Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
A total of 448 runners showed up to play in today's Monster stack event. All players started with 20,000 in chips. According to the clock, there are 150 players remaining, with an average chip stack of 59,773.
The money bubble will burst when 45 players remain, and each of the 45 will receive a minimum of $604, with the winner taking home $29,568. For full prizepool information please click this link.
A few of the notables still in the field include: Chris Leong, Jason Bolton, Mike Nye, Linda Swears, Frank Flowers, Tim Reilly, Sam Taylor, Traun Gulati, Rex Clinkscales, Brandon Wiley, and Vincent Moscat. Chr
This morning Christopher Leong won Event #4 ($580 NLH Six Max),
and immediately late registered into the Monster Stack event. He is now sitting on 200,000 in chips, and one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Event #2 - Soheb Porbandarwala Wins Re-Entry Event ($124,456)
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| Soheb Porbandarwala - Event # 2 Winner - $124,456 |
Soheb Porbandarwala has just defeated Sean Carlson in the re-entry event to win his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring.
A full recap/winner story will be posted later on this evening on WSOP.com, and a link will be tweeted out from @foxwoodspoker
Event #2 - Sean Carlson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($77,201)
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| Sean Carlson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($77,201) |
Sean Carlson shoves all in, and Soheb Porbandarwala calls.
Carlson: [ks][kd]
Porbandarwal: [10d][8d]
The flop comes [jh][9s][7s], giving Porbandarwalaa straight. The [jd] turn gives Carlson outs to a full house, but the [6s] river does not change the hand.
Carlson is eliminated in 2nd place, taking home $77,201.
Event #2 - John Caputo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($56,573)
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| John Caputo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($56,573) |
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
John Caputo is all in holding [kd][4c], and has been called by Soheb Porbandarwala holding [ks][5s].
The board runs out [as][ad][3s][qh][9s], giving Porbandarwalaa flush on the river to eliminate Caputo in 3rd place.
Event #2 - Zach Donovan Eliminated in 4th Place ($43,009)
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| Zach Donovan Eliminated in 4th Place ($43,009) |
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| Zach Donovan Eliminated in 4th Place ($43,009) |
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Zach Donovan shoves all in holding [ad][kc], and Soheb
Porbandarwala calls holding [8d][5d].
The flop comes [qd][8s][4s], giving Porbandarwala the lead with a pair of eights.
The [jc] turn and [7s] river so not improve Donovan's hand and he is eliminated in 4th place, taking home $43,009.
Event #2 - Sean Carlson Doubles Back Up Through Soheb Porbandarwala
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Sean Carlson is all in for 1,915,000 holding [as][7s], and has been called by Soheb Porbandarwala holding [2c][2h].
The flop comes [jh][6d][4s], leaving Porbandarwala in the lead. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the [ks], but the [7c] river gives Carlson a pair of sevens to double up.
"Unbelievable," Porbandarwala says.
"Well, you can't win ever flip," Carlson responds.
Sean Carlson - 3,830,000 (19 bb)
Soheb Porbandarwala - 8,400,000 (42 bb)
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Sean Carlson is all in for 1,915,000 holding [as][7s], and has been called by Soheb Porbandarwala holding [2c][2h].
The flop comes [jh][6d][4s], leaving Porbandarwala in the lead. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the [ks], but the [7c] river gives Carlson a pair of sevens to double up.
"Unbelievable," Porbandarwala says.
"Well, you can't win ever flip," Carlson responds.
Sean Carlson - 3,830,000 (19 bb)
Soheb Porbandarwala - 8,400,000 (42 bb)
Event #2 - Soheb Porbandarwala Doubles Through Sean Carlson
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Soheb Porbandarwala is all in holding [ac][jc], and is up against Sean Carlson's [10s][10h].
The flop comes [qs][6c][4c], leaving Carlson in the lead with his pair of tens. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the [2h], but the [kc] river gives Porbandarwala a flush, and he will double up.
