Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
1st Place: Mark Dube ($77,770)
Once again, Jeffrey was all-in for his tournament life, this time with [Kh][Jd] against Mark's [Ah][Qd]. This time, Jeffrey could not come from behind. The last board of this tournament ran out [2s][6d][Ac][5d][9h], and Mark finally captured the title. He will take home $77,770 for his first place finish. Congratulations, Mark.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
A cooler & a bad beat, all in one hand
In a flash, Jeffrey Hurwitz was all in again and this time it was a cooler:
Jeffrey [Ah][Kc]
Mark [Kh][Kd]
Jeffrey would need to put a bad beat on Mark to survive, and he did just that when the board ran out [Ac][5h][3d][6h][9d]. Jeffrey had just under 3 million prior to this hand, so the stacks are almost even now.
Jeffrey Hurwitz doubles through Mark Dube
Jeffrey Hurwitz was all in preflop with [Ah][Ts] against the [Jh][Th] of Mark Dube. The flop was a reasonably safe [3c][7h][As], and the [7s] turn left Mark drawing dead. The [3d] river was dealt, and Jeffrey counted down his stack to earn the double up. Here are updated chip counts:
Jeffrey - 5,500,000
Mark - 7,000,000
Heads up chip counts
The $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event is now heads up. Here are approximate chip counts for the two players, with 15 minutes remaining at 40,000/80,000 blinds:
Mark Dube - 7,600,000
Jeffrey Hurwitz - 4,900,000
3rd Place: Mohd Eid ($34,914)
Mohd Eid was all in preflop holding [Ah][Th] against the [8s][8c] of Mark Dube. The crowd was on their toes to watch the flop fall [4d][5s][3s], opening up a few outs for Mohd. The [9s] on the turn kept Mark in front, but gave Mohd 16 outs for the win. When Mohd paired his ace on the river, he celebrated his double up and Mark bemoaned his loss, until someone in the rail pointed out that it was the [As] and that completed Mark's flush. Mohd's emotions were flipped upside down as he realized he was eliminated in 3rd place, but he does have $34,914 to console him.
4th Place: Jewook Oh ($25,813)
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| Jewook (left) looks back at the board as he makes his exit |
Jewook Oh moved all in from the button holding [Qd][Jd] and Jeffrey Hurwitz moved in all over the top from the small blind holding [Ad][Qc]. Mark Dube reluctantly folded his big blind, and the dealer fanned the [9h][3s][Ac]. Jewook would need runner runner to stay alive, but the [6h] turn left Jewook drawing dead. By the time the [Kd] hit the river, Jewook was shaking his opponents' hands and heading to the payout desk. He will collect $25,813 for his 4th place finish.
Players are now on break
The final 4 players are now on a 10 minute break. When they return, the blinds will be 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
5th Place: David Pocknett ($19,359)
David Pocknett was all in with ace nine against the pocket sevens of Mohd Eid. It was a race, but the [5c][Jh][2c][5s][6s] board kept the pocket pair in front. David will exit this tournament in 5th place, good for $19,359.
Jewook Oh doubles up
Mohd Eid opened the pot from the cutoff before Jewook Oh moved all in. David Pocknett made the call from the small blind, and Jeffrey Hurwitz folded his big blind. Mohd took quite some time before releasing his hand, and then the cards were on their backs:
Jewook [Qh][Qc]
David [Kd][Qs]
David had picked up a gutshot straight draw to go with his overcard by the turn when the board read [6h][Ac][Ah][Ts], but the [6c] river delivered Jewook a little more than a double-up.
6th Place: Michael Lavoie ($14,760)
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| Jewook Oh (standing) has eliminated Mihael Lavoie (bottom left) in 6th place, good for $14,760. |
7th Place: Jim Cowdell ($11,450)
On a [Kd][5s][Jh] flop, Jim Cowdell moved all in holding Q-T. Jeffrey Hurwitz made the all with [Kc][8c], and would knock Jim out if he didn't hit his open ended straight draw. The [2h] turn and [4h] river failed to deliver what Jim needed, and he was sent to the payout desk to collect $11,450 for his 7th place finish.
