Event #18 ($300 7-Card Stud) Prize Pool Information

There were 59 entries in Event #18.

The top 7 places will be paid out as follows:

1 - $4,836
2 - $3,274
3 - $2,083
4 - $1,637
5 - $1,265
6 - $967
7 - $818

Total Prize Pool:  $14,880

Event #17 ($400 NLH Big Stack Bounty) Prize Pool Information

There were 115 entries in Event #17.

The top 12 places will be paid out as follows:

1 - $7,712
2 - $5,206
3 - $3,415
4 - $2,561
5 - $1,928
6 - $1,543
7 - $1,267
8 - $1,019
9 - $827
10-12 - $688

Total Prize Pool:  $27,542

Robert Campion Winner of Event #16 ($400 NLH Big Stack Freezeout)

After a chop deal made between the final three players, and then playing it out for the trophy and title, it was Robert Campion that would claim the victory and $7,583.

Chris Wall Eliminated in 2nd Place ($7,583)

Chris Wall - 2nd Place - $7,583

Chris Wall was all in and called by Robert Campion.

Wall:  [ah][jh]
Campion:  [kd][9h]

The board ran out [ks][4s][4c][6h][qh], eliminating Wall in 2nd place and making Campion the newest Foxwoods title holder.

Robert Campion Doubles Through Chris Wall (Event #16)

On a board reading [6s][7h][3d][3h], Robert Campion shoved all in and Chris Wall called.

Campion:  [7c][3s]
Wall:  [ac][ah]

The [7d] came on the river, and Campion was awarded a full double up to nearly 2,00,000.

Mackenzie Kraemer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,583)

Mackenzie Kraemer - 3rd Place - $7,583

Mackenzie Kraemer shoved all in from the big blind.  Robert Campion asked for a count and upon hearing that it was less than 300,000 to call, he opted to call.

Campion:  [10h][7h]
Kraemer:  [ah][kc]

The flop came [qh][js][7c] giving Campion the lead with his pair of sevens.  The [7s] on the turn pushed Campion further into the lead with his trip sevens.

The [6d] came on the river, sending Kraemer home in 3rd place with a payday of $7,583 as the final three players had made a three-way even chop deal.

Chris Wall Doubles Through Mackenzie Kraemer

Chris Wall limped in, Mackenzie Kraemer raised to 74,000, Wall reraised to 194,000, Kraemer shoved all in, and Wall called.

Kraemer:  [9d][9s]

Wall:  [jd][jh]

The board ran out [qs][5h][4c][3c][2h].  Wall now has 1,500,000 in chips.  Kraemer is sitting with around 300,000.  

Raj Patel Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,567)

Raj Patel - 4th Place - $3,567

Raj Patel shoved all in and was called by Mackenzie Kraemer.

Patel:  [5s][6s]
Kraemer:  [ad][qd]

The flop came [as][3c][qc] giving Kraemer two pair.  The [8c] turn and [5s] river did not help Patel and he was sent home in 4th place.

Mackenzie Kraemer Doubles Through Raj Patel

Raj Patel made it 60,000 from the cutoff, and Mackenzie Kraemer shoved all in from the small blind for 515,000.  Patel called.

Kraemer:  [kc][qh]
Patel:  [ac][10s]

The board ran out [6d][4h][qs][3d][js] to give Kraemer the full double up.

Marcel Parizo Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,686)

Marcel Parizo - 5th Place - $2,686

Marcel Parizo open shoved all in and Raj Patel called.

Parizo: [ac][qh]
Patel:  [ah][kd]

The board ran out [ad][jd][9s][7h][2h] eliminating Parizo in 5th place, and chipping Patel up to nearly 700,000.

Event #16 Post-Break Chip Counts

Robert Campion - 1,268,000
Raj Patel - 500,000
Chris Wall - 908,000
Marcel Parizo - 221,000
Mackenzie Kraemer - 445,000

Marcel Parizo Cracks Aces to Double Up (Event #16)

Marcel Parizo shoved all in under the gun, and Robert Campion re-shoved for more on the button.  Both blinds folded.

Parizo:  [ac][6c]
Campion:  [ah][as]

The flop came [10h][8c][7d] leaving Campion in the lead but giving Parizo a gut-shot straight draw.

The [4d] did not improve Parizo's hand.  But the [5s] on the river gave him the straight he needed to survive and he was awarded a full double up to 350,000.

John Caputo Eliminated in 6th Place (2,148)

John Caputo - 6th Place - $2,148

On a board reading [kc][8s][7h][ad], John Caputo shoved all in and was called by Chris Wall.

Caputo:  [as][7s]
Wall:  [ah][8h]

The [4s] on the river did not improve Caputo's hand and he was sent home in 6th place.

