Event #14 - Dan Chalifour Eliminated in 4th Place ($22,737)

Dan Chalifour - 4th Place - $22,737 (+$5,000 PPC Aruba Package)

Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000

On a board reading [qh][9h][8s], Dan Chalifour bets 500,000, Joseph Germain shoves all in, and Chalifour quickly calls. 

Chalifour: [8d][8c] (set of eights)
Germain: [jc][9c]

"I need a ten ball," Germain says, and without a blink, the [10h] comes on the turn, giving Germain the straight.

Unfortunately for Chalifour, the [7s] river does not pair the board, and he is eliminated in 4th place. 

Chalifour had already locked up $22,737 and a $5,000 PPC Aruba package in a chop deal made when they were five-handed. 

Joseph Germain - 6,000,000 (chip leader)
Dan Chalifour - Eliminated

Event #14 - Jason Wyllie Doubles Through Joseph Germain

Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
 
Jason Wyllie shoves all in holding [jc][9c], and he's called by Joseph Germain holding [10h][9h].

The board runs out [2h][kd][ac][6s][5h], granting Wyllie a full double up. 

Jason Wyllie - 1,270,000
Joseph Germain - 3,500,000

Event #14 - Carmelo Cambareri Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,750)

Carmelo Cambareri - 5th Place - $10,750

Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000

Carmelo Cambareri shoves all in and is called by Joseph Germain. 

Cambareri: [ac][7c]
Germain: [ad][10c]

The board runs out [qs][js][5h][2s][3s], eliminating Cambareri in 5th place. 

Joseph Germain - 3,550,000
Carmelo Cambareri - Eliminated

Chop Deal Made in Event #14, Still Playing For Trophy/1 Trip Package

The remaining five players have come to a chop deal. 

Dan Chalifour - $22,737 (and a $5,000 PPC Aruba Trip Package)
Joseph Germain - $17,000
John Gilmartin - $15,750
Jason Wyllie - $10,750
Carmelo Cambareri - $10,750

They are playing it out for the second trip package and the trophy. 

Event #14 - Matthew Gambino Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,697)

Matthew Gambino - 6th Place - $5,697

Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000

Matthew Gambino shoves all in and is called by the chip leader, Dan Chalifour. 

Gambino turns over [kh][kd].  When Chalifour turns over [as][ah], Gambino says, "How do you pick up aces in this spot?" 

The board runs out [8c][7c][7h][10s][4d], eliminating Gambino in 6th place, paying $5,697. 

Dan Chalifour - 4,300,000
Matthew Gambino - Eliminated

Event #14 - Kevin Grant Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,700)

Kevin Grant - 7th Place - $4,700

Event #14 - Jeffrey Gellert Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,704)

Jeffrey Gellert - 8th Place - $3,704

Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000

Dan Chalifour raises to 125,000 in the hijack, and Jeffrey Gellert shoves all in from the big blind.  Chalifour calls.

Chalifour: [ac][10c]
Gellert: [9c][9d]

The flop comes [jd][7s][3s], leaving Gellert's nines in the lead.  The [4c] comes on the turn, and Gellert maintains his lead, but the [10d] on the river gives Chalifour a higher pair and Gellert is eliminated in 8th place. 

Dan Chalifour - 3,500,000
Jeffrey Gellert - Eliminated

Event #14 - Steven Brackesy Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,873)

Steven Brackesy - 9th Place - $2,873

Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000

Steven Brackesy shoves all in and is called by Dan Chalifour. 

Brackesy: [qc][7c]
Chalifour: [kh][8s]

The board runs out [jh][9h][4s][9c][ac].  Chalifour's king high is good, and Brackesy is eliminated in 9th place, paying $2,873. 

Dan Chalifour - 2,800,000
Steven Brackesy - Eliminated

Event #14 - Christopher Chan Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,079)

 

Christopher Chan - 10th Place - $2,079

Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000

Jason Wyllie shoves all in from early position.  Action folds to Christopher Chan who shoves all in for less in the small blind. 

