Event 9A ($600 NLH): Andrew Cooper Leads the Final 15 Day 1A Players

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: 2,500/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 156
Day 1A Players Remaining: 15
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Andrew Cooper

Day 1A of Event 9 has come to an end with just 15 players remaining and hey will all be in the money when they return on Day 2 and guaranteed at least $1,200.

Andrew Cooper vaulted to the top in one of the last hands of the night and is leading the way with 515,500. Cooper was down to just six big blinds late in the night but managed to battle back all the way into the chip lead.

Connor Wlochowski

Paul Arpino

Connor Wlochowski is right on his heels with 483,500 and Paul Arpino rounds out the top three Day 1A chip stacks with 400,000.

The combined Day 1A-D survivors will return on Monday October 15 at 12 P.M. to resume Day 2 play.

Below is a full look at the chip counts from the 15 Day 1A survivors. A full list of Day 2 seating assignments and chip counts will be posted before the start of Day 2.

Andrew Cooper- 515,500
Connor Wlochowski- 483,500
Paul Arpino- 400,000
Michael Cretella- 366,000
Robert Steinberg- 365,000
Patrick Donnelly- 335,000
Derek Harras- 304,500
Jen Barrile- 279,500
Ben Wood- 218,500
Edgardo Alicea- 178,000
John Shin- 167,000
Attilio Bitondo- 120,000
John Louro- 109,500
John Wrobleski- 101,000
Dominick Pelli- 55,000

Event 9A ($600 NLH): Wlochowski Bursts the Bubble

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: 2,500/5,000/2,500 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 156
Day 1A Players Remaining: 19
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Connor Wlochowski

The action folded around to Connor Wlochowski in the small blind and he moved all in. The big blind called for just over 50,000 turning over A♦️9♦️.

He was dominating the A♥️5♦️ of Wlochowski but there was a five in the window on the Q♠️J♣️5♠️7♠️ flop. The J♦️ completed the board and Wlochowski earned the pot and the knockout.

The 19 remaining Day 1A players are now in the money and guaranteed a minimum of at least $1,200.

Day 1A play will conclude with just three more eliminations and it's Wlochowski at the top of the chip counts with about 500,000.

Event 9A ($600 NLH): Dinner Time

The Day 1A Event 9 players are now on a one hour dinner break. We will pick back up on the live tournament action when play resumes at approximately 8:45 P.M.

Event 9A ($600 NLH): Big Stacks, Mcginnity Leads

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: 800/1,600/1,600 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 156
Day 1A Players Remaining: 45
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ron Mcginnity

The Day 1A Event 9 field is starting to thin and there are some big stacks emerging. Ron Mcginnity is leading the way with just under 200,000.

Mike Cretella who is seated at the livestream feature table continues to climb and he is sitting behind over 150,000.

Event 2 runner up Jingzhe Cao is quietly amassing one of the biggest stacks in the room with 110,000.

Ron Mcginnity- 190,000
Mike Cretella- 155,000
John Shin- 120,000
Jingzhe Cao- 110,000
Atillio Bitondo- 90,000

Jingzhe Cao

Event 9A: Campbell Eliminated Before Break

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 11: 600/1,200/1,200 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 156
Day 1A Players Remaining: 55
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

James Campbell

The action folded around to James Campbell in the cutoff and he moved all in for his last 12,200. The player in the small blind re-shoved all in for about 30,000 and the big blind folded.

Campbell turned over A♦J♦ and was flipping with 8♥8♦ of his opponent. The board ran out K♣7♥4♦10♥K♦ and the players pocket eights held up to send Campbell to the rail.

The Day 1A players are now on a 15-minute color up break and we will be taking a look at some of the big stacks when play resumes. 

Event 8 ($300 H.O.S.E): Payouts, $5,599 to the Winner

Event 8 of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals is the $300 H.O.S.E event. There were a total of 74 entries creating a prize pool of $18,663.

The final 9 players will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $653. One lucky winner will take home $5,599 along with the Foxwoods World Poker Finals trophy.

Below is a full look at the final Event 8 H.O.S.E tournament payouts.

1. $5,599+Trophy
2. $3,920
3. $2,426
4. $1,866
5. $1,400
6. $1,120
7. $933
8. $746
9. $653

Event 9A ($600 NLH): Registration Closed, Day 1A Entries

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 10: 400/800/800 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 156
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Day 1A Event 9 players have returned from their break and tournament registration and re-entry is now closed.

There were a total of 156 Day 1A entries and they will playing down to the final 16 players tonight before the bagging process begins.

If you miss your chance to get in on today's tournament action Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11 A.M.

Event 9A ($600 NLH): Early Arrivals

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 5: 200/300/ 300 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 120
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

L.J. Sande ($912,398 in career tournament earnings)

The field continues to grow following the first break of the day. There are plenty of familiar faces already in their seats here on Day 1A.

Ron Mcginnity ($408,451 in career tournament earnings)

Ross Santos ($257,239 in career tournament earnings)

Some of the early arrivals include James Campbell, L.J. Sande, Mike Nye, Ron Mcginnity and Ross Santos just to name a few.

There's still plenty of time to get in on the Day 1A action as tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 9 (Approx 3:30 P.M.).

Event 9A: Break, Field Growing Fast

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 4: 100/200/ 200 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 110
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Day 1A Event 9 players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. There are already more than 100 entries in our first flight and there's still plenty of time to get in on the action.

Day 1A tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 9 approximately 3:30 P.M.

Event 9A ($600 NLH): Campbell Trips Up His Opponent

Event 9: $600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 4: 100/200/ 200 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 97
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

James Campbell

We caught up to the heads up action on the river on the A♣️8♦️8♠️6♠️5♣️ board. The player who first to act fired out a bet of 3,500 into a main pot of about 8,000. 

James Campbell raised to 11,000 covering his opponent who had 10,200. The player called and Campbell turned over his 8♣️7♣️ for trip eights.

His opponent fired her hand face down into the muck and Campbell scooped the pot.

James Campbell- 58,000

Event 8: $300 H.O.S.E Event at 12 P.M.

The $500,000 Guaranteed NLH event is not the only great tournament today. Event 8 the $300 H.O.S.E event will be kicking off at 12 P.M. here in the upstairs tournament area.

This will be one day event and the players will start with 15,000 in non-value tournament chips. The levels will last 30 minutes and registration will remain open until the start of level 9 (Approx. 4:30 P.M.)

Below is a link to the full Event 8 tournament structure sheet.
https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Foxwoods_World_Poker_Finals/Foxwoods-World-Poker-Finals-Event8.pdf

Event 6: $300 Seniors NLH Results