Foxwoods Poker: Mar 23, 2018

Friday, March 23, 2018

Schedule For Sat. March 24th Foxwoods Poker Classic

9 AM - $60 No Limit Hold'em

10 AM - Event #19B $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Championship - $400,000 Guaranteed

Late registration is open until the start of Level 11 (beginning of play on Day 2)
Re-Entries are allowed until the start of Level 11 (beginning of play on Day 2)
This is a best stack forward event
All levels are 60 minutes in length
Two starting flights:

~~Flight A - Fri March 23rd - 10am~~ FLIGHT A ADVANCING PLAYERS
Flight B - Saturday March 24th - 10am

Players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips.
Blinds start at 25/50.
Day 1 Breaks: 15 minute breaks after levels 2,4, and 8
Day 1 Dinner: 60 minute dinner break after level 6 (approx. 4:30)
Day 1 Concludes: after level 10
Day 2 - Sunday March 25th at 11am
Day 2 Breaks: 15 minute break after levels 12,14, and 18
Day 2 Dinner: 60 minute break after level 16 (approx. 5:30pm)
Day 2 Concludes: after level 20
Day 3 - Monday March 26th at 11am
Day 3 Breaks: 15 minute breaks after levels 22, 24, 28, and 30
Day 3 Dinner: 60 minute dinner break after level 26 (approx. 5:30pm)
Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link

4 PM - Event #20 $250 No-Limit Hold'em Super Stack Turbo - $25,000 Guaranteed

Late registration is open until the start of Level 11 (approx. 7:00 pm)
Re-Entries are allowed until the start of Level 11
Players begin with 40,000 in tournament chips.
Blinds start at 25/50.
All levels are 15 minutes in length
15 minute breaks after levels 5, 10, 25, and 33
There will be an extended 20 minute break after level 18
Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link

8:30 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Semi-Turbo

A full schedule of all March Foxwoods Poker Classic events can be found by clicking THIS LINK
A full schedule of all March events, including daily events can be found by clicking THIS LINK

Completed Events This Series:
Event #1 ($600 NLH Multi-Flight) - Seven Way ICM Chop
Event #2 ($300 HOSE) - Leonard Cortellino - $2,231 + Trophy
Event #3 ($300 PLO High Only) - Christopher Draeger - $4,590 + Trophy
Event #4 ($250 NLH Super Stack Turbo) - Giuseppe Ruvolo - $6,164 + Trophy
Event #5 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Soheb Porbandarwala - $12,687 + Trophy
~~Event #6 ($300 NLH Freezeout) - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER~~
Event #7 ($300 7-Card Stud) - Hollis Ball - $1,783 + Trophy
Event #8 ($300 Seniors) - Todd Flanagan - $5,300 + Trophy
Event #9 ($300 Monster Stack) - Quintin Tyson - $16,887 + Trophy
Event #10 ($400 NLH Big Stack Bounty Semi Turbo) - Michael Mihalik - $5,400 + Trophy
Event #11 ($250 Ladies) - Priscilla Amaral - $5,431 + Trophy
Event #12 ($1,200 No-Limit Hold'em) - Jeffrey Higgins - $39,104 + Trophy
Event #13 ($250 NLH Super Stack Turbo) - Jose Mendez - $4,701 + Trophy
Event #14 ($400 NLH Re-Entry Multi-Flight) - Dan Podheiser - $46,033 + Trophy
Event #15 ($300 Omaha Hi/Lo 8+) - Paul Zarcone - $5,216 + Trophy
Event #16 ($300 Stud Hi-Lo 8+) - Thomas Westort - $5,000 + Trophy
~~Event #17 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER~~
Event #18 ($500 NLH Six Max) - Nick Pupillo - $10,397 + Trophy
Event #19 ($2,500 NLH Championship) - TBD
Event #20 ($250 NLH Super Stack Turbo) - TBD

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Main Event) - Flight A Advancing Players (By Chip Count)

