The clock has been paused with ten minutes remaining in Level 10. The remaining 28 players will now play a total of three hands before bagging and tagging for the night.
Any player bagging in this event will join with those bagging in Flight B to play Day 2 on Sunday at 11am.
A full list of players advancing from this flight (along with chip counts) will be posted later this evening.
Friday, October 14, 2016
$2,700 Main Flight A - Dan Chalifour Doubles Through Marsel Backa
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Players Remaining: 31
Avg. Stack: 72,580
There's around 25,000 in the middle and a board reading 6♥5♦2♣9♦ when Marsel Backa announces that he is all in, and Dan Chalifour snap-calls for less.
Chalifour has turned a set holding 9♥9♠ against Backa's 5♠2♠.
"What a turn for you," Backa says as the dealer lays the 6♦ river, improving Chalifour to a full house.
Dan Chalifour - 90,000
Marsel Backa - 25,000
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Players Remaining: 31
Avg. Stack: 72,580
There's around 25,000 in the middle and a board reading 6♥5♦2♣9♦ when Marsel Backa announces that he is all in, and Dan Chalifour snap-calls for less.
Chalifour has turned a set holding 9♥9♠ against Backa's 5♠2♠.
"What a turn for you," Backa says as the dealer lays the 6♦ river, improving Chalifour to a full house.
Dan Chalifour - 90,000
Marsel Backa - 25,000
$2,700 Main Flight A - Kurt Lichtman Triples Up
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Avg. Stack: 68,181
Alex Foxen opens in early position to 2,000 and Kurt Lichtman shoves all in for 13,200 in middle position. Frank Passantino calls in later position and the big blind calls as well.
The flop comes 6♥5♦5♣ and the big blind announces that he is all in, having Passantino covered. Passantino thinks for a minute before releasing his cards.
Lichtman: A♣Q♣ (ace high)
Big Blind: 7♣7♦ (pair of sevens)
The big blind is ahead only until the turn comes the Q♥ giving Lichtman a pair of queens. Passantino tells the table that he folded Queen-Nine suited.
The J♦ river is safe for Lichtman and he triples up.
Kurt Lichtman - 41,500
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Avg. Stack: 68,181
Alex Foxen opens in early position to 2,000 and Kurt Lichtman shoves all in for 13,200 in middle position. Frank Passantino calls in later position and the big blind calls as well.
The flop comes 6♥5♦5♣ and the big blind announces that he is all in, having Passantino covered. Passantino thinks for a minute before releasing his cards.
Lichtman: A♣Q♣ (ace high)
Big Blind: 7♣7♦ (pair of sevens)
The big blind is ahead only until the turn comes the Q♥ giving Lichtman a pair of queens. Passantino tells the table that he folded Queen-Nine suited.
The J♦ river is safe for Lichtman and he triples up.
Kurt Lichtman - 41,500
$2,700 Main Flight A - Current Chip Leader Solomon Yi (155,000)
In the second to last level of the night Solomon Yi appears to be the chip leader with 155,000. In second at the moment is Konstantinos Mitsopoulos with 125,000. Early chip leader Matthew Wantman now has around 90,000.
$2,700 Min - Flight A - Last Break of the Night
Players are now on their last 15 minute break of the night. They will return to play Levels 9 and 10 and then will bag and tag for the evening. At the present moment 39 of the original 73 entrants remain.
Flight B is tomorrow (Saturday) at 11am, and Day 2 play resumes at 11am on Sunday.
Flight B is tomorrow (Saturday) at 11am, and Day 2 play resumes at 11am on Sunday.
$2,700 Flight A - David Anderson Eliminated From Play
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Avg. Stack: 44,081
Facing a raise from early position, David Anderson shoves all in from the cutoff, and the player on the button calls. The original raiser folds and the two players table their hands.
Anderson: 5♠5♥
Button: A♦J♦
The A♣ appears in the window (followed by the 10♦ and the 8♠), giving the player on the button a pair of aces to take the lead.
Unfortunately for Anderson the 3♣ turn and 7♣ river do not improve his hand and he is eliminated from play with the option to re-enter up until the start of Day 2 play.
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Avg. Stack: 44,081
Facing a raise from early position, David Anderson shoves all in from the cutoff, and the player on the button calls. The original raiser folds and the two players table their hands.
