John Short	705,000
Brad Freeman	700,000
Kurt Haiss	690,000
Casey Brown	685,000
Pej Premo	680,000
Jon Bennett	675,000
David Pham	655,000
Schuyler Thornton	575,000
Cord Garcia	560,000
Roger Franco	545,000
Ebony Kenney	535,000
Jeremy Tinsley	525,000
Hyejung Kim	500,000
Chan Pelton	450,000
John Merchant	395,000
TJ Cloutier	370,000
Justin Hutton	280,000
Shawn Rice	260,000
Chris Staats	175,000
Ben Mintz	110,000

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino

The 500 Club

Apr 22, '18

Here’s a look at everyone in the field with 500,000 or more (double average).

Brad Freeman — 980,000
Jim Carroll — 940,000
Alex Carmosino — 850,000
Schuyler Thornton — 670,000
Brian Green — 605,000
Stefan Williams — 535,000
Casey Brown — 505,000

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino

Vincent Moscati Wins ($54,540), Alexander Carmosino Eliminated In Second Place ($33,339)

Jan 22, '18

Alexander Carmasino was all-in holding QJ, but he was dominated by Vincent Moscati’s AQ.

The board ran out 885A10 and Moscati finally claimed the last pot of the tournament.

Carmosino, who was a runaway freight train for most of the day, had to settle for second place and a payout of $33,339. Moscati takes home the title, the trophy, and the $54,540 first-place prize for an outright win.

Stay tuned for a recap of the day.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Vincent Moscati

Moscati Doubles Back

Jan 21, '18

In a limped pot, the two players saw a flop of 984. Carmosino bet 400,000, and Moscati rasied to 1,050,000.

Carmosino then moved all-in, and Moscati called his last 6,205,000 with J9. Carmosino held 107 for a straight draw.

The turn and river came 10Q and Moscati doubled up to take a 2:1 chip lead.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Vincent Moscati

Alexander Carmosino Doubles Up

Jan 21, '18

Alexander Carmosino limped on the button and Vincent Moscati checkd his option. The flop brought the J32 and Moscati checked. Carmosino bet 250,000 and Moscati made it 700,000. Carmosino then moved all-in for a total of 3,450,000 and Moscati made the call with the J7. Carmosino was ahead with the KJ. The turn was the 4 and hte river the A to secure the double up for Carmosino, who now has 7,400,000. Moscati still holds the lead with 10,800,000.

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Moscati Closing In

Jan 21, '18

In a limped pot, the two player saw a flop of J84. Moscati checked and Carmosino bet 320,000. Moscati called and the turn was the 5.

Both players checked and the A hit the river. Moscati checked, and Carmosino bet 500. Moscati called with 86 for an eight-high flush, and Carmosino mucked.

Moscati now has 14,800,000 while Carmosino is sitting on 3,625,000.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Vincent Moscati

Kevin Palmer Eliminated In Third Place ($22,100)

Jan 21, '18

Alexander Carmosino raised to 470,000 from the button and was met with an all-in of 1,505,000 from Kevin Palmer in the small blind.

Carmosino thought it over for nearly two minutes before saying, “I don’t know why, but I feel like I’m going to win.”

After that, he threw in his call, and turned over Q6. Palmer held J10, but Carmosino was the one who connected on a board run out of 86528.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Kevin Palmer

Vincent Moscati Doubles Through Alexander Carmosino

Jan 21, '18

From the small blind Vincent Moscati raised to 425,000 and Alexander Carmosino called from the big blind. The flop brought the 876 and Moscati bet 225,000. Carmosino called and the 2 hit the turn.

Moscati checked and Carmosino bet 400,000. Moscati then announced he was all-in for 5,465,000 and Carmosino quickly called. Moscati rolled over the J10 for a flush. Carmosino had the 109 for a straight and was drawing dead.

The river was the A and Moscati doubled up to over 12.5 million, taking the massive chip lead. Carmosino was left with roughly 3.4 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Vincent Moscati

Palmer Getting Low

Jan 21, '18

Alexander Carmosino limped the small blind and Kevin Palmer raised to 380,000. Carmosino then reraised to 825,00 and Palmer called.

The flop fell AJ5 and Carmosino continued to 775,000. Palmer called and the turn was the 2. Carmosino then moved all-in, leaving Palmer with a decision.

After a couple minutes, Palmer folded, leaving himself with just 1,900,000. Carmosino is now up to 9,825,000, while Moscati holds the rest with 6,500,000.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Kevin Palmer

David Levy Eliminated In Seventh Place ($7,232)

Jan 21, '18

David Levy raised to 275,000 from under-the-gun and Alexander Carmosino three-bet all-in from the big blind. Levy immediately called off his last 1,500,000 or so with A10.

Carmosino had been caught with K7, but he was the one who connected as the board fell 86473. Levy was sent home in seventh place, while Carmosino is back up to about 7,200,000.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   David Levy

Salim Wahdan Eliminated In 11th Place ($3,841)

Jan 21, '18

Alexander Carmosino raised to 150,000 and Salim Wahdan three-bet all-in for a total of 420,000.

Carmosino thought it over for over a minute, leading many at the table to think he had a pretty bad hand. Eventually, he realized he was priced in and made the call with A10.

Much to his surprise, he was ahead of Wahdan’s K9. The board fell QJ447 and Wahdan was eliminated.

Player Tags: Alexander Carmosino,   Salim Wahdan

Garrett Patrick Doubles Through Alexander Carmosino

Jan 21, '18

Alexander Carmosino raised to 125,000 from the cutoff, and Garrett Patrick responded with an all-in for 709,000 from the button. Carmosino thought it over for nearly a minute before calling with KQ, and was happy to see he was racing against pocket fours.

The board looked good for Carmosino until the river, coming Q85K4. He still has 3,850,000, but the pack is closing in. Patrick now has nearly 1,500,000.

Player Tags: Garrett Patrick,   Alexander Carmosino