Mark Perry - Chipleader of Flight A

First:	Last:	Chip Count:
Mark	Perry	148,900
Heidi	Alexander-Allain	147,800
Paul	Snead	143,800
David	Paredes	130,000
Samuel	Taylor	119,800
Andrew	Ostapachenko	117,300
Alex	Rocha	113,000
Curt	Kohlberg	108,000
Michael	Vela	103,800
David	Grandieri	90,900
Joel	Frank	90,700
Mark	Epstein	83,300
Ernie	Hou	57,900
Samantha	Cohen	50,000
Nicole	DeFrancesco	44800
Dave 'John'	Rogers	44,300
Jay	Sharen	42,700
David	Stefanski	37,700
Bryan	Wilson	36,400
Chris	Leveroni	34,000
Zach	Donovan	32,900
Scoctt	Mobark	29,400
Timothy	Pirraglia	27,200
Edward	McNamara	26,100
Kevin	Ye	19,800

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Play Concludes

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Current Entries: 62
Current Players Remaining: 26
Avg. Chip Stack: 71,538
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The players are now bagging up their chips for the night. The clock says that there are 26 players remaining, but the final number, along with chip counts of advancing players will be posted within the hour.

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Three Players Fighting for Top Spot Heading Into the Homestretch

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Current Entries: 62
Current Players Remaining: 28
Avg. Chip Stack: 66,428
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Paul Snead

Here is a look at a few of the notable stacks in the last level of the night:

Paul Snead - 150,000
Heidi Alexander-Allain - 150,000
Mark Perry - 150,000
Andrew Ostapachenko - 130,000
David Grandieri - 105,000
Alex Rocha - 90,000
Ernie Hou - 80,000
David Paredes - 70,000
Sam Taylor - 65,000
Mark Epstein - 60,000
Samantha Cohen - 55,000
Nicole DeFrencesco - 45,000
David Stefanski - 45,000
Zach Donovan - 30,000
Kurt Lichtman - 28,000

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Photos of the Flight A Field

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Current Entries: 57
Current Players Remaining: 35
Avg. Chip Stack: 48,857
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

David Mock

David Stefanski

Kurt Lichtman

Mark Epstein

Nicole DeFrancesco

Paul Snead

Sam Taylor

Zach Donovan

Alex Rocha

Mark Perry

Omar Saeed

Stephen Song

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Notable Chip Counts Heading Into the Last Break

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Current Entries: 57
Current Players Remaining: 35
Avg. Chip Stack: 48,857
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Players will soon head out on their last 15-minute break of the day. Upon return from the break they will play two more full levels before bagging and tagging for the evening. Day 2 resumes on Sunday at 11am, and anyone that doesnt make it through, has Flight B tomorrow, and up until the start of play on Sunday to enter/re-enter.

Heidi Alexander-Allain leads the notable chip counts heading into the home stretch. Alexander-Allain began her climb to the top just after the dinner break when she knocked out Rickey Lee with her full house vs. Lee's rivered Broadway straight.

Here is a look at a few of the notable stacks heads into the final break:

Heidi Alexander-Allain - 105,000
Mark Perry - 98,000
Alex Rocha - 90,000
Sam Taylor - 85,000
David Grandieri - 75,000
Curt Kohlberg - 75,000
David Paredes - 68,000
Andrew Ostapchenko - 67,000
Samantha Cohen - 65,000
Nicole DeFrancesco - 65,000
John Shin - 55,000
Paul Snead - 50,000
Mark Epstein - 30,000
Kurt Lichtman - 33,000
David Mock - 27,000
David Stefanski - 26,500

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Heidi Alexander-Allain Scores Huge Double, Rickey Lee Eliminated

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Current Entries: 57
Current Players Remaining: 37
Avg. Chip Stack: 46,216
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

There is around 20,000 in the middle, and the board reads 10♣10♥8♠Q♠K♠. Rickey Lee bets 10,000, and Heidi Alexander-Allain moves all in.

"Does she have me covered?" Lee asks.

A few players at the table chime in, and Lee requests that the dealer count out the chips to be sure.

The dealer counts down Alexander-Allain's chips, and tell's Lee the 53,000 total. Lee glances at his chips for about ten seconds, seeing he has less than his opponent, and calls.

"Queens," a player at the table that's not involved in the hand hypothesizes.

Alexander-Allain quickly turns over Q♥Q♦ for the full house.

Lee turns over A♦J♠ for the inferior Broadway straight, and prepares to exit the tournament area.

Heidi Alexander-Allain - 125,000
Rickey Lee - Eliminated, with the option to re-enter

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Alex Rocha Nearly Doubles Through Sam Taylor

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Current Entries: 57
Current Players Remaining: 39
Avg. Chip Stack: 43,846
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Alex Rocha

Alex Rocha raises to 1,200 in the cutoff, and Sam Taylor makes it 4,000 in the big blind. Rocha calls.

