Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
1st Place: Andrew St. Hilaire ($91,859)
Andrew St. Hilaire came to this final table as the chip leader, and he carried that chip lead all the way to the end. Amazingly, Andrew eliminated every player at the final table except for Suzanne Dines. With a strong rail of supporters, Andrew celebrated his victory, his $91,859 cash prize, and the trophy. Congratulations to Andrew, Daryl, and all of the winners of this $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge.
Andrew St. Hilaire upon seeing the river card
Daryl Jace congratulates Andrew St. Hilaire on his victory
2nd Place: Daryl Jace ($49,373)
Daryl Jace put all of his chips in preflop with [Qc][8s] and was in a race situation against Andrew St. Hilaire's [7h][7d]. Andrew yelled out, "One last race," before the dealer spread the flop [6s][As][Th]. The [2c] on the turn kept Andrew in the lead, and Daryl had one more card to stay in the tournament. The river [Kh] dashed Daryl's hopes, however, and he will finish in 2nd place, good for a $49,373 payday.
3rd Place: Theodoros Adalis ($32,342)
Theodoros Adalis was all in preflop holding [Ac][8s] to the [Ad][Kh] of Andrew St. Hilaire. When the board ran out [3d][6h][7c][3c][5h], Andrew claimed another victim, and Theodoros was eliminated in 3rd place. He will collect $32,342 for his efforts.
4th Place: Suzanne Dines ($25,261)
A few hands after losing most of her chips with [Ad][Kh] against Theodoros Adalis's [As][Ah], Suzanne Dines was all in preflop and was called by all three other players. They all checked to the river with a board showing [Td][Ah][8s][5s][2d] and Daryl Jace showed AK to take the pot. Suzanne showed the [Kd] before shrugging her arms and collecting her $25,261 payday.
5th Place: Todd Mitchell ($20,668)
On the second hand back from dinner break, Todd Mitchell was all in with [2d][2c] against the [Ad][Qs] of Andrew St. Hilaire. Andrew hit the flop once again when it fell [8h][Ac][Kh], and his pair of aces held strong through the [Qh] turn and the [5c] river. Todd Mitchell will exit the tournament in 5th place and will earn $20,668 for his efforts.
Player return from dinner break
After a brief discussion about a chop, the five players have returned to the final table and have now resumed playing 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante. You can watch the live stream by heading to www.FoxwoodsLive.com
Chip counts at dinner break
The final 5 players are now on 75 minute dinner break, and will return at 7:45pm EST. Here are the chip counts for the remaining entrants, sorted by chip position, along with the percentage of chips in play that player holds:
Andrew St. Hilaire - 8,015,000 (55%)
Daryl Jace - 2,280,000 (16%)
Suzanne Dines - 1,775,000 (12%)
Theodoros Adalis - 1,535,000 (11%)
Todd Mitchell - 845,000 (6%)
Andrew St. Hilaire - 8,015,000 (55%)
Daryl Jace - 2,280,000 (16%)
Suzanne Dines - 1,775,000 (12%)
Theodoros Adalis - 1,535,000 (11%)
Todd Mitchell - 845,000 (6%)
6th Place: Adam Hui ($16,458)
Andrew St. Hilaire (left) reacts in shock to his river suckout on Adam Hui (right)
Adam Hui was all in preflop holding the [Ks][Kd] against Andrew St. Hilaire's [Ac][Jd]. Adam looked to be in good shape to double up through Andrew when the flop fell [3d][6s][9d], and the turn [5c] changed nothing. But a brutal [Ah] on the river eliminated Adam on the last hand before dinner break, earning him $16,458 for his 6th place finish.
7th Place: Jean Elie "Téte" Joseph ($12,630)
Jean Elie "Téte" Joseph was all in preflop with [Ah][3d] against Andrew St. Hilaire's [6h][5h]. Andrew considered his lucky streak by hitting a pair on the [5c][8s][Kd] flop, and locked it up with the [6d] turn. The river fell an inconsequential [9c], and Jean Elie will head to the cage to collect his $12,630.
8th Place: Christopher Macniel ($10,143)
Continuing his heater, Andrew St. Hilaire picked up [Ah][Ac] against Christopher Macniel's [As][Qh], and the two got it all in on a [Qs][Jc][8h] flop. The turn [5h] and river [3c] could not save Christopher, and he was eliminated in 8th place. He will collect $10,143 for his efforts.