Anderson: 5♠5♥
Button: A♦J♦
The A♣ appears in the window (followed by the 10♦ and the 8♠), giving the player on the button a pair of aces to take the lead.
Unfortunately for Anderson the 3♣ turn and 7♣ river do not improve his hand and he is eliminated from play with the option to re-enter up until the start of Day 2 play.
$2,700 Flight A - Field/Chip Count Updates
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Avg. Stack: 44,081
We are currently at 72 entries in the first of two starting flights in the $2,700 - $500,000 Guaranteed - World Poker Finals Main Event. Registration is open until the start of Day 2 (Level 11) so anyone eliminated throughout either of the two starting flights can re-enter up until the start of play on Day 2.
Right now the average chip stack is 44,081. Please see below for just a few of the notables' current stacks.
Matthew Wantman - 90,000
Tim Reilly - 90,000
Marsel Backa - 90,000
Carlo Sciannameo -70,000
Sam Taylor - 65,000
Kurt Lichtman - 62,000
Samantha Cohen - 60,000
Alex Foxen -58,000
Randy Pfeifer -50,000
Justin Adams - 48,000
Luke Vrabel - 45,000
James Campbell - 40,000
Allen Kessler - 29,000
Laurie Hilton - 26,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 25,000
Dan Chalifour - 25,000
Ernie Hou - 25,000
The following players have been eliminated and as of yet have not chosen to re-enter (but can do so an unlimited amount of times up until the start of play on Day 2):
Zach Donovan - 0
Brad St. Vincent - 0
James Magner - 0
John Hutchinson - 0
JeWook Oh - 0
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Avg. Stack: 44,081
We are currently at 72 entries in the first of two starting flights in the $2,700 - $500,000 Guaranteed - World Poker Finals Main Event. Registration is open until the start of Day 2 (Level 11) so anyone eliminated throughout either of the two starting flights can re-enter up until the start of play on Day 2.
Right now the average chip stack is 44,081. Please see below for just a few of the notables' current stacks.
Matthew Wantman - 90,000
Tim Reilly - 90,000
Marsel Backa - 90,000
Carlo Sciannameo -70,000
Sam Taylor - 65,000
Kurt Lichtman - 62,000
Samantha Cohen - 60,000
Alex Foxen -58,000
Randy Pfeifer -50,000
Justin Adams - 48,000
Luke Vrabel - 45,000
James Campbell - 40,000
Allen Kessler - 29,000
Laurie Hilton - 26,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 25,000
Dan Chalifour - 25,000
Ernie Hou - 25,000
The following players have been eliminated and as of yet have not chosen to re-enter (but can do so an unlimited amount of times up until the start of play on Day 2):
Zach Donovan - 0
Brad St. Vincent - 0
James Magner - 0
John Hutchinson - 0
JeWook Oh - 0
$2,700 Main Flight A - Frank Passantino Shoves on Sam Taylor
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Avg. Stack: 43,469
There's nearly 7,000 in the pot and a board reading 4♥2♦2♣. Sam Taylor bets 3,500 in the small blind, and Frank Passantino calls on the button.
The turn is the 6♥. This time Taylor opts to check, and Passantino announces that he is all in. Taylor quickly mucks.
After this pot, Passantino is back to just around starting stack.
Frank Passantino - 30,000
Sam Tylor - 78,000
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Avg. Stack: 43,469
There's nearly 7,000 in the pot and a board reading 4♥2♦2♣. Sam Taylor bets 3,500 in the small blind, and Frank Passantino calls on the button.
The turn is the 6♥. This time Taylor opts to check, and Passantino announces that he is all in. Taylor quickly mucks.
After this pot, Passantino is back to just around starting stack.
Frank Passantino - 30,000
Sam Tylor - 78,000
$2,700 Main Flight A - Robert Goldbaum Takes From Carlo Sciannameo
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Avg. Stack: 42,857
There is around 7,000 in the pot and a board reading K♣9♣4♣9♦. Carlo Sciannameo checks in the big blind and Robert Goldbaum bets 5,700 in middle position.
Sciannameo pauses for over a minute and then asks, "Do you have two blue chips over there?" Goldbaum does respond. Another minute passes and Sciannameo calls.
The river is the J♦ and both players check.