The flop comes K♣K♠8♠. Taylor bets 4,000, and Rocha counts out his remaining chips, and calls the 4,000.

Both players check the 9♣ turn.

The river is the 7♠. This time Taylor checks, and Rocha bets 14,000, leaving himself only 4,000 behind.

Taylor goes deep into the tank, and over three minutes pass before he apologizes to the table for taking so long. One of the players seated across from Taylor says, "Don't worry, take your time."

Taylor thinks for over another full minute before moving the chips forward to call.

"Full house," Rocha announces, as he turns over 8♦8♣.

Taylor pauses for a few seconds before mucking his cards without showing.

Alex Rocha - 44,600
Sam Taylor - 40,000

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Michael Lavoie Eliminated Just After Dinner Break

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Current Entries: 57
Current Players Remaining: 42
Avg. Chip Stack: 40,714
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Michael Lavoie was just eliminated shortly after the dinner break. Lavoie moved all in on the button for 5,000, and the player in the big blind asked for the count. Upon hearing the total, and looking down at his chip stack, the player said, "Alright, I call," while shrugging his shoulders.

Lavoie: J♦9♦
Big Blind: 9♥7♥

"That's not what I wanted to see," the big blind says, seemingly referring to the shared nine, but the flop comes K♥7♣2♦ giving the player a pair to take the lead.

Unfortunately for Lavoie, the 8♥ turn and 6♠ river do not improve his hand, and he is eliminated from play, with the option to re-enter.

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Dinner Break

Players in Flight A of the $2,500 Championship event are now on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return around 5:45pm to play Level 7 with 250/500 blinds and a 50 ante.

The players will play through level 10 before bagging up their chips for the night, and will return to play Day 2 on Sunday at 11am. There is a second starting flight tomorrow (Saturday March 24th) at 10am, and registration is open until the start of play on Day 2 (Sunday).

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Louis Scianna Eliminated By Mark Perry Moments Before Dinner Break

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Current Entries: 56
Current Players Remaining: 43
Avg. Chip Stack: 39,069
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Mark Perry

Just moments before the start of the dinner break, Louis Scianna was eliminated by Mark Perry.

Perry flopped a set of jacks and moved all in after he rivered a full house. (Scianna had rivered trip nines.) After a close count, Perry had Scianna slightly covered, and is heading into the dinner break with around 60,000.

Event #18 ($500 NLH Six Max) - Results

Nick Pupillo - Winner Event #18 - $10,397 + Trophy

1st Place - Nick Pupillo - $10,397 + Trophy
2nd Place - John Dimeglio - $7,018
3rd Place - Paul Nardozza - $4,605
4th Place - Jose Tronilo - $3,453
5th Place - Alexander Schinas - $2,599
6th Place - Caleb Clarke - $2,080
7th Place - Jeremiah McKenna - $1,708
8th Place - Louis Pito - $1,374
9th Place - Raymond Hicks - $1,114
10th Place - Leonard Cortellino - $928
11th Place - Alex Chang - $928
12th Place - Soukha Kachittavong - $928

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - A Round of Chip Counts

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Current Entries: 54
Current Players Remaining: 41
Avg. Chip Stack: 39,512
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

David Grandieri

Here is a look at a few of the notable players in the Flight A field:

Curt Kohlberg - 100,000
Mark Perry - 65,000
David Grandieri - 58,000
Samantha Cohen - 49,000
Paul Snead - 40,000
Sam Taylor - 40,000
David Paredes - 37,500
David Mock - 37,000
Kurt Lichtman - 32,0000
Louis Scianna - 32,000
Stephen Song - 29,000
Nicole DeFrancesco - 28,000
David Stefanski - 27,500
Mark Epstein - 24,500
John Shin - 18,000
Alex Rocha - 15,000

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - William Frederick Eliminated Moments Before Second Break

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Current Entries: 45
Current Players Remaining: 42
Avg. Chip Stack: 32,142
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

There is around 3,000 in the middle and two players to see the 10♦8♦6♠ flop.

William Frederick checks from under the gun, and the player on the button bets 1,500. Frederick moves all in for 10,600 total, and his opponent asks for a count, pauses for a few moments and then calls.

