Foxwoods May 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #14 $1,200 NLH Main Event Final Results

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YouTube video: Spiro Mitrokostas elimination hand

Spiro Mitrokostas was all in preflop with 7♠7♦ but was up against the J♠J♥ of Long Tran. The board ran out clean for Long, falling 2♣Q♣A♥4♠5♣, and Spiro was eliminated in 3rd place. He will collect $30,239 for his efforts.

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1st Place: Daniel Chan ($81,611)

On the turn with the board reading [8c][Ts][Qd][5c], Daniel Chan bet out only to see Long Tran move all in.  Daniel made the call and showed the [8d][5d], having turned two pair.  Long was live with a straight draw, however, holding the [Kc][Js].  It all came down to the river, which fell [8s] to give Daniel the winning full house.  He will earn $81,611 as well as the title and the trophy.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

2nd Place: Long Tran ($47,076)

Heads up: Long Tran vs. Daniel Chan

With the elimination of Spiro Mitrokostas in 3rd place, the tournament is now heads up.  Pictured above, Long Tran faces off in a big pot against chip leader Daniel Chan.  The winner will collect $81,611, while the second place finisher will collect $47,076.

If you're not already tuned in, you can watch the action live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

3rd Place: Spiro Mitrokostas ($30,239)

Spiro Mitrokostas was all in preflop with [7s][7d] but was up against the [Js][Jh] of Long Tran.  The board ran out clean for Long, falling [2c][Qc][Ah][4s][5c], and Spiro was eliminated in 3rd place.  He will collect $30,239 for his efforts.

Cards are back in the air

The final three players have taken their seats, and they are now playing 40,000/80,000 blinds with a 10,000 ante.

Chip counts at break

The three remaining players are now on their scheduled 10 minute break.  Here are accurate chip counts:


Seat 1: Long Tran - 2,895,000
Seat 2: Spiro Mitrokostas - 1,905,000
Seat 3: Daniel Chan - 8,145,000

YouTube video: Soheb Porbandarwala elimination hand

Soheb Porbandarwala got the last of his chips in with A♣6♣ against A♦7♠. The flop fell a dramatic 7♣Q♦J♣, giving Soheb a club flush draw and his opponent a pair of sevens. The turn fell the 6♠, giving Soheb two extra outs to trip sixes. But the river 4♦ left his opponent with the winning hand, and Soheb was sent to the rail in 4th place, good for $24,225.
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4th Place: Soheb Porbandarwala ($24,225)

Soheb Porbandarwala got the last of his chips in with [Ac][6c] against [Ad][7s].  The flop fell a dramatic [7c][Qd][Jc], giving Soheb a club flush draw and his opponent a pair of sevens.  The turn fell the [6s], giving Soheb two extra outs to trip sixes.  But the river [4d] left his opponent with the winning hand, and Soheb was sent to the rail in 4th place, good for $24,225.

Chip counts at break

The four remaining players are taking a brief five minute bathroom break.  Here are estimated chip counts:


Seat 1: Long Tran - 5,100,000
Seat 2: Spiro Mitrokostas - 1,400,000
Seat 3: Daniel Chan - 5,600,000
Seat 4: Soheb Porbandarwala - 850,0001

YouTube video: William Boling busts out with a bad beat

On a T♠9♣J♦ flop, Spiro Mitrokostas moved all in, having William Boling covered. William made the call saying, "I have outs." William had flopped two pair with his J♣9♦, so it was Spiro who was drawing to the best hand with his A♠A♣. The 4♠ turn changed nothing, but the T♦ on the river counterfeited William's two pair to give Spiro a better two pair. William will exit this tournament in 8th place, good for $10,308.

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YouTube video: Albert Muir elimination hand

Albert Muir was all in preflop holding A♥K♥, but was coolered as Daniel Chan woke up with K♦K♣. Albert picked up four extra outs to a straight when the flop fell 3♣T♥J♠, but the turn J♣ and river 6♦ failed to improve his hand. Albert will exit this tournament in 5th place, good for $18,727.

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Blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante.