Chan: [5h][5s]
Wyllie: [js][jh]

The flop comes [ks][kc][jc], giving Wyllie a full house.  Unfortunately for Chan, the [7h] turn and [9c] river so not improve his hand, and he is eliminated in 10th place, paying $2,079. 

Jason Wyllie - 750,000
Christopher Chan - Eliminated

Event #14 - Final Table w/ Chip Counts

Seat 1 - Matthew Cambino - 1,075,000
Seat 2 - Steven Brackesy - 475,000
Seat 3 - Christopher Chan - 385,000
Seat 4 - Dan Chalifour - 1,410,000
Seat 5 - Kevin Grant - 1,475,000
Seat 6 - Jason Wyllie - 610,000
Seat 7 - Carmelo Cambareri - 510,000
Seat 8 - Jeffrey Gellert - 590,000
Seat 9 - John Gilmartin - 1,280,000
Seat 10 - Joseph Germain - 1,170,000

Event #14 - Final Table Reached

We are now down to the final ten players after Stephanie Tang got her kings cracked on table 2.  The remaining ten players are now on break while we do an official chip count.

Players will return to play the last 11 minutes and 17 seconds of Level 26 (15,000/30,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante). 

We will bring you a full chip count shortly. 

Event #14 - 15th -11th Place Cashers

11 -  Stephanie Tang ($2,079)
12 - Joseph Graci ($2,079)
13 - Richard Jordan ($1,794)
14 - Gary Lee ($1,794)
15 - John Huynh ($1,794)

Event #15 ($300 NLH Bounty) Prize Pool Information

There were a total of 107 entries into today's $300 No Limit Hold Em Bounty Event. 

The top 12 places will be paid out as follows:

1 - $7,176
2 - $4,843
3 - $3,178
4 - $2,383
5 - $1,794
6 - $1,435
7 - $1,179
8 - $948
9 - $770
10-12 - $640

Total Prize Pool:  $25,626

Event #14 - Final 11 Chip Counts

Daniel Chalifour - 1,200,000
Joseph Germain - 1,065,000
Jason Wyllie - 1,040,000
John Gilmartin - 930,000
Kevin Grant - 925,000
Steven Brackesy - 850,000
Jeffrey Gellert - 815,000
Carmelo Cambareri - 755,000
Stephanie Tang - 655,000
Matthew Gambino - 525,000
Christopher Chan - 167,000

Event #14 - Stephanie Tang Nearly Triples Up

Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante:  3,000

John Huynh shoves all in for 148,000 from early position.  Another player in middle position raises to 300,000.  Action folds to Stephanie Tang in the big blind who shoves all in over the top of Huynh.  The player in middle position stops to think for a moment before calling Tang's all in.

Huynh: [ad][7c]
Tang: [9c][9h]
Middle Position:  [as][ks]

The board runs out [qh][jh][3h][2c][7d].  Tang's nines hold up, and she is awarded nearly a triple up. 

Stephanie Tang - 800,000
John Huynh - Eliminated

Event #14 ($400 NLH PPC) Now on Dinner Break

There are 15 players remaining in Event #14, and they are now on a 60 minute dinner break.

These 15 players will return to 10,000/20,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante. 

Event #14 - 16th-21st Place Cashers

16 - Soukha Kachittavong ($1,581)
17 - Thomas Westort ($1,581)
18 - The General ($1,581)
19 -Susan Mariano ($1,367)
20 - Lynn Murphy ($1,367)
21 - Angel Leiva ($1,367)

Event #14 - 22nd-24th Place Cashers ($1,153)

22 - Hamid Mezhoud
23 - Alessandro Montecalvo
24 - Edwin Perez

Event #14 - Richard Jordan Doubles Up Twice In a Row

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Avg. Stack: 374,166
Players Remaining: 24

Hand #1:
Facing an early position raise, Richard Jordan shoves all in for 43,000 and gets called.

Jordan: [8s][8h]
Opponent: [as][qs]

When the flop comes [10d][8d][2c], giving Jordan a set of eights, he says, "Yes!"

The [7c] turn and [ks] river ensure Jordan a full double up.

Hand #1

Hand #2:
Action folds to Jordan who shoves all in holding [ac][kd].  He gets called by an opponent holding [7s][7d].

