$10,000 No Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT 10-27-11 Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Schreiber, Tom	104,000	10-2
2	Frangoulidis, James	102,425	5-8
3	Politano, Peter	98,575	15-6
4	Frankenberger, Andy	90,200	6-1
5	Liebert, Kathy	90,000	14-9
6	Rossi, Andi	87,850	11-8
7	Bergman, Josh	84,600	7-4
8	Berg, Eli	84,425	12-6
9	Russell, Donald	82,325	7-9
10	Striar, Brian	82,250	15-4
11	Melville, Alistair	81,600	11-9
12	Matros, Matt	81,175	7-6
13	Brackesy, Steven	81,050	16-8
14	Ohannessian, Arthur	80,650	6-8
15	Sciannameo, Carlo	75,200	3-6
16	Elias, Darren	74,200	9-3
17	Brady, Matt	70,525	8-6
18	Welch, Ryan	69,925	12-3
19	Seidel, Erik	69,500	6-7
20	Colman, Daniel	66,750	1-7
21	Dentale, Michael	65,500	3-3
22	Kashishian, Jack	64,350	15-5
23	Gupta, V.	63,500	16-9
24	Pilgrim, Dwyte	63,400	8-8
25	Gavin, Edward	62,725	11-7
26	Lipman, Larry	62,250	7-7
27	Klodnicki, Chris	60,700	1-5
28	Spurdis, Gregory	60,650	2-3
29	Samet, Larry	60,475	17-3
30	Cimpan, Cornel	60,000	2-6
31	McNeil, Michael	59,000	5-1
32	Gregg, Anthony	57,850	10-6
33	Colclough, Sean	57,525	14-3
34	Matteo, Paul	56,300	11-3
35	Nakhoul, Ben	56,200	16-4
36	Flanagan, Michael	55,525	12-8
37	Powderly, Andy	54,475	6-5
38	Tryba, Chris	54,450	13-4
39	Little, Jonathan	51,700	8-3
40	Brecher, Steve	50,000	11-2
41	Kim, Eui Woong	49,850	15-9
42	Harder, Christian	49,150	12-2
43	Lawson, Ken	49,125	12-5
44	Pelland, Jay	49,050	9-2
45	Hochman, Corey	48,900	5-6
46	Queen, Alexander	48,900	10-8
47	Richter, Jason	48,100	9-5
48	Greenberg, Lawrence	47,500	5-7
49	MacNeil, Christopher	46,625	1-6
50	Jamali, Michael	46,125	9-6
51	Yakovenko, Nikolai	46,075	12-4
52	Meskin, Mike	44,775	5-4
53	Geyer, Adam	44,600	16-1
54	Springer, Bryon	44,500	14-1
55	Catala, Juan	43,325	9-1
56	Shlez, Vadim	41,825	8-7
57	Schanbacher, Jack	40,300	12-9
58	Kessler, Allen	39,750	5-5
59	Borchetta, Michael	39,300	2-8
60	Corkins, Hoyt	38,075	9-8
61	Loman, Kyle	37,925	12-1
62	Markholt, Lee	37,175	17-4
63	Tsinis, Arkadiy	37,100	1-1
64	Spencer, Ted	36,600	2-7
65	Stone, Andy	36,525	17-7
66	Lang, Grant	36,500	14-8
67	Lavoie, Mike	36,125	6-2
68	Mercier, Jason	35,500	15-3
69	Jaffe, Jonathan	34,700	3-2
