Steve Dakota Happas Eliminated in 3rd Place ($17,108)

Steve Happas

Steve "Dakota" Happas moved all in for his last 500,000 on the button and was called by Justin Pechie in the big blind. They turned up:

Happas [Jc][Jh]
Pechie [Ad][Qd]

Happas held the lead until the board ran out [Qs][7c][6d][Ac][2s]. Pechie made two pair to win the pot and eliminate Happas in 3rd place for $17,108.

$400 NLHE Deep Stack in the Money

The players in the $400 NLHE Deep Stack event are now in the money.

All 34 remaining players are guaranteed at least $957.

The blinds are now 6,000-12,000 with a 1,500 ante and the average chip stack is just over 202,000.

2011 FPC $600 No Limit Hold'em Results

Mehrdad Yousefzadeh Eliminated 4th ($13,720)

Mehrdad Yousefzadeh

On a flop of [Js][9c][8s], Brad Noonan checked to Mehrdad Yousefzadeh, who moved all in. Noonan made the call and showed [Ah][Jc] to Yousefzadeh's [Ks][Jh].

The turn came the [4h] and the river was the [Ad]. Noonan won the pot to elimiante Mehrdad Yousefzadeh in 4th place for $13,720.

Updated $1,500 Final Table Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts from the $1,500 Deep Stack final table by seat assignment:

1. Justin Pechie 979,000
2. Steve Happas 559,000
3. Mehrdad Yousefzadeh 406,000
4. Brad Noonan 1,876,000

David Rabin Eliminated in 5th Place ($11,011)

David Rabin

Mehrdad Yousefzadeh moved all in before the flop and David Rabin called all in from the big blind. They turned up:

Yousefzadeh [Kh][Ks]
Rabin [Ac][6s]

Yousefzadeh had the lead until the flop came down [As][Jd][3d]. Rabin took the lead with a pair of aces. The turn came the [3c].

Before the river card came out, Yousefzadeh said "Do the right thing." to the dealer. He did just that by putting the [Kd] out.

Yousefzadeh made trip kings to win the pot and eliminate Rabin in 5th place for $11,011.

Ariel Albilia Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,808)

Ariel Albilia

The action was folded around to Ariel Albilia in the small blind, who moved all in for just over 200,000. Justin Pechie, in the big blind, made the call and they turned up:

Albilia [Kh][5h]
Pechie [Ah][9h]

The board ran out [Jh][6h][6s][Jd][5d] and Pechie took the pot to eliminate Albilia in 6th place for $8,808.

Luis Vazquez Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,283)

Luis Vazquez

Luis Vazquez got his last few chips in the middle with [8h][8s] against Ariel Albilia's [Ac][7d]. The board ran out [Tc][9c][5c][Js][8d]. For just a moment, both Albilia and Vazquez thought that Vazquez had won the pot until the dealer announced straight and shipped the pot to Albilia.

Luis Vazquez was eliminated in 7th place and takes home $7,283.

Art Pappas Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,098)

Art Pappas

Justin Pechie raised to 27,000 before the flop and Art Pappas three-bet to 100,000. Pechie moved all in and Pappas made the call. They turned up:

Pappas [As][Qs]
Pechie [Ac][Ad]

The board ran out [Kh][Ks][2d][4s][Qh] and Pechie's aces held up to eliminate Pappas in 8th place for $6,098.

Dinner Break in the $400 Deep Stack Event

The players in the $400 Deep Stack event are now on a one-hour dinner break.

There are 99 players remaining and the average chip stack is just under 69,500.

When play resumes, the blinds will be 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante for another 23 minutes.

$1,500 Dinner Break Chip Counts

The chip counts by seat assignment from the dinner break of the $1,500 Deep Stack are as follows:

1. Ariel Albilia 674,000
2. Justin Pechie 398,000
3. Art Pappas 204,000
4. open
5. open
6. David Rabin 307,000
7. Steve Happas 581,000
8. Luis Vazquez 680,000
9. Mehrdad Yousefzadeh 591,000
10. Brad Noonan 409,000

Dinner Break in the $1,500 Deep Stack

The eight remaining players in the $1,500 Deep Stack event are currently on dinner break.

Play will resume at 7pm with blinds at 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

The average chip stack is now just over 476,000.

Alfonso Cammarota Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,336)

Alfonso Cammarota

On a flop of [Th][6s][4d], Alfonso Cammarota bet just over 100,000 and Luis Vazquez moved all in. Cammarota made the call and turned over [Kd][Kh]. Vazquez was in bad shape with [Qh][Qs] until the [Qc] fell on the turn. The [3d] fell on the river and Vazquez raked in a big pot to eliminate Cammarota in 9th place for $5336.

