Nick Palma has been eliminated

Nick Palma moved all in over the top of another player's open.  Nick's opponent made the call holding pocket tens, and Nick would be racing for his tournament life holding ace jack.  The board brought no help, and Nick will be eliminated in 18th place, just shy of the money.

Final 18 reached

With the elimination of the 19th place finisher, the final 18 are redrawing for seats at the final two tables.  There are still 13 minutes and 40 seconds left in 1,500/3,000 with a 400 ante, then there will be a break and one more level before finishing for the night.

October 2014 - World Poker Finals - Event #3 - $300 Omaha Hi-Lo - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	William Perry, Duxbury, MA	$4,369
2	Peter Terry, East Hartland, CT	$4,369
3	Michael Gamerman, Foxboro, MA	$4,369
4	Bradley Manter, Quincy, MA	$4,368
5	Daniel Goldberg, East Meadow, NY	$1,783
6	Dominick Cuzzi, Mamaroneck, NY	$1,427
7	UNDISCLOSED	$1,171
8	Jeffrey Stevens, Winchester, MA	$943
9	Lawrence Zito, Flushing, NY	$766
10	Danny Chang, Ozone Park, NY	$636
11	Stephen Morrison, Marstons Mills, MA	$636
12	Winchester Brown, Wethersfield, CT	$636

October 2014 - World Poker Finals - Event #2 - $300 NLH Bounty - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Jean Joseph, Belmont, MA	$4,501
2	Viktoras Mozeris, Nantucket, MA	$4,300
3	Yevgeniy Dobkin, Cambridge, MA	$3,900
4	Sara Austin Stohler, Washington, DC	$3,900
5	John Niceforo, Windham, NH	$3,900
6	Welther Marmol, Providence, RI	$3,900
7	Aaron Shepard, Holderness, NH	$3,900
8	Sylwester Szulborski, Stamford, CT	$1,223
9	George Eldridge, Plainville, MA	$984
10	Michael Cervone, Merrick, NY	$676
11	William Heniffent, Wilmington, MA	$676
12	Michael Lecaroz, Melrose, MA	$676
13	Anthony Derose, Williamstown, MA	$601
14	John Moran, Westford, MA	$601
15	Charles Peters, Taunton, MA	$601
16	Ralph Berry, Salem, MA	$564
17	Wiliam Eckley, East Hartland, CT	$564
18	Sean Malloy, Dorchester, MA	$564
19	David Levy, Plainview, NY	$526
20	Rohan Long, Windsor, CT	$526
21	James Cooney, Fairhaven, MA	$526

October 2014 - World Poker Finals - Event #1 - $600 NLH - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Rory Anderson, Rye, NH	$46,568
2	Peter Wagner, Hinsdale, NH	$28,903
3	Mark Bramley, West Roxbury, MA	$19,341
4	Victor Usatii, Danbury, CT	$15,150
5	Kyle Anderson, Orlando, FL	$11,282
6	Bruce Secor, Coram, NY	$9,133
7	Vito Masi, Troy, NY	$7,306
8	Raymond Hicks, Pelham, NH	$5,695
9	Keith Romanovitz, Salem, MA	$4,427
10	Giuseppe Ruvolo, Gloucester, MA	$3,330
11	Anthony Arias, Lawrence, MA	$3,330
12	Carmelo Cambareri, Mount Kisco, NY	$3,330
13	Michael Spanos, Danvers, MA	$2,793
14	Michael Pasquale, Methuen, MA	$2,793
15	James Kohl, Warren, VT	$2,793
16	Robert Garrett, Canton, MA	$2,471
17	Tom Urbanski, Depew, NY	$2,471
18	William Dang, Chelsea, MA	$2,471
19	Leonard Estabrooks, West Bridgewater, MA	$2,148
20	Gregory White, Broad Brook, CT	$2,148
21	Natale Kuey, Bronx, NY	$2,148
22	Joseph Weinstock, Brookfield, CT	$1,826
23	Joseph Munoz, New York, NY	$1,826
24	Dorian Godin, Manchester, NH	$1,826
25	Deacon Fahl, Deer Park, NY	$1,611
26	Jon McFarland, Boylston, MA	$1,611
27	John Alexander, Montville, NJ	$1,611
28	Joseph Allen, Woodbury, CT	$1,439
29	Michael Reardon, Fitchburg, MA	$1,439
30	David Stefanski, East Lyme, CT	$1,439
31	Nicholas Palma, Bronx, NY	$1,439
32	Monica Dorenkamp, New York, NY	$1,439
33	Shannon Beers, Ashford, CT	$1,439
34	Robert Negrotti, Warwick, RI	$1,439
35	Humberto Lizardi, Bronx, NY	$1,439
36	David Luty, Preston, CT	$1,439
37	Jay Feingold, Port Washington, NY	$1,289
38	Laurence Olanyk, Gloucester, MA	$1,289
39	Tom Dobrilovic, West Nyack, NY	$1,289
40	Paul Nowak, Tyngsboro, MA	$1,289
41	Michael Bagdasarov, Watertown, MA	$1,289
42	John Roy, Easton, CT	$1,289
43	Sotirios Tsiantoulas, Medford, MA	$1,289
44	Timothy O’Neil, Southbury, CT	$1,289
45	Daniel Nicklas, North Babylon, NY	$1,289