Adam Hui doubles up
Adam Hui was all in for his 650k stack with the [Ah][Kc] and was up against the [8h][2d] of Andrew St. Hilaire. Adam hit an ace on the turn when the board fell [Qd][Th][Qs][As][4c], and he locked up the double up. He now sits on over 1.3 million in chips.
9th Place: Jimmy Alimonos ($8,061)
Jimmy Alimonos was all in on a [6s][3s][Js] flop, holding the nuts with the [As][4s]. However, Andrew St. Hilaire had a lot of outs holding [Jd][Jc] for top set. All the suspense ended when the dealer dropped the [6h] on the turn, giving Andrew an unbeatable full house. He let out a large yell, and at the same time Jimmy got frustrated and knocked over his chair. The river [Ah] changed nothing, and Jimmy will collect $8,061 for his 9th place finish.
Meanwhile, Andrew now sits on over 4.6 million, and was heard complaining to the rest of the table that they should help knock some people out.
Christopher Macniel doubles up
Christopher Macniel was all in preflop holding the [Ah][Kh] and was in great shape to double up against Andrew St. Hilaire's [Ac][8s]. The flop fell a devastating [4d][As][8h], giving Andrew two pair. The turn fell the [Qh], giving Christopher a backdoor flush draw as well as a king for an out. Lucky for Christopher, the river fell the [9h], completing Christopher's flush and earning him the double up.
10th Place: Patricia Herron ($6,315)
Patricia Herron was all in preflop holding the [5s][5c] against Andrew St. Hilaire's [As][9c]. The flop fell an exciting [8c][7h][6s], giving Andrew an open ended straight draw along with his overcard. The turn brought an even more exciting [8d]. This card meant a river five would no longer give Andrew the winning hand, but a six or a seven would counterfit Patricia's pair. The river fell the [Td] to give Andrew a straight, eliminating Patricia in 10th place, good for $6,315.
Final table chip counts & seating assignments
Here are seating assignments and chip counts for the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge Final Table:
Seat 1: Daryl Jace - 1,795,000
Seat 3: Andrew St. Hilaire - 2,815,000
Seat 4: Adam Hui - 745,000
Seat 5: Todd Mitchell - 880,000
Seat 6: Christopher Macniel - 670,000
Seat 7: Theodoros Adalis - 2,560,000
Seat 8: Suzanne Dines - 2,015,000
Seat 9: Jimmy Alimonos - 1,685,000
Seat 10: Jean Elie "Téte" Joseph - 780,000
Here are the payouts for the final 10:
1st Place: $91,859
2nd Place: $49,373
3rd Place: $32,342
4th Place: $25,261
5th Place: $20,668
6th Place: $16,458
7th Place: $12,630
8th Place: $10,143
9th Place: $8,061
Seat 1: Daryl Jace - 1,795,000
Seat 3: Andrew St. Hilaire - 2,815,000
Seat 4: Adam Hui - 745,000
Seat 5: Todd Mitchell - 880,000
Seat 6: Christopher Macniel - 670,000
Seat 7: Theodoros Adalis - 2,560,000
Seat 8: Suzanne Dines - 2,015,000
Seat 9: Jimmy Alimonos - 1,685,000
Seat 10: Jean Elie "Téte" Joseph - 780,000
Here are the payouts for the final 10:
1st Place: $91,859
2nd Place: $49,373
3rd Place: $32,342
4th Place: $25,261
5th Place: $20,668
6th Place: $16,458
7th Place: $12,630
8th Place: $10,143
9th Place: $8,061
$1,200 Mega Stack Final Table Reached!
With the elimination of our 11th place finisher, the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge has reached its 10-handed final table. We will have names and chip counts of all of our final table participants shortly.
Players are on break, coloring up 1k chips
The 13 remaining players are on a 10 minute break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 1k chips. When the field returns, they will be playing 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.
18 players remaining
Less than an hour and a half from the last table breaking, we are now down to 18 players in the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge. The clock is paused at 10:15 in the 12,00/24,000 blind level while the players find their new seats. Three new players have taken their seats on the live stream table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com, and the tournament will continue shortly.