The flop comes [5c][2s][9c], and Jordan calls for a king or a club.  He gets both when the [kc] comes on the turn.  The [9s] falls on the river, and Jordan is awarded another double up.

Hand #2

Richard Jordan - 270,000

Event #14 - 25th-27th Place Cashers ($1,011)

25 -Jose Tronilo
26 -Wayne Kaufman
27 - Michael Bonita

Event #14 - Wayne Kaufman Eliminated in 26th Place ($1,011)

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000

Wayne Kaufman is all in holding [ad][ks] against Carmelo Cambareri holding [10s][10c].

The flop comes  [kd][qc][js].  When the [as] comes on the turn, Kaufman makes top two pair, but Cambarerir hits his Broadway straight.  The [9h] on the river fails to pair the board, and Kaufman is eliminated in 26th place, paying $1,011. 

Carmelo Cambareri - 300,000
Wayne Kaufman - Eliminated

Event #14 - A Great Fold For John Huynh

Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Avg. Stack: 345,384

John Huynh raises to 51,000 in the hijack, and Dan Chalifour re-raises to 125,000 in the big blind. 

Huyhn goes into the tank for a solid three minutes.  He counts out the chips to call, stands up and walks over to eye Chalifour's stack, and eventually sits back down in his seat. 

After another minute, Huynh folds [js][jd] face up. 

"Nice fold," Chalifour says.  He slowly turns over [ad][ac] and says, "You owe me a show," To Huyhn. 

"Yes I do," Huyhn responds, "I just wanted to see a flop."  

Dan Chalifour - 455,000
John Huynh - 350,000

Event #14 - 36th-28th Place Cashers ($897)

28 - Louis Scianna
29 - Peter Hsu
30 - Raymond Downing
31 - Kevin Lynch
32 - Michael Mann
33 - Aristoteles Neto
34 - John O. Matson
35 - Matthew Dunham
36 - Dane Wigfall

Event #14 - 45th-37th Place Cashers ($797)

37 - Tim Fallon
38 - Brendan Wiley
39 - James Cambell
40 - Matthew Wantman
41 - Charles Bunker
42 - Luke Vrabel
43 - Jayme Parro
44 - Christian Hughes
45 - Paul Bradshaw

Event #14 - Brendan Wiley Eliminated in 37th Place ($797)

Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000

Brendan Wiley shoves all in on a board reading [kc][jh][3c], and Joseph Graci quickly called. 

Wiley: [qs][10d] (open-ended straight draw)
Graci: [ac][ad] (pair of aces)

Unfortunately for Wiley, the [5c] turn and [8d] river did not bring him the straight outs he needed and he is eliminated in 37th place. 

After Wiley walks away from the table, a few players start discussing how Riley had huge hands in the beginning of the day, and got aces cracked at least once, if not twice. 

Joseph Graci - 375,000
Brendan Wiley - Eliminated

Event #14 - Charles Bunker Eliminated in 41st Place ($797)

Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Avg. Stack: 224,500

Charles Bunker shoves all in and is called by Stephanie Tang. 

Bunker: [js][jh]
Tang: [qc][qh]

The flop comes [7s][6s][3c], keeping Tang well in the lead.  The [qs] turn gives Tang a set, but also gives Bunker the flush draw. 

When the [3s] comes on the river, Bunker makes his flush.  A few players at the table ooo and ahh, but then another player points out that Tang has rivered a full house.

"Oh, I didn't event see it," Tang says.  "I just heard all of the ooo'ing and ahh'ing.  That was emotional." 

Bunker is eliminated in 41st place, and Tang is now sitting with 260,000 in chips. 

Six-Max Champ Mark Walsh Making Deep Runs

Mark Walsh took down the $400 six-max championship the other night.  He then went on the make Day 2 of today's $400 NLH PPC Event, busting just short of the money. 

Walsh is now heading over to Event #15 ($400 NLH Bounty) in attempts to make another deep run, and ultimately take the trophy. 

Good luck to you Mark, and thanks for playing the Foxwoods Poker Classic Series!