Goldbaum turns over A♠9♥ for trip nines. Sciannameo checks his cards one more time and them moves them forward into the muck.
Robert Goldbaum - 38,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 40,000
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Avg. Stack: 42,857
There is around 7,000 in the pot and a board reading K♣9♣4♣9♦. Carlo Sciannameo checks in the big blind and Robert Goldbaum bets 5,700 in middle position.
Sciannameo pauses for over a minute and then asks, "Do you have two blue chips over there?" Goldbaum does respond. Another minute passes and Sciannameo calls.
The river is the J♦ and both players check.
Goldbaum turns over A♠9♥ for trip nines. Sciannameo checks his cards one more time and them moves them forward into the muck.
Robert Goldbaum - 38,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 40,000
$2,700 Main Flight A - Dinner Break Chip Counts
Today's first flight has seen 69 entries so far, and the clock says 52 remain. Registration is open until the start of Day 2 (Level 11) so the number of entries is sure to climb over the day.
Heading into break, the average chip stack is 39,807. Below is a list of just a few of the notables' stacks heading into the break. Play will resume at Level 7 (with 250/500 blinds and a 50 ante).
Matthew Wantman - 100,000
Randy Pfeifer - 65,000
Kurt Lichtman - 60,000
Marsel Backa - 59,000
Alex Foxen - 55,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 48,000
Dan Chalifour - 45,000
Sam Taylor - 45,000
Samantha Cohen - 37,000
Luke Vrabel - 35,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 35,000
Zach Donovan -30,000
Allen Kessler - 35,000
Brad St. Vincent - 30,000
James Magner - 30,000
John Hutchinson - 30,000
Ernie Hou - 29,000
JeWook Oh - 26,000
Laurie Hilton - 23,000
James Campbell - 20,000
Heading into break, the average chip stack is 39,807. Below is a list of just a few of the notables' stacks heading into the break. Play will resume at Level 7 (with 250/500 blinds and a 50 ante).
Matthew Wantman - 100,000
Randy Pfeifer - 65,000
Kurt Lichtman - 60,000
Marsel Backa - 59,000
Alex Foxen - 55,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 48,000
Dan Chalifour - 45,000
Sam Taylor - 45,000
Samantha Cohen - 37,000
Luke Vrabel - 35,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 35,000
Zach Donovan -30,000
Allen Kessler - 35,000
Brad St. Vincent - 30,000
James Magner - 30,000
John Hutchinson - 30,000
Ernie Hou - 29,000
JeWook Oh - 26,000
Laurie Hilton - 23,000
James Campbell - 20,000
34k on dinner break of @FoxwoodsPoker $2700 main. Was rolling in mid 40s for awhile until i flopped top set on 852 board. @YouStake— Allen Kessler (@AllenKessler) October 14, 2016
$2,700 Main Flight A - Brad St. Vincent Eliminated By Solomon Yi
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Avg. Stack: 39,807
A hand played out a few minutes into the dinner break that resulted in the elimination of Brad St. Vincent.
The board read Q♠J♦3♣. Solomon Yi checked in the small blind, Dan Chalifour checked in the hijack, and Brad St. Vincent checked in the cutoff.
The turn was the 5♣. Yi and Chalifour both checked and St. Vincent bet 3,750. Yi raised to 12,000, Chalifour folded, and St. Vincent went into the tank. After shuffling his chips for nearly three minutes, St. Vincent moved all of his chips forward, shoving all in, and Yi snap-called.
Yi turned over A♣A♠ for an overpair. "Nice hand," St. Vincent said as he turned over Q♥4♥ for a pair of queens.
The 10♣ river was no help to St. Vincent and he was eliminated from play, with the option to re-enter during and/or after the 60 minute dinner break.
Solomon Yi - 84,000
Brad. St. Vincent - Eliminated with the option to re-enter
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Avg. Stack: 39,807
A hand played out a few minutes into the dinner break that resulted in the elimination of Brad St. Vincent.
The board read Q♠J♦3♣. Solomon Yi checked in the small blind, Dan Chalifour checked in the hijack, and Brad St. Vincent checked in the cutoff.
The turn was the 5♣. Yi and Chalifour both checked and St. Vincent bet 3,750. Yi raised to 12,000, Chalifour folded, and St. Vincent went into the tank. After shuffling his chips for nearly three minutes, St. Vincent moved all of his chips forward, shoving all in, and Yi snap-called.