70	Mallous, Anastasios	34,600	4-6
71	Franklin, Edward	34,375	15-8
72	Panayiotou, Eracles	34,225	17-1
73	Veach, Bryan	33,025	10-1
74	Dunst, Tony	32,750	14-4
75	Fernicola, Claudio	31,875	13-6
76	Fralin, Mike	31,700	7-1
77	Santoro, Daniel	31,300	7-2
78	Burstein, Sean	30,575	11-5
79	Kohlberg, Curt	30,500	2-9
80	Cohen, Yehuda	30,375	3-8
81	Smolyanskiy, Anton	30,375	1-4
82	Smith, William	29,975	4-7
83	Cieri, Frank	29,800	11-4
84	Forrest, Jeffrey	29,425	9-7
85	Hirleman, Dan	29,150	13-1
86	Porter, Bryon	29,000	13-7
87	Louvier, James	28,950	5-2
88	Zaki, Justin	28,525	6-4
89	Sternberg, Alan	28,450	4-3
90	Buzgon, Daniel	28,125	13-8
91	Pito, Lou	28,125	16-6
92	Petrangelo, Nick	28,000	13-5
93	Rogers, John	27,925	13-3
94	Kuey, Natale	27,000	14-6
95	Mitrokostas, Spiro	26,550	15-1
96	Kellstrom, Dana	26,525	2-5
97	Sinishtaj, Tony	26,350	17-8
98	Bianco, Ben	26,100	3-1
99	Lee, Bernard	25,575	5-9
100	Stefanski, David	25,450	14-7
101	Sica, Mike	25,425	6-3
102	Sands, David	24,700	2-4
103	Shak, Daniel	24,600	4-5
104	Stout, Matt	23,600	9-9
105	Burwell, Don	22,875	1-2
106	Legendre, Rodney	22,775	1-9
107	Fitzpatrick, Jeremiah	22,125	1-8
108	Biceglia, Tony	22,050	7-3
109	Campbell, James	21,800	7-8
110	Sweeney, Joe	21,650	6-6
111	Azzi, Charbel	21,400	11-1
112	Ladhy, Eric	21,400	8-1
113	Inselberg, David	20,550	4-9
114	Campagna, Tony	20,375	16-2
115	Espinola, David	19,875	4-4
116	Colpoys, Dan	19,700	3-7
117	Blackman, Scott	19,450	3-5
118	Yazdi, Ardavan	19,400	6-9
119	Liberman, Elliott	18,700	3-9
120	Terry, Todd	18,600	10-7
121	Ryan, Steve	18,000	16-7
122	Tuthill, David	17,950	15-7
123	Williams, David	16,775	14-5
124	Cohen, Brian	16,375	8-2
125	Oboodi, Bahbak	15,900	16-3
126	Carbone, Bob	15,750	8-5
127	Glantz, Matt	15,000	1-3
128	Lee, Ronald	14,875	8-4
129	Doucette, Norman	14,400	10-9
130	Giaramida, Frank	14,225	8-9
131	Turner, Jon	14,200	5-3
132	Paris, Paul	11,950	4-8
133	Takeshita, Subaru	10,475	17-6
134	Israelashvili, Roland	10,000	4-1
135	Hoglund, Thomas	9,675	12-7
136	Brown, Rob	8,925	10-3
137	Stonehill, Mike	8,425	2-1
138	Toft, Bo	8,250	13-9
139	Saunders, Jeff	7,625	17-2
140	Josephy, Cliff	5,525	10-5
141	Failla, Will	3,600	17-5

