Event 1 ($600 NLH): 14th Place- Eric Phan ($6,021)

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 13
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Eric Phan

The action folded to Eric Phan in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 800,000. Calvin Ma snap called turning over A♥️Q♣️ and was dominating the A♦️7♠️ of Phan.

The board ran out clean for Ma and Phan was eliminated in 14th place earning $6,021 for his efforts. 

Calvin Ma- 3,500,

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Ben Bianco Extends His Lead

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 14
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ben Bianco

Ben Bianco is showing no signs of slowing down and he has extended his chip lead. Bianco just took a sizeable pot from Basel Chaura holding ace king on a king high board.

Bianco is now up to 7,000,000 and he's all alone at the top of the chips counts. Bianco sits with nearly twice the chips of his closest competitor Robert Achorn who is up to about 3,800,000.

Event 1 ($600 NLH) 15-18th Place

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 14
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Jordan Phillips

Sebastian Marquez

There was a rapid string of bustouts just after the final two table table re-draw. Sebastian Marquez was the first to fall in 18th and Jordan Phillips quickly followed in 17th.

Gary Lucci was the next to go in 16th and David Anderson was sent to the rail in 15th.

We are down the final 14 players and we're now just four eliminations away from the Event 1 final table.

15. David Anderson- ($6,021)
16. Gary Lucci- ($5,400)
17. Jordan Phillips ($5,400)
18. Sebastion Marquez ($5,400)

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Ben Bianco Leads the Final 18

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 18
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ben Bianco

We are down to the final two Event 1 tables and it's Ben Bianco leading the final 18 with 4,300,000. The players will battle it out until our Event 1 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Champion is crowned.

One of these players will earn a six figure payday and take home $104,087 along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy.

Below is a full look at all of the updated chip counts and seating assignments.

Table 1.

Seat 1. Eric Phan- 580,000
Seat 2. Calvin Ma- 850,000
Seat 3. Robert Achorn- 2,650,000
Seat 4. Vito Masi- 1,600,000
Seat 5. Donald Birmingham- 1,475,000
Seat 6. Zach Stone- 850,000
Seat 7. Gary Lucci- 740,000
Seat 8. Scott Demetri- 1,525,000
Seat 9. Jordan Phillips- 1,425,000

Table 2.

Seat 1. Sebastian Marquez- 550,000
Seat 2. Eric Blythe- 3,000,000
Seat 3. Chris Petteruti- 2,510,000
Seat 4. Ben Bianco- 4,300,000
Seat 5. David Anderson- 850,000
Seat 6. David Pimentel- 1,800,000
Seat 7. Peter Tripp- 2,900,000
Seat 8. Nhan Cao- 2,275,000
Seat 9. Basel Chaura- 1,650,000

Payouts

1. $104,087+Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Trophy
2. $67,095
3. $47,606
4. $33,641
5. $24,206
6. $18,993
7. $15,889
8. $12,910
9. $10,241
10-12. $7,758
13-15. $6,021
16-18. $5,400

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Pocket Kings for Basel Chaura

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 22
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Basel Chaura

The action folded around to Thai Hoa Quach in the cutoff and he moved all in for 650,000. Ben Bianco called and Basel Chaura re-shoved all in from the small blind for 790,000.

Bianco called putting both players at risk and the hands were shown.

Basel Chaura: K♠️K♣️
Ben Bianco: A♠️10♠️

Thai Hoa Quach: A♣️3♦️

The dealer fanned the Q♠️7♠️7♦️ and Bianco picked up the nut flush draw. He shouted for a spade but the 5♦️ and J♦️ completed the board.

Chaura let out a fist pump as he scored the knockout and nearly tripled his stack.

Basel Chaura- 2,310,000
Ben Bianco- 2,800,000
Thai Hoa Quach- Eliminated in 23rd Place ($4,283)

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Recent Eliminations

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 23
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Guo Chen

Andrew Heckman

24. Guo Chen ($4,283)
25. Clifford Jones ($3,724)
26. Ryan Gebow ($3,724)
27. Jonathan Berger- ($3,724)
28. William Malone ($3,238)
29. Joseph Muldon ($3,238)
30. Michael White ($3,238)
31. Kirkwood Saccardo ($3,238)
32. Concetta Rinaldi ($3,238)
33. William Sotiropoulos ($3,238)
34. Andrew Heckaman ($3,238)
35. Dilipkumar Patel ($3,238)
36. Roger Palombizio ($3,238)

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Ben Bianco Leads the Final 27

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/30,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 27
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ben Bianco

Robert Achorn

The cards are back in the air following the Event 1 dinner break and just 27 players remain. They're all now guaranteed a minimum of $3,724 and one of these players will take home $104,087 and the trophy.

Ben Bianco has been moved to the livestream feature table and he's leading the way with 3,000,000. Bianco also wanted to give a shout out to his boy Larry Jaffee who is following the blog.