8th Place: Sherwin Agard ($9,002)
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| Sherwin Agard (right) looks at the final board in disbelief |
On a [Qd][4h][Tc] flop, Sherwin Agard had coolered Jewook Oh as Sherwin's [Ah][Ac] was well in front of Jewook's [As][Qs]. The dealer burned and turned the [Qc], however, to turn the tables and leave Sherwin drawing to one out. The [7c] was not the right card for him, and he was crippled down to a few chips.
A few hands later, he was eliminated in 8th place, good for $9,002.
9th Place: Doug Small ($7,189)
Doug Small pushed the last of his chips in with [8d][7c] and was called by Michael Lavoie holding [Ks][Kc]. The board ran out [5c][5d][3c][4d][Ac] to send Doug to the rail in 9th place, good for $7,189.
Players are now on dinner break
The final 9 players of the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on a 1 hour dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 7pm EST, and blinds will be 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
10th Place: Robert Garrett ($5,824)
Robert Garrett has been eliminated when he ran his pocket queens into the pocket aces of David Pocknett. An ace flopped to give David a set, so the queen on the river couldn't save Robert's tournament life. He will collect $5,824 for his 10th place finish.
The ladies are kind to Sherwin Agard
The first all in and a call at this final table put the animated Sherwin Agard at risk. He held [Qh][Qc] against his opponent's [Ah][Jc]. Sherwin had a bit of a sweat as his opponent flopped top pair on the [Jh][7c][4c] flop, and the [3c] gave his opponent even more outs with a flush draw. The [6s] river was the blank Sherwin was begging the dealer for, and he doubled up, exclaiming, "The chip taker is real!"
$1,200 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments
The final table is set, and Mark Dube has a commanding lead with over 30% of the chips in play. Here are chip counts and seating assignments:
Seat 1: Michael Lavoie - 1,233,000
Seat 2: Robert Garrett - 561,000
Seat 3: Jewook Oh - 981,000
Seat 4: David Pocknett - 597,000
Seat 5: Jeffrey Hurwitz - 1,770,000
Seat 6: Mark Dube - 3,961,000
Seat 7: Sherwin Agard - 639,000
Seat 8: Doug Small - 786,000
Seat 9: Jim Cowdell - 1,290,000
Seat 10: Mohd Eid - 858,000
Here are the payouts for the final table:
1st Place: $77,770
2nd Place: $48,085
3rd Place: $34,914
4th Place: $25,813
5th Place: $19,359
6th Place: $14,760
7th Place: $11,450
8th Place: $9,002
9th Place: $7,189
10th Place: $5,824
Final Table Reached
Our 11th place finisher busted out with [Ks][6s] against [Ts][Td]. His opponent hit a set on the flop, and that was it. The clock has been paused, and the final table will start shortly.
Sherwin Agard triples up and announces he'll win the tournament
Sherwin "The Fox" Agard found himself all in with the best hand in a 3-way pot. Sherwin held [Ad][Jc] on a [Jh][Th][3c] board against his two opponents who both had the same open ended straight draw and overcards. After the [4s] fell on the turn, Sherwin called for "the deuce... of whatever!" The [4h] hit the river and Sherwin exclaimed, "DEUUUUUCE!!" As the chips were being counted down for Sherwin's triple up, he announced to the field that he'd be winning this tournament. We'll see if that is true later today...
Players are redrawing for seats
Since the bubble burst, bustouts have gone quickly. We are now down to 27 players from the 33 that made the money, and they are all redrawing for new seats. Play will restart shortly.
The bubble has burst!
Pocket aces were the hand that burst the bubble, as a short stacked player was forced all in with [Qd][9d] and failed to improve. The remaining 33 players are now in the money.
The bubble has begun!
34 players remain, which mean that the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event is now hand for hand. The next player to go out will not cash, but the remaining 33 players will be guaranteed at least a $1,985 payday.
Pictures from the beginning of Day 2
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| Overnight chip leader Stephen Dare took a while to get his chips stacked this morning |
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| Eric Siegel, winner of Event #4, enters the day with slightly below average chips |
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| The always entertaining Sherwin Agard starts the day with a small stack |
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| Dylan Lask is always excited to still be in the tournament, though he is relatively short |
Day 2 is under way
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| Our featured table is streamling live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com |
The players have taken their seats and the cards are back in the air. Day 2 of the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event begins now, with blinds continuing at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante. 46 players remain, with the top 33 making the money. Full payouts are available here.