Play Concludes for the Night on Day 1 of the Main Event

Play has come to an end on Day 1 of the World Poker Finals Main Event. There look to be around 140 players remaining.

Play will resume at noon and play will continue for another five levels.

The end of Day 1 chip counts and Day 2 seat assignments will be posted here on FoxwoodsPoker.com as soon as they are available.

Four More Hands of Play on Day 1

The clock has been stopped and it has been randomly selected that there will be four more hands of play tonight.

At the end of four hands at each table, players will bag their chips and play will conclude for the night.

Jon Aguiar Eliminated Late on Day 1

Jon Aguiar

Jon Aguiar has been knocked out of the World Poker Finals Main Event late on Day 1 when his A-K ran into the pocket aces of Grant Lang.

Justin @stealthmunk Schwartz Eliminated

Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz, who at around 4am this morning won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event for over $68,000, has just been eliminated late on Day 1 of the World Poker Finals Main Event.

YouTube video: Tony Dunst Talks with Jay Newnum

Tony Dunst, host of the Raw Deal on the World Poker Tour, talks with Jay Newnum during a break on Day 1 of the World Poker Finals Main Event.

Click here to view the video in HD

Photos: More Day 1 Players at the World Poker Finals

Jason Mercier, David Sands

James Campbell, Jon Aguiar

Jeff Forrest, James Carroll

Jon Turner, Jonathan Little

Blind Increase in the World Poker Finals Main Event

The players have returned from break and the blinds have been increased to 150-300 with a 25 ante.

There are approximately 153 players remaining and this will be the final level of the night.

Photos: More Day 1 Players at the World Poker Finals

Kyle Loman, Matt Brady


Matt Glantz, Matt Matros


Kathy Lieber, Miami John Cernuto


Rob Brown, Tony Dunst


Will Failla, Matt Stout

Photo: Jeff Forrest, Jonathan Little & Cliff Josephy

Jeff Forrest, Jonathan Little and Cliff Josephy

2010 World Poker Finals Champion Jeff Forrest is seated next to Jonathan Little and the Godfather of Online Poker, Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy.

Photos: Day 1 of the World Poker Finals

David William, Erik Seidel


Hoyt Corkins, Cliff Josephy


Christian Harder, Chris Tryba


Andy Frankenberger, Allen Kessler

Tony @Bond_18 Dunst Now at the Live Stream Table!

Tony Dunst

The man behind the World Poker Tour's Raw Deal, Tony Dunst, has been moved to the live stream feature table.

Just click "Watch LIVE Feature Table" at the top of the page to view the feed.

It won't be hard to miss Tony, he's the one in the suit....

Blind Increase in the World Poker Finals Main Event

The players have returned from break and the blinds have been increased to 100-200.

The board reads 180 players currently registered with registration remaining open until the beginning of play tomorrow.

Photo: Jason Mercier Joins the Main Event Field

Jason Mercier

Late in Level 2 of the World Poker Finals Main Event, Jason Mercier has taken his seat.

Photo: Dwyte Pilgrim, Justin Schwartz & David Inselberg

Dwyte Pilgrim, Justin Schwartz and David Inselberg

Another interesting table match-up finds former WPT Champion Dwyte Pilgrim seated next to Justin Schwartz and David Inselberg.

Schwartz won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event here at the World Poker Finals that did not end until around 4am this morning. He took home over $68,000 for his win.

Inselberg is not stranger to the World Poker Finals Main Event, finishing second last year for over $300,000.

Photo: Rob Brown vs. Andy Frankenberger

Rob Brown and Andy Frankenberger

Rob Brown and Andy Frankenberger find themselves seated next to each other on Day 1 of the $10,000 World Poker Finals Main Event.

Brown won the $500 Bounty Deep Stack event here at the 2011 World Poker Finals and Frankenberger is the reigning World Poker Tour Player of the Year.

World Poker Finals Main Event Streaming Live!

You can now watch the feature table on Day 1 of the World Poker Finals Main Event.

Just click "Watch LIVE Feature Table" at the top of the page to view the live feed.

Erik Seidel Doubles Through Will Failla

Erik Seidel has just doubled up through Will Failla early in Level 2 when Failla flopped two pair with A-K on an A-K-Q board. However, Seidel held pocket queens to win the pot and double his chip stack.

Watch as Jess and BJ of the World Poker Tour #OccupyFoxwoods

First Break of the Day in the Main Event

The players in the $10,000 World Poker Finals Main Event are now on their first break of the day.

There are currently 175 players registered.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 75-150.

Players in the World Poker Finals Main Event Field

Some players spotted early on in today's action include:

Steve Brecher, Ryan Welch, Dwyte Pilgrim, David Inselberg, Mike Sica, David Tuthill, Lee Markholt, Matt Glantz, Matt Matros, Matt Brady, Kyle Loman, James Campbell, James Carroll, Jon Aguiar, Spiro Mitrokostas, Darren Elias, Todd Terry, Jonathan Little, Cliff Josephy, Hoyt Corkins, Andy Frankenberger, Rob Brown, Mike Dentale, Cornel Cimpan, Allen Kessler, Kathy Liebert, Christian Harder, David Sands, Chris Klodnicki, Brian Lemke, Steve Ryan, Erik Seidel, Dan Shak, Jeff Forrest, John Cernuto, Matt Stout and David Williams.