David Pimentel is right on his heels with 2,700,000 and Robert Achorn rounds out the top three with 2,200,000.

Below is an updated look at how the chip counts are shaping up from the field.

Ben Bianco- 3,000,000
David Pimentel- 2,700,000
Robert Achorn- 2,200,000
Ronald Birmingham- 1,850,000
Chris Petteruti- 1,810,000
Peter Tripp- 1,800,000
Gary Lucci- 1,750,000
Nhan Cao- 1,550,000
Vito Masi- 1,500,000
David Anderson- 1,325,000
Zach Stone- 1,300,000
Jordan Phillips- 1,200,000
Sebastian Marquez- 825,000
Eric Phan- 800,000
Welther Marmol- 625,000
Guo Chen- 500,000
Scott Demetri- 450,000
Eric Blythe- 280,000

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Dinner Time

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 24: 12,000/24,000/24,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 32
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Event 1 players are now on a one hour dinner break. There are just 32 remaining and we will pick back up on the action when play resumes at approximately 7:45 P.M.

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Aces Vs. Kings for Guo Chen

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/24,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 33
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Guo Chen

The action folded to the player in the cutoff and he threw out a raise. Guo Chen was next to act on the button and he moved all in for 310,000.

It folded back to the player in the cutoff who snap called turning over K♥️K♦️ but Chen showed A♥️A♦️.

The board ran out clean for Chen and his pocket rockets held up to earn him the knockout. 

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Recent Eliminations

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/20,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 42
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Paul Lambrakis

Soukha Kachittavong

Brian Altman

There are just 42 players remaining here in Event as we inch closer to the dinner break. The pace of play has been fast and furious and plenty of familiar faces are making their way to the payout line.

Some of the recent Event 1 eliminations include Soukha Kachittavong, Brian Altman, Bob Hover, Chris Laieta, Paul Lambrakis, Glen Minxolli, Chris Leong and Greg Himmelbrand just to name a few.

Event 2: $300 NLH Big Stack Payouts, $14,527 Up Top

Event 2 of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge is the $300 NLH Big Stack $20,000 Guaranteed. There were a total of 241 entries creating a prize pool of $60,780 more than tripling the guarantee.

The final 27 players will all make the money and be guarantee a minimum of $607. The Event 2 winner will take home $14,527 along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy.

Below is a full look at the final Event 2 tournament payouts.

1. $14,527+Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Trophy
2. $8,965
3. $5,835
4. $4,619
5. $3,586
6. $2,857
7. $2,309
8. $1,854
9. $1,468
10-12. $1,033
13-15. $911
16-18. $850
19-21. $790
22-24. $729
25-27. $607

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Big Stacks Before Break, Nhan Cao Leads

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/16,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 50
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Nhan Cao

We are down to the final 50 Event 1 players and once again the chip lead has changed hands. Nhan Cao is currently leading the way with 1,900,000.

Jordan Phillips continues to climb and he's now sitting behind a massive stack of 1,725,000.

The players are now on a 15 minute break and we'll pick back up on the action when play resumes. Below is an updated look at how some of the big stacks from the field are shaping up.

Nhan Cao- 1,900,000
Jordan Phillips- 1,725,000
Andrew Heckman- 1,250,000
Harry Lucci- 1,200,000
Peter Tripp- 1,100,000
Sebastian Marquez- 1,100,000
Scott Demetri- 900,000
Zach Stone- 800,000

Jordan Phillips

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Allain Spikes a One Outer to Survive

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/12,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 55
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Andrew Allain

Jeff Deegan raised to 26,000 from middle position and a player called. Andrew Allain re-raised to 85,000 and it folded back to Deegan who called.

They went heads up to the 5♥️4♠️2♥️ flop and Deegan checked. Allain moved all in for 318,000 and Deegan snap called.

Allain tabled his 9♥️9♠️ and was dominated by the A♣️A♥️ of Deegan. The J♥️ turn card would leave Allain drawing to only one out as Deegan added the nut flush draw to his over pair. 

The 9♣️ hit the river as Allain spiked his one outer to crack Deegan's aces and earn the double up.

Andrew Allain- 860,000
Jeff Deegan- 200,000

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Andrew Heckman Fills Up

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/12,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 62
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Andrew Heckman

Andrew Heckman and his opponent were heads up on the turn on the 6♥️6♥️4♠️10♥️ board. Heckman fired out a bet of 40,000 and his opponent raised to 120,000.

With the action back on Heckman he moved all in and his opponent called for about 350,000. Heckman tables Q♠️6♦️ for trip sixes but he'd need to improve against the A♥️Q♥️ of his opponent.

The 4♦️ hit the river and Heckman improved to a full house to crack his opponents nut flush and earn the knockout. Heckman is now in contention for the Event 1 chip lead with 1,600,000 and just 62 players remaining.