1st Place: Therese Belisle ($10,200)

After agreeing to an equity chop with opponent Thomas Powers, Therese Belisle was not shy about getting her chips in the middle.  She had doubled through Thomas with pocket nines against pocket sixes, which gave her a slight chip lead.

Not long after, Thomas was all in with [4d][4c] against Therese's [Ac][9s], the same hand she eliminated Paul Freedman in 5th place with.  Therese flopped an ace when it came [8c][Ad][8s], and she closed the door on Thomas's two outer when the [As] hit the turn.  The meaningless [Js] river fell, and the stacks were counted down.  It was confirmed that Thomas was covered and eliminated.

Therese will take the title along with $10,200, the trophy, and the watch.

Therese had stood up for all of her big pots at the final table as she believed it was lucky, so it was only fitting that we'd take her winners photo standing up as well.
Congratulations, Therese!

The final board

Therese can't believe she won!

2nd Place: Thomas Powers ($13,200)

Therese Belisle doubles through Thomas Powers

It was a preflop cooler as the heads up players both picked up pairs, Therese Belisle with [9h][9c] and Thomas Powers with [6s][6c].  No sixes came up, but Therese did make an unnecessary set on the [4h][3h][2s][Td][9d], and she will double up!

3rd Place: Joe Connor ($6,121)

Joe Connor (right) shakes his opponents hands as he is eliminated in 3rd place

Joe Connor was all in holding [6c][3c] against his opponent's [Kd][8d].  Joe flopped a gut shot when it came [Qd][4s][2s], but the board ran out [Ks][Qs] to miss his draw.  Joe will earn $6,121 for his third place finish.

4th Place: Louis Russo ($4,592)

On a [8h][9s][Qs] flop, Louis Russo was all in and ahead with [9c][8c] against Joe Connor's [Ks][Kd].  The dealer burned and turned the [Td], which gave Joe gutshot outs to go with his counterfit two pair and set draws.  Amazingly, the [Jd] hit the river, putting a straight on board but giving Joe a slightly superior king high straight.  Louis was stunned and headed to the payout desk to collect $4,592 for his 4th place finish.

Louis stands up as he eliminated from this tournament by Joe

5th Place: Paul Freedman ($3,498)

At 20,000/40,000 blinds, Therese Belisle opened to 125,000 from the button before Paul Freedman moved all in from the big blinds for 395,000.  Therese went deep in to the tank, but finally got out of her chair and made the call.

Therese [As][9c]
Paul [Ac][5c]

Paul flopped huge as it came [Tc][2s][5c] to give him straight and flush draws as Therese cringed.  But she held him off as the turn and river fell [9h][2h], and Paul was left with just ace high.  He will exit this tournament in 5th place, good for $3,498.

Event #17 $1,100 NLH Prize Pool & Payouts

The numbers are in, and Event #17 $1,100 NLH received a total of 89 entries, creating a prize pool of $89,000.  The top 12 players will get paid, with a mincash worth $2,158.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $24,173
2nd Place: $16,316
3rd Place: $10,705
4th Place: $8,029
5th Place: $6,043
6th Place: $4,834
7th Place: $3,973
8th Place: $3,194
9th Place: $2,590
10th-12th Place: $2,158

6th Place: Michael Crowe ($2,842)

Michael Crowe was all in with [Ks][7d] against his opponent's [Ad][4c].  Michael was an underdog to survive, but the [Kh][3c][2h] changed that.  As long as a five or an ace didn't come up, Michael would double up.  As has been the trend at this final table, the turn left Michael drawing dead when the [5h] was dealt, and the [6s] river gave his opponent an unneeded higher straight.  Michael will collect $2,842 for his 6th place finish today.

Players are now on their dinner break

The six remaining players are now on their dinner break.  They have agreed to make the dinner break 45 minutes, so play will continue at approximately 7:15pm.

7th Place: Mark Goodwin ($2,296)

Mark Goodwin was all in with [Ac][Qs] and was looking to chop with Paul Freedman's [Ah][Qh].  The [Th][6h][Jc] flop, however, gave Paul a heart freeroll.  It didn't take long for that freeroll to come in as the [7h] hit the turn.  The meaningless [5d] hit the river, and Mark shrugged and said, "Nothing I could do."  Mark took the beat well, and he will also take home $2,296 for his 7th place finish.

8th Place: Douglas Johnson ($1,858)

Douglas Johnson was all in with [Jd][Th] but ran into his opponent's [Qs][Qc].  The board ran out [7s][3c][3h][Ks][2s], and Douglas will exit this tournament in 8th place.  He will collect $1,858 for his efforts.

Updated chip counts in $1,100 NLH

Joseph McKeehen: 70,800

Ryan Eriquezzo: 31,875

Steve Happas: 29,500

Vinny Maglio: 15,400

Je Wook Oh - 19,650

David Stefanski - 22,900

9th Place: Norman Messier ($1,479)

Norman Messier was all in with [As][4s] and was called by his neighbor Thomas Powers who held [Jd][Jc].  The [5c][7s][3c] flop was pretty good for Norman, giving him a double gutshot to go along with his overcard and backdoor flush draw.  The [4c] turned opened up two more outs for Norman, but the [8h] river was one of the cards that didn't make his hand.  Norman will earn $1,479 for his 9th place finish today.