Players are now on break

The field has been trimmed down to 30 players, and they are now on a 10 minute break.  Still alive in the field are Mark Dube, Tom Dobrilovic, and Nick Palma, among others.

Event #5 $300 Seven Card Stud 8+

77 players registered for Event #5 $300 Seven Card Stud 8+ creating a prize pool of $20,020.  The final 9 will be paid as follows:

1st Place: $5,826
2nd Place: $4,078
3rd Place: $2,525
4th Place: $1,942
5th Place: $1,456
6th Place: $1,165
7th Place: $971
8th Place: $777
9th Place: $679

Players back from dinner break

Cards are back in the air for Event #4 $500 NLH.  The field will play 7 more levels tonight before bagging up and returning tomorrow at 12pm.  Blinds are now 500/1,000 with a 100 ante.

Event #4 $500 NLH Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 128 entries in Event #4 $500 NLH creating a prize pool of $56,320.  The top 15 players will make the money, with a mincash worth $1,092.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $14,641
2nd Place: $9,561
3rd Place: $6,391
4th Place: $4,753
5th Place: $3,606
6th Place: $2,950
7th Place: $2,403
8th Place: $1,912
9th Place: $1,534
10th-12th Place: $1,201
13th-15th Place: $1,092

Players are now on dinner break

Players are now on their one hour dinner break.  When they resume, blinds will be 500/1,000 with a 100 ante.  Play will resume at approximately 7:30pm EST.

Players are now on break

Level 8 is complete which means players are on their third break of the day.  The 25 chips are being colored up and raced off, and registration will close at the end of the break.  Currently the board reads 127 entrants with 80 remaining.

Event #4 $500 NLH is Under Way

Cards are in the air for Event #4 $500 NLH.  This tournament features a $50,000 Guarantee and has a 20,000 starting stack and 40 minute levels on Day 1.  A full structure sheet is available here.

At 12pm, Event #5 $300 Seven Card Stud 8+ will begin.  This tournament features 10,000 in starting chips and 30 minute levels.  A full structure sheet is available here.

1am Update

Event #2 $300 NLH Bounty is down to the final 5 players. They are currently playing 12,000/24,000 with a 4000 ante, and in 5 minutes there will be a break.

Event #3 $300 Omaha 8+ is down to the final 6 players. They are currently on break and will be playing 15,000/30,000 limits when they return.

1st Place: Rory Anderson ($46,568)

After being down to 600,000 heads up against his opponent's 7.6 million, Rory Anderson mounted an amazing comeback to win Event #1 $600 NLH.  On the final hand, Rory's [Ah][Td] bested Peter Wagner's [Kc][8c] after a preflop all in.  The [6d][4d][3s][9d][7d] kept Rory's ace high in front to collect the last of his opponent's chips.

Rory will collect $46,568 for his 1st place finish along with the World Poker Finals trophy and title,  Rory explained he doesn't play tournaments often, and winning the title after having such a huge chip deficit makes the win even sweeter.  In Rory's winner photo, he proudly displayed his ALS Challenge T-Shirt as his friend popularized the viral sensation.  He will certainly go enjoy the cigar he's been chomping on for most of this final table, and his earlier statement that he is the best player in the room can currently go unchallenged.  Congratulations, Rory.

2nd Place: Peter Wagner ($28,903)