27 remaining players are being redrawn
With the elimination of our 28th place finisher, the final 27 are now set. The tournament staff are redrawing seats, which means there will be a new set of faces on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com. Play will continue at 8,000/16,000 blinds for another 22:14.
Players are now on break
The board reads 40 players remaining, and they are now on a 10 minute break. When they return, they will be playing 6,000/12,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante.
$1,200 Mega Stack is in the money!
With the elimination of our 46th place finisher, the remaining 45 players in the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge are now in the money. Everyone in the field is now guaranteed $2,296, but all players have their eyes on the first place prize of $91,859.
Don't forget that you can watch our featured table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com
Don't forget that you can watch our featured table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com
$1,200 Mega Stack Challenge Day 2 is under way
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge. There are 64 players remaining, and the top 45 will make the money.
We will be streaming a featured table on www.FoxwoodsLive.com, and we have an interesting for you. Nabir Babck, the tournament chip leader, is in the 8 seat, and both #4 and #5 in chips are also at the table in the 5 and 6 seats, respectively. Here are the rest of our featured table players:
Seat 1: Nakhoul, Ben - 163,000
Seat 2: Becker, Alan - 185,500
Seat 3: Ciccotto, Louis - 132,000
Seat 4: Stanhope, Ryan - 367,500
Seat 5: Mitrokostas, Spiro - 530,500
Seat 6: Mitchell, Todd - 498,000
Seat 7: Hatziioannou, Vasilios - 347,000
Seat 8: Babck, Nadir - 660,000
Seat 9: empty
We will be streaming a featured table on www.FoxwoodsLive.com, and we have an interesting for you. Nabir Babck, the tournament chip leader, is in the 8 seat, and both #4 and #5 in chips are also at the table in the 5 and 6 seats, respectively. Here are the rest of our featured table players:
Seat 1: Nakhoul, Ben - 163,000
Seat 2: Becker, Alan - 185,500
Seat 3: Ciccotto, Louis - 132,000
Seat 4: Stanhope, Ryan - 367,500
Seat 5: Mitrokostas, Spiro - 530,500
Seat 6: Mitchell, Todd - 498,000
Seat 7: Hatziioannou, Vasilios - 347,000
Seat 8: Babck, Nadir - 660,000
Seat 9: empty
Foxwoods February 2012 $1,200 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players
Place | Name | Chips | Table/Seat |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Babck, Nadir | 660,000 | 2-8 |
2 | St. Hilaire, Andrew | 534,000 | 5-3 |
3 | Papanikos, K | 532,500 | 1-8 |
4 | Mitrokostas, Spiro | 530,500 | 2-5 |
5 | Mitchell, Todd | 498,000 | 2-6 |
6 | Johnson, David | 485,500 | 4-6 |
7 | Sennon, Peter | 480,000 | 6-8 |
8 | Hui, Adam | 458,000 | 5-5 |
9 | Pappas, William | 400,000 | 3-8 |
10 | Hoglund, Thomas | 374,000 | 7-3 |
11 | Andrews, John | 368,000 | 5-9 |
12 | Stanhope, Ryan | 367,500 | 2-4 |
13 | Senger, Steve | 350,000 | 8-1 |
14 | MacNeil, Christopher | 349,500 | 1-1 |
15 | Jace, Daryl | 349,000 | 5-4 |
16 | Hatziioannou, Vasilios | 347,000 | 2-7 |
17 | Theodoss, Harry | 345,000 | 1-5 |
18 | Schonbach, Chris | 342,000 | 5-7 |
19 | Silva, Dan | 333,500 | 8-4 |
20 | Cortellino, Leonard | 282,000 | 6-4 |
21 | Gold, Andrew | 281,000 | 4-4 |
22 | Frigeria, Vincent | 277,000 | 4-3 |
23 | Searing, Ian | 262,000 | 1-2 |
24 | Adalis, Theodore | 255,000 | 7-6 |
25 | Jenks, Dean | 205,000 | 4-2 |
26 | Gutman, Erez | 202,000 | 3-9 |
27 | Corcione, Bobby | 198,000 | 4-9 |
28 | Samet, Larry | 194,500 | 1-6 |
29 | Myhal, Jerry | 188,000 | 6-5 |
30 | Becker, Alan | 185,500 | 2-2 |
31 | Alimonos, Jimmy | 175,500 | 6-3 |