You can watch our featured table streaming live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.
2013 May Mega Stack Challenge - Event #10 $1,200 NLH Main Event - Returning Players
| Place | Name | Chips | Table/Seat |
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| 1 | Dare, Stephen | 1,162,000 | 6-5 |
| 2 | Dube, Mark | 718,000 | 3-1 |
| 3 | Hurwitz, Jeffrey | 657,000 | 3-2 |
| 4 | Garrett, Robert | 607,000 | 4-5 |
| 5 | Cowdell, Jim | 531,000 | 1-3 |
| 6 | Small, Doug | 482,000 | 6-2 |
| 7 | Wilson, Alexander | 446,000 | 2-8 |
| 8 | Ortiz, Alex | 439,000 | 5-2 |
| 9 | Vazquez, Luis | 429,000 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Oh, JeWook | 421,000 | 4-8 |
| 11 | Kamer, Russell | 353,000 | 1-4 |
| 12 | Hatziioannou, Vasilios | 310,000 | 6-6 |
| 13 | Snead, Paul | 291,000 | 6-4 |
| 14 | Lavoie, Michael | 282,000 | 1-6 |
| 15 | Rosenberg, Mason | 279,000 | 6-1 |
| 16 | Ahmady, Yasin | 278,000 | 3-9 |
| 17 | Pocknett, David | 273,000 | 1-1 |
| 18 | Pasquale, Mike | 269,000 | 2-5 |
| 19 | Nunez, Jimmy | 264,000 | 3-4 |
| 20 | Chin, Derek | 236,000 | 5-1 |
| 21 | Massri, Mike | 229,000 | 1-8 |
| 22 | Saunders, Jeffrey | 215,000 | 5-7 |
| 23 | Frey, Ken | 206,000 | 2-9 |
| 24 | Kenda, Steve | 202,000 | 5-6 |
| 25 | Khun, Piseth | 199,000 | 5-9 |
| 26 | Gaudino, Joe | 182,000 | 4-9 |
| 27 | Siegel, Eric | 180,000 | 4-4 |
| 28 | Beach, James | 175,000 | 5-3 |
| 29 | Perry, Derrick | 167,000 | 4-7 |
| 30 | Porcopion, John | 166,000 | 2-7 |
| 31 | Jaime, Manuel | 161,000 | 1-2 |
| 32 | Garg, Lokesh | 160,000 | 4-3 |
| 33 | Pito, John | 158,000 | 4-1 |
| 34 | Agard, Sherwin | 155,000 | 2-2 |
| 35 | Ferrin, Lisa | 141,000 | 6-7 |
| 36 | Lask, Dylan | 131,000 | 5-4 |
| 37 | Phelon, Brian | 131,000 | 2-1 |
| 38 | Moustakis, Constantine | 128,000 | 5-5 |
| 39 | Kousouros, James | 121,000 | 3-7 |
| 40 | Hoglund, Thomas | 102,000 | 3-5 |
| 41 | Magner, James | 98,000 | 6-9 |
| 42 | Kuey, Natale | 88,000 | 3-8 |
| 43 | Hunt, Kevin | 82,000 | 2-4 |
| 44 | Eid, Mohd | 71,000 | 1-7 |
| 45 | Manchala, Sandeep | 56,000 | 6-8 |
| 46 | Minxolli, Glen | 55,000 | 4-6 |
Four more hands
With ten minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff has instructed the dealers to deal four more hands on each table before play is complete for the night. The board currently shows 49 players remaining, so likely a few less than that will be returning tomorrow at 11am EST to play down to a winner.
Last break of the night
The 56 remaining players from the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on their last 10 minute break of the night. The tournament staff are now coloring up and racing off the 500 chips. Blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante when the players return, and after that level the remaining players will bag up their chips and return tomorrow at 11am EST.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
100 chips are being raced off
The players are on a 10 minute break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 100 chips. The blinds will be 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante when play resumes.