Michael Forca is the First Player Eliminated

Michael Forca has the unfortunate honor of being the first player knocked out of the World Poker Finals Main Event.

Forca got all-in before the flop with [Ac][Kc] but ran into the pocket kings of James Frangoulidis.

The kings of Frangoulidis held up and sent Forca to the rail just a half hour into the tournament.

Registration Open Until the Start of Day 2

We have just been told that registration will remain open until the cards are in the air on Day 2.

There are a number of players who are going to be arriving late and this will allow players to register after play tonight or up until noon tomorrow.

Cards Are in the Air at the Main Event!

Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten, Kimberly Lansing and the Royal Flush Girls

Mike Sexton just gave the "Shuffle Up and Deal" and cards are in the air on Day 1 of the $10,000 World Poker Finals Main Event!

World Poker Finals Main Event About to Kick Off!!!

The Royal Flush Girls Social Bar

The World Poker Tour $10,000 World Poker Finals Main Event is about to get underway.

Players start with 30,000 in chips and levels are 90 minutes in length.

Stay tuned to www.FoxwoodsPoker.com for all the updates, photos and videos from the event!

Justin @stealthmunk Schwartz Wins the $2,500 Event!

Justin "stealthmunk" Schwartz

Justin Schwartz is the champion of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event.

He takes home $68,131, the World Poker Finals Trophy and the watch!

Congrats Justin and be sure to join us at noon tomorrow for the kick-off of the $10,000 World Poker Tour Main Event!

Micah Raskin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($38,249)

Micah Raskin

Micah Raskin limps in from the small blind for 30,000 and Justin Schwartz announces that he is all-in, having Raskin covered. Raskin calls and they turn over:

Schwartz - [Ah][8h]
Raskin - [8c][8d]

Raskin's eights are in the lead until Schwartz spikes an ace on the flop of [Ac][Kc][7s]. The turn is the [Tc] and the river comes the [Jh].

Micah Raskin is eliminated in 2nd place for $38,249.

$2,500 Heads-Up Chip Counts from the Break

The blinds are being increased to 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Chip counts from the break are as follows:

1. Justin Schwartz 1,650,000
2. Micah Raskin 1,000,000

Nick Petranglo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($24,145)

Nick Petranglo

Micah Raskin raises to 52,000 from the button and Nick Petranglo moves all-in from the small blind. Behind him, Justin Schwartz reraises all-in from the big blind. Raskin folds and they turn up:

Petranglo - [As][6s]
Schwartz - [Ad][Jh]

The board comes [Kd][Kh][Td][5s][4c] and Schwartz wins the pot to eliminate Petranglo in 3rd place for $24,145.

Bernard Lee Eliminated in 4th Place ($19,364)

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee raises to 61,000 from under the gun and Justin Schwartz makes it 150,000 from the big blind. Lee moves all-in and Schwartz calls. They turn over:

Lee - [Jc][Js]
Schwartz - [Qc][Qd]

The board runs out [Ac][4d][4s][Ah][5d] and Schwartz wins the hand to eliminate Lee in 4th place for $19,364.

Updated $2,500 Final Table Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts by seat assignments in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event:

1. Justin Schwartz 694,000
2. Bernard Lee 356,000
3. Micah Raskin 519,000
4. Nick Petranglo 1,088,000

Final Results FWPF $1000 NLH 10-23-11

Mike McNeil Eliminated in 5th Place ($15,538)

Mike McNeil

Mike McNeil moves all-in for his last 131,000 from under the gun and is called by Nick Petranglo. They turn up:

McNeil - [Td][2d]
Petranglo - [Jh][Js]

The board comes [Qs][Th][5s][4c][8s] and Petranglo's jacks hold up to win the pot and eliminate McNeil in 5th place for $15,538.