Rick Kerman is Champion of the $600 Mega Stack ($38,248)

Rick Kerman

After a heads-up equity chop, Rick Kerman is officially the champion of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

Kerman takes home $38,248 and the Mega Stack Trophy.

Steven Kingsley Finishes in 2nd Place ($32,600)

Steven Kingsley

Before heads-up play started, Steven Kingsley and Richard Kerman came to an agreement on a chip equity chop.

Kingsley officially finishes in second place and takes home $32,600.

Doug Bergman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($16,509)

Doug Bergman

Just after the elimination of Bobby Corcione, Doug Bergman gets all-in again, this time against Richard Kerman.

Bergman - [Ah][Kh]
Kerman - [Jc][Jh]

The board runs out [9d][9h][8h][7c][4c] and Kerman's jacks hold up to eliminate Bergman in 3rd place for $16,509.

Bobby Corcione Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,207)

Bobby Corcione

Richard Kerman raises to 125,000 from the button and Bobby Corcione moves all-in from the small blind.  Behind them, Doug Bergman moves all-in on top from the big blind.  Kerman folds and they turn up:

Corcione - [Kd][Qc]
Bergman - [4d][4s]

The flop comes [As][Qd][Th] and Corcione takes a commanding lead.  The turn is the [Ad] but the river comes the [4c], giving Bergman a full house and the pot.

Bobby Corcione is eliminated in 4th place and takes home $13,207.

William Boling Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,283)

William Boling

Steven Kingsley raises to 150,000 before the flop and William Boling moves all-in from the small blind for an additional 605,000.  Kingsley calls and they turn up:

Boling - [Qs][4d]
Kingsley - [Qd][Jh]

The board runs out [8d][3c][2c][6c][7c] and Boling is eliminated in 5th place for $10,283.

Kwang-soo Lim Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,302)

Kwang-soo Lim

Richard Kerman raises before the flop to 100,000 and Kwang-soo Lim moves all-in.  It is folded back around and Kerman calls.  They turn over:

Kerman - [Qd][Qh]
Lim - [8d][8s]

The board runs out [Ac][Ad][5c][3s][7s] and Lim is eliminated in 6th place for $8,302.

Arun Korvi Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,886)

Arun Korvi

On a board reading [Qh][9s][2c], Arun Korvi fires 150,000 and Steven Kingsley three-bets to 450,000.  Korvi puts in his last few chips and they turn over:

Korvi - [Ac][7s]
Kingsley - [4c][4d]

The turn is the [Jd] and the river comes the [3d].  Kingsley's pocket fours hold up to eliminate beginning of Day 2 chip leader Korvi in 7th place for $6,886.

Walter Tauro Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,566)

Walter Tauro

Walter Tauro moves all-in before the flop and is called by Steven Kingsley in the big blind.  They turn over:

Tauro - [Ah][4h]
Kingsley - [9h][9s]

The board comes [Qh][7s][5h][2s][Kc] and Kingsley's pocket nines hold up to eliminate Tauro in 8th place for $5,566.

Fred Paradis Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,551)

Fred Paradis

Fred Paradis gets all-in before the flop with [Qc][Qs] against the [As][Jc] of Arun Korvi.

The board runs out [Ad][2d][2s][5d][Ah] and Korvi improves to a full house to eliminate Paradis in 9th place for $4,551.

$600 Mega Stack Final Table Now Streaming Live

We have reached the final table of nine in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge.

You can watch the final table live by clicking on www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Steven Kingsley  565,000
2. Richard Kerman  957,000
3. Kwang-soo Lim  484,000
4. Bobby Corcione  772,000
5. Walter Tauro  794,000
6. Arun Korvi  791,000
7. William Boling  1,018,000
8. Doub Bergman  3,391,000
9. Fred Paradis  440,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $44,905
2nd - $25,943
3rd - $16,509
4th - $13,207
5th - $10,283
6th - $8,302
7th - $6,886
8th - $5,566
9th - $4,551

Live Stream of the $600 Mega Stack to Begin at Final Table

With only 16 players remaining in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event, we are quickly approaching the final table.

The blinds are currently 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante and the average chip stack is now 573,000.

The live stream will begin once we reach the final table of ten players.

You can watch live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

The WSOP Circuit Comes to Foxwoods March 27th-April 8th

The 2012-2012 WSOP Circuit sponsored by Southern Comfort 100 Proof

The 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Series makes a stop at Foxwoods this year from March 27th to April 8th.

Play against the best Circuit grinders in the country and earn your spot in the 2013 World Series of Poker National Championship.

Come and take your shot with 12 Circuit Ring events in 12 days.

From Foxwoods to the WSOP and Back for Bobby Corcione

Bobby Corcione

In what is becoming an annual occurrence, at least one member of the Foxwoods family makes a very deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

This year, that honor belongs to Bobby Corcione, who finished 21st out of 6,598 entrants to take home $294,601.

Now, Corcione is back at Foxwoods and is still alive on Day Two of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge.

Day 2 of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge Underway

Arun Korvi

Day Two of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event is now underway.

There are 29 players remaining and the blinds are now 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Arun Korvi is the current chip leader with 861,000.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $44,905
2nd - $25,943
3rd - $16,509
4th - $13,207
5th - $10,283
6th - $8,302
7th - $6,886
8th - $5,566
9th - $4,551
10th-12th - $3,113
13th-15th - $2,358
16th-20th - $1,792
21st-29th - $1,433

August Mega Stack 2012, Event #1 - $600 No Limit Hold'em Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Korvi, Arun	861,000	3-9
2	Dreher, Philip	744,000	1-1
3	Boling, William	612,000	3-7
4	Nowiszewski, Michael	553,000	1-2
5	Thompson, Michael	501,000	2-7
6	Lim, Kwang-soo	484,000	1-4
7	Jaffee, Larry	423,000	3-1
8	Boutin, David	413,000	1-8
9	Krishnanand, Deeneash	360,000	2-5
10	Pereira, Renato	326,000	3-8
11	Paradis, Fred	295,000	2-6
12	Bergman, Doug	285,000	1-3
13	Lim, Christopher	270,000	3-5
14	Tauro, Walter	268,000	1-6
15	Ritchie, John	253,000	3-3
16	Corcione, Robert	237,000	1-7
17	Kingsley, Steve	235,000	1-10
18	Smith, Joseph	215,000	3-6
19	Lemoi, Henry	203,000	1-5
20	Ricciardi, Nicholas	200,000	2-10
21	Le, Ryan	195,000	2-9
22	Pacileo, Michael	194,000	1-9
23	Kerman, Richard	188,600	3-2
24	Sklaroff, Joshua	169,000	2-4
25	Driscoll, Ted	161,000	3-4
26	Adam, Kevin	160,000	3-10
27	Valden, David Jr.	143,000	2-1
28	Dornbush, Gary	136,000	2-2
29	Bates, Elkanah	108,000	2-8

Play Concludes on Day One of the $600 Mega Stack

Play has come to an end on Day 1 of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge.

The 29 remaining players will resume play at noon tomorrow and play down to a winner.

The chip counts and seat assignments for Day 2 will be posted momentarily.

The Money Bubble Bursts in the $600 Mega Stack

With only 40 players now remaining in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event, the money bubble has officially burst.

The blinds are currently 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante and the average chip stack is just over 229,000.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $44,905
2nd - $25,943
3rd - $16,509
4th - $13,207
5th - $10,283
6th - $8,302
7th - $6,886
8th - $5,566
9th - $4,551
10th-12th - $3,113
13th-15th - $2,358
16th-20th - $1,792
21st-30th - $1,433
31st-40th - $1,282