Event #14, Day 2- Paul Bradshaw Eliminated in 45th ($797)

Paul Bradshaw (Photo From Previous Event)

Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500

Paul Bradshaw shoved all in with pocket tens against The General's Ace-King.  General hit a king on the river to eliminate Bradshaw in 45th place, paying $797.

Event #14 - 54th-46th Place Cashers ($697)

46 - Laurel Hilton
47 - Tesfay Begazyon
48 - Robert Hover
49 - Johnny Rodrigues
50 - Nick Palma
51 - Ryan Martin
52 - Derrick Perry
53 - Sherwin Agard
54 - Daniel Pabon

Event #14, Day 2 - Matthew Sedgeman Bubbles

Kevin Lynch Knocks Out the Bubble

Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
 
Facing a bet of 25,000, Matthew Sedgeman shoves all in from middle position for just under 100,000.  Kevin Lynch tanks for nearly two minutes before calling the all in bet. 

Lynch is ahead holding [jd][js] against Sedgeman's two over cards, [ad][kd].

The flop comes [8h][3h][2c], leaving Sedgeman's jacks in the lead.  He maintains that lead when the turn comes the [10c].  When the river finally falls the [5h], the dealer counts each player's stack and it's determined that Lynch is eliminated on the bubble, and all remaining players are now in the money.

Kevin Lynch - 300,000
Matthew Sedgemen - Eliminated 

Event #14, Day 2 - Money Bubble Nears

We are now down to 56 players, with 54 of them getting paid.  We will soon go hand for hand until the money bubble bursts. 

Event #14, Day 2 - Eric Siegel Eliminated Shortly Before Bubble

Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Avg. Stack; 152,203
 
Action folds to Eric Siegel in the hijack who shoves all in.  It folds to Edwin Perez in the big blind who asks for a total.  Upon hearing the 19,500 total, Perez calls. 

Siegel: [js][9s]
Perez: [kd][qh]

The board runs out [7h][5c][3h][ks][jh].  Perez will win the hand with his pair of kings, and Siegel is eliminated in 61st place, with 54 players making the money. 

Edwin Perez - 270,000
Eric Siegel - Eliminated

Event #14, Day 2 - Matthew 'Bucky' Wantman Runs Into Quads

Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Avg. 119,773

According to Matthew Wantman, a hand ensued a few minutes ago that was very noteworthy.  Jayme Parro shoved all in for 43,000 from under the gun.  Action folded to Wantman in the big blind who called the all in, having Parro covered.

Parro showed pocket tens, and Wantman showed pocket kings.

The flop came A, 10, 2, giving Parro a set of tens to take the lead, but the KING on the turn gave Wantman the lead with his set of kings. 

It was the case 10 on the river that gave quads to Parro, and he is awarded a full double up. 

"Annndddd...we have 20,000," Wantman tells the blog staff.  

Jayme Parro - 90,000
Matthew Wantman - 20,000

Event #14 Day 2 - Starts Now

There are 79 returning players, 54 of which will make the money today, and are guaranteed at least a $697 payday. 

Players are now playing level 16 (1,500/3,000 blinds with a 500 ante).  The average stack is 113,670.

As a reminder, the top two spots will each get a $5,000 PPC Poker Tour package to the Championship event, November in Aruba.  

@FoxwoodsPoker
Bagged 112 k in the FW 400 PPC
Last night. #runhot #playsmart #focus
Feeling blessed # #1 #1 #1 #cando

— Michael Clemente (@Allinwithjesus) March 22, 2016

Starting day 2 with about 30bigs. Plenty of chips to run it up - @PPCPokerTour @PPCLiveUpdates need Aruba seat! https://t.co/Bi7k58nZFi