5th Place: Albert Muir ($18,727)

Albert Muir was all in preflop holding [Ah][Kh], but was coolered as Daniel Chan woke up with [Kd][Kc].  Albert picked up four extra outs to a straight when the flop fell [3c][Th][Js], but the turn [Jc] and river [6d] failed to improve his hand.  Albert will exit this tournament in 5th place, good for $18,727.

YouTube video: Heidi Alexander elimination hand

Heidi Alexander was all in preflop holding the Q♠9♠ against Daniel Chan's A♦K♠.  The flop fell 5♦8♣3♥, and Heidi was still left drawing to her two live cards.  She was successful in making a pair on the Q♥ turn, but the K♥ river gave Daniel a better two pair.  Heidi will earn $12,714 for her 7th place finish.
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YouTube video: Kings against aces at the final table

Yadong Pan got coolered to bust out of this event in 9th place, picking up K♥K♦ against Daniel Chan's A♥A♦. To make things worse, Daniel flopped top set when the flop fell T♦7♥A♠, and Yadong was drawing dead on the 8♠ turn. The 2♦ hit the river, and Yadong was sent to the payout desk to collect his $8,093.

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Players are now on break

The 5 remaining players at the $1,200 Mega Stack final table are now on break.  When they return, they will be playing 25,000/50,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante.

6th Place: Milton Thomas Jr. ($15,292)

Milton Thomas Jr. got the last of his chips in with J-T on a Q-5-5 flop and was up against the K-J of Daniel Chan.  A jack fell on the turn to give Milton some chop outs, but the river was a blank.  Milton will earn $15,292 for his 6th place finish.

7th Place: Heidi Alexander ($12,714)

Heidi Alexander was all in preflop holding the [Qs][9s] against Daniel Chan's [Ad][Ks].  The flop fell [5d][8c][3h], and Heidi was still left drawing to her two live cards.  She was successful in making a pair on the [Qh] turn, but the [Kh] river gave Daniel a better two pair.  Heidi will earn $12,714 for her 7th place finish.

8th Place: William Boling ($10,308)

On a [Ts][9c][Jd] flop, Spiro Mitrokostas moved all in, having William Boling covered.  William made the call saying, "I have outs."  William had flopped two pair with his [Jc][9d], so it was Spiro who was drawing to the best hand with his [As][Ac].  The [4s] turn changed nothing, but the [Td] on the river counterfeited  William's two pair to give Spiro a better two pair.  William will exit this tournament in 8th place, good for $10,308.

9th Place: Yadong Pan ($8,093)

Yadong Pan got coolered to bust out of this event in 9th place, picking up [Kh][Kd] against Daniel Chan's [Ah][Ad].  To make things worse, Daniel flopped top set when the flop fell [Td][7h][As], and Yadong was drawing dead on the [8s] turn.  The [2d] hit the river, and Yadong was sent to the payout desk to collect his $8,093.

10th Place: Reuben Peters ($6,013)

On the second hand of our final table, Reuben Peters moved all in and was called by Yadong Pan.  Reuben was ahead with the [6h][6d], but was in a race against Yadong's [As][Js].  The flop fell [4h][4c][Ac], leaving Reuben needing one of the two remaining sixes to survive.  The turn [8h] and river [Tc] were not what he was looking for, however, and he will exit this tournament in 10th place.  Reuben will collect $6,013 for his efforts.

$1,200 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Here are chip counts and seating assignments for the final table:

Seat 1: Long Tran - 1,110,000
Seat 2: Spiro Mitrokostas - 1,205,000
Seat 3: Albert Muir - 995,000
Seat 4: Yadong Pan - 1,045,000
Seat 5: Daniel Chan - 2,895,000
Seat 6: Heidi Alexander - 925,000
Seat 7: Reuben Peters - 480,000
Seat 8: William Boling - 1,655,000
Seat 9: Soheb Porbandarwala - 2,210,000
Seat 10: Milton Thomas Jr. - 525,000

Here are the payouts:

1st Place: $81,611
2nd Place: $47,076
3rd Place: $30,239
4th Place: $24,225
5th Place: $18,727
6th Place: $15,292
7th Place: $12,714
8th Place: $10,308
9th Place: $8,093
10th Place: $6,013

Final Table Reached!