Frederick turns over 7♦6♦ for a flush draw, and the player on the button says, "I have that beat for now," as he turns over A♦10♣ for top pair, top kicker.

Unfortunately for Frederick, the Q♥ turn and 4♥ river do not improve his hand, and he is eliminated from play.

The players are now heading out on their second 15-minute break of the day. They will return to play level 5, with 150/300 blinds and a 25 ante.

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - New Players Join the Field, Notable Chip Counts

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Current Entries: 40
Current Players Remaining: 39
Avg. Chip Stack: 30,769
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Stephen Song is one of the newest players to join Flight A

The field is steadily growing, and more of the notable Foxwoods players are starting to make an appearance in the first flight of the $2,500 Championship event.

Here is a look at a few of the notable stacks, with those listed at 30,000 being the newest faces to join the crowd.

Curt Kohlberg - 50,000
David Stefanski - 40,000
Samantha Cohen - 37,000
Stephen Song - 36,000
Ernie Hou - 31,000
Nicole DeFrancesco - 30,000
Zach Donovan - 30,000
David Grandieri - 30,000
Gennadiy Kostrov - 30,000
Mark Perry - 30,000
David Mock - 24,000
Louis Scianna - 22,000
Gary Lucci - 10,000

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Omar Saeed Shoves the River...Again

Event #19: $2,500 NLH Championship $400,000 Guaranteed
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Current Entries: 39
Current Players Remaining: 38
Avg. Chip Stack: 30,789
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Omar Saeed

There's around 4,000 in the middle, and four players to see the A♥Q♣6♥ flop.

Rickey Lee checks in the big blind, Omar Saeed checks in middle position, Gary Lucci checks in the cutoff, and the player on the button makes it 2,300. Only Saeed calls.

Both players check the 10♦ turn.

The river is the 8♥. Lee checks and Saeed announces that he is all in.

Apparently, Saeed has been known to make large shoves in this event, because a player at the table mutters in frustration quietly, "Again?"

Lee thinks for a few moments before ultimately opting to muck his hand.

Omar Saeed - 40,000
Rickey Lee - 38,000

Event #19A ($2,500 NLH Championship) - Player Profile - Curt Kohlberg

Curt Kohlberg

Curt Kohlberg is no stranger to the Foxwoods scene. Last year at this time, Kohlberg took down the $5,000 High Roller event, adding $31,331 to his impressive $3 million+ in live tournament earnings. Kohlberg's impressive resume is peppered with scores all over the world, but a close look reveals that it's fair to say he got his start here at Foxwoods casino.

His earliest cash dates back to April of 1997, when he placed 7th in a $530 7-Card Stud event here at Foxwoods, and he immediately started running deep in every tournament he played thereafter.

Source: Hendon Mob (http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=7953)

Kohlberg is in today's field hoping to add another large dollar amount by securing a piece of the $400,000 guaranteed prizepool.

Schedule For Fri. March 23rd Foxwoods Poker Classic

9 AM - $60 No Limit Hold'em

10 AM - Event #19B $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Championship - $400,000 Guaranteed

Late registration is open until the start of Level 11 (beginning of play on Day 2)
Re-Entries are allowed until the start of Level 11 (beginning of play on Day 2)
This is a best stack forward event
All levels are 60 minutes in length
Two starting flights:

Flight A - Friday March 23rd - 10am
Flight B - Saturday March 24th - 10am

Players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips.
Blinds start at 25/50.
Day 1 Breaks: 15 minute breaks after levels 2,4, and 8
Day 1 Dinner: 60 minute dinner break after level 6 (approx. 4:30)
Day 1 Concludes: after level 10
Day 2 - Sunday March 25th at 11am
Day 2 Breaks: 15 minute break after levels 12,14, and 18
Day 2 Dinner: 60 minute break after level 16 (approx. 5:30pm)
Day 2 Concludes: after level 20
Day 3 - Monday March 26th at 11am
Day 3 Breaks: 15 minute breaks after levels 22, 24, 28, and 30
Day 3 Dinner: 60 minute dinner break after level 26 (approx. 5:30pm)
Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link

2 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty

6 PM - $300 Mega Super Satellite (win a $2,500 voucher) - 3 seats guaranteed

8:30 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Semi-Turbo

A full schedule of all March Foxwoods Poker Classic events can be found by clicking THIS LINK
A full schedule of all March events, including daily events can be found by clicking THIS LINK