Final Table of WPF Event #4 ($300 NLH Big Stack)

We are now down the final ten players in Event #4, the $300 NLH Big Stack.  The blinds are 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante (Level 28).

Here is a photograph of the final table:

Final Table Event #4 $300 NLH Big Stack

Payouts 20th-27th (Event #1)

27 - $3,624 - Leonard Sande
26 - $3,624 - Richard Scott
25 - $3,624 - Lawrence Hirsch
24 - $4,167 - Mario Dushi
23 - $4,167 - Did Not Report
22 - $4,167 - Joseph Cinquemani
21 - $4,711 - Daniel Lobel
20 - $4,711 - Andrew Boyer

Donald Lohr Takes From Marsel Backa (Event #1)

It folded to Donald Lohr in the small blind who completed to 30,000.  Marsel Backa raised to 180,000, and Lohr called.  

Both players checked the [ad][ac][6c] flop.  

Lohr led for 125,000, Backa raised to 250,000, and Lohr called. 

Both players checked the [qs] river.  

Lohr rivered a straight with [jc][10c].  Backa checked his cards, sighed, and mucked them face down.  

Someone on the rail said, "He got there, he hit the straight."  

Lohr replied, "Where was I going?  I'm not going anywhere."  

Lohr is now sitting with 1,600,000 versus Backa's 800,000 in chips.  

Runner Runner Four Flush (Event #4)

A player in middle position limped in.  Action folded to the player in the cutoff who shoved all in.  James Dabkowski also shoved all in from the big blind, and the player in middle position folded.

Dabkowski:  [5s][5d]
Cutoff:  [as][ks]

The [9d][8d][2c] flop kept Dabkowski's pair of fives in the lead.  But the [ad] on the turn would give his opponent a pair of aces.  The [3d] river gave Dabkowski a flush and the cutoff was left crippled with only 2,500 behind at 15,000/30,000 blinds (5,000 ante).

James Dabkowski

Joe Hertel Knocks One Out (Event #1, Day 2)

The player on the button shoved all in and was called by Joe Hertel.

Button:  [5s][5h]

Hertel: [9c][9h]

Hertel was in the lead until the flop fell [10s][5c][3s] giving his opponent a set.  But that all changed when the [9d] came on the turn giving Hertel the bigger set.  The [2s] on the river did not improve his opponent's hand and Hertel would knock him out and chip up to 1,100,000.  

We are now down to 24 players.  

Joe Hertel

Final 27 Players (With Photos) Event #1

We are down to the last three tables in Event 1, Day 2.  As a reminder we will either play down to the final table or through level 27, whichever comes first.

Here are the final three tables of players:

Peter Wagner Takes One Down (Event 1, Day 2)

Peter Wagner raised to 45,000 on the button and the big blind called.

The flop came [ac][jd][js] and both players checked.  The turn was the [7s] and again, both players checked.

When the river came the [5h] the big blind bet 30,000, and Wagner called.

The big blind announced that he had a five.  Wagner turned over [ks][kh] to take it down with his bigger two pair.

Wagner now has 1,200,000 in chips.

Peter Wagner

Dinner Break Tournament Updates

Event #1, Day 2 has just returned back from dinner break.  They are starting level 24 (10,000/20,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante).  There are currently 32 players remaining.

This event will play down to the final table or a total of four more levels tonight, whichever comes first.

Event #4 is currently on their dinner break for fiftenn more minutes.  They will return back to Level 21 (5,000/10,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.)  There are 54 players remaining in this tournament and they will play down to a winner tonight.

Aces vs. Kings in Event #1, Day 2

A player in middle position raised to 46,000 and the player on the button smooth called.  With action on Charles Saleba in the big blind, he opted to raise to 170,000.  The player in the middle position shoved all in, and the button folded his hand.  Saleba quickly called and flipped over his cards showing [ad][as] and said, "Let's do this!"

The player in middle position turned over [kh][kd].

The board ran out [qd][10h][5c][3s][8s], awarding Saleba a full double up.  He is now sitting just shy of 800,000.

Event #4 ($300 NLH Big Stack) Prize Pool Information

There were a total of 296 runners in today's World Poker Finals Event #4.  At the present moment there are 140 players remaining in Level 14 (1,000/2,000 blinds with a 300 ante).

The official prize pool has been posted and is as follows:

Rank:      Prize:   

1              $17,118

2              $10,451

3              $6,905

4              $5,487

5              $4,031

6              $3,285

7              $2,687

8              $2,128

9              $1,655

10-12      $1,194

13-15      $1,007

16-18      $895

19-21      $783

22-24      $709

25-27      $634

28-36      $582

TOTAL PRIZE POOL:  $74,651

Venkatara Ganne Knocks One Out (Event #4 NLH Big Stack)

On a board reading [9h][7s][3h][6c], a player in early position shoved all in and Venkatara Ganne called.