$1,200 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts
There were a total of 313 entrants, creating a $330,935 prize pool. The top 33 players get paid, with a mincash worth $1,985. Here are the full payouts:
1st Place: $77,770
2nd Place: $48,085
3rd Place: $34,914
4th Place: $25,813
5th Place: $19,359
6th Place: $14,760
7th Place: $11,450
8th Place: $9,002
9th Place: $7189
10th-12th Place: $5,824
13th-15th Place: $4,765
16th-18th Place: $3,971
19th-21st Place: $3,375
22nd-24th Place: $2,879
25th-27th Place: $2,515
28th-30th Place: $2,217
31st-33rd Place: $1,985
1st Place: $77,770
2nd Place: $48,085
3rd Place: $34,914
4th Place: $25,813
5th Place: $19,359
6th Place: $14,760
7th Place: $11,450
8th Place: $9,002
9th Place: $7189
10th-12th Place: $5,824
13th-15th Place: $4,765
16th-18th Place: $3,971
19th-21st Place: $3,375
22nd-24th Place: $2,879
25th-27th Place: $2,515
28th-30th Place: $2,217
31st-33rd Place: $1,985
Cards are back in the air
Dinner break is complete, and players are taking their seats in anticipation of the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event reconvening. The blinds will be 600/1,200 with a 200 ante, and the there will be 7 more levels after that before the day is complete.
Don't forget that you can watch our Live Featured Table by heading over to www.FoxwoodsLive.com.
Don't forget that you can watch our Live Featured Table by heading over to www.FoxwoodsLive.com.
Players are now on dinner break
The 182 remaining players from today's $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on their 75 minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 7:30pm EST.
Break #3 has now begun
It is already the 3rd break of the day, which means the dealers and floor staff are coloring up and racing off the 25 chips. The blinds will be 500/1,000 with a 100 ante when play starts back up.
Players back from break
Our second break of the day is now over, and the tournament has resumed at 250/500 blinds with a 50 ante. Registration will be closed shortly, and we will post the prize pool & payouts as soon as we have them. The board currently reads 217 players in the field.
Players are now on break
Players in the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on their first break of the day. Blinds will be 100/200 with a 25 ante when the 10 minute break has completed.
Cards are in the air
Today is the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event, and cards are now in the air. Registration is still open, and re-entries are available, so come down to take your shot at this $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament.
Our featured table is streaming live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.
Our featured table is streaming live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.
Friday, May 17, 2013
1st Place: Fred Paradis ($20,176)
After a long heads up battle, Fred Paradis finally eliminated Mark Perry with a fortunate flop. Fred flopped trips with his [8s][6c] on a [8d][Kc][8c] board, and Mark had A-K. No king fell on the [4h] turn and [4s] river, and Fred's full house would be 1st place for him. He will earn $20,176 for his efforts. Congratulations, Fred!
Heads up deal made
Fred Paradis and Mark Perry have got virtually even stacks, so they have agreed to adjust the payouts to the following:
1st Place: $17,639
2nd Place: $15,000
1st Place: $17,639
2nd Place: $15,000
$230 HOSE Prize Pool & Payouts
There were 67 entries in today's $230 HOSE Mega Stack, creating a $13,400 prize pool. The top 7 players will get paid, with $4,550 going to first place. Here are the full payouts:
1st Place: $4,550
2nd Place: $2,811
3rd Place: $1,864
4th Place: $1,319
5th Place: $994
6th Place: $792
7th Place: $668
1st Place: $4,550
2nd Place: $2,811
3rd Place: $1,864
4th Place: $1,319
5th Place: $994
6th Place: $792
7th Place: $668
Mark Perry doubles through Fred Paradis
Mark Perry had his work cut out for him when he entered heads up play against Fred Paradis at an eight to one chip disadvantage. The two traded small pots back and forth, but Mark finally found a double up. On a [3s][8d][9s] flop, the two got all in with top pair. Fred had [9c][7d] but Mark had [Js][9d]. The turn was the [Jc], giving Mark two pair but actually giving Fred four outs to the straight rather than 3 outs to two pair. The river was the case [Jd], giving Mark the winning full house and the double up.
