Event 9 ($250 Ladies NLH): Khaterzai Closing in On Back to Back Ladies Event Titles

$250 Ladies NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/20,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 86
Players Remaining: 4

Kat "The Black Panther" Khaterzai

Dawn Wilensky was just sent to the rail in 5th earning $1,255. We are now down to the final four ladies and Kat "The Black Panther" Khaterzai is leading the way with just over 1,000,000.

Khaterzai won her first Foxwoods Poker ladies event here in October for over $4,000 and just three woman now stand between Khaterzai and back to back ladies event titles.

Championship: Soukha Sends One Packing

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 8: 300/600/600 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 56
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Soukha Kachittavong

Soukha Kachittavong raised to 1,500 from middle position and both of the blinds called. They went three handed to the 8♠️8♥️6♠️ flop and the small blind checked.

The big blind fired out a bet of 5,000 and Kachittavong raised to 13,000. The small blind folded and the big blind moved all in for about 40,000.

Kachittavong snap called turning over 8♣️7♣️ and his opponent showed 5♣️5♠️. The turn 4♣️ and river 7♥️ improved Kachittavong to a full house to earn him the pot and the knockout. 

Kachittavong is now in contention for the Day 1C chip lead with just over 130,000.

Championship: Anthony Giliberti Leads Day 1B

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 12: 800/1,600/1,600 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 94
Day 1B Players Remaining: 32
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Anthony Giliberti

Joseph Coulombe

Frank Passantino 

Day 1B of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Championship NLH drew a total of 94 entries. There are 32 players that are moving on to Day 2 and it's Anthony Giliberti leading our second Championship flight with 255,600.

Joseph Coulombe is right on his heels with 207,200 and Frank Passantino rounds out the top three Day 1B chip stacks with 198,600.

Day 2 play will resume Sunday December 9 at 12 P.M. and 10 players from Day 1A have already advanced.

Below is a look at some of the Day 1B big stacks and players that will be returning. A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they're available.

Anthony Giliberti- 255,600
Joseph Coulombe- 207,200
Frank Passantino- 198,600
Ted Driscoll- 175,400
Manny Okrah- 174,800
Ken Sherman- 174,300
Joseph Giulino- 168,500
Bryan Leskowitz- 156,100
Mike LaTour- 137,000
Scott Robbins- 91,700

Event 9 ($250 Ladies NLH): Payouts, $5,022 to the Winner

Event 9 of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge is the $250 Ladies NLH. There were a total of 86 entries creating a prize pool of $17,935.

The final 12 ladies will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $448. The winner will be taking home $5,022 along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy.

Below is a full look at the final Event 9 tournament payouts.

1. $5,022+Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Trophy
2. $3,390
3. $2,224
4. $1,668
5. $1,255
6. $1,005
7. $825
8. $663
9. $539
10-12. $448

Championship: Cruising Past the $200,000 Guarantee