Ganne:  [10d][9d]
Opponent:  [9s][4s]

The river came the [10s].  Ganne's two pair took down the hand and eliminated his opponent from play.

Venkatara Ganne Stacking His Newly Acquired Chips

Dave Stefanski Takes a Hit

On a board reading [8h][7s][3h][kc], Dave Stefanski check-called a bet of 38,000 from a player in middle position.

Stefanski again checked when the [5c] came on the river.  His opponent bet 82,000, and Stefanski went into the tank.  After a moment of thinking it over, he opted to make the call.

His opponent turned over [5h][5s] having rivered a set of fives, and Stefanski mucked his cards.

Stefanski is now playing 300,000.

Dave Stefanski Contemplates a Call

Event #1, Day 2 Players Now on Break

The remaining 85 players in Event 1, Day 2 are now on their first 15 minute break of the day.  Play will resume at Level 20 (4,000/8,000 blind with a 1,000 ante).

Jesse Kosko Picks Off River Bluff (Event 1, Day 2)

When the flop came [kc][9s][8d] it checked around to Jesse Kosko in the cutoff who bet 18,000.  Jeffrey Miller called in the big blind, and a player in middle position folded.

The turn came the [ks].  Miller checked, Kosko bet 20,000, and Miller called.

When the river came the [2d], Miller led out for 45,000.  Kosko went into the tank and after a minute or two, pushed a few stacks of chips forward to make the call.

"You're good," Miller announced as he turned over [qs][jc].  Kosko turned over [ah][7h] for ace high and the winning hand.

A player at the table that wasn't involved in the hand said, "Nice call, man."

Kosko is now sitting with around 380,000 in chips.

Jesse Kosko Contemplates a Call

Jeffrey Miller (right) Waiting for Kosko to Call or Fold

Boat Over Boat in Event #4

On a board reading [10s][5c][2d][10d][5h], Raymond Jones in the cutoff shoved all in for 6,550.  The player on the button went into the tank for a solid two minutes.  He shifted back and forth in his chair and after staring Jones down, eventually threw in a chip to make the call.

Jones turned over [kd][10c].  Seeing he was behind, the player on the button showed [5d][3d] and then threw his cards into the muck.

A player not involved in the hand then told the FoxwoodsPoker.com Blog that Jones had lost the previous hand when he got his aces cracked, and that this hand was him"bouncing back."

Raymond Jones Shoved All In, Player on the Button is Contemplating a Call

Event #4 ($300 No Limit Hold’Em Big Stack) Update

There are currently 161 runners in Event #4.  All players started with 30,000 in chips and will play 20 minute blind levels.  Registration for this event is open until the start of level 11.

They are currently playing level 3 (75/150 blinds).

Event #4 Field in Level 3 (75/150 Blinds)

Event #1 Day 2 Under Way

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event #1 $600 NLH. 142 players remain, and all remaining players are officially in the money and guaranteed a min cash of $1,208.  For official payouts please see this link.

Watch our feature table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com to follow all of the action.

Schedule for Tues. Oct. 6th Foxwoods World Poker Classic

12pm:

Event #3 $300 No Limit Hold 'Em Big Stack
($260 Buy-in / $40 Entry Fee)
"With Re-Entries"
Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels:  20 minutes
Full Structure is available here.

12pm:
DAY 2 of Event #1 $600 NO LIMIT HOLD'EM

A full schedule for the World Poker Finals series is available here.