3rd Place: Soukha Kachittavong ($9,002)
4th Place: Glen Thompson ($6,603)
Glen Thompson was all in preflop holding [Kc][Jd] and ran into [As][Ac] of chip leader Fred Paradis. The [6h][3h][Ks] flop gave Glen some hope, but the [6c] turn erased a few of his outs. When the river fell [4c], Fred raked in the pot and Glen headed to the payout desk to collect his $6,603 payout.
Players are now on break
The 4 remaining players at the $400 Mega Stack final table are now on a 10 minute break. The tournament staff will be coloring up and racing off the 1,000 chips. When they return, the blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Here are updated chip counts:
Seat 2: Fred Paradis - 2,290,000
Seat 4: Mark Perry - 375,000
Seat 6: Glen Thompson - 360,000
Seat 8: Soukha Kachittavong - 990,000
Here are updated chip counts:
Seat 2: Fred Paradis - 2,290,000
Seat 4: Mark Perry - 375,000
Seat 6: Glen Thompson - 360,000
Seat 8: Soukha Kachittavong - 990,000
$130 Bounty Prize Pool & Payouts
There were 194 entries in today's $130 Bounty Mega Stack, creating a $19,400 prize pool. The top 21 players will get paid, with a mincash worth $202. Here are the full payouts:
1st Place: $4,742
2nd Place: $2,928
3rd Place: $2,115
4th Place: $1,552
5th Place: $1,160
6th Place: $881
7th Place: $680
8th Place: $534
9th Place: $433
10th-12th Place: $346
13th-15th Place: $284
16th-18th Place: $238
19th-21st Place: $202
1st Place: $4,742
2nd Place: $2,928
3rd Place: $2,115
4th Place: $1,552
5th Place: $1,160
6th Place: $881
7th Place: $680
8th Place: $534
9th Place: $433
10th-12th Place: $346
13th-15th Place: $284
16th-18th Place: $238
19th-21st Place: $202
5th Place: Steven Brackesy ($4,936)
6th Place: Hermenegildo Trillo ($3,748)
7th Place: Kevin Hunt ($2,894)
Kevin Hunt was all in preflop holding [Ac][9d] and was called by Glen Thompson who held [Qd][Qc]. The board was no help for Kevin when it fell [Th][6h][4d][3d][2c], and he was sent to the rail in 7th place, good for $2,894.
8th Place: Mark Anderson ($2,274)
Kevin Hunt doubles through Hermenegildo Trillo
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| Kevin Hart (green hat) pushes his chips out for the dealer to count |
Kevin Hunt moved all in preflop for approximately 350,000 and was snap called by Hermenegildo Trillo. All folded to Mark Perry in the big blind, who tanked for quite some time before mucking.
"Aces?" asked Kevin.
Hermenegildo answered by indeed showing him two aces, which were in front of Kevin's two jacks. Amazingly, the board rolled off four spades to give Kevin the winning flush and letting him survive the all in.
9th Place: Sheila Raine ($1,821)
Mark Perry doubles through Soukha
Mark Perry was all in preflop holding pocket fives against the A-Q of Soukha Kachittavong. A five on the flop left Soukha drawing dead, and Mark doubled up to about 250,000. With the blinds at 10,000/20,000, Mark still has some work to do.
Sheila doubles through Hermenegildo
It was an unfortunate cooler for Hermenegildo Trillo as he ran his [Ac][Qc] into the [Ah][Ad] of Sheila Raine. Sheila had no sweat at all as the board brought no help to Hermenegildo, and she was able to double up to around 500,000.
10th Place: Leonidas Gialelis ($1,474)
$400 Mega Stack Final Table has begun!
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $400 Mega Stack. You can watch the final table stream live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com as the final 10 fight for the title and the $20,176 first place prize.
Here are seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Sheila Raine - 263,000
Seat 2: Fred Paradis - 531,000
Seat 3: Steven Brackesy - 234,000
Seat 4: Mark Perry - 337,000
Seat 5: Mark Anderson - 411,000
Seat 6: Glen Thompson - 383,000
Seat 7: Kevin Hunt - 223,000
Seat 8: Soukha Kachittavong - 653,000
Seat 9: Leonidas Gialelis - 223,000
Seat 10: Hermenegildo Trillo - 659,000
Here are seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Sheila Raine - 263,000
Seat 2: Fred Paradis - 531,000
Seat 3: Steven Brackesy - 234,000
Seat 4: Mark Perry - 337,000
Seat 5: Mark Anderson - 411,000
Seat 6: Glen Thompson - 383,000
Seat 7: Kevin Hunt - 223,000
Seat 8: Soukha Kachittavong - 653,000
Seat 9: Leonidas Gialelis - 223,000
Seat 10: Hermenegildo Trillo - 659,000
Play has concluded for the day
With the elimination of our 11th place finisher, the final table has been reached. The tournament staff has paused the clock with 27 minutes and 18 seconds left in the lever, and the final 10 will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play the final table.