Soheb Porbandarwala - 10,300,000 (51 bb)
Sean Carlson - 1,700,000 (8 bb)
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Soheb Porbandarwala is all in holding [ac][jc], and is up against Sean Carlson's [10s][10h].
The flop comes [qs][6c][4c], leaving Carlson in the lead with his pair of tens. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the [2h], but the [kc] river gives Porbandarwala a flush, and he will double up.
Soheb Porbandarwala - 10,300,000 (51 bb)
Sean Carlson - 1,700,000 (8 bb)
Event #5 - $365 Monster Stack Prizepool Information
There were a total of 448 entries in today's Monster Stack event, creating a prizepool of $134,400. 45 players will make the money, with a min-cash worth $604, and the winner taking home $29,568.
Here is a look at the full prizepool for this event:
Here is a look at the full prizepool for this event:
| 1 | $29,568.00 |
| 2 | $18,279.00 |
| 3 | $13,440.00 |
| 4 | $9,932.00 |
| 5 | $7,473.00 |
| 6 | $5,712.00 |
| 7 | $4,435.00 |
| 8 | $3,494.00 |
| 9 | $2,818.00 |
| 10-12 | $2,257.00 |
| 13-15 | $1,854.00 |
| 16-18 | $1,545.00 |
| 19-21 | $1,290.00 |
| 22-24 | $1,115.00 |
| 25-27 | $967.00 |
| 28-30 | $833.00 |
| 31-33 | $752.00 |
| 34-36 | $658.00 |
| 37-45 | $604.00 |
Event #2 - Jeffrey Baker Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,742)
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| Jeffrey Baker Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,742) |
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Action folds to Jeffrey Baker who shoves all in on the button for around 1,100,000. Soheb Porbandarwala re-shoves over the top in the small blind, and Zach Donovan folds his big blind.
Baker: [js][10s]
Porbandarwal: [ad][8d]
The flop comes [as][9s][7c], giving Porbandarwala the lead with a pair of aces. The [3c] turn maintains that lead, and the [kh] river means that Baker will be our 5th place finisher, taking home $32,742.
Event #2 - Five Remaining Players (with Chip Counts)
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
It's been an extremely active level, and the theme of the afternoon seems to be "Short Stack Doubles Up." At one point, after doubling up yet another shortie at the table, Zach Donovan said, "This is getting sickening, it's just ridiculous."
The most recent double occurred when Sean Carlson flopped a set of aces on an [ac][8s][6c] board. Carlson held [as][ad], and Jeffrey Baker held [ad][ks]. The [3h] turn and [jh] river did not change the hand, and Carlson doubled to just over 5,000,000.
After trading chips back and forth for the last few levels, here is a look at the remaining players' current chip stacks:
Sean Carlson -5,400,000
John Caputo -3,500,000
Jeffrey Baker -1,600,000
Soheb Porbandarwala -3,500,000
Zach Donovan - 2,850,000
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
It's been an extremely active level, and the theme of the afternoon seems to be "Short Stack Doubles Up." At one point, after doubling up yet another shortie at the table, Zach Donovan said, "This is getting sickening, it's just ridiculous."
The most recent double occurred when Sean Carlson flopped a set of aces on an [ac][8s][6c] board. Carlson held [as][ad], and Jeffrey Baker held [ad][ks]. The [3h] turn and [jh] river did not change the hand, and Carlson doubled to just over 5,000,000.
After trading chips back and forth for the last few levels, here is a look at the remaining players' current chip stacks:
Sean Carlson -5,400,000
John Caputo -3,500,000
Jeffrey Baker -1,600,000
Soheb Porbandarwala -3,500,000
Zach Donovan - 2,850,000
Event #2 - Jean Elie Joseph Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,216)
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| Jean Elie Joseph Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,216) |
Level 33:
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Jean Elie Joseph shoves all in from the hijack for 1,250,000, and gets called by Jeffrey Baker.
Joseph: [10c][7c]
Baker: [ks][kd]
The board runs out [jd][6s][4d][10d][9s], eliminating Joseph from play.
As Joseph stands and collects his belongings, he says jokingly to Baker, "Real nice call there," with a smile on his face.