Aaron Smith Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,404)

Aaron Smith

After Art Pappas opened to 33,000 before the flop, Aaron Smith moved all in. Behind him, Luis Vazquez moved all in on top. Pappas folded and the players turned over:

Smith [Ac][Qh]
Vazquez [Qc][Qs]

The board ran out [Kd][3d][2s][Jc][5c] and Vazquez won the pot to eliminate Smith in 10th place for $4,404.

$1,500 Final Table Chip Counts & Seat Assignments

We are down to the final table of the $1,500 NLHE Deep Stack event.

You can watch the live stream of the final table by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

The chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Ariel Albilia 303,500
2. Justin Pechie 537,000
3. Art Pappas 287,500
4. Aaron Smith 126,00
5. Alfonso Cammarota 395,000
6. David Rabin 264,500
7. Steve Happas 486,500
8. Luis Vazquez 230,000
9. Mehrdad Yousefzadeh 473,000
10. Brad Noonan 693,000

The payouts at the final table are as follows:

1st - $48,275
2nd - $27,102
3rd - $17,108
4th - $13,720
5th - $11,011
6th - $8,808
7th - $7,283
8th - $6,098
9th - $5,336
10th - $4,404

$1,500 Deep Stack In the Money!

There are now only 15 players remaining in the $1,500 NLHE Deep Stack event.

All players are now guaranteed at least $3,811.

The average chip stack is now 254,000 with the blinds at 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante.

$400 NLHE Deep Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 344 players in the $400 NLHE Deep Stack event.

The final 35 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $27,853

2nd - $16,116

3rd - $10,278

4th - $8,233

5th - $6,423

6th - $5,197

7th - $4,321

8th - $3,504

9th - $2,872

10th-12th - $1,985

13th-15th - $1,576

16th-20th - $1,226

21st-30th - $1,039

31st-35th - $957

$1,500 Deep Stack Now Streaming Live!

We are down to the final two tables of the $1,500 Deep Stack event.

There are 19 players remaining and the average chip stack is just over 200,500.

The blinds are currently 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante.

You can watch the live stream of the feature table including Luis Vasquez and Justin Pechie by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

Heidi Alexander Goes Back to Back in the Ladies Event!

Heidi Alexander

After the four-way chop in the Ladies event, Heidi Alexander went on to win the trophy and leather jacket in addition to the $10,076 first place money.

She has now won back to back Ladies events in the last two Foxwoods Poker Classic's.

Four-Way Deal in the Ladies Event!

The final four players in the $300 Ladies event have agreed upon a four-way chop by chip counts. They are now playing out the tournament for the trophy and jacket.

Payouts per the chop are as follows:


Heidi Alexander - $10,076


Kim Findura - $8,007


Aura Archila - $5,299


Alice Kazuin - $5,299

Kim Edmonds Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,935)

Kim Edmonds

After Kim Findura raised to 120,000 before the flop, Kim Edmonds moved all in for 146,000 more. Findura made the call but her [Ad][2h] was dominated by Edmonds [Ac][5h]. However, the board came [Kc][8d][2s][6c][4h] and Findura paired her deuce to win the pot and eliminated Edmonds in 5th place for $2,935.

Double Elimination by Kim Findura

Roberta Doles - 6th Place $2,390


Keiko Lim - 7th Place $2,027

Kim Findura just eliminated two players when her [As][Kc] held up against both Roberta Doles' [Ad][8s] and Keiko Lim's [Qc][Jh] after the board ran out [Ks][Qd][7s][6s][Kh].

Ivonne Hernandez Eliminated 8th ($1,662)

Ivonne Hernandez

Ivonne Hernandez has been eliminated in 8th place for $1,662 when her [Ts][9s] could not improve against the [Ks][Js] of Aura Archila.

$1,500 Deep Stack Day 2 Underway!

Day 2 of the $1,500 NLHE Deep Stack event is now underway. There are 29 players remaining with top 15 finishing in the money.

The average chip stack is just over 131,000.

The blinds are starting at 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante.

We will be live streaming the $1,500 NLHE event at the conclusion of the Ladies final table.

$300 Ladies Event Final Table Streaming Live!

The final table of the $300 NLHE Ladies event at the Foxwoods Poker Classic is now streaming live.

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is just over 386,000.

The blinds are currently 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante.

