Gene Santora Wins the $300 Mega Stack ($44,264)

Gene Santora

The final three players came to an agreement to chop up the remaining prize pool money.

Gene Santora is officially the champion of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge and takes home the trophy as well as $44,264.

The remaining payouts are as follows:


Anthony Eppolito - $28,262


Mattthew Millea - $28,262

Jonas Bendiks Eliminated 4th ($25,000)

Jonas Bendkis

Shortly after the four-way deal was reached, Gene Santora raised t0 720,000 before the flop from the small blind and Jonas Bendkis moved all-in from the big blind. Santora called and they turned up:

Santora [Ah][2h]
Bendkis [Kh][4h]

The board ran out [Js][8h][6d][Td][7s] and Santora won the pot to eliminate Bendkis in 4th place for $25,000.

Four-Way Deal in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

The final four players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge have come to an agreement on a deal.

New payouts are as follows with the eventual winner getting another $10,787.

Gene Santora - $40,000
Matthew Millea - $25,000
Anthony Eppolito - $25,000
Jonas Bendiks - $25,000

Stan Lee Eliminated in 5th Place ($13,029)

Stanley Lee

Stan Lee moves all-in before the flop and received a call from Gene Santora in the small blind. They turned up:

Lee [Jd][Td]
Santora [Kh][Ks]

The board came [9d][8c][8h][6s][6h] and Santora's kings held to win the pot.

Stan Lee was eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack in 5th place for $13,029.

Jackie Joseph Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,348)

Jackie Joseph

After a raise from Matthew Millea, Jackie Joseph moved all-in and was snap-called by Millea. They turned up:

Millea [Ad][Ah]
Joseph [Ac][Ts]

The board came [As][7c][2c][8c][Td] and despite making two pair, Joseph was eliminated by Millea's trip aces.

Jackie Joseph takes home $10,348 for his 6th place finish.

Edgar Lopez Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,775)

Edgar Lopez

Edgar Lopez moved all-in from middle position and was called by Gene Santora in the big blind. They turned up:

Lopez [Js][8c]
Santora [Ah][Jd]

The board came [Qh][4d][3c][6c][Kd] and Santora took the pot to eliminated Lopez in 7th place for $7,775.

Joshua Kronick Eliminated in 8th ($5,898)

Joshua Kronick

It is folded around to Joshua Kronick in the small blind who moved all-in for just over 800,000. Stanley Lee made the call from the big blind and they turned up:

Kronick [Kc][6s]
Lee [Ad][5h]

The board ran out [Js][Tc][4d][9h][7c] and Lee's ace high held up to take the pot.

Joshua Kronick was eliminated in 8th place for $5,898.

David Luty Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,742)

David Luty

Stanley Lee raised from under the gun to 330,000 with the blinds at 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante. David Luty moved all-in from the small blind for about one million and Lee immediately announced call.

Lee [Ah][As]
Luty [Ad][Ks]

The board came [Qd][Ts][7s][Qc][9h] and Lee's aces held.

David Luty was eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack in 9th place for $4,742.

Raj Patel Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,761)

Raj Patel

A short-stacked Raj Patel moved all-in from under the gun and was called by Gene Santora in the big blind. They turned over:

Patel [Kh][9c]
Santora [Jc][Jh]

The board came [As][8c][7c][Ac][Kc] and Patel made a flush on the river. However, Santora made a better flush to win the pot.

Raj Patel was eliminated in 10th place and takes home $2,761.

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts

Here are the chip counts by seat assignment for the final table of the $300 Mega Stack:

1. Matthew Millea 500,000
2. Jackie Joseph 1,880,000
3. Edgar Lopez 1,785,000
4. David Luty 2,410,000
5. Joshua Kronick 2,120,000
6. Stanley Lee 2,670,000
7. Anthony Eppolito 735,000
8. Gene Santora 2,565,000
9. Raj Patel 620,000
10. Jonas Bendiks 650,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $55,226

2nd - $33,779

3rd - $20,697

4th - $16,085

5th - $13,029

6th - $10,348

7th - $7,775

8th - $5,898

9th - $4,742

10th - $2,761

$500 Bounty Deep Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 182 players in today's $500 NLHE Bounty Deep Stack event.

The final 20 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $15,911

2nd - $8,624

3rd - $5,829

4th - $4,698

5th - $3,420

6th - $2,796

7th - $2,408

8th - $2,112

9th - $1,757

10th-12th - $1,189

13th-15th - $1,100

16th-20th - $1,011

Final Two Tables of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

We are down to the final 20 players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event.

The blinds are currently 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000.

The average chip stack is just over 797,000.

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

$300 Mega Stack Day 2 Underway!

Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event is back underway.

The blinds are starting at 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante.

With 39 players remaining, the average chip stack is just under 409,000.

Top Chip Stacks:

Edgar Lopez - 1,100,000
Robert Priore - 1,062,000
Ken Ross - 861,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $55,226

2nd - $33,779

3rd - $20,697

4th - $16,085

5th - $13,029

6th - $10,348

7th - $7,775

8th - $5,898

9th - $4,742

10th-12th - $2,761

13th-15th - $2,117

16th-20th - $1,635

21st-30th - $1,179

31st-39th - $1,072

Foxwoods August 2011 $300 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players

Foxwoods August 2011 $300 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Lopez, Edgar	1,100,000	3-7
2	Priore, Robert	1,062,000	3-5
3	Ross, Ken	861,000	3-10
4	Luty, David	746,000	2-7
5	Haughton, Milton	743,000	2-4
6	Apicelli, John	735,000	4-8
7	Kronick, Joshua	670,000	1-9
8	Salters, James	659,000	1-10
9	Trifone, John	626,000	4-5
10	Karp, Joshua	618,000	4-4
11	Eppolito, Anthony	595,000	2-3
12	Kirkpatrick, Chris	528,000	4-2
13	Millea, Matthew	513,000	3-8
14	Lee, Stanley	512,000	2-9
15	Twal, Faris	489,000	2-1
16	Romagnano, Joseph	426,000	1-5
17	Gangemi, Frank	372,000	3-2
18	Conley, Brian	353,000	1-4
19	Dillon, Sean	321,000	2-5
20	Piccolo, Matthew	314,000	2-2
21	Martignetti, Adam	308,000	4-7
22	Onelli, Claudio	304,000	2-8
23	Ochoa, Alex	302,000	2-6
24	Bendiks, Jonas	298,000	1-8
25	Poma, Salvatore	287,000	1-1
26	Santora, Gene	274,000	4-1
27	Kalaitzidis, Nicholas	255,000	3-3
28	Casella, Keith	229,000	2-10
29	Pappas, Sandra	224,000	1-7
30	Zhang, Michael	203,000	1-6
31	Gingras, Dan	176,000	1-2
32	Patel, Raj	165,000	3-1
33	Andrade, Renaldo	125,000	4-3
34	Dragaj, John	117,000	4-10
35	Mitrokostas, Spiro	96,000	4-9
36	Joseph, Jackie	95,000	1-3
37	Ranieri, Sal	80,000	3-4
38	Bassani, Anthony	63,000	4-6
39	Nutting, Lee	58,000	3-6

Play Concludes on Day 1 of the $300 Mega Stack

Play has come to an end on Day 1 of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge with 39 players remaining.

Play will resume at noon tomorrow and will continue until we have a winner.

Stay tuned to www. FoxwoodsPoker.com for all of the updates from the final day of action in the $300 Mega Stack event.

Photos: $300 Mega Stack Day 1 Players