Last break of the night
The dozen players that remain in today's $400 Mega Stack tournament are now on their last break of the night. They will return and play the 6,000/12,000 level before bagging up their chips and completing play for the night. Whoever remains will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play down to a winner.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Play is now hand for hand
We are down to 22 players in today's $400 Mega Stack, and the tournament is now hand for hand. A player at the feature table was just crippled, so tune in to www.FoxwoodsLive.com and you may see the bubble burst!
Dinner break is over
Cards are back in the air for today's $400 Mega Stack Tournament. Blinds are now 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante.
Players are now on dinner break
With the completion of 1,200/2,400 blinds, the 48 remaining players are now on their one hour dinner break. The tournament staff will be racing off the 100 chips during this break, and the blinds will be 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante after dinner. Play will continue at approximately 8pm EST.
Players on break
The 78 remaining players from today's $400 Mega Stack tournament are now on their last break of the day before dinner. When they return, they will play two 40 minute levels and then go on a 1 hour dinner break.
Happy birthday to Bernard Lee!
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| Happy birthday to Bernard Lee, who is in today's $400 Mega Stack field. |
$400 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts
There were 196 entries in today's $400 Mega Stack, creating a $68,600 prize pool. As there was an $80,000 guarantee on this event, an additional $11,400 will be contributed by Foxwoods towards the prize pool. The top 21 spots get paid, with a mincash worth $861. Here are the full payouts:
1st Place: $20,176
2nd Place: $12,463
3rd Place: $9,002
4th Place: $6,603
5th Place: $4,936
6th Place: $3,748
7th Place: $2,894
8th Place: $2,274
9th Place: $1,821
10th-12th Place: $1,474
13th-15th Place: $1,210
16th-18th Place: $1,016
19th-21st Place: $861
Players return from break
Players are returning to their seats after their second break of the day, and will now be playing 200/400 blinds with a 50 ante.
Registration will be closed shortly, and it looks like there will be a bit of an overlay on today's $80,000 Guarantee. Stay tuned for the prize pool & payouts to be released.
Registration will be closed shortly, and it looks like there will be a bit of an overlay on today's $80,000 Guarantee. Stay tuned for the prize pool & payouts to be released.
Players are now on break
Players are now on their first break of the day. There are 127 players in the field so far today, and registration is still open for 3 more levels.
$400 Mega Stack is Under Way
Cards are in the air for today's $400 Mega Stack tournament. Players start with 20,000 chips and are playing 30 minute levels through level 12, and then 40 minute levels afterwards. There's an $80,000 guarantee on this event, so come down and register to play for your piece of the prize pool!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
1st Place: Eric Siegel ($31,301)
Steven Shackleton was all in preflop with [Ks][5s] against the [Ad][Kd] of Eric Siegel. Steven was able to spike a pair on the [Jh][9d][5c] flop, but Eric picked up a flush draw on the [Jd] turn. The [Qd] river completed Eric's flush, sending Steven to the rail in 2nd place.
Eric Siegel will take home $31,301 for his 1st place finish, and he will take home the Foxwoods Mega Stack trophy. Congratulations!
2nd Place: Steven Shackleton ($19,302)
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| Steven Shackleton stands as he sees the river deliver the winning flush to his opponent |
Eric Siegel takes the chip lead
Eric Siegel was outchipped almost 3 to 1 against Steven Shackleton before these two hands.
On the first, Eric doubled up holding [Ac][4d] against Steven's [Kh][3h]. The [Ad][9s][Kc][Qh][7d] board gave Eric the winning pair of aces, and he got a double-up to almost even out the stacks.