Yi turned over A♣A♠ for an overpair. "Nice hand," St. Vincent said as he turned over Q♥4♥ for a pair of queens.
The 10♣ river was no help to St. Vincent and he was eliminated from play, with the option to re-enter during and/or after the 60 minute dinner break.
Solomon Yi - 84,000
Brad. St. Vincent - Eliminated with the option to re-enter
Carlo Sciannameo Wishes His Wife Mary a Very Happy Birthday!
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| Carlo Sciannameo |
If Mary (or any other players/fans) can watch Carlo playing live on our live streamed feature table via one of the following two links: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker or YouTube: https://youtu.be/HqsrU4xq-JY
Last year this tournament's top prize was $107,000 after a three way chop deal so here's hoping for a deep run this year for Carlo (and for Mary!)
$2,700 Main Flight A - Allen Kessler "Trips Out" on the River
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| Alex Foxen (Left), Allen Kessler (Right) |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
There's around 1,800 in the pot and a board reading 7♠4♦2♦A♥Q♣ when Alex Foxen bets 1,900. Allen Kessler makes it 4,200 and Foxen goes into the tank.
Over two full minutes pass before Foxen tosses the extra chips into the middle to call.
Kessler turns over Q♥Q♠ for trip queens. Foxen picks up his cards and drops them into the middle (pictured above).
Allen Kessler - 46,000
Alex Foxen - 56,000
$2,700 Main Flight A - Zach Donovan Doubles Up
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| Zach Donovan |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Zach Donovan shoves all in on the button for 4,775 and the player in the small blind calls.
Donovan is way ahead holding K♣K♥ against his opponent's J♥J♦.
Donovan's lead increases even further when the flop comes K♦6♦2♣ giving him a set.
"That's a pretty good flop," table mate Allen Kessler says to Donovan.
The 2♠ turn and A♣ river do not change the hand and Donovan doubles up.
Zach Donovan - 9,750
$2,700 Main Flight A - Post Break Chip Counts - Dan Chalifour Leads
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
"Newspaper Dan" Chalifour is off to a very strong start in Flight A. He is currently sitting at double starting stack, with 60,000 in chips and is the current chip leader.
Here is a look at a few of the other notables' chip stacks upon return from the first break:
Dan Chalifour -60,000
Kurt Lichtman - 39,000
Alex Foxen - 35,000
James Magner - 34,000
Tim Reilly - 32,000
Allen Kessler - 30,000
Luke Vrabel - 30,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 30,000
Laurie Hilton - 28,000
Spiro Mitrokostas - 28,000
Samantha Cohen - 27,500
Ernie Hu - 27,000
James Campbell - 19,000
Matthew Wantman - 18,000
Solomon Yi - Eliminated and then Re-Entered, Now at 30,000 Starting Stack
Blinds: 100/200
"Newspaper Dan" Chalifour is off to a very strong start in Flight A. He is currently sitting at double starting stack, with 60,000 in chips and is the current chip leader.