32 | Joseph, Jean-Elle | 175,000 | 4-5 |
33 | Siegal, Eric | 175,000 | 8-9 |
34 | Covrigaru, Matthew | 173,000 | 1-9 |
35 | Nakhoul, Ben | 163,000 | 2-1 |
36 | Folgers, Doug | 157,000 | 6-7 |
37 | Herron, Patricia | 151,000 | 3-5 |
38 | Castro, Chris | 141,500 | 4-8 |
39 | Dines, Suzanne | 140,000 | 7-5 |
40 | Gorrela, Satish | 136,000 | 4-7 |
41 | Yashchin, Daniel | 133,500 | 8-2 |
42 | Ciccotto, Louis | 132,000 | 2-3 |
43 | Orgettas, Michael | 131,000 | 7-9 |
44 | Gilmore, Peter | 129,000 | 7-4 |
45 | Kresmery, Rick | 128,000 | 8-5 |
46 | Przybycien, Joe | 120,000 | 6-9 |
47 | Nye, Mike | 114,000 | 3-7 |
48 | Walsh, Tom | 111,500 | 7-2 |
49 | Cotter, Ed | 110,000 | 3-3 |
50 | Hetherington, Conner | 109,500 | 1-3 |
51 | Vo, Chien | 104,500 | 5-1 |
52 | Santoro, Stephen | 101,000 | 6-1 |
53 | Pito, Lou | 100,500 | 8-3 |
54 | Hecker, Gabi | 97,500 | 8-6 |
55 | Manley, Rob | 93,000 | 5-6 |
56 | Peters, Nabeel | 87,500 | 1-7 |
57 | Santos, Ross | 87,500 | 5-2 |
58 | Chu, Victor | 81,000 | 7-8 |
59 | Perry, Mark | 81,000 | 3-4 |
60 | Benzekri, Mohamed | 76,000 | 3-6 |
61 | Curry, Malik | 76,000 | 3-2 |
62 | Zisk, Richard | 72,000 | 6-6 |
63 | Solarsh, Mike | 71,000 | 7-1 |
64 | Libby, Alan | 32,000 | 8-7 |
Six hands remain
With 15 minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff has drawn a card to determine how many hands will remain. The card was drawn on the featured table, and the field will play six more hands before finishing for the night. They will return at 11am to restart the tournament. As of right now, there are 70 players remaining.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Players are on their last break of the day
The 102 remaining players are now on a 10 minute break, which is the last break of the day. The tournament staff are now coloring up and racing off the 100 chips as they will no longer be needed. When the field returns, they will be playing 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante.
Blinds are up!
Blinds have been increased to 2,000/4,000 with a 400 ante. Approximately 112 players remain in the field.
Players are now on dinner break
The remaining players from today's $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge are now on their 75 minute dinner break.
Players are now on break
The 245 remaining players from today's $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge are now on break. When they return, they will be playing 500/1,000 blinds with a 100 ante.
At 6:30pm, the tournament will take a 75 minute dinner break.
At 6:30pm, the tournament will take a 75 minute dinner break.
$1,200 Mega Stack prize pool & payouts
A total of 362 players registered for the final $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge, creating a prize pool of $394,580. There are approximately 297 players remaining, and they are now on their second break of the day. Top 45 players make the money, with a mincash worth $2,296. Here are the full payouts:
1st: $91,859
2nd: $49,373
3rd: $32,342
4th: $25,261
5th: $20,668
6th: $16,458
7th: $12,630
8th: $10,143
9th: $8,061
10th-12th: $6,315
13th-15th: $4,975
16th-18th: $3,827
19th-27th: $3,061
28th-36th: $2,487
37th-45th: $2,296
1st: $91,859
2nd: $49,373
3rd: $32,342
4th: $25,261
5th: $20,668
6th: $16,458
7th: $12,630
8th: $10,143
9th: $8,061
10th-12th: $6,315
13th-15th: $4,975
16th-18th: $3,827
19th-27th: $3,061
28th-36th: $2,487
37th-45th: $2,296
$1,200 Mega Stack Challenge is under way
Cards are in the air in today's $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge. This is the main event that everyone's been waiting for! Registration will be open for approximately two hours, so come down and register if you haven't done so already.
