Milton Haughton & Justin Smith Co-Champions of the $400 Mega Stack

Milton Haughton and Justin Smith

Milton Haughton and Justin Smith reached an agreement when play got heads-up to chop the remaining $50,000 prize pool $25,000 a piece.

Congratulations to both and be sure to join us tomorrow at 11am as we kick off the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge Main Event!

Carlos Mantos Eliminated 3rd ($15,000)

Carlos Mantos has been eliminated in 3rd place when his [Ad][Qd] failed to hold up against Justin Smith's [As][3s] when he hit trip threes on the flop.

Mantos takes home $15,000 for his 3rd place finish.

Michael Parras Eliminated 4th ($12,881)

Michael Parras has been eliminated in 4th place when his A-J was unable to improve against Carlos Mantos's pocket fives.

He takes home $12,881 for his 4th place finish.

Frank Mancini Eliminated 5th ($10,000)

The Cabot Extra Sharp Player of the Day was just eliminated in 5th place. Just before play resumed, the five players had agreed upon a redistribution of the payouts and Mancini won $10,000 for his 5th place finish.

You can watch his interview here:

Play Resumes in the $400 Mega Stack

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

The blinds are now 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante.

The average chip stack with five players remaining is 1,344,000.

Dinner Break with 5 Players Remaining

The final five players in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a one-hour dinner break.

Blind Increase in the $400 NLHE Mega Stack

Final table of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge

The blinds have been increased to 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is 960,000.

$400 Mega Stack Results 8th-10th Place

The following are the results and payouts so far at the $400 Mega Stack Challenge Final Table:

8th - Michael Paiua $4,228
9th - Anthony Raimone $3,485
10th-Richard Grygiel $2,357

Break Time at the Final Table of the $400 Mega Stack

The players at the final table of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is now 960,000.

$400 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts

The chip counts by seat assignment are as follows:

1. Carlos Mantos 999,000
2. Michael Parras 315,000
3. Anthony Raimone 221,000
4. Richard Grygiel 104,000
5. Milton Haughton 772,000
6. Michael Paiua 154,000
7. Frank Mancini 585,000
8. William Trauernicht 1,743,000
9. Christian Fourquel 599,000
10. Justin Smith 1,264,000

Matt Jarvis Eliminated 19th ($1,338)

Matt Jarvis

After a raise, Matt Jarvis moved all in and was called by his opponent. They turned up:

Jarvis [As][Jc]
Opponent [Ad][Qd]

The flop came [Ah][Jd][6c] and Jarvis made two pair to outflop his opponent. The [4h] on the turn didn't change anything but the [Qh] on the river gave his opponent a better two pair and eliminated Jarvis in 19th place.

Final Two Tables of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge

With just 20 players remaining, we are down to the final two tables of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge.

Matt Jarvis is seated in seat three of the live stream feature table. Just click "Watch LIVE Video" to view the feed.

Break Time in the $400 Mega Stack Event

The players in the $400 Mega Stack event are now on a 10-minute break.

With 21 players remaining, the average stack is now 320,000.

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

Jason @PBJaxx Senti Eliminated 24th ($1,095)

Jason Senti

Jason Senti moved all in from under the gun and was called by the small blind. They turned up:

Senti [Ah][Th]
Small Blind [Kd][Qd]

The board ran out [Kc][Qh][4c][9c][Tc] and Senti was eliminated from the $400 Mega Stack event in 24th place for $1,095.

YouTube video: Extra Sharp Player of the Day: Frank Mancini

Jay WhoJedi Newnum catches up with Frank Mancini, the Cabot Extra Sharp Player of the Day. Frank is the chip leader going into Day Two of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge event.

Click here to view the video in HD

Blind Increase with 30 Players Remaining

The blinds in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge have been increased to 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

With 30 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 224,000.

Matt Jarvis Doubles Through Jason Senti

Matt Jarvis

After losing a race a few hands earlier and being knocked down to 120,000, Matt Jarvis got all in before the flop against Jason Senti. They turned up:

Jarvis [2c][2d]
Senti [Ah][8h]

The board ran out [Kc][Kd][3d][9c][Js] and Jarvis doubled back up to around 250,000.

Jason Senti still has around 230,000 in chips.

$400 Mega Stack Day Two Underway!

Play has resumed on Day Two of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge event.

There are 43 players remaining and the average chip stack is just over 156,000.

The blinds are 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante for another 13 minutes.

Live Stream Table with Matt Jarvis & Jason Senti

The live stream is now up and running. Both Matt Jarvis and Jason Senti are seated at the feature table.

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live stream.

$400 Mega Stack Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Frank Mancini	543,500	5-2
2	Bill Stadley	406,000	5-8
3	Christian Fourquet	374,500	5-9
4	Wendell Montgomery	359,000	3-2
5	William Trauesnicht	319,000	4-7
6	Jason Senti	312,500	3-10
7	Matt Jarvis	271,000	3-5
8	Gregory Lamoureux	257,500	2-4
9	Peter Sereni	255,000	4-8
10	Milton Haughton	255,000	2-7
11	Scott Cavalieri	239,500	5-5
12	Roger LaFlamme	211,000	4-6
13	Ryan McCloskey	203,500	2-9
14	Christopher Esposito	202,500	1-6
15	Justin Smith	199,000	3-1
16	Woo Yang Lin	178,500	4-3
17	James Hayes	163,500	3-8
18	Carlos Matos	159,000	3-4
19	William Tracy	154,000	5-6
20	Tony Colleluori	149,000	1-9
21	Richard Diotalevi	147,500	1-10
22	Vincent Gagliardi	116,000	5-7
23	Matt Sciuto	109,000	1-4
24	Marcello Delmonaco	107,500	5-3
25	Niv Decano	105,500	4-5
26	Richard Grygiel	104,500	1-3
27	James Derue	94,000	3-7
28	Donald Serrento	90,000	2-2
29	Richard Julianelle	88,500	4-1
30	Berkess Carroll	73,500	2-5
31	Lou Giarrusso	64,000	4-10
32	John Aiello	62,500	1-5
33	Anthony Raimone	55,500	2-10
34	Walter Warot	54,500	4-4
35	Michael Paiva	49,000	1-8
36	Peter Crasco	45,000	2-6
37	Taylor Mostropietro	39,500	3-3
38	Michael Parras	39,500	1-1
39	Steve Daniel	38,500	2-8
40	Silvia Jordan	34,000	2-3
41	Anthony Colargelo	25,000	5-10
42	Nick Motsakis	4,000	3-6

Play Concludes on Day 1 of the $400 Mega Stack

Play has concluded on Day One of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge.

Play will resume tomorrow at noon.

The final chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Bubble Bursts in the $400 Mega Stack

The bubble has burst in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge event.

All 45 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $942.

Play will continue today for about another five minutes.

Hand for Hand in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge

We are down to 46 players with the top 45 finishing in the money.

Play is now hand for hand until one player is eliminated.