— Steve*Dakota*Happas (@dakotablog) March 22, 2016

Foxwoods Poker Classic - Event #14 - $400 NLH - Returning Players

Place	Name	Prize
7-3	Tronilo, Jose	347,500
4-1	The General	318,000
2-5	Leiva, Angel	254,000
6-2	Kachittavong, Soukha	231,500
4-9	Mann, Michael	221,000
7-2	Huynh, John	218,000
5-6	Sedgeman, Matthew	209,500
8-5	Brackesy, Steven	203,000
9-1	Grant, Kevin	199,900
4-5	Downing, Ray	196,500
7-1	Lynch, Kevin	188,500
5-4	Germain, Joe	179,500
9-5	Wyllie, Jason	177,000
6-6	Siegel, Eric	172,500
2-9	Dunham, Matthew	168,000
9-8	Gambino, Matt	164,500
1-7	Lee, Gary	147,500
8-2	Montecalvo, Alessandro	146,000
4-6	Cambareri, Carmelo	145,000
3-8	Collis, Brian	141,500
4-8	Mariano, Susan	140,500
6-9	Westort, Tom	139,500
3-3	Hsu, Peter	139,000
1-3	Begazyon, Tesfay	136,000
3-7	Neto, Aristoteles	135,500
9-4	Martin, Ryan	131,000
5-5	Hughes, Chris	123,500
2-1	Wigfall, Dane	123,500
1-6	Graci, Joe	119,500
2-3	Kaufmann, Wayne	118,000
1-2	Tang, Stephanie	116,500
2-8	Vrabel, Luke	115,000
2-7	Perry, Derrick	114,000
6-8	Agard, Sherwin	113,500
3-4	Clemente, Michael	112,500
6-1	Perez, Edwin	112,000
2-6	Carrabis, Patrick	110,500
9-9	Campbell, James	106,000
7-5	Gilmartin, John	105,500
9-7	Fallon, Tim	102,500
5-2	Happas, Steve	101,500
6-7	Hilton, Laurie	101,500
4-3	Murphy, Lynn	101,000
2-2	Palma, Nicholas	99,000
9-2	Scianna, Louis	97,500
1-1	Backa, Marsel	97,000
4-7	Bradshaw, Paul	90,000
1-5	Pabon, Daniel	86,000
4-4	Magistrale, Anthony	83,500
6-3	Mezhoud, Hamid	83,500
7-9	Matson, John	82,500
3-2	Bae, Julie	82,000
5-3	Chan, Christopher	82,000
5-8	Wierzbicki, Louis	81,500
7-6	Walsh, Mark	80,000
1-9	Rinas, Leonard	79,000
5-9	Pappas, Billy	76,700
3-6	Salaices, Rich	75,000
6-5	Borges, Al	72,000
5-1	Bonita, Michael	71,000
3-1	Chalifour, Dan	70,000
7-4	Wantman, Matthew	70,000
1-4	Jordan, Rick	61,500
8-9	Espinola, David	60,000
4-2	Hover, Bob	56,000
9-3	Allain, Robert	54,000
9-6	Wiley, Brendan	52,500
8-8	Bunker, Charles	51,000
3-9	Gellert, Jeffery	50,000
7-8	Parro, Jayme	47,500
5-7	Ricciuti, Bob	37,000
1-8	Nuding, Eugene	36,500
3-5	Rodrigues, Johnny	33,000
8-1	Kuey, Natale\	32,000
8-6	Haxhillary, Vesel	28,000
8-7	Wilensky, Dawn	28,000
6-4	Farnen, Don	23,500
8-4	Milanese, Aldo	13,500
7-7	Romano, Casey	9,500

Schedule For Tues. Mar. 22nd Foxwoods Poker Classic

9am:
$60 No Limit Hold Em

12pm:
Event #14, $400 No Limit Hold Em - PPC *DAY 2*

12pm: 
Event #15, $400 No Limit Hold Em Bounty
($250 Buy-in / $50 Entry Fee/$100 Bounty)
With Re-Entries
Players start with 20,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels 1-12: 30 minutes
Levels 13+: 40 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 9
Full structure is available here.

2pm:
$60 Mega Super Satellite  (Win a $300 Voucher)

6pm:
$120 No Limit Hold Em
$10,000 Guaranteed

7:30pm:
$300 Mega Super Satellite  (Win a $2,700 Voucher)
2 Seats Guaranteed

8:30pm:
$100 No Limit Hold Em Bounty

A full schedule for this Mega Stack Series is available here.