On the very next hand, Eric was all in again, this time holding [Ah][2s] to Steven's [Kh][Jd]. Again, the best hand held up through the [9d][4s][6d][5s][Td] board.
Steven was left with a little over 400,000, but was able to double up a few hands later with [Ah][8s] against Eric's [Qc][Ts].
3rd Place: Albert Muir ($14,160)
Albert Muir has been eliminated in 3rd place when his ace ten failed to improve against the ace king of Eric Siegel. Albert will earn $14,160 for his efforts.
Eric Siegel doubles through Albert Muir
Eric Siegel was all in preflop holding [Kd][Kc] against the A-Q of Albert Muir. The [Qd][Th][7c] gave Eric a bit of a scare, but the five outer never materialized through the [Tc] turn and [2s] river.
4th Place: Michael Nye ($10,493)
Michael Nye was all in with [Jc][Ts] against the A-[7s] of Steven Shackleton. Michael found a pair on the J-7-A flop, but Steven's two pair would be hard to overcome. The [Ks] turn and [Th] river failed to improve Michael's hand, and he will exit this tournament in 4th place. He will earn $10,493 for his efforts.
Eric Siegel doubles through Steven Shackleton
Eric Siegel was all in for his tournament life holding [Kh][9h] vs. the [Ad][Kc] of Steven Shackleton. Eric would need a lot of help, and he did find a flush draw on the [Jh][8c][3h]. The [7h] on the turn was just what Eric needed, though the card devastated Steven. The [Ac] gave Steven a losing top pair hand, and Eric earned the double up.
5th Place: Carl Priest ($7,899)
Carl Priest was all in preflop by the [Ah][2h] and was called by Albert Muir holding [Ks][Qc]. The flop fell [5d][6h][9h], jeeping Carl in front with ace high and giving him a flush draw. Albert would need a king or a queen, but the [Tc] on the turn gave him a gutshot as well. The river fell the [Jd], filling Albert's gutshot and sending Carl to the rail in 5th place, good for $7,899.
6th Place: Haralambos Saridis ($6,022)
Haralambos Saridis moved all in from the cutoff before Steven Shackleton snap called his all in from the button. Action was on Carl Priest in the small blind, who tanked for a few minutes before finally folding what he later claimed was pocket nines. Albert Muir folded [Ac][2c] in the big blind, and the two players tabled their hands:
Haralambos [Td][9d]
Steven [Ks][Kh]
With pocket nines in the muck, Steven had little to worry about. The [3s][Qc][4d] changed nothing, but the [Kd] opened up straight and flush draws for Haralambos. The [Kc] hit the river, however, to give Steven quad kings and send Haralambos to the rail in 6th place, good for $6,022.
Eric Siegel doubles through Haralambos Saridis
Eric Siegel was all in preflop holding the [9h][9d] against the [Ac][6c] of Haralambos Saridis. The [4s][Ad][8c] was unfavorable to Eric, and the [7c] on the turn left Eric drawing to just one out, as the [9c] would give Haralambos the nut flush. Amazingly, the [9s] fell on the river to give Eric the winning set.
7th Place: John Germano ($4,621)
Updated chip counts at breaks
The final 7 players are now on break. When they return, they will be playing 40,000/80,000 blinds with a 10,000 ante. Here are updated chip counts as they currently stand:
Seat 1: Carl Priest - 800,000
Seat 2: Albert Muir - 2,200,000
Seat 3: Michael Nye - 1,500,000
Seat 6: Haralambos Saridis - 1,400,000
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 500,000
Seat 9: John Germano - 1,100,000
Seat 10: Steven Shackleton - 1,300,000
Seat 1: Carl Priest - 800,000
Seat 2: Albert Muir - 2,200,000
Seat 3: Michael Nye - 1,500,000
Seat 6: Haralambos Saridis - 1,400,000
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 500,000
Seat 9: John Germano - 1,100,000
Seat 10: Steven Shackleton - 1,300,000
8th Place: Derek Medeiros ($3,651)
Derek Medeiros was eliminated in 8th place when his [Qc][Ts] failed to improve against the [9d][9c] of Steven Shackleton. Steven rivered an unnecessary flush when the board fell [Kd][4d][8d][4h][Ad], and Derek was sent to the rail to collect $3,651.
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