With the elimination of our 11th place finisher, the final table of 10.  We will have chip counts and seating assignments shortly.

Players are back from dinner break

Cards are back in the air for the final 14 players of the $1,200 Mega Stack.  Blinds are now 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Players are now on dinner break

The 14 remaining players are now on their 70 minute dinner break.  The tournament staff will be coloring up and racing off the 1,000 chips during this break.  When the field returns, they will be playing 15,000/30,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante.

YouTube video: Jason Drysdale elimination hand

Jason Drysdale is all in with king ten and flops a king, but his opponent flops trip jacks. Jason is eliminated in 17th place, good for $3,608.
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Chris Tryba has been eliminated

Chris Tryba pushed the last of his short stack in with Q-J and was called by Soheb Porbandarwala who held pocket aces.  Chris picked up a gutshot straight on the turn, but failed to get there on the river.  Chris will be our 15th place finisher, good for $4,638.

Final Two Tables Reached

The $1,200 Mega Stack is now down to its final 18 players.  Everyone is guaranteed $3,608, with the next pay jump at 15 players to $4,638.

Players are now on break

The field has been trimmed to 20 players, and they are now on a 10 minute break.  All players are guaranteed $3,092, and at 18 players there is a pay jump to $3,608.  When they return, they will be playing 10,000/20,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante.

YouTube video: $1,200 Mega Stack bubble hand

A short stack shoved the cutoff with A-8 and was called by the big blind with pocket sixes. The pocket pair held up, and the final 36 players are now in the money.

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Players to watch: Chris Tryba & Soheb Porbandarwala

Two players that made it to the money are Chris Tryba and Soheb Porbandarwala.

Chris is a regular on the tournament scene who has a six figure win at Borgata last year as well as 9 WSOP cashes.

Soheb is a Foxwoods regular who's favorite hobby is raising. His biggest cash is a $23,500 finish in the 2010 PCA.

Players are now in the money

We had a few close calls, but it came down to a coin flip to burst the bubble.  A short stack shoved the cutoff with A-8 and was called by the big blind with pocket sixes.  The pocket pair held up, and the final 36 players are now in the money.  Everyone is guaranteed $2,748, while first place is a whopping $81,611.

We'll have a video of the bubble hand up shortly.

Tournament is now hand for hand

We lost a player on our feature table when his A-J fell to a set of fives, and now only 37 players remain.  The tournament will now play hand for hand until one more player is lost, and then the remaining 36 players will be in the money.

Ronnie Pease has been eliminated

After losing a large pot with [As][Ts] against [Ad][Qs] and pocket sevens, Ronnie Pease got the last of his chips in with pocket fives against A-K.  An ace on the flop sent Ronnie to the rail a few spots shy of the money.

Cards are in the air for Day 2

Cards are now in the air for Day 2 of the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event.  46 players remain, and the top 36 players will make the money.  Full payouts are available here.

Our featured table is streaming live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com starting with the following players:

Seat 1: Ludwig Allain - 167,500
Seat 2: Connor Hetherington - 176,500
Seat 3: empty
Seat 4: Heidi Alexander - 445,000
Seat 5: Gordon Wilcox - 243,500
Seat 6: Anthony Cardone - 213,500
Seat 7: William Boling - 467,500
Seat 8: Constantine Moustakis - 64,500
Seat 9: Ronnie Pease - 360,000