As always, we will be streaming a featured table on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com, so tune in to watch the action unfold.
As always, we will be streaming a featured table on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com, so tune in to watch the action unfold.
Friday, February 10, 2012
1st Place: Mike Correnti ($31,594)
Mike Correnti had a tough final table. He was put to really tough decisions, and at one point even laid down AK on an ace high board. But that laydown perhaps set the stage for his heads up battle with the same opponent. And a quick heads up battle it was! On the first hand of heads up play, Mike won a coin flip for 99% of the chips in play with AQ against pocket tens, and a few hands later it was all over.
Mike will collect $31,594 for winning the $400 Mega Stack Challenge, and will go home with the Foxwoods trophy as well.
Congratulations to all of the winners from this tournament!
2nd Place: Tim Lahey ($18,252)
Mike put them to use in the very next hand, and doubled up on the river with [Ks][8c] against [Ac][4d] on a [Jd][Ts][Jc][2d][Kh] board. Unfortunately, his next attempt to double up didn't go as well, as Mike's [Jd][5h] was dominated by Jim's [Js][Ts]. Jim hit his pair on the [2c][As][Tc] flop, and it held up through the [9c] turn and [9s] river.
Tim fought a hard battle, but will exit this tournament in 2nd place, good for $18,252.
3rd Place: Ronnie Pease ($11,615)
Tim Lahey watches as the river makes him a straight to eliminate Ronnie Pease
Ronnie Pease was all in preflop holding the [Ac][8d] against the [5s][5h] of Tim Lahey. It was a sweat all the way to the river as the board fell [7c][6s][Qh][3s][4c], but Ronnie failed to pair either of his hole cards and was eliminated in 3rd place, earning $11,615 for his efforts.
4th Place: Ron Gariepy ($9,292)
As many pots do, this one started with Ronnie Pease raising. Mike Correnti made the 3-bet, and then Ron Gariepy moved all in for less. Ronnie got out of the way, and the two exposed their hands:
Mike [Ks][Kh]
Ron [Ad][Tc]
Any chance of an exciting sweat on the flop was dashed when it fell [6c][6d][Kc], giving Mike an unbeatable full house. The turn [8h] and river [8c] only improved Mike's full house, and Ron was left with $9,292 to console him as he was eliminated in 4th place.
5th Place: Glen Thompson ($7,235)
Glen Thompson was all in preflop holding [As][7c] against Ronnie Pease's [Ad][3d]. The flop fell an exciting [9c][8d][Td], giving Ronnie a flush draw. Ronnie binked it right on the turn when it fell [9d], and Glen was drawing dead. The inconsequential [Js] on the river meant Glen was heading for the cashier's cage to collect $7,235 for his 5th place finish.
Ronnie Pease doubles through Glen Thompson
Glen Thompson opened the pot before Ronnie Pease moved all in. Action folded back to Glen who thought about it, and eventually called with [3s][3h]. Unfortunately for Glen, Ronnie held the superior [8s][8h], and it stayed superior through a [Ks][6d][Td][Ah][Kh] board. Ronnie now sits on about 1.7 millon in chips.
6th Place: Vinny Frigeria ($5,840)
Vinny Frigeria was all in preflop holding [3h][3c] against the [Ah][Ts] of Glen Thompson. The flop fell [6h][Kd][Kh], and though Vinny asked for the dealer to "keep it clean," the turn fell [6c], counterfitting Vinny's pair. Vinny would need a king or a six to chop, or a 3 to win. It was not to be, however, as the river fell the [Jc], eliminating Vinny in 6th place. He will collect $5,840 for his efforts.
7th Place: Lou Giampa ($4,845)
Lou Giampa moved all in with [Qs][Tc] and was called by Mike Correnti, holding [9d][9c]. The [9h] was in the window, with the rest of the flop spreading [Qd][7s][9h]. The [Th] on the turn gave Lou 4 outs, but the [5h] wasn't what he needed. Lou will earn $4,845 for his 7th place finish.