Foxwoods World Poker Finals - Event #1 - $600 NLH - Returning Players for Day 2

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
6-4	White, Gregory	718,000
13-4	Lobel, Daniel	665,000
6-5	Demaree, Allan	414,500
13-9	O'Brien, Patrick	407,000
5-6	Lohr, Donald	402,500
5-5	Vitone, Anthony	393,000
13-1	Wantman, Matt	379,000
3-4	Cordero, Joseph	372,500
7-6	Oh, Je Wook	358,500
8-6	Monfett, David	358,000
3-3	Wong, She Lok	354,000
4-5	Williams, Christopher	352,000
7-1	Lim, Christopher	346,500
9-9	Boyer, Andy	327,000
4-3	Annello, Joseph	323,000
10-5	Leonard, Tommy	318,000
10-1	Huang, Zhang	315,000
1-3	Smith, Christopher	305,500
3-5	Im, Hee-Joong	299,000
15-3	Torgersen, Ryan	291,500
8-2	Kosko, Jesse	288,000
8-5	Miller, Jeffrey	286,500
12-1	Daly, Zach	286,000
2-7	Cristallini, Antonio	278,500
8-4	Blauvelt, Dale	271,000
4-7	Guzman, Dan	268,000
10-7	St. Vincent, Brad	264,000
2-8	Grodowski, Joseph	253,500
3-1	Raio, Nicholas	253,500
11-1	Lage, David	252,000
6-6	Riley, Tim	251,500
11-9	Stefanski, David	249,000
9-2	Caputo, John	247,500
5-3	Grimes, Terry	247,000
10-6	Sande, L.J.	230,000
1-1	Mott, Chris	220,000
6-2	Pahuja, Vineet	216,000
2-5	Perry, Mark	214,500
3-2	Ziba, Besnik	211,000
1-6	Hertel, Joe	203,500
4-1	Bramley, Mark	202,500
13-5	Sciannameo, Carlo	202,500
9-4	Zambrano, Fernando	200,000
13-3	Hite, Robert	192,000
8-9	Yi, Kun	190,000
8-8	Madigan, Brian	189,000
13-7	Schonbach, Chris	186,000
12-2	Hover, Robert	180,000
2-9	Riley, John	177,000
15-8	Parrillo, Dennis	175,000
11-6	McKenzie, Douglas	174,000
16-7	Santiago, Alex	173,000
8-1	Ounthongdy, Jovy	170,000
15-6	Siegel, Eric	169,500
7-4	Borchetta, Michael	165,000
10-8	Lane, David	165,000
11-5	Trudell, Robert	165,000
13-2	Orgettas, Michael	162,500
16-6	Backa, Marsel	161,500
11-2	Geddes, Linsford	160,000
15-2	Sousa, Saul	159,500
3-6	Dushi, Mario	158,000
2-4	Liu, Huiwen	157,000
15-5	Scott, Richard	156,000
10-3	Vaccaro, Luke	156,000
9-5	General	155,500
16-4	Borges, Al	150,500
14-1	Godin, Dorian	150,000
10-4	Saleba, Charles	149,500
15-9	Cinquemani, Joe	147,500
15-7	Galavotti, Aaron	147,000
15-1	Pito, Louis	145,500
9-6	Sumter, Eugene	138,500
16-8	Sass, Leo	138,000
12-7	Ryan, Gary	137,000
10-9	Bird, Marten	126,000
9-3	Besancon, Jon	121,000
8-7	Ostapchenko, Andrew	120,000
1-9	He, Liam	119,000
14-8	DeCarvalho, Ryan	117,500
14-7	Colli, George III	116,500
15-4	Patel, Raj	113,000
12-8	Figueroa, Chris	111,500
5-2	Haley, Sean	111,000
12-3	Calenzo, Kevin	110,500
1-4	Vrabel, Luke	110,000
4-2	Confesor, Jorge	108,000
16-2	Evans, Edward	103,500
8-3	Macri, Ralph	103,500
16-1	Falardeau, James	103,000
14-2	Mahoney, Jared	102,500
16-9	Shin, John	102,500
7-5	Coulombe, Joseph	100,500
12-4	Martin, Arndre	98,500
9-8	Arcand, Albert	92,500
14-3	Wagner, Peter	92,500
2-2	Petrone, Luigi	90,500
7-2	Deneen, Zachary	90,000
7-7	Makarova, Yuliya	90,000
5-4	Balisciano, Troy	87,500
9-7	Roemischer, Eugene	87,000
5-1	Ciobanu, Sorin	86,500
5-7	Gokman, Dennis	86,000
2-3	Scarpa, Adrian	86,000
12-5	Douramanis, George	85,500
11-8	Lynch, Kevin	85,500
6-7	Rubin, James	85,000
11-7	Rada, Steve	84,000
14-9	Richard, Daniel	80,500
4-6	Nichols, Roger	80,000
4-8	Alves, Mark	77,500
2-6	Lampropoulos, Alexander	76,000
7-3	Tryba, Christopher	76,000
4-9	Bartlett, Guy	75,000
6-8	Knight, Jeffrey	72,000
1-2	Rowan, John	72,000
3-8	Small, Douglas	72,000
12-9	Murphy, Lynn	70,500
12-6	Undisclosed	70,500
10-2	Hirsch, Lawrence	69,500
1-8	Hubble, Clinton	69,000
16-3	Kandralyan, Martin	66,500
14-5	Galler, William	65,000
14-6	Vredenburg, Kyle	62,000
11-4	Butler, Tom	61,000
6-1	Sotiropoulos, William	60,000
6-9	Quirk, John	58,500
2-1	Lyles, Sam	58,000
4-4	Kachittavong, Soukha	56,000
11-3	Kwon, Richard	56,000
7-9	Tavolacci, Frank	55,000
5-8	Burke, Chris	52,000
3-9	Lewis, Jonathan	49,500
7-8	Smith, Patrick	47,000
13-6	Nandori, Laszlo	36,000
14-4	Archambault, Matthew	35,000
13-8	Drory, Joseph	35,000
1-7	Pearlman, Dena	30,500
5-9	Leblanc, Ernest	29,500
9-1	Gersony, Neal	16,000
16-5	Pines, Larry	15,000
6-3	Scannell, Andrew	12,000