$560 Foxwoods Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts

The final table chip counts by seat assignment are as follows:

1. Steven Brackesy 625,000
2. Thomas Leonard 820,000
3. Allison Schultz 1,370,000
4. Brad Harper 1,690,000
5. Khalid Riley 1,985,000
6. Kenneth Sellers 2,140,000
7. Mike MacIntosh 1,055,000
8. Nick Olivieri 950,000
9. David Felger 890,000
10. Jose Montes 1,670,000

$560 Mega Stack Final Table

We are now down to the final ten and players are redrawing for seats at the final table.

Play will resume at 11:30pm.

$560 NLHE Results: $2,894 for 13th-15th

13th - Douglas Benedict
14th - Peter Campo
15th - Norman Doucette

Break Time in the $560 Mega Stack Challenge

The players are currently on a 10-minute break.

Tournament officials are coloring up the orange 1,000 chips.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

$560 NLHE Results: $2,250 for 16th-20th

16th - Mark Sykes
17th - Eric Paulding
18th - Todd Bourgault
19th - Brian Odonoghue
20th - Eugene Sumter

WSOP November Nine Member Jonathan Duhamel

2010 WSOP November Nine member and current chip leader at the WSOP Main Event final table, Jonathan Duhamel, just stopped by the tournament area to check out the action.

Jonathan just arrived at Foxwoods and will be playing in tomorrow's Mega Stack Challenge Main Event along with Chris Moneymaker and Darvin Moon.

Photos: $560 Mega Stack Final Two Tables

Tommy Leonard, left, wanted to say hello to his boys John, Chris and Red.

Break Time with 17 Players Remaining

The 17 remaining players are now on a 10-minute break.

When they return, the blinds will be increased to 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante.

Blind Increase With 18 Players Remaining

With 18 players remaining, the blinds have been increased to 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.

Redraw for the Final Two Tables

With only 20 players remaining, we are now redrawing for seats at the final two tables.

$560 NLHE Results: $1,736 for 21st-30th

21st - Andrew Savitz
22nd - Dimitrios Psaras
23rd - Gaetano Cannata
24th - Tanner Payne
25th - Tim Reilly
26th - Robert Koerher
27th - Richard Farina
28th - Fred Tenney
29th - Ryan Eriquezzo
30th - Michael Dreyfus

Play Resumes at the Mega Stack Challenge

The final 21 players have returned from dinner break and cards are back in the air.

The blinds are still 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante.

Dinner Break at the Mega Stack Challenge

The 21 remaining players are now on a one-hour dinner break.

Blind Increase With 24 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante.

$560 NLHE Results: $1,607 for 31st-40th

31st - Andrew Martinez
32nd - Frank Cieri
33rd - Chris Garrity
34th - Mark Epstein
35th - Rochefort Milien
36th - Shane Campbell
37th - Roger Fisette
38th - Douglas Corbin
39th - Brandon Vargas
40th - Sari Ceglio

Redraw for the Final Three Tables

With only 30 players now remaining, players are redrawing for seats at the final three tables.

Break Time with 35 Players Remaining

The 35 remaining players are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 8,000-16,000 with 2,000 ante.

Brad Harper Is the First to One Million Chips

Brad Harper

Brad Harper started the day with only 155,000 in chips. However, he has just become the first player in the $560 Mega Stack Challenge to cross the one million chip mark.

This is the first live tournament Brad Harper has ever played in outside of home games!

Ryan Eriquezzo Doubles to the Chip Lead

2010 WSOP Main Event 131st Place Finisher Ryan Eriquezzo

On a board of [Td][7h][5d], Ryan Eriquezzo bet 42,000 and his opponent put him all-in. Eriquezzo made the call and they turned over:

Eriquezzo [8d][7d]
Opponent [Kc][Ks]

The turn came the [Qd], giving Eriquezzo the flush and leaving his opponent drawing dead. The [Ah] fell on the river and Eriquezzo raked the huge pot.

Eriquezzo doubled up to just short of 800,000 chips and is now the new chip leader with 38 players remaining.