Event #2 - Brian Metter Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,646)
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| Brian Metter Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,646) |
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 10,000
Facing a raise from Soheb Porbandarwala in the hijack, Brian Metter shoves all in from the cutoff, and Porbandarwala quickly calls.
Metter: [6d][6c]
Porbandarwal: [9h][9s]
The board runs out [qc][10c][8d][5s][3d], eliminating Metter in 7th place, paying $19,646.
Event #2 - Soheb Porbandarwala Doubles Up
Soheb Porbandarwala is all in for 1,245,000 holding [ac][kh], and is up against a player holding [8d][8s].
The board runs out [6d][4h][3h][qh][9h], giving Porbandarwala a flush, and awarding him a full double up.
Soheb Porbandarwala- 2,500,000
The board runs out [6d][4h][3h][qh][9h], giving Porbandarwala a flush, and awarding him a full double up.
Soheb Porbandarwala- 2,500,000
Chris Leong Wins Event #4 - $580 Six Max ($19,665)
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| Chris Leong Wins Event #4 - $580 Six Max ($19,665) |
This win marks Leong's third World Series of Poker Circuit ring victory. A full winner story will be posted later this evening on WSOP.com and we will send out a link to it as soon as possible.
Event #4 ($580 Six Max) Philip Shing Eliminated in 2nd Place
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| Philip Shing Eliminated in 2nd Place - $12,158 |
Philip Shing shoved all in for around ten big blinds holding [8d][3s] , and Chris Leong called holding [qd][3d]. The board ran out [ac][6s][5c][9d][5s]. Leong's queen high will take it down, Shing finishes second for $12,158. Shing won this event last year.
Photos of Monster Stack Event #5
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Number of Entries: 438
Number Remaining: 349
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Number of Entries: 438
Number Remaining: 349
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| Brendan Wiley |
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| Linda Swears |
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| Mark Walsh |
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| Tim Reilly |
Event #4 ($580 Six Max) - Updated Chip Counts
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Antes: 4,000
Chris Leong - 940,000 (39 bb)
Philip Shing - 590,000 (24 bb)
Event #2 - Top Two Stacks Battle, Zach Donovan Doubles Through Sean Carlson
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Zach Donovan raised in the cutoff, Sean Carlson three-bet on the button, and Donovan four-bet shoved. Carlson called, and the players tabled their hands:
Donovan: [as][qh]
Carlson: [qc][qd]
The flop came [js][8c][4h], and Donovan stands and starts to collect his belongings. But the turn is the [ad], giving him a higher pair. The [kc] river does not improve Carlson's hand, and Donovan is awarded a full double up.
After the hand is over and Donovan is collecting his chips, Carlson asks the table, "Does anyone ever fold queens there?" Everyone shakes their head no, and they move on to the next hand.
Zach Donovan - 5,700,000
Sean Carlson - 1,600,000
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Zach Donovan raised in the cutoff, Sean Carlson three-bet on the button, and Donovan four-bet shoved. Carlson called, and the players tabled their hands:
Donovan: [as][qh]
Carlson: [qc][qd]
The flop came [js][8c][4h], and Donovan stands and starts to collect his belongings. But the turn is the [ad], giving him a higher pair. The [kc] river does not improve Carlson's hand, and Donovan is awarded a full double up.
After the hand is over and Donovan is collecting his chips, Carlson asks the table, "Does anyone ever fold queens there?" Everyone shakes their head no, and they move on to the next hand.
Zach Donovan - 5,700,000
Sean Carlson - 1,600,000
Event #2 - Brian Metter Doubles Through Sean Carlson
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
After just doubling up a few hands prior, Brian Metter shoves all in for 730,000 holding [3d][3c], and is called by Sean Carlson holding [ah][3h].
The board runs out [kd][9h][7c][jc][7h], awarding Metter a double up.
Brian Metter - 1,460,000 (18 bb)
Sean Carlson - 4,500,000 (56 bb)
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
After just doubling up a few hands prior, Brian Metter shoves all in for 730,000 holding [3d][3c], and is called by Sean Carlson holding [ah][3h].