George Chen Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,765)

George Chen - 7th Place - $1,765

With blinds at 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante and on a board reading [8s][4s][2h][js], George Chen shoved all in for 103,000 and was called by Rajo Patel and Marcel Parizo.

Both Patel and Parizo checked in the dark.  The river came the [7h].

Patel turned over [10s][6s] for the flush, Parizo mucked his cards face down, and Chen showed [2s][2c], having flopped a set of twos.

Patel is now sitting with 850,000 and Parizo with 250,000.

Chris Korres Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,419)

Chris Korres - 8th Place - $1,419

Marcel Parizo limped in from the hijack and Chris Korres shoved all in from the cutoff.  Parizo called.

Korres was ahead holding [10c][10d] against Parizo's [ah][3c].  But the flop came [as][jh][5s] reversing the lead.  Korres would need help on the turn and/or river in order to prevent being eliminated from this tournament.

The [5c] turn and [2d] river did not provide Korres the help that he needed and he was sent home in 8th place.

Marcel Parizo Doubles Through Chris Korres

On a board reading [jc][jh][ks][8c], Marcel Parizo was all in and was called by Chris Korres.

Parizo had turned a straight flush draw holding [9c][10c].  Korres was ahead on the turn holding [jd][10h] for trip jacks.  But the [3c] on the river gave Parizo the flush he needed to stay alive in the tournament and he was awarded a full double up.

Parizo is now sitting with 350,000, and Korres with just a bit over 100,000.

Event #17 - $400 NLH Big Stack Bounty Semi Turbo

There are currently 90 runners in Event #17, the $400 NH Big Stack Bounty Semi-Turbo tournament.
They are playing level 6 (150/300 blinds with a 25 ante).  Anyone wishing to enter or re-enter this tournament has until the start of level 11 to do so.

Two Eliminations in One Hand (Event #16)

Guy Bartlett - 10th Place - $959

Paul Siegel - 9th Place - $1,151

There were three players that shoved all in preflop.

Chris Wall:  [9c][9h]
Paul Siegel:  [kc][qc]
Guy Bartlett: [ah][3c]

The board ran out [4c][7h][10d][6s][2d], eliminating Guy Bartlett in 10th place ($959), and Paul Siegel in 9th place ($1,151).

Huge Pot - Three Way All In - Event #16

On a board reading [qh][5d][kc], Mackenzie Kraemer checked in the big blind, Paul Siegel bet 40,000 in the hijack, Rob Campion raised to 140,000 in the cutoff, and Guy Bartlett shoved all in on the button.  Kraemer folded his blind, Siegel shoved all in, and Campion did as well.  

Siegel (hijack):  [kh][qh]

Campion (cutoff):  [jc][10c]

Bartlett (button):  [as][5h]

The [8h] on the river did not improve Siegel or Bartlett's hands, and Campion was awarded a full double up.  He is now sitting with just under 1,000,000 in chips.  Siegel is left with 200,000, and Bartlett has 90,000.  

We are now down to the final table after Charles Shaffer was eliminated on Table 2.  

Event #16 ($400 NLH Freezeout) Start of Day Chip Counts

We are down to the final eleven players in Event #16. The following players remain:

Table 1:
Seat:  Player:                      Chip Count:
1        Marcel Parizo             266,000
2        Mackenzie Kraemer   256,000
3        OPEN SEAT
4        Raj Patel                     571,000
5        OPEN SEAT
6        Paul Siegel                  378,000
7        Robert Campion          332,000
8        Guy Bartlett                334,000
9        OPEN SEAT


Table 2:
Seat:  Player:                      Chip Count:
1        OPEN SEAT
2        OPEN SEAT
3        Charles Shaffer           103,000
4        OPEN SEAT
5        OPEN SEAT
6        Chris Wall                   367,000
7        Chris Korres                156,000
8        George Chen               324,000
9        John Caputo                305,000

Schedule for Thurs. Oct. 15th Foxwoods World Poker Classic

9am:
$60 No Limit Hold Em

11am:

Event #17 - $400 NLH Big Stack Bounty Semi-Turbo
($250 Buy-in / $50 Entry Fee / $100 Bounty)
With Re-Entries
Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels 1-15:  20 minutes
Levels 16+:  30 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 11
Full Structure is available here.

12pm:
Event #18 $300 7-Card Stud
($260 Buy-in / $40 Entry Fee)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels:  30 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 5
Full Structure is available here.

2pm:
$80 Mega Super Satellite (win a $300 voucher)
10 seats guaranteed

6pm:
$300 Mega Super Satellite (win a $2,700 voucher)
5 seats guaranteed 

8:30pm:
$80 Mega Super Satellite (win a $300 voucher)
5 seats guaranteed

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