Here is a look at a few of the other notables' chip stacks upon return from the first break:
Dan Chalifour -60,000
Kurt Lichtman - 39,000
Alex Foxen - 35,000
James Magner - 34,000
Tim Reilly - 32,000
Allen Kessler - 30,000
Luke Vrabel - 30,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 30,000
Laurie Hilton - 28,000
Spiro Mitrokostas - 28,000
Samantha Cohen - 27,500
Ernie Hu - 27,000
James Campbell - 19,000
Matthew Wantman - 18,000
Solomon Yi - Eliminated and then Re-Entered, Now at 30,000 Starting Stack
Event #19 ($300 7-Card Stud) Results (with photos)
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| Winner - James Jessop - $4,502 |
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| 2nd Place- Giacomo Dagostino - $4,502 |
3rd Place - Ronald Johnson - $2,295 (NOT PICTURED)
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| 4th Place - Donald Rose - $1,765 |
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| 5th Place - Sean Blow - $1,325 |
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| 6th Place - Larry St Jean - $1,059 |
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| 7th Place - Mengchao Yu - $882 |
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| 8th Place - Mark Peterkin - $707 |
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| 9th Place - Rocco Damato - $617 |
Event #18 ($400 NLH Bounty) Andrew Kloc Eliminated in 2nd Place ($4,074)
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| Andrew Kloc - 2nd Place - $4,074 |
Event #18 ($400 NLH Bounty) Dominic Gouker Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,004)
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| Dominic Gouker - 4th Place - $2,004 |
$2,700 Main Flight A - Early Notables
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Laurie Hilton
John Kutchinson
Dan Chalifour
JeWook Oh
James Campbell
Samantha Cohen
Kurt Lichtman
William Foxen
Allen Kessler
Zach Donovan
Justin Adams
Tim Reilly
Ernie Hou
Randy Pfeifer
Bryan Leskowitz
Matthew Wantman
James Magner
Solomon Yi
Blinds: 50/100
Laurie Hilton
John Kutchinson
Dan Chalifour
JeWook Oh
James Campbell
Samantha Cohen
Kurt Lichtman
William Foxen
Allen Kessler
Zach Donovan
Justin Adams
Tim Reilly
Ernie Hou
Randy Pfeifer
Bryan Leskowitz
Matthew Wantman
James Magner
Solomon Yi
Live Stream Links: Main Event Feature Table
Featuring:
Seat 1 - Laurie Hilton
Seat 2 - Robert Goldbaum
Seat 3 - John Monaco
Seat 4 - John Hutchinson
Seat 5 - Solomon Yi
Seat 6 - Dan Chalifour
Seat 7 - JeWook Oh
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker
YouTube: https://youtu.be/HqsrU4xq-JY
Seat 1 - Laurie Hilton
Seat 2 - Robert Goldbaum
Seat 3 - John Monaco
Seat 4 - John Hutchinson
Seat 5 - Solomon Yi
Seat 6 - Dan Chalifour
Seat 7 - JeWook Oh
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker
YouTube: https://youtu.be/HqsrU4xq-JY
World Poker Finals $2,700 Main Event Flight A Now Underway
Early registrants are trickling in and taking their seats for the $2,700 Main Event. This event boasts an awesome $500,000 guarantee. Anyone wishing to enter/re-enter has until the start of Level 11 to do so (Start of Day 2). Below is a look at the full details for this event:
11 AM - Event $20A: $2,700 No Limit Hold'em
11 AM - Event $20A: $2,700 No Limit Hold'em
- Late registration is open until the start of Level 11
- Re-Entries are allowed until the end of registration/start of Level 11
- Players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips.
- This tournament is a best stack forward
- There are two starting flights
- Flight A - 11am Friday October 14th
- Flight B - 11am Saturday October 15th
- Blinds start at 50/100
- All levels are 60 minutes
- There will be a 15 minute break after levels 2, 4, and 8
- There will be a 60 minute dinner break after Level 6
- Day 1 will end after Level 10
- Day 2 play resumes on Sunday at 11 am
- Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link
Schedule For Fri Oct. 14th Foxwoods World Poker Finals
9 AM - $60 No Limit Hold'em
9 AM - $300 Mega Satellite - Win a $2,700 Voucher - 2 Seats Guaranteed
11 AM - Event $20A: $2,700 No Limit Hold'em
9 AM - $300 Mega Satellite - Win a $2,700 Voucher - 2 Seats Guaranteed
11 AM - Event $20A: $2,700 No Limit Hold'em
- Late registration is open until the start of Level 11
- Re-Entries are allowed until the end of registration/start of Level 11
- Players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips.
- This tournament is a best stack forward
- There are two starting flights
- Flight A - 11am Friday October 14th
- Flight B - 11am Saturday October 15th
- Blinds start at 50/100
- All levels are 60 minutes
- There will be a 15 minute break after levels 2, 4, and 8
- There will be a 60 minute dinner break after Level 6
- Day 1 will end after Level 10
- Day 2 play resumes on Sunday at 11 am
- Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link
3 PM - $300 Mega Satellite - Win a $2,700 Voucher - 2 Seats Guaranteed
6 PM - $300 Mega Satellite - Win a $2,700 Voucher - 10 Seats Guaranteed
8:30 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty
6 PM - $300 Mega Satellite - Win a $2,700 Voucher - 10 Seats Guaranteed
8:30 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty
A full schedule of all World Poker Finals events can be found here.
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