May Mega Stack 2012, Event #14 - $1,200 No Limit Hold'em Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Porbandarwala, Soheb	803,000	3-9
2	Pan, Yadong	694,500	6-7
3	Grandieri, David	602,000	3-7
4	Mitchell, Todd	570,000	3-8
5	Shvarts, Grigoriy	472,000	2-4
6	Reinhardt, Jon	468,500	6-9
7	Boling, William	467,500	1-7
8	Chan, Daniel	451,000	4-4
9	Alexander, Heidi	445,000	1-4
10	Albilia, Ariel	414,500	4-8
11	Tran, Long	414,500	5-8
12	Muir, Albert	392,000	6-4
13	Green, Russell	384,000	5-1
14	Blenman, Derek	377,000	5-2
15	Frank, Joel	367,500	2-9
16	Garcia, Paul	365,500	6-5
17	Pease, Ron	360,000	1-9
18	Tryba, Chris	349,000	2-1
19	Drysdale, Jason	330,500	4-5
20	Butler, Tom	300,000	5-3
21	Hecker, Gabi	282,000	4-3
22	Pappas, Art	247,000	3-1
23	Wilcox, Gordon	243,500	1-5
24	O'Halleran, Sean	215,000	2-6
25	Cardone, Anthony	213,500	1-6
26	Pappas, William	200,000	3-4
27	Chu, Victor	195,500	4-6
28	Inselberg, David	194,500	6-3
29	Tetrault, Paul	192,500	2-7
30	Estes, Frank	191,000	4-2
31	Schonbach, Chris	184,000	3-2
32	Hetherington, Connor	176,500	1-2
33	Allain, Ludwig	167,500	1-1
34	Mitrokostas, Spiro	153,000	2-2
35	Thomas, Milton	153,000	6-8
36	Nunez, Jimmy	150,500	4-9
37	Hall, David	141,500	5-5
38	Zisk, Richard	111,500	3-6
39	Santos, Ross	97,000	5-6
40	Wiley, Brendan	87,500	3-3
41	Teixeira, Manuel	81,000	4-1
42	Dugas, Stephen	74,000	5-9
43	Scott, Richard	72,000	6-1
44	Moustakis, Constantine	64,500	1-8
45	Przybcien, Joe	42,000	2-5
46	Peters, Reuben	37,500	6-6

Six more hands left in the day

The tournament staff has drawn a card, and the card was a six.  This means every table will play six more hands before the day is complete.

Last level of the night

Blinds have been increased to 3,000/6,000 with a 500 ante.  Only 68 players remain, and this will be the last level of the night.  At the end of this level, all remaining players will bag up their chips and return at 11am to play down to a winner.

Players are now on break

The 90 remaining players are now on a 15 minute break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 100 chips.  When they return, the field will be playing 2,500/5,000 blinds with a 500 ante.

Bad beat on the feature table

Watch kings suck out on a set of sixes on the feature table.

Players are now on dinner break

The 197 remaining players are now on their one hour dinner break.  Play will resume at approximately 7:10pm EST.

Players are now on break

Players are now on break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 25 chips.  When they return, the field will be playing 500/1,000 blinds with a 100 ante.

Rob Perelman has been eliminated

After losing pot after pot on our featured table, Rob Perelman has been eliminated.  On his last hand, he moved all in from the button with pocket queens and was called by the big blind with pocket eights.  An eight on the flop was all it took to send Rob to the rail.

Players are now on break

Players are now on their second break of the day.  The field has already been trimmed to 272 players.  When they return, they will be playing 300/600 blinds with a 75 ante.

$1,200 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 325 entrants in the $1,200 Mega Stack, creating a prize pool of $353,622.  The top 36 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $2,748.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $81,611
2nd Place: $47,076
3rd Place: $30,239
4th Place: $24,225
5th Place: $18,727
6th Place: $15,292
7th Place: $12,714
8th Place: $10,308
9th Place: $8,093
10th-12th Place: $6,013
13th-15th Place: $4,638
16th-18th Place: $3,608
19th-27th Place: $3,092
28th-36th Place: $2,748

Players are now on break

Players are now on their first break of the day.  The board reads 320 entrants, but we will have official prize pool & payouts shortly.

Dwight Pilgrim is in the field, but has already lost 25% of his stack and now sits on around 30,000.  Rob "veeRob" Perelman is fairing well on our featured table, chipping up to 45,000.  You can watch him and the rest of the featured table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

$1,200 Mega Stack Is Under Way

Cards are in the air in the final Mega Stack of this series.  The buyin is $1,200 and there are already 200 players registered.