Mike Correnti is getting frustrated
Tim Lahey raised preflop and Mike Correnti defended his big blind. On a [Ad][5d][5s], Mike check-raised Tim's bet, and then Tim 3-bet all in. This put Tim deep into the tank, and it was such a long decision that the entire table except for the two players in the hand got up from the table. Tim lifted his cards off of the table several times, as well as slammed his fist on the table in frustration. Amazingly, Tim decided to fold his [Ah][Kd], so we'll never know if Tim had him beat or not.
8th Place: Peter Jankowski ($3,916)
Peter Jankowski was all in on a [6c][Tc][Jh] holding the [Kc][Jd] against his opponent's [Ac][Th]. The turn was a devastating [Ts], and the river [2c] did not save Peter from elimination. He will earn $3,916 for his 8th place finish.
9th Place: Floyd Overton ($3,203)
Floyd Overton gives a fist-bump as he exits the tournament
Floyd Overton was all in preflop holding the [As][7d] against his opponent's [3s][3d]. Floyd found no help on the [Qc][4h][Jd] flop, but he did pick up four more outs when the turn fell the [Kh]. Unfortunately the river [9s] did not hit Floyd's hand, and he will exit this tournament in 9th place, good for $3,203.
Ronnie Pease drops 500k to Mike Correnti
In a blind vs. blind confrontation, Ronnie Pease and Mike Correnti saw a [3s][Ts][2d] flop. Ronnie bet out and Mike moved all in. Ronnie made the call and saw the bad news that his [Ah][Js] was outflopped by Mike's [Qh][Td]. Mike's hand held up through the [6h] turn and the [Kd] river, and now he has over a million in chips. Ronnie meanwhile still has around 800,000.
10th Place: Chris Dichiara ($2,190)
Chris Dichiara was all in preflop holding the [Kh][Jd] against the [Ad][Qs] of Ronnie Pease. Chris got lucky when the flop fell [7h][Jh][4d], and the pair held strong through a [2c]. But the river [As] snatched the double up from Chris's hands and earned Ronnie the knockout. Chris will earn $2,190 for his 10th place finish.
Final table chip counts & seating assignments
The final table is under way. Below are the seating assignments and chip counts for the final table. You can watch the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com to follow this tournament all the way to a winner.
Seat 1: Peter Jankowski - 619,000
Seat 2: Lou Giampa - 981,000
Seat 3: Glen Thompson - 1,001,000
Seat 4: Ronnie Pease - 1,031,000
Seat 5: Mike Correnti - 804,000
Seat 6: Ron Gariepy - 474,000
Seat 7: Floyd Overton - 410,000
Seat 8: Chris Dichiara - 498,000
Seat 9: Tim Lahey - 1,568,000
Seat 10: Vinny Frigeria - 448,000
Here are the payouts for the final table:
1st: $31,594
2nd: $18,252
3rd: $11,615
4th: $9,292
5th: $7,235
6th: $5,840
7th: $4,845
8th: $3,916
9th: $3,203
10th: $2,190
Seat 1: Peter Jankowski - 619,000
Seat 2: Lou Giampa - 981,000
Seat 3: Glen Thompson - 1,001,000
Seat 4: Ronnie Pease - 1,031,000
Seat 5: Mike Correnti - 804,000
Seat 6: Ron Gariepy - 474,000
Seat 7: Floyd Overton - 410,000
Seat 8: Chris Dichiara - 498,000
Seat 9: Tim Lahey - 1,568,000
Seat 10: Vinny Frigeria - 448,000
Here are the payouts for the final table:
1st: $31,594
2nd: $18,252
3rd: $11,615
4th: $9,292
5th: $7,235
6th: $5,840
7th: $4,845
8th: $3,916
9th: $3,203
10th: $2,190
Final Table Reached
Ronnie Pease knocked off a 3rd player in 3 hands, this time outracing his opponent's Q4 with his 33. That elimination left the $400 Mega Stack Challenge with 10 remaining players, who are now on brief break while the tournament staff counts down the chips. We will have seating assignments and chip counts posted shortly.