Blind Increase With 39 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

$560 NLHE Results: $1,479 for 41st-50th

41st - Taemee Feuer
42nd - Richard Meli
43rd - Vincent Cuocci
44th - Steve Corrado
45th - Jason McAvoy
46th - Michael Ory
47th - Michael Correnti
48th - Dinah Jowers
49th - David Hickman
50th - Alexander Polinsky

Break Time with 49 Players Remaining

The players in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge are now on a 10-minute break.

Tournament officials are coloring up the purple 500 chips.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

$560 NLHE Results: $1,350 for 51st-60th

51st - Vinny Pahuja
52nd - Demetrios Pseudoikonomou
53rd - Adam Bacarella
54th - Tony Pham
55th - Steven Abramson
56th - Larry Goldstein
57th - Joseph Falcone
58th - Matthew Sahagian
59th - Roalie Schweinfurth
60th - Joseph Kuzmitch

$560 NLHE Results: $1,286 for 61st-70th

61st - Rich Lawrence
62nd - Kevin Thomas
63rd - Steven Fiorentini
64th - Joanne Monteiro
65th - Jeremy Hendricks
66th - Kevin Currey
67th - Chris Collard
68th - Darvin Moon
69th - Helene Strafford
70th - Edward DeCosta

Blind Increase With 62 Players Remaining

With 62 players remaining, the blinds have been increased to 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante.

Mega Stack Host Darvin Moon Eliminated 68th

After being crippled just before the bubble, 2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up and Mega Stack Challenge Host Darvin Moon got all of his chips in with A-J against his opponent's pocket kings.

He was unable to improve and was eliminated in 68th place, taking home $1,286.

He will join 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker and 2010 WSOP Main Event Final Table chip leader Jonathan Duhamel in tomorrow's Mega Stack Main Event.

The Money Bubble Burst at the $560 Mega Stack

We just lost our 71st place player and all the remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $1,286.

Play will continue today until we reach a winner.

Ronnie Bardah Eliminated

2010 WSOP Main Event 24th place finisher Ronnie Bardah has been eliminated in 73rd place at the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge.

Break Time and Color Up Near the Bubble

The players are currently on a 15-minute break. Tournament officials are coloring up the yellow 100 chips.

The are now only 73 players remaining with top 70 spots finishing in the money.

The average chip stack is now 182,000.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante.

Mark Sykes Takes the Chip Lead

Mark Sykes

Mark Sykes just got all-in preflop with pocket aces against two other opponents with pocket kings and pocket sevens. The aces held up and Sykes eliminated both players and took the chip lead with right at 600,000 chips.

Chip Movers Early on Day Two of the $560 Mega Stack

Ronnie Bardah moves all-in on the flop.

We have lost 26 players already on Day Two action and are approaching the money bubble.

Ronnie Bardah started the day with only 30,000 chips but has boosted his stack to almost 150,000.

2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon has also moved up the chip count ladder. He started the day with 166,000 and has moved up close to the 300,000 chip mark already.

Blind Increase With 86 Players Remaining

With 86 players now remaining, the blinds have been increased to 2,500-5,000 with a 400 ante.

The average chip stack is now 154,000.

Paul Darden Eliminated

Paul Darden has been eliminated early on Day Two when his pocket eights failed to improve against the pocket queens of Vinny Pahuja.

Cards Back In the Air on Day 2 at Foxwoods

Cards are back in the air for our final 107 players.

The blinds are now 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante.

Day Two of the $560 Mega Stack Set to Begin

Day Two of the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event is set to start at noon today.

There are 107 players remaining with top 70 spots finishing in the money.

The top three chip stacks going into today are as follows:

1. Peter Campo 468,200
2. Jose Montes 439,100
3. Ryan Eriquezzo 349,500

Play Concludes for the Day with 107 Remaining

Play has ended on Day One of the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge. We have 107 players moving on with top 70 spots finishing in the money. Play will resume tomorrow at noon.

Some notable chip counts at the end of the day include:

Ryan Eriquezzo 349,500
Mark Sykes 225,000
Rich Lawrence 175,400
Vinny Pahuja 170,300
Darvin Moon 166,000
Paul Darden 50,600
Ronnie Bardah 30,000

Blind Increase with 130 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante.

There are 130 players left and the chip average is now 102,000.

This will be the final level of Day One.