Michael Burns Wins the $300 Mega Stack Challenge ($40,721)

Michael Burns, winner of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge!

Congratulations to Michael Burns, winner of the $300 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge event.

Michael takes home $40,721 plus the Mega Stack Challenge Trophy!

James Padua Eliminated in 2nd Place ($25,162)

A short-stacked James Padua moves all-in for just over 1.5 million and is called by Michael Burns.

They turn over:

Padua - [Kh][Jd]
Burns - [Ah][Tc]

The board runs out [As][3c][3d][7c][7h] and Burns takes the pot with his better two pair.

James Padua is eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack Challenge in 2nd place, taking home $25,162.

Jeffrey Morin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,544)

Jeffrey Morin moves all-in for 2,305,000 from the button and James Padua calls all-in for 2,280,000.

Chip leader Michael Burns thinks for a few moments before mucking pocket fives.

They turn up:

Morin - [Kh][7s]
Padua - [Ac][Tc]

The board runs out [As][9h][5c][5h][2h] and Padua takes the pot, leaving Morin with just 25,000 in chips.

He was eliminated on the very next hand in 3rd place for $18,544.

Hee Joong Im Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,824)

Hee Joong Im raises to 600,000 before the flop, leaving himself about 600,000 behind.  Jeffrey Morin moves all-in from the big blind and Im calls all-in for the rest of his chips.

They turn over:

Im - [As][Qs]
Morin - [Ks][Jh]

The board comes [Kd][Qc][2h][Kh][Ad] and Morin wins the pot with trip kings.

Hee Joong Im is eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack Challenge in 4th place for $13,824.

Tim Kelliher Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,462)

Tim Kelliher moves all-in for his last 1,030,000 and is called by chip leader Jeffrey Morin in the big blind. 

They turn over:

Kelliher - [Kc][Jc]
Morin - [As][7s]

The board runs out [Qh][5h][3c][6d][8h] and Morin takes the pot with his ace high.

Tim Kelliher is eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack Challenge in 5th place for $10,462.

David Kluchman Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,018)

Jeffrey Morin raises to 270,000 before the flop and David Kluchman moves all-in for 1,010,000 total.

Morin thinks for a few moments before calling.

They turn over:

Morin - [3d][3s]
Kluchman - [Ad][9c]

The board runs out [Ac][Jc][4d][5d][Js] and Morin takes the pot with his pair of aces.

David Kluchman is eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack Challenge in 6th place for $8,018.

Peter MacLellan Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,202)

Peter MacLellan raises to 240,000 before the flop and is called by Jeffrey Morin.

The flop comes [Ac][8c][6h] and MacLellan checks.  Morin, having MacLellan covered, announces he is all-in.

MacLellan goes into the tank for about six minutes before making the call.

They turn over:

MacLellan - [Ad][9c]
Morin - [Kc][Qc]

The turn is the [9s] but the river comes the [3c], giving Morin the flush and the pot.

Jeffrey Morin is eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack Challenge in 7th place for $6,202.

$400 No-Limit Six-Max Final Numbers and Payouts

We had a total of 173 entrants in the $400 No-Limit Hold 'em Six-Max Mega Stack Challenge event.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $16,446
2nd - $10,166
3rd - $7,301
4th - $5,245
5th - $3,770
6th - $2,713
7th-8th - $1,949
9th-10th - $1,403
11th-12th - $1,010
13th-18th - $728

8th-10th Place in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

The action has been fast at the $300 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge Final table. 

Here are the results for 8th-10th:

8th - Paul Jassopoulos  $4,887
9th - Stephen Baer  $3,925
10th - William Raymer  $3,132

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts by Seat Assignments

We have reached the final table of the $300 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge event.

The blinds are 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante for another 6:39.

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

Chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Michael Burns 1,345,000
2. Peter MacLellan  1,090,000
3. Jeffrey Morin  2,060,000
4. Hee Joong Im  1,615,000
5. Stephen Baer  435,000
6. William Raymer  960,000
7. David Kluchman  1,170,000
8. Tim Kelliher  1,235,000
9. Pual Jassopoulos  435,000
10. James Padua  2,195,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $40,721
2nd - $25,162
3rd - $18,544
4th - $13,824
5th - $10,462
6th - $8,018
7th - $6,202
8th - $4,887
9th - $3,925
10th - $3,132

Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge Now Underway!

Players have returned for Day 2 of the $300 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge.

With 27 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 460,000.  The blinds will be starting today at 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

You can watch the live stream of the feature table by clicking on FoxwoodsLive.com.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $40,721
2nd - $25,162
3rd - $18,544
4th - $13,824
5th - $10,462
6th - $8,018
7th - $6,202
8th - $4,887
9th - $3,925
10th-12th - $3,132
13th-15th - $2,547
16th-18th - $2,088
19th-21st - $1,733
22nd-24th - $1,461
25th-27th - $1,252

Foxwoods February 2013 Mega Stack Challenge Event #3 $300 NLH Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Nguyen, Phuong	1,600,000	3-10
2	Raynor, Bill	1,000,000	1-6
3	Im, Hee Joong	780,000	1-9
4	Joseph, Eli	710,000	1-2
5	Padua, James	665,000	2-2
6	Rinaldi, Michael	585,000	1-4
7	Adams, David	560,000	2-4
8	Reynolds, Scott "Tuna"	530,000	1-7
9	Baer, Stephen	510,000	2-8
10	Diveglia, Carl III	500,000	3-1
11	Kluchman, David	495,000	3-2
12	Geoghegan, Jim	470,000	3-4
13	Kelliher, Tim	445,000	2-10
14	Drum, Sandra	405,000	3-5
15	Rosner, Jerry	400,000	2-7
16	Armenio, Salvatore	395,000	3-6
17	Morin, Jeffrey	395,000	1-8
18	Tassopoulos, Paul	380,000	2-3
19	MacLellan, Peter"Railbird"	375,000	1-5
20	ScottoDiluzio, Daniel	360,000	2-5
21	Brackesy, Steven	340,000	1-10
22	Boynton, James	300,000	2-9
23	Pearlman, Dena	285,000	1-1
24	Deely, David	280,000	3-9
25	Burns, Michael	275,000	2-1
26	Kobrin, Gregg	240,000	3-3
27	Kallio, Alpo	210,000	3-8