Glen Thompson bluffs Ronnie Pease
Glen Thompson (left) moves all in on the river against Ronnie Pease (right)
We arrived to the featured table with a board reading [Td][Th][7d] and a huge pile of chips in the middle. Glen Thompson had raised the pot preflop, apparently, and Ronnie Pease called on the button. The flop went three bets according to our source, and when the [9d] arrived on the turn, both players checked. The river [Kh] brought an all in from Glen, and an eventual fold by Ronnie. Glen rapped the table, and eventually showed [Ac][6s] for ace high. Ronnie was visibly annoyed but knocked out two players in the next few hands with 99 vs A9 and AJ vs A7, so he can't be too upset.
Clean up on aisle 1!
We heard some commotion on our featured table, and arrived to find Bob Carbone with his drink spilled ALL over his chips and the table. And when we say all over his chips, we mean it. As you can see in the photo above, the tournament staff had to stop the clock for both tables to assist in the clean-up job. Play will resume shortly with 17 remaining players.
$400 Mega Stack Day 2 Underway
Cards are in the air for day 2 of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge. 18 players remain, and you can watch 9 of them on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com. The field will be resuming at 8,000/16,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante, and will be playing down to a winner today.
Foxwoods February 2012 $400 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players
Place | Name | Chips | Table/Seat |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dichiara, Christopher | 1,708,000 | 2-3 |
2 | Thompson, Glen | 677,000 | 1-4 |
3 | Frigeria, Vincent | 607,000 | 2-8 |
4 | Lahey, Tim | 503,000 | 1-8 |
5 | Karos, James | 487,000 | 1-7 |
6 | Gariepy, Ron | 396,000 | 1-1 |
7 | Carbone, Bob | 382,000 | 1-3 |
8 | Jankowski, Peter | 380,000 | 2-9 |
9 | Correnti, Mike | 371,000 | 2-1 |
10 | Overton, Floyd | 352,000 | 2-7 |
11 | Hermundson, Landon | 310,000 | 2-10 |
12 | Babck, Nadir | 306,000 | 1-5 |
13 | Tortorici, Emanuele | 255,000 | 1-10 |
14 | Pease, Ron | 245,000 | 1-9 |
15 | Martin, Thomas | 224,000 | 2-6 |
16 | Lash, Evan | 207,000 | 2-4 |
17 | Giampa, Lou | 202,000 | 2-2 |
18 | Labib, Joe | 180,000 | 1-2 |
Play is complete for the night
With 18 players remaining, play in today's $400 Mega Stack Challenge is complete for the night. The tournament staff will redraw seats for the players, and they will reconvene at 12pm EST. Full chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly on http://www.FoxwoodsPoker.com.
Follow all of the action tomorrow on the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.
Follow all of the action tomorrow on the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
$400 Mega Stack is now in the money!
With the elimination of our 41st place finisher, all 40 remaining players in today's $400 Mega Stack Challenge are now in the money. All players are guaranteed at least $902, but all players have their eyes on the first place prize of $31,594.
Make sure you watch the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com the follow all of the action throughout the end of the tournament.
Make sure you watch the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com the follow all of the action throughout the end of the tournament.
$400 Mega Stack Challenge is now hand for hand
With 42 players remaining in today's $400 Mega Stack Challenge, the tournament staff has paused the clock. Each table will play hand for hand until there are only 40 remaining players. At that point, the field will be in the money, and everyone will be guaranteed at least $902. First place is worth $31,594.
Ronnie Pease is the current chip leader
Fresh off a 2nd place finish in yesterday's $230 Super Bounty, Ronnie Pease is back at it again and is the current chip leader with 69 players remaining. (Hat tip to Rob Brown for making us aware of Ronnie's big stack.)
Players are back from dinner break
The clock has started up again, and the official post-dinner player count is 104. Top 40 players get into the money, with a mincash worth $902.
Players are on dinner break
The remaining 110 players are now on their 1 hour dinner break. When they return, they will be playing 1,200/2,400 blinds with a 300 ante.
