The Bubble Bursts in the $600 NLHE Event

The 41st player was just eliminated from the $600 NLHE event and all 40 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $1,248.

$600 NLHE Evening Update

Of the 357 players that started the $600 NLHE event today, only 54 remain.

The blinds are currently 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante and the average chip stack is just over 66,000.

The top 40 players will finish in the money.

$400 Omaha H/L 8/O Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 168 players in the $400 Omaha High/Low Eight or Better event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 20 spots will finish in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $15,258
2nd - $8,270
3rd - $5,589
4th - $4,506
5th - $3,280
6th - $2,680
7th - $2,310
8th - $2,025
9th - $1,688
10th-12th - $1,140
13th-15th - $1,055
16th-20th - $969

Kris Riskin Wins the $500 NLHE Event!

Kris Riskin

In less than six hours of play, the final 15 in the $500 N0-Limit Hold 'em event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals have played down to a winner.

In the end, Kris Riskin took the trophy, leather jacket and the $34,610 first place prize!

The final payouts from the final table were as follows:

1. Kris Riskin $34,610
2. Lloyd Dutcher $20,025
3. Ronal Brassard $12,770
4. Anthony Hill $10,230
5. Bradley Manter $7,982
6. Arthur Pirint $6,457
7. Russell Green $5,369
8. Steven Fiorentino $4,354
9. John Chipman $3,570
10. Charles Yaghoobian $2,466

$400 Omaha H/L 8/O Event Underway!

The $400 Omaha High/Low Eight or Better event is now underway.

Players start with 5,000 in chips and the levels are 40 minutes in length.

$600 NLHE Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 357 players in the $600 NLHE event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 40 spots will finish in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $43,680
2nd - $25,236
3rd - $16,059
4th - $12,848
5th - $10,002
6th - $8,076
7th - $6,699
8th - $5,414
9th - $4,417
10th-12th - $3,028
13th-15th - $2,294
16th-20th - $1,743
21st-30th - $1,394
31st-40th - $1,248

$500 NLHE Final Table

We are down to the final table of the $500 NLHE Event..

The blinds are 6,000-12,000 with a 1,500 ante.

The chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Steven Fiorentino 226,000
2. John Chipman 271,500
3. Lloyd Dutcher 145,500
4. Charles Yaghoobian 104,000
5. Anthony Hill 524,500
6. Arthur Pirint 381,500
7. Kris Riskin 654,500
8. Bradley Manter 185,000
9. Russell Green 489,000
10. Ronal Brassard 423,500

$500 NLHE Final Two Tables

Day Two of the $500 NLHE event is set to get underway at noon. Of the 340 players who started the event, 15 moved on to today's action.

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

Table 1
1. Dennis Chorny 97,000
2. John Pura 166,000
3. John Chipman 186,000
4. Ron Brassard 215,000
5. Russell Green 410,500
6. Charles Yaghoobian 111,500
7. Frank Giaramida 102,000
8. Steven Fiorentini 254,500

Table 2
1. Kris Riskin 443,000
2. Arthur Pirint 206,500
3. Bradley Manter 183,000
4. James Connolly 273,500
5. Lloyd Dutcher 204,000
6. Glen Sibelius 228,000
7. Anthony Hill 317,000

$600 NLHE Hold 'em Event Underway!

The $600 No-Limit Hold 'em event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals is underway with over 300 players already registered.

Players started with 10,000 in chips and the levels are 50 minutes in length.