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Monday, October 17, 2011

$500 Seniors Event Co-Champions!


Ted Spencer and Tony Vlahos

The final two players in the $500 Seniors No-Limit Hold 'em event, Ted Spencer and Tony Vlahos, has decided to end play and officially be Co-Champions of the event.

They both take home $18,601 for their victory!!!

Brian LeBlanc Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,600)


Brian LeBlanc

On a flop of [Ks][Js][5h], Ted Spencer bets 75,000 and Tony Vlahos raises to 150,000. Both Brian LeBlanc and Spencer make the call.

The turn is the [6s] and LeBlanc moves all-in. Spencer folds and Vlahos makes the call. They turn over:

LeBlanc - [Qc][Td]
Vlahos - [Ah][As]

The river comes the [5s], completing Vlahos's flush and eliminating LeBlanc in 3rd place for $18,600.

3-Way Deal Made in the $500 Seniors Event

The final three players have decided to evenly chop the remaining prize pool and play for the World Poker Finals Trophy and watch.

First place will take the trophy while second place will take home the watch.

$400 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 90 players in the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha High event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 9 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $9,931
2nd - $5,653
3rd - $3,758
4th - $2,979
5th - $2,414
6th - $1,986
7th - $1,604
8th - $1,222
9th - $1,008

Glen Wityak Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,630)


Glen Wityak

Brian LeBlanc raises to 105,000 from under the gun and Glen Wityak moves all-in for 250,000 total. LeBlanc calls and they turn over:

LeBlanc - [Jd][Td]
Wityak - [As][Th]

The board comes [Kh][Qc][4d][9s][Qd] and LeBlanc makes a straight to win the pot and eliminate Wityak in 4th place for $8,630.

Alfred Matthews Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,620)


Alfred Matthews

Ted Spencer raises to 125,000 from under the gun and Alfred Matthews moves all-in for a total of 270,000. Spencer calls and they turn up:

Spencer - [5c][5s]
Matthews - [Kc][Tc]

The board runs out [7d][5d][2d][8d][3h] and Spencer wins the pot to eliminate Matthews in 5th place for $6,620.

Steve Daniel Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,380)


Steve Daniel

Steve Daniel moves all-in from under the gun for his last 75,000 and is called by both Tony Vlahos in the small blind and Brian LeBlanc in the big blind.

They check a flop of [Kc][Tc][4d] and the [5c] comes on the turn. Vlahos checks and LeBlanc fires 100,000. Vlahos mucks and they turn up:

LeBlanc - [Kh][7d]
Daniel - [9h][6h]

The river is the [2d] and LeBlanc wins the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Daniel in 6th place for $5,380.

Paul Chakoian Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,492)


Paul Chakoian

Paul Chakoian moves all-in for his last 100,000 and is called by Ted Spencer on the button. They turn over:

Chakoian - [Td][8d]
Spencer - [Ad][Jh]

The board runs out [9c][7c][3h][2d][2s] and Spencer's hand holds up to eliminate Chakoian in 7th place for $4,492.

Mike Riordan Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,665)


Mike Riordan

Ted Spencer limps in for 24,000 and Mike Riordan moves all-in for 174,000 total. Spencer calls and they turn up:

Spencer - [4c][4d]
Riordan - [Ah][Kc]

The board runs out [Th][5c][3c][Jh][8d] and Spencer's pocket fours hold up to eliminate Riordan in 8th place for $3,665.

Neal Friets Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,080)


Neal Friets

Neal Friets raises to doubles the big blind to 48,000 before the flop and Ted Spencer calls from the big blind. The flop comes down [Jc][Td][8s] and Spencer checks.

Friets moves all-in and Spencer immediately makes the call. They turn up:

Friets - [2d][2h]
Spencer - [Ah][Jd]

The turn is the [Ks] and the river comes the [7c]. Spencer wins the pot with a pair of jacks and eliminates Friets in 9th place for $3,080.

Nancy Bartleson Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,246)


Nancy Bartleson

On a flop of [9c][4s][2c], Nancy Bartleson moves all-in for 272,000 and is called by Ted Spencer, who has just 6,000 less in chips. They turn up:

Bartleson - [Td][9d]
Spencer - [2d][2s]

The turn is the [Ac] and the river comes the [9h], giving Bartleson trips but Spencer a full house.

Left with just 6,000 in chips, Bartleson was eliminated on the next hand by Neal Friets.

Nancy Bartleson is eliminated from the $500 Seniors event in 10th place for $2,246.

$500 Seniors Final Table Chip Counts

We have reached the final table of the $500 No-Limit Hold 'em Seniors event. The players are currently on dinner break and play will resume at 7:20pm ET.

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

1. Paul Chakoian 370,000
2. Mike Riordan 135,000
3. Brian LeBlanc 858,000
4. Steve Daniel 392,000
5. Ted Spencer 359,000
6. Nancy Bartleson 346,000
7. Alfred Matthews 552,000
8. Glen Wityak 409,000
9. Neal Friets 649,000
10. Anthony Vlahos 1,494,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $28,374
2nd - $16,669
3rd - $10,759
4th - $8,630
5th - $6,620
6th - $5,380
7th - $4,492
8th - $3,665
9th - $3,080
10th - $2,246

$400 Pot-Limit Omaha Event Now Underway

The $400 Pot-Limit Omaha High event is now underway.