Event #18 $300 7-Card Stud/8 Prize Pool & Payouts

A total of 64 players entered Event #18 $300 7-Card Stud/8, creating a $16,640 prize pool.  The top 9 places will get paid.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $4,843
2nd Place: $3,389
3rd Place: $2,099
4th Place: $1,614
5th Place: $1,210
6th Place: $969
7th Place: $807
8th Place: $646
9th Place: $564

10th Place: Peter Torkildsen ($1,038)

Peter Torkildsen was all in preflop holding [Qh][Jc] against his opponent's [Th][Tc].  The flop fell [3s][8s][Td], giving Peter a gutshot straight draw against his opponent's top set.  The [3c] turn meant Peter was drawing dead, and when the meaningless [3d] hit the river, Peter headed to the payout desk to collect $1,038 for his 10th place finish.

Final table reached

The final table has been reached in the $400 NLH Seniors.  The players are currently on a 15 minute break.  Here are the seating assignments and chip counts for the final table:

Seat 1: Mark Goodwin - 170,000
Seat 2: Norman Messier - 257,000
Seat 3: Thomas Powers - 535,000
Seat 4: Therese Belisle - 178,000
Seat 5: Michael Crowe - 192,000
Seat 6: Joe Connor - 394,000
Seat 7: Paul Freedman - 582,000
Seat 8: Douglas Johnson - 501,000
Seat 9: Louis Russo - 420,000

Here are the remaining prizes to be played for:

1st Place: $14,212
2nd Place: $9,237
3rd Place: $6,121
4th Place: $4,592
5th Place: $3,498
6th Place: $2,842
7th Place: $2,296
8th Place: $1,858
9th Place: $1,479

Familiar faces in the $1,100 NLH

We're only a few hours into Event #17 $1,100 NLH and we've spotted a few familiar faces in the field...

A room full of hopefuls

Je Wook Oh hops into this tournament the day after a 5th place finish

David Stefanski tries to improve upon his 18th place finish from last week's $600 NLH

Joseph McKeehen returns in an attempt to win a second 2014 Foxwoods Poker Classic title

Steve Happas does a little day-trading between hands

Mark Epstein

$400 NLH Seniors is now in the money

We are down to the final 18 players in Event #16.  The $400 NLH Seniors did not even have a chance to go hand for hand, as there was an all in on the featured table right after the 20th place finisher got knocked out.  The all in hand was A-9 vs A-Q, and A-9 flopped a pair but A-Q rivered a straight.  The remaining 18 players are now in the money.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $14,212
2nd Place: $9,237
3rd Place: $6,121
4th Place:  $4,592
5th Place: $3,498
6th Place: $2,842
7th Place: $2,296
8th Place: $1,858
9th Place: $1,479
10th-12th Place: $1,038
13th-15th Place: $929
16th-18th Place: $684

Event #16 $400 NLH Seniors Day 2 has commenced

Cards are back in the air for Event #16 $400 NLH Seniors.  Blinds are currently 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante, and we will play down to a winner today.

You can watch our feature table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.  Here are starting chip counts and seating assignments for the feature table:

1-1 Torkildsen, Peter 144,000
1-2 Belisle, Therese 149,000
1-3 Fisher, Donald 176,000
1-4 Tokanel, David 138,000
1-5 Starratt, Joe 107,000
1-6 Russo, Louis 74,000
1-8 Connor, Joe 215,000
1-9 Baden, M. 55,000

YouTube Video: Event #15 - $300 NLH - Final Table

YouTube Video: Event #15 - $300 NLH - Day 2

YouTube Video: Event #15 - $300 NLH - Day 2

YouTube Video: Event #15 - $300 NLH - Flight B

YouTube Video: Foxwoods Poker Classic Event #13 Final Table

Event #17 $1,100 NLH: Cards are in the air

Cards are in the air for Event #17 $1,100 NLH.  This is a re-entry event, and registration is open until the end of level 8, which is approximately 6:25pm.  Players start with 20,000 in chips, and levels last 50 minutes.

What's on schedule for today

Today is another busy day at the Foxwoods Poker Classic:

At 11am, Event #17 $1,100 NLH kicks off.This is a re-entry event, and registration is open until the end of level 8, which is approximately 6:25pm.  Players start with 20,000 in chips, and levels last 50 minutes.

At 12pm, Event #16 $400 NLH Seniors will be returning for Day 2.  24 players remain and we will be live streaming a featured table.  They will be playing down to a winner today.

At 1pm, Event #18 $300 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better will kick off.  Players start with 10,000 in chips, and levels last 30 minutes.

March 2014 - Foxwoods Poker Classic - Event #16 $400 NLH Seniors - Returning Players

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
3-7	Freedman, Paul	407,500
2-8	Johnson, Douglas	313,500
1-8	Connor, Joe	215,000
2-7	Goodwin, Mark	192,000
3-7	Crowe, Mike	184,500
1-3	Fisher, Donald	176,000
1-2	Belisle, Therese	149,000
2-2	Beaudoin, Ron	147,500
1-1	Torkildsen, Peter	144,000
2-9	Murphy, Ralph	139,500
1-4	Tokanel, David	138,000
2-4	White, Mike	127,000
3-1	Panaggio, Louis	117,000
2-1	Ondis, Victoria	108,500
1-5	Starratt, Joe	107,000
2-6	Fishman, Jordan	105,000
3-5	Powers, Tom	102,000
3-4	Hulslander, John	76,000
1-6	Russo, Louis	74,000
2-5	Lukowicz, Tom	61,000
3-10	Romanovitz, Keith	56,500
1-9	Baden, M.	55,000
3-6	Messier, Norman	32,500
3-3	Raine, Sheila	17,000