The board runs out [kd][9h][7c][jc][7h], awarding Metter a double up.
Brian Metter - 1,460,000 (18 bb)
Sean Carlson - 4,500,000 (56 bb)
Event #2 - Zach Donovan Doubles Through Brian Metter
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Zach Donovan is all in from the big blind holding [10s][10d], and has been called by Brian Metter in the small blind holding [9h][9d].
The board runs out [ac][ah][jc][5d][10h], improving Donovan to a full house on the river, and he is awarded a full double up, leaving Metter with less than five big blinds.
Zach Donovan - 3,400,000 (42 bb)
Brian Metter - 300,000 (3 bb)
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Zach Donovan is all in from the big blind holding [10s][10d], and has been called by Brian Metter in the small blind holding [9h][9d].
The board runs out [ac][ah][jc][5d][10h], improving Donovan to a full house on the river, and he is awarded a full double up, leaving Metter with less than five big blinds.
Zach Donovan - 3,400,000 (42 bb)
Brian Metter - 300,000 (3 bb)
Event #2 - Ted Driscoll Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,483)
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| Ted Driscoll Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,483) |
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
On a board reading [8c][7s][5s], Ted Driscoll checks and the big blind bets out. Driscoll calls, and the turn comes the [10c]. This time Driscoll bets out 3/4 pot, and the big blind calls.
The river is [jc]. Driscoll moves all in, and the big blind snap calls.
Driscoll shows [9s][6s] for a flopped straight, and the big blind shows [4c][3c] for the flush.
Driscoll is eliminated in 8th place, taking home $15,483
This cash puts Driscoll just over the $500,000 mark in total lifetime cashes.
Event #4 ($580 Six Max) Update - 2 Players Remain
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
After an extra two levels of play last night, two players returned at 1:00 this afternoon to battle it out to a winner. Chris Leong started the day with a massive chip lead (1,170,000) against Philip Shing's 487,000. About half way through their first level of play, Shing (who won this event last year), doubled up holding pocket jacks against Leong's pocket fours. After that hand Shing said, "Now it's a real match again."
Chris Leong is now sitting with 900,000 vz. Philip Shing's 858,000
Ante: 3,000
After an extra two levels of play last night, two players returned at 1:00 this afternoon to battle it out to a winner. Chris Leong started the day with a massive chip lead (1,170,000) against Philip Shing's 487,000. About half way through their first level of play, Shing (who won this event last year), doubled up holding pocket jacks against Leong's pocket fours. After that hand Shing said, "Now it's a real match again."
Chris Leong is now sitting with 900,000 vz. Philip Shing's 858,000
Event #2 - Update - 8 Players Remain
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
We are now down to the final eight players in event #2. John Lyons came into Day 3 short stacked, and was eliminated in 10th place, taking home $9,957.
Lyons shoved all in with sevens, and Sean Carlson snap called with ace-queen. The flop was ace-king-ten, and the turn was running eights, eliminating Lyons in 10th place.
Sam Taylor was the next player eliminated, in 9th place. Taylor is taking home $12,345 for his 9th place finish.
Taylor was left short after doubling Ted Driscoll up holding ace queen off against Driscoll's pocket fives. The hand he was eliminated with, Taylor shoved his last ten big blinds on the button with [8s][4s], and got called by John Caputo holding [ah][10h]. The flop came [js][10s][10c], giving Caputo trip tens, but also giving Taylor a flush draw. The [jd] turn however, paired the board, giving Caputo the full house, and the river became inconsequential.
Here is a look at the final eight chip stacks:
Sean Carlson - 5,200,000
Jean Elie Joseph - 2.620,000
John Caputo - 1,650,000
Jeffrey Baker - 3,050,000
Soheb Porbandarwala - 1,350,000
Ted Driscoll - 1,000,000
Brian Metter -1,050,000
Zach Donovan - 1,660,000
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
We are now down to the final eight players in event #2. John Lyons came into Day 3 short stacked, and was eliminated in 10th place, taking home $9,957.