The chip counts by seat assignments at the final table are as follows:

1. Open
2. Ivonne Hernandez 249,000
3. Roberta Doles 325,000
4. Heidi Alexander 581,000
5. Kim Findura 539,000
6. Alice Kaziun 297,000
7. Open
8. Keiko Lim 601,000
9. Aura Archila 307,000
10. Kim Edmonds 311,000

Payouts at the final table are as follows:

1st - $12,521
2nd - $7,430
3rd - $4,832
4th - $3,896
5th - $2,935
6th - $2,390
7th - $2,027
8th - $1,662

$400 Deep Stack Event Underway!

The $400 No-Limit Hold 'em Deep Stack event is now underway.

Players are starting with 20,000 in chips and the levels are 40 minutes in length.

The blinds are starting at 25-50.

2011 FPC $300 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Returning Players

2011 FPC $400 7-Card Stud Results

2011 FPC $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Pappas, Art	392,200	1-9
2	Yousefzadeh, Mehrdad	314,000	3-8
3	Noonan, Brad	289,200	2-7
4	Vasquez, Luis	275,000	1-3
5	Happas, Steve "Dakota"	220,000	1-8
6	Cammarota, Alfonso	210,900	2-5
7	Manwaring, John	180,700	1-2
8	Stevens, David	158,300	3-1
9	Lieberman, Mark	154,300	3-2
10	Tryba, Chris	153,700	3-9
11	Rabin, David	145,600	3-5
12	Albilia, Ari	134,900	3-6
13	Olson, Kristopher	133,100	2-3
14	Leger, Gary	122,600	3-10
15	Casciola, Philippe	90,600	2-6
16	Legendre, Rodney	84,500	2-9
17	Pechie, Justin	81,100	3-7
18	Ricciuti, Bob	76,700	1-4
19	Lusha, Sonny	75,300	1-5
20	Justin, Ken	72,000	2-1
21	Kim, Peter	66,700	2-8
22	Collins, Nick	66,300	1-6
23	Aiello, Gerald	61,400	1-10
24	Smith, Aaron	53,400	3-3
25	Roberts, Greg	37,000	1-7
26	Mozingo, Chris	36,400	2-10
27	Conway, Adam	30,800	3-4
28	Seng, Pros	14,400	2-4

Play Concludes for the Night at the FPC

The $1,500 NLHE Deep Stack event has ended for the night with 29 players remaining. Play will resume at noon and continue until we have a winner.

The $300 NLHE Ladies event has also concluded for the evening with eight players remaining. Play will also resume at noon.

We will be live streaming the final table of the Ladies event followed by the final table of the $1,500 NLHE Deep Stack.

Fred Eriquezzo Wins the $600 Deep Stack ($32,204)

Fred Eriquezzo

Fred Eriquezzo has won the $600 NLHE Deep Stack event. He takes home the trophy, the leather jacket and $32,204.

Congratulations to Freddy!

Zeljko Mitrovik Eliminated in 2nd Place ($18,919)

Zeljko Mitrovik

Just moments after heads-up play between Zeljko Mitrovik and Fred Eriquezzo began, they got all on their chips in the middle. Mitrovik held [Qd][Qh] but Eriquezzo flipped up [Ac][Ah]. The board ran out [7c][6c][2d][9h][8s] and Mitrovik was eliminated in 2nd place for $18,919.

Shawn Rodley Eliminated in 3rd Place ($12,210)

Shawn Rodley

Shawn Rodley got his last few chips in with [Kd][Tc] and was called by Fred Eriquezzo with [Ad][Td]. The board ran out [Th][9h][6s][5h][9d] and Eriquezzo won the pot to eliminate Rodley in 3rd palce for $12,210.

Tom Renault Eliminated in 4th Place ($9,796)

Tom Renault

Tom Renault raised to 125,000 before the flop and Fred Eriquezzo made the call. The flop came down [5s][4s][2c] and Eriquezzo fired 150,000. Renault moved all in and Eriquezzo made the call. They turned over:

Eriquezzo [Qd][Qs]
Renault [8c][8h]

The turn was the [Jc] and the river came the [2h]. Eriquezzo won the pot to eliminate Renault in 4th place for $9,796.

Eriquezzo now sits with nearly 3,500,000 chips.

Tim McInerney Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,514)

Tim McInerney

Tim McInerney raised to 130,000 before the flop and Fred Eriquezzo moved all in. McInerney made the call and they turned up:

McInerney [Ah][Th]
Eriquezzo [Kc][Kd]

The board came [Qh][Qs][2d][7s][5s] and Eriquezzo won the pot to eliminate McInerney in 5th place for $7,514.