$400 Mega Stack Prize pool & payouts
With apologies for the delay, here are the payouts for today's $400 Mega Stack. A total of 391 players entered today's tournament, and the top 40 will get paid:
1st: $31,594
2nd: $18,252
3rd: $11,615
4th: $9,292
5th: $7,235
6th: $5,840
7th: $4,845
8th: $3,916
9th: $3,203
10th-12th: $2,190
13th-15th: $1,659
16th-20th: $1,261
21st-30th: $1,008
31st-40th: $902
1st: $31,594
2nd: $18,252
3rd: $11,615
4th: $9,292
5th: $7,235
6th: $5,840
7th: $4,845
8th: $3,916
9th: $3,203
10th-12th: $2,190
13th-15th: $1,659
16th-20th: $1,261
21st-30th: $1,008
31st-40th: $902
Players are now on break
The 140 remaining players now on a 10 minute break. They will come back, play the 1,000/2,000 blind level, and then take a 1 hour dinner break. The top 40 players today will make the money.
Blinds are up!
Level 11 has begun, which means the blinds are now 600/1,200 with a 200 ante. Only 190 players remain at this point. After level 13, there will be a one hour dinner break.
Blinds are up!
The $400 Mega Stack Challenge had 391 total entrants, and there are currently 315 players remaining. The blinds have just been increased to 300/600 with a 75 ante. First place is $31,594, and full payouts will be posted shortly.
Players are now on break
The players in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge are now on their first break of the day. When they return, they will be playing 100/200 blinds with a 25 ante.
The board reads 384 entrants, but registration is still open for a few more minutes, so we'll have a final number and prize pool posted shortly.
The board reads 384 entrants, but registration is still open for a few more minutes, so we'll have a final number and prize pool posted shortly.
$400 Mega Stack about to begin!
There's only a few minutes left until today's $400 Mega Stack Challenge begins. There's already over 230 players registered, and registration will stay open for a few levels.
You can watch our featured table on the live stream by going to www.FoxwoodsLive.com
You can watch our featured table on the live stream by going to www.FoxwoodsLive.com
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
1st Place: Jewook Oh ($46,253)
Jewook Oh is the winner of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge, beating out 854 other entrants and finally collecting $46,253 and the trophy. Amazingly, Jewook drew the live streaming table on day 1, so he played the entire tournament on the live stream. You can replay his path to victory from the beginning by clicking on "Watch Archived Video" at the top of this page. A full results list will be posted to www.FoxwoodsPoker.com shortly.
Our next live streaming event is the $400 Mega Stack tournament on Thursday, Feburary 9th at 11am EST. Tune in to www.FoxwoodsLive.com them to see if one of the 10 players seated at our featured table will go on to win it all!
2nd Place: Steven Palumbo ($28,032)
Entering heads up play, Jewook Oh had Steven Palumbo outchipped nearly 9 to 1. Steven tried to climb back, and was in good shape to double up when he called Jewook's all in, holding the [As][8s] to Jewook's [Qc][Td]. Good fortune continued to be on Jewook's side as the flop fell [Qc][9d][Qd], leaving Steven drawing to runner runner flush or bigger full house. The turn sealed the deal when it fell [Td], giving Jewook an unbeatable full house. Steven will collect $28,032 for his 2nd place finish.
3rd Place: Daniel Guzman ($17,035)
In the third hand in a row with an elimination, Daniel Guzman fell at the hands of our killer, Jewook Oh. Daniel's [Qd][Jd] was in bad shape against Jewook's [Ah][Qs]. The flop was no help, falling [Td][2d][Th], but the turn [9s] gave Daniel an open ended straight draw. Again, there was pre-mature celebration on the river when it fell [9c], Daniel thinking he made the straight. Unfortunately, he did not, and Jewook won the pot with two pair with an ace kicker. Daniel will collect $17,035 for his 3rd place finish.
4th Place: Michael Kelly ($13,369)
On the very next hand after John Mengual was eliminated, Jewook Oh eliminated yet another player. On a [6h][4d][Js][Ks] board, Michael Kelly check raised all in and again, Jewook insta-called. And again, Jewook had the best of it. His [Kd][4h] had made two pair against Michael's [Jd][Th] one pair hand. The river changed nothing, and Jewook had sent another player to the rail. Michael will earn $13,369 for his 4th place finish.
5th Place: John Mengual ($10,781)
In a flash, John Mengual was eliminated in 8th place. With a full board of [Ks][Kh][6d][9c][4d] already showing, John moved all in against Jewook Oh and was snap called. John asked if Jewook had a king, and Jewook tabled his [Kc][Jh]. All John could show was the [9s][8s], which was no good. John will be taking home $10,781 for his efforts, however.
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