Lyons shoved all in with sevens, and Sean Carlson snap called with ace-queen. The flop was ace-king-ten, and the turn was running eights, eliminating Lyons in 10th place.
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| John Lyons - 10th Place - $9,957 |
Taylor was left short after doubling Ted Driscoll up holding ace queen off against Driscoll's pocket fives. The hand he was eliminated with, Taylor shoved his last ten big blinds on the button with [8s][4s], and got called by John Caputo holding [ah][10h]. The flop came [js][10s][10c], giving Caputo trip tens, but also giving Taylor a flush draw. The [jd] turn however, paired the board, giving Caputo the full house, and the river became inconsequential.
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| Sam Taylor - 9th Place - $12,345 |
Here is a look at the final eight chip stacks:
Sean Carlson - 5,200,000
Jean Elie Joseph - 2.620,000
John Caputo - 1,650,000
Jeffrey Baker - 3,050,000
Soheb Porbandarwala - 1,350,000
Ted Driscoll - 1,000,000
Brian Metter -1,050,000
Zach Donovan - 1,660,000
Event #4 - Jarbas Neto Eliminated in 4th Place ($6,341)
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| Jarbas Neto Eliminated in 4th Place ($6,341) |
Event #4 - Carlos Monteiro Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,610)
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| Carlos Monteiro Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,610) |
Event #4 - Andrew Heckman Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,366)
Andrew Heckman has just been eliminated in 6th place in Event #4, marking his second final table appearance in two consecutive events. Heckman finished runner up in Event #1 to Andrew Lauer. Today's finish leaves his still in contention in the race for Casino Champion.
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| Andrew Heckman Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,366) |
Event #4 - Michael Sheldon Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,456)
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| Michael Sheldon Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,456) |
Schedule For Monday Aug 22nd Foxwoods/WSOP Circuit
9 AM - $60 No Limit Hold'em
11 AM - Event #5: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
12 PM - Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Re-Entry **DAY 3**
1 PM - Event #4: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Max **DAY 2**
3 PM - $250 Mega Satellite - Win $1,675 Entry - 2 Seats Guaranteed
6 PM - $120 No-Limit Hold'em
8:30 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty
A full schedule of all WSOP Foxwoods events can be found here.
11 AM - Event #5: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
- Late registration is open until the start of Level 9.
- Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips.
- Blinds start at 25/50
- Day 1 is scheduled to play 21 Levels.
- Levels 1-12: 30 minutes
- Levels 13-21: 40 minutes
- Levels 22+: 50 minutes
- There will be a ten minute break after levels 4, 8, 15, and 18
- There will be a 60 minute dinner break after Level 12
- Day 2 will resume at 1:00 pm on Tueesday August 23rd
- Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link
12 PM - Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em $500K Guarantee Re-Entry **DAY 3**
1 PM - Event #4: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six Max **DAY 2**
3 PM - $250 Mega Satellite - Win $1,675 Entry - 2 Seats Guaranteed
6 PM - $120 No-Limit Hold'em
8:30 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty
A full schedule of all WSOP Foxwoods events can be found here.
Event #2 (Re-Entry) Final Ten Players - End of Day 2
The unofficial final table of ten has been reached, and they have bagged up their chips for the night. The remaining ten players will return tomorrow at 12:00 noon to play down to a winner. They will come into Day 3 with 27:27 minutes left in level 28.
Here is a look at the final ten players at the end of Day 2:
Here is a look at the final ten players at the end of Day 2:
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | T | S |
| John | Lyons | 350,000 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean | Carlson | 4,000,000 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam | Taylor | 1,580,000 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Elie | Joseph | 2,410,000 | 1 | 4 |
| John | Caputo | 1,225,000 | 1 | 5 |
| Jeffrey | Baker | 2,320,000 | 1 | 6 |
| Soheb | Porbandarwala | 1,645,000 | 1 | 7 |
| Ted | Driscoll | 1,100,000 | 1 | 8 |
| Brain | Metter | 1,570,000 | 1 | 9 |
| Zach | Donovan | 1,270,000 | 1 | 10 |
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