You can watch our featured table by heading over to www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

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YouTube video: $400 Mega Stack final hand

The final hand is dealt in the $400 Mega Stack, in which Terrence Hinchliffe wins a race against 2nd place finisher Mike Nye. Terrence wins $25,18, the title, and the trophy.

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1st Place: Terrence Hinchliffe ($25,182)

The final hand was a race between Terrence Hinchliffe, who had a massive chip over his opponent Mike Nye.

Terrence [Ad][Jc]
Mike [7s][7c]

The flop was favorable for Mike when it fell [6s][9d][8d].  The [6d] turn gave Terrence a backdoor flush draw to go along with his two overs.  Continuing to run well, Terrence hit the [4d] to make the flush and win the $400 Mega Stack.

Terrence will collect $25,182 as well as the trophy and the title for his amazing final table performance.

2nd Place: Mike Nye ($14,571)

3rd Place: Nikki DeFrancesco ($9,291)

Terrence Hinchliffe raised preflop before Nikki DeFrancesco moved all in.  Terrence made the call with [Qc][Js], and was a slight underdog to Nikki's [Ac][9h].  Lady luck continued to smile upon Terrence when the flop fell [9s][5c][Jd].  The [8s] turn changed nothing, and Nikki would need to catch an ace or a nine to survive.  It was not to be, as the dealer peeled off the [2d] on the river.  Nikki will earn $9,291 for her 3rd place finish.

4th Place: Walter Warot ($7,444)

Walter Warot was all in on a [Th][7h][Ts][Ac] holding [Ad][4s].  Unfortunately for him, Terrence Hinchliffe had flopped trips with his [Td][3d].  Walter would need one of the two remaining aces to survive, but the [5h] hit the river to eliminate Walter in 4th place.  He will earn $7,444 for his efforts.

5th Place: Silvio Mantuano ($5,807)

After taking a bad beat the previous hand to Mike Nyte, Silvio moved all in on the button and was called by Nikki DeFrancesco in the big blind.  Silvio had live cards with the [9d][8h] against Nikki's [Ah][7d].  Nikki's hand was ahead through the [Ad][Qs][Ts] flop, but Silvio did pick up a gutshot straight draw.  That draw failed to materialize on the [5h] turn and [7s] river, and he will exit this tournament in 5th place.  He will earn $5,807 for his efforts.

Mike Nye doubles through Silvio Mantuano

Mike Nye moved all in from the button, and Silvio Mantuano made the call from the small blind.  Mike was dominated with [Tc][9c] against Silvio's [Ad][9d], but Mike seemed to have confidence in his hand.  After asking the dealer to rearrange his cards so the ten was closest to the flop, Mike flopped two pair on the [Ts][9s][Jc].  The [7d] on the turn left Mike dodging an 8 to chop or an ace for a bigger two pair.  When the river fell the [7h], Mike escaped elimination and doubled up to approximately 1.5 million.

6th Place: Tony "Muscles" Campagna ($4,699)

Terrence Hinchliffe opened the pot with a raise on the button.  Tony "Muscles" Campagna moved all in from the big blind, and Terrence made the call.  The two exposed their hands:

Tony [Ad][5h]
Terrence [Ac][Tc]

Tony was going to need a five to survive.  Unfortunately for him, the flop fell [Ah][Th][3d], leaving Tony drawing to runner runner.  The [Qc] on the turn left him drawing to one of the three remaining queens to chop the pot.  But the [Jh] hit the river, sending Tony to the rail in 6th place, good for $4,699.

Blinds increased, chips counted

The blind are now up to 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante.  With 6 players remaining, the average stack is just over 1,000,000.  Here are approximate chip counts:


Seat 2: Nikki DeFrancesco - 650,000
Seat 3: Tony "Muscles" Campagna - 700,000
Seat 5: Walter Warot - 1,400,000
Seat 7: Mike Nye - 700,000
Seat 8: Silvio Mantuano - 1,450,000
Seat 9: Terrence Hinchliffe - 1,300,000

Nikki DeFrancesco doubles through Terrence Hinchliffe

Terrence Hinchliffe raised preflop on the button before Nikki DeFrancesco moved all in.  Terrence made the call holding [As][Jc], but Nikki was in great shape with the [Ah][Qs].  Everything changed on the [6h][Jd][6d] flop, and Nikki was now drawing to a 3-outer.  She didn't have to wait long, as the dealer peeled off the [Qd] on the turn.  Now Terrence needed a 2-outer to eliminate Nikki.  The [Kd] on the river left Nikki holding the winning hand, and she will double up to almost 700,000.

