Foxwoods Poker Classic - Double Bubble

We are now on a double bubble with both events currently running here at the Foxwoods Poker Classic.

The $1,500 NLHE event has 26 players remaining with top 20 spots paying.

The $300 Ladies Only NLHE event has 26 players remaining with top 25 spots paying.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Evening Update

In the $1,500 NLHE event, there are now 51 players remaining with top 20 finishing in the money. The blinds are currently 500-1,000 with a 150 ante.

In the $300 Ladies Only NLHE event, there are 59 players remaining with top 25 finishing in the money. The blinds are currently 600-1,200 with a 150 ante.

$600 NLHE - Winner Photos

top left: Robert Simpkiss top right: Amir Doroudian
bottom left: Johanssy Joseph bottom right: Carol Neal

$300 NLHE Ladies Only Live Update

6:20pm
The 83 remaining ladies in today's tournament are now on a one-hour dinner break.

$600 NLHE Four-Way Chop

The remaining four players have decided on a four-way chop with each player receiving $19,128.

$1,500 NLHE Live Update

The 71 remaining players in the $1,500 NLHE event at the Foxwoods Poker Classic are now on a one-hour dinner break.

$600 NLHE - Ronald Pento Eliminated 5th ($8,615)

Ronald Pento moved all in for his last 243,000 from under the gun and Carol Neal, on the button, reraised all in. Everyone else folded and they turned over:

Pento [Ks][Jc]
Neal [Ah][As]

Pento needed help to outdraw Neal's aces. However, he found none on a board of [8s][7d][5c][5s][Ad]. Neal won the pot and eliminated Pento in 5th place.

$400 Limit Hold 'Em Final Results

Here are the results for yesterday's $400 Limit Hold 'Em event:

1. Fred Paradis $7,734
2. Richard Kerman $4,502
3. Regina Brown $2,655
4. Michael Findura $1,962
5. Charles Slauson $1,674
6. Anthony Carella $1,420
7. Judith Bellina $1,235
8. Miles Mayfield $1,039
9. Arthur Bressler $$865

$600 NLHE Final Table Update

4:48pm
Robert Simpkiss has just doubled up through Carol Neal and has over 400K in chips.

4:30pm
There are still five players remaining at the $600 NLHE final table.

Johanssy Joseph and Carol Neal are the chip leaders while Ronald Pento, Robert Simpkiss and Amir Doroudian hold shorter stacks.

The payout structure for the final five players is as follows:

1st - $35,624
2nd - $19,145
3rd - $11,624
4th - $10,119
5th - $8,615

$1,500 NLHE Payout Structure

A total of 178 players entered the $1,500 NLHE event. There are 122 players remaining and the final 20 players will finish in the money.

The payout structure is as follows:

1st - $64,100
2nd - $35,018
3rd - $22,316
4th - $18,993
5th - $16,262
6th - $13,295
7th - $10,565
8th - $7,953
9th - $5,465
10th-12th - $4,510
13th-15th - $4,035
16th-20th - $3,561

$300 NLHE Ladies Only Payout Structure

A total of 234 players entered the $300 NLHE Ladies Only event. There are 170 players remaining and the final 25 players will finish in the money.

The payout structure is as follows:

1st - $15,639
2nd - $8,351
3rd - $5,452
4th - $4,486
5th - $3,836
6th - $3,186
7th - $2,538
8th - $1,888
9th - $1,303
10th-12th - $1,032
13th-15th - $885
16th-20th - $767
21st-25th - $590

$600 NLHE - Luis Rodi Eliminated 6th ($7,111)

On a flop of [Kd][4c][3d], Johanssy Joseph checked and Luis Rodi bet 60,000. Ronald Pento made the call and Joseph then moved all in for 76,500 more. Rodi made the call and Pento, having both players covered, reraised all in. Rodi called and the three players turned over:

Joseph [Ks][Qh]
Rodi [Qd][7d]
Pento [Ad][9d]

Joseph was in front with his pair of kings, Pento had the ace high flush draw and Rodi had a lower flush draw. The turn was the [Kc], giving Joseph trips, and the river was the [3s].

Joseph won the main pot to triple up and Pento took the side pot to eliminate Rodi in 6th place.

$600 NLHE - Brian Graham Eliminated 7th ($5,607)

Amir Doroudian limped for 8,000 from middle position and Brian Graham moved all in for 115,000 total in late position. Doroudian made the call and the players turned over:

Doroudian [Ad][Kc]
Graham [As][Qc]

Graham was dominated and the board of [Jc][8s][5h][4h][4c] did not improve his hand. Doroudian won the pot and eliminated Graham in 7th place.

$600 NLHE - Carol Neal Doubles Up

Carol Neal raised to 32,000 preflop and Brian Graham made the ball from the button. Joe Joseph reraised to 76,500 from the big blind and Neal moved all in for 165,500 total. Graham folded and Joseph made the call. They showed:

Neal [Kc][Ks]
Joseph [Qd][Qh]

The board came [Js][7c][3d][Jd][Ac] and Neal's kings held up to win the pot and double her up.

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