Players start with 10,000 in chips and the levels are 40 minutes in length.

The blinds are starting at 25-50.

World Poker Finals Afternoon Update

$500 Seniors Deep Stack Day 2

- There are currently 19 players remaining with blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,500 ante. The average chip stack is now 291,500.

- You can watch this event live by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

$300 Deep Stack Day 1

- There are approximately 218 players remaining out of the 470 players who started. The blinds are 500-1,000 with a 100 ante. The average chip stack is 32,300. The final 50 players will finish in the money.

$400 Pot-Limit Omaha High

- This event kicks off in just about one-hour and features 10,000 in starting chips with 40 minute levels.

$300 Deep Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 470 players in the $300 NLHE Deep Stack event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 50 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $27,761
2nd - $15,943
3rd - $10,134
4th - $8,096
5th - $6,282
6th - $5,038
7th - $4,089
8th - $3,260
9th - $2,679
10th-12th - $1,718
13th-15th - $1,244
16th-20th - $1,007
21st-30th - $782
31st-40th - $711
41st-50th - $640

$500 Seniors Day 2 Now Streaming Live!



The final day of the $500 Seniors Deep Stack event is now streaming live. Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live feed.

There are 51 players remaining and the blinds are now 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante. The average chip stack is 106,500.

The final 30 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $28,374
2nd - $16,669
3rd - $10,759
4th - $8,630
5th - $6,620
6th - $5,380
7th - $4,492
8th - $3,665
9th - $3,080
10th-12th - $2,246
13th-15th - $1,832
16th-20th - $1,418
21st-30th - $1,123

$600 Deep Stack Final Results


Tuan Le and Ryan Methia

The final seven players in the $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold 'em event came to an agreement on an equity chop.

Ryan Methia and Tuan Le are officially co-champions of the event. Both players take home $41,000 with Methia taking the World Poker Finals Trophy and Le taking the watch.

The results for 3rd-7th are as follows:


3rd - Wendell Weaver $22,838


4th - Michael Pasquale $19,129


5th - Theodoros Karidis $16,079


6th - David Labriola $13,407


7th - Brandon Lamora $13,407

$300 Deep Stack Event Underway!

The $300 No-Limit Hold 'em Deep Stack event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals is now underway.

Players start with 15,000 in chips and the levels are 30 minutes in length.

The blinds are currently 25-50.

$500 NLH Seniors Returning Players

Place   Name Chips Table/Seat
1 Brown, David 479,000 2-1
2 Chakoian, Paul 386,200 4-5
3 Wityak, Glenn 273,900 3-1
4 Vlahos, Anthony 229,300 5-5
5 Riordan, Mike 201,300 3-8
6 Demeo, Dan 192,600 6-2
7 Leblanc, Brian 180,600 6-3
8 Haughton, Milton 165,000 3-10
9 Daniel, Steve 157,200 1-5
10 Ruscitti, Larry 153,800 5-2
11 Hammett, Chris 139,300 2-10
12 Gresham, Tommy 135,100 2-7
13 Friets, Neal 134,200 4-7
14 Bassett, Walt 130,400 4-9
15 Bartleson, Nancy 122,800 5-8
16 Donnelly, Patrick 121,500 5-10
17 Atherton, Fred 119,000 5-9
18 Constantine, Joe 114,200 4-6
19 Taylor, Dave 103,600 3-5
20 Hoppman, Richard 102,900 3-3
21 Ali, Brian 102,000 1-1
22 Gobbi, Bob 91,900 1-4
23 Faulkingham, John 91,400 4-8
24 Riley, John 90,800 2-2
25 Pito, Lou 89,200 3-6
26 Reslock, Chris 88,700 2-6
27 Rinaldi, Dominic 86,900 1-3
28 Matthews, Alfred 83,400 5-3
29 Evans, Robert 82,000 3-9
30 Tremblay, Rick 81,500 1-7
31 Griffin, Wes 79,500 2-9
32 Blomerth, Alan 79,400 5-1
33 Spencer, Ted 77,700 2-4
34 Greenberg, Leonard 74,700 3-4
35 Romanovitz, Keith 69,700 4-1
36 Caporuscio, Gary 66,400 1-10
37 Salaices, Rich 64,900 6-7
38 Griffith, Warren 63,000 2-5
39 Greenstein, Stephen 60,000 5-7
40 Rogers, Don 58,200 6-6
41 Woods, Michael 53,100 6-10
42 Cea, Chris 46,200 1-2
43 Ruwell, Al 45,500 6-1
44 Camerlengo, Phil 34,100 4-4
45 Russo, Louis 34,100 1-6
46 Fenn, Peter 33,600 4-10
47 Muscatello, Michael 29,800 6-8
48 Radochia, Paul 28,900 6-4
49 Jacoby, Kenneth 27,000 4-2
50 Schlicht, Peter 21,300 1-8
51 Wachter, William ???? 19,500 6-5

Paul Bernier Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,054)


Paul Bernier

Paul Bernier has been eliminated in 8th place for $7,054.

Karl Held Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,785)


Karl Held

Karl Held has been eliminated when his pocket fives failed to hold up up against Wendell Weaver's [Ad][Qd] when Weaver made a flush.

Held takes home $5,785 for his 9th place finish.