7th Place: Floyd Overton ($3,906)

Floyd Overton was all in preflop holding the [Ad][Qh] against the [Kh][Js] of Tony "Muscles" Campagna.  Tony smashed the flop when it fell [Jc][Jd][Td], and Floyd was left drawing to runner runner queens or aces to make a full house (a king would make Floyd a straight, but Tony would make a full house).  The [7c] turn left Floyd drawing dead, and the meaningless [4d] on the river left Floyd heading to the payout desk to collect $3,906 for his 7th place finish.

8th Place: Isaiah Cannata ($3,168)

After Terrence Hinchliffe raised preflop, Isaiah Cannata moved all in.  Terrence made the call holdind [Ah][Ac], which had Isarah's [Kc][Qs] in pretty bad shape.  Isaiah had hope after the [Jh][Ks][2h] flop, but failed to hit two pair on the [7h] turn or [5c] river.  Isaiah will earn $3,168 for his 8th place finish.

Nikki DeFrancesco doubles through Tony Campagna

Nikki DeFrancesco got the last of her stack in with a shove on the button and was called by Tony "Muscles" Campagna.  Tony had made the call with [Qs][9c], but Nikki woke up with a hand as she held the [Ad][Qc].  Both flopped a pair on the [5h][9s][Ac] flop, and no two outer came on the [3h] turn or [7h] river.  Nikki is still short stacked, but she is still in the game!

Terrence Hinchliffe doubles through Nikki DeFrancesco

Terrence Hinchliffe was all in preflop holding the [Ad][Ac] against the [As][Qs] of Nikki DeFrancesco.  Terrence's aces held up to double him to over 1.1 million, while Nikki is left with just over 100,000.

9th Place: Regina Brown ($2,604)

On a flop of J-8-3, Regina Brown was all in holding the A-J and was up against a set of treys.  Regina did not hit her miracle full house, and she will exit this tournament in 9th place, good for $2,604.

10th Place: Nick Bennett ($1,794)

Nick Bennett pushed the last of his short stack in preflop with K-J and was called by pocket aces.  Nick did not improve and will exit this tournament in 10th place, good for $1,794.

$400 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Play is under way at our the $400 Mega Stack final table.  Here are seating assignments and chip counts:


Seat 1: Isaiah Cannata - 362,000
Seat 2: Nikki DeFrancesco - 623,000
Seat 3: Tony "Muscles" Campagna - 524,000
Seat 4: Floyd Overton - 537,000
Seat 5: Walter Warot - 1,163,000
Seat 6: Regina Brown - 987,000
Seat 7: Mike Nye - 601,000
Seat 8: Silvio Mantuano - 572,000
Seat 9: Terrence Hinchliffe - 635,000
Seat 10: Nick Bennett - 276,000

You can watch the tournament live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

$400 Mega Stack Final Table Reached

Players are on a 10 minute break while the tournament staff does an official chip count of the final table.  Seating assignments and chip counts will be posted shortly.

$400 Mega Stack Day 2 Is Under Way

Cards are in the air for day 2 of the $400 Mega Stack.  22 players remain, and the field is now playing 8,000/16,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante.  All players are guaranteed $939.

May Mega Stack 2012, Event #11 - $400 No Limit Hold'em Returning Players

Play has concluded for the night

With 22 players remaining, play has concluded for the night.  The tournament staff will redraw the players into their new seats, and they will return at 12pm EST.  Chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.

Last level of the night

With 27 players remaining, the blinds have gone up to 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.  This will be the last level of the night.  Remaining players will then bag up their chips and return at 12pm EST to play down to a winner.

YouTube video: $400 Mega Stack Bubble Hand

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$400 Mega Stack Is Now In The Money

With the elimination of our 36th place finisher, the final 35 players are now in the money.  Everyone is now guaranteed $865, but all eyes are on the $25,182 first place prize.

A video of the bubble hand will be up shortly.

Four tables remain on break

Only 40 players remain in today's $400 Mega Stack, and they are now on break.  When they return, the field will be playing 4,000/8,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.

The top 35 players make the money, with a mincash worth $865.

Foxwoods May 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #8 $180 NLH Final Results

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Foxwoods May 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #6 $180 NLH Final Results

The bad beat table

While the tournament is nearing the money, we noticed one table that seems to have a tendency to dish out bad beats.

On the first hand we witnessed, a player was all in with pocket aces against pocket kings, for a 200,000 chip pot.  A king spiked on the turn and the field was down one.

On another rollercoaster hand, there was a three way all in, again with aces and kings, and a third player with less chips had pocket nines.  A nine flopped, and then the kings made a runner runner flush.  Many players in the tournament were crowded around the table to witness that brutal beat.

Players are now on break

The 70 remaining players are now on break.  The tournament staff is coloring up and racing off the 100 chips.  When the field returns, they will be playing 2,000/4,000 blinds with a 500 ante.  Top 35 players will make the money.

Players are back from dinner break

The remaining 98 players are now back from dinner break.  The field is now playing 1,200/2,400 blinds with a 30 ante.

Players are now on dinner break

The 98 remaining players are now on their 60 minute dinner break.  Play will resume at approximately 7:10pm EST.  When they return, blinds will be 1,200/2,400 with a 300 ante.

Players are now on break

The 130 remaining players are now on a 10 minute break.  When they return, they will be playing 1,000/2,000 blinds with a 300 ante.  The field will play one more level and then go on a one hour dinner break.

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$400 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 311 players in today's $400 Mega Stack, creating a $108,850 prize pool.  The top 35 players will be in the money.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $25,182
2nd Place: $14,571
3rd Place: $9,291
4th Place: $7,444
5th Place: $5,807
6th Place: $4,699
7th Place: $3,906
8th Place: $3,168
9th Place: $2,604
10th-12th Place: $1,794
13th-15th Place: $1,425
16th-20th Place: $1,108
21st-30th Place: $939
31st-35th Place: $865

Players are now on break

The 220 players remaining in today's $400 Mega Stack are now on their second break of the day.  The tournament staff are coloring up and racing off the 25 chips.  When they return, the field will be playing 400/800 blinds with a 100 ante.

$400 Mega Stack Is Under Way

Cards are in the air for today's $400 Mega Stack.  Players start with 20,000 chips, and blinds will start at 25/50.

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1st Place: Glenn McCaffrey ($20,348)

Felipe Villagran moved all in from the button and Glenn McCaffrey instacalled, showing [Ts][Td].  Felipe would need some help as he held [Ad][7h].  Things got worse for Felipe as the flop fell [Th][7c][6c], and the [Kh] on the turn left Felipe drawing dead.  The meaningless [4c] fell on the river, and Felipe earned $11,325 for 2nd place.

Glenn McCaffrey will earn $20,348 for his 1st place finish, as well as the title and the trophy.

2nd Place: Felipe Villagran ($11,325)

Heads up chip counts

The $500 Six Handed is now heads up.  Here are the chip counts for our two opponents:

Seat 1: Felipe Villagran - 1,225,000
Seat 2: Glenn McCaffrey - 2,250,000

3rd Place: Dan Chan ($7,872)

On the river with the board reading [Jd][2s][7c][Js][As], Dan Chan moved all in and was instacalled by Glenn McCaffrey, who exposed the [Ad][Jh].  Dan took a look back at his cards and mucked, eliminating him from the tournament.  He will earn $7,872 for his 3rd place finish.

Dan Chan doubles through Felipe Villagran

On the first hand back from break, Glenn McCaffrey folded the button, and Felipe Villagran moved all in from the small blind.  Dan Chan called all in from the big blind and showed the [Ah][Th], which was in a race against Felipe's [9h][9c].  Dan flopped two pair on the [Ad][Tc][4d] flop, and the two pair held up through the [3c] turn and the [Qc] river.  Dan has doubled up to approximately 700,000 while Felipe still over 1.2 million.

Players are on a color up break

Players are on a brief 5 minute minute break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 1,000 chips.  When the players return, they will be playing 15,000/30,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante.

4th Place: David Grandieri ($5,489)

Action folded to Dan Chan in the small blind, who moved all in having David Grandieri covered.  David called and was way ahead with his A-9 against Dan's A-2.  David kept his lead by flopping a nine, leaving Dan drawing to runner runner flush.  The turn was the [9s], giving Dan his backdoor flush draw.  Unfortunately for David, the river brought a spade, and Dan won the pot with his [As].  David will earn $5,489 for his 4th place finish.

5th Place: Sherwin Agard ($5,343)

Sherwin Agard pushed all in from the button with A-9 and was called by Felipe Villagran in the big blind with pocket jacks.  Sherwin failed to improve his hand, and he will exit the tournament in 5th place, good for $5,343.

Payouts modified

The 5 remaining players in the $500 Six Handed have agreed to modify the 4th and 5th place payouts.  The full payouts are now as follows:


1st Place: $20,348
2nd Place: $11,325
3rd Place: $7,872
4th Place: $5,489
5th Place: $5,343

Players are now on break

The 5 remaining players are now on a 10 minute break.  When they return, they will be playing 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante.

6th Place: Mike Pasquale ($3,496)

On the river, with the board reading [As][5h][Kd][3d][4c], Mike Pasquale checked to Felipe Villagran who moved all in.  Mike made the call, and Felipe showed him [Ad][Qs].  Mike mucked, and without much drama, he will head to the cage to collect $3,496 for his 6th place finish.

7th Place: Silvio Mantuano ($2,413)

Silvio Mantuano raised preflop and was reraised all in by Mike Pasquale.  Silvio eventually made the call holding K-Q and was in a race against Mike's pocket eights.  An eight on the flopped sealed the deal, and Silvio was heading to the rail.

However, after the dealer counted down Mike's stack, it was discovered that Silvio had one ante chip left.  He put that ante chip in the next hand and won with A-5 vs Mike's K-Q.  Unfortunately Silvio did not win the third hand, as he put his 6 chips in with 9-4 and lost to T-5.

Silvio will earn $2,413 for his 7th place finish.

Blinds are increased to 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante

$500 Six Handed Final Table Is Under Way

The final 7 players in the $500 Six Handed have taken their seats and cards are in the air.  There is still 37 minutes and 32 seconds left in the 6,000/12,000 blinds.

May Mega Stack 2012, Event #7 - $500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Max Returning Players

$500 Six Handed Will Resume At 1pm

After some discussion about playing the event out tonight, the final 7 players decided to keep the tournament a two day structure.  They will return at 1pm EST to play down to a winner.  Seating assignments and chip counts will be posted shortly.

Final Table Is Reached!

With the elimination of the 8th place finisher, we are at our final table.  In a six handed tournament, the final table plays seven handed.  Here are the payouts for the final 7:


1st Place: $20,348
2nd Place: $11,325
3rd Place: $7,872
4th Place: $6,089
5th Place: $4,753
6th Place: $3,496
7th Place: $2,413

Play is stalled at 9 players

It's been two levels since we lost our 10th place finisher, and though we've seen a few all ins since, the short stack has always won.  Earlier, players were hoping to finish the tournament tonight rather than come back tomorrow, but since the tournament is stuck at 9 players, that seems unlikely.

On the bright side, the field did make a pay jump from $1,708 to $2,413 when they lost the 10th place finisher.

Players are now on break

The tournament staff are coloring up and racing off the 500 chips, so the 11 remaining players are taking a brief break.  When they resume, they will be playing 4,000/8,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.

$500 Six Handed Is In The Money

Without even getting to hand-for-hand, two players were simultaneously knocked out when there were 20 players remaining.  Lacking much drama, the 18 remaining players are now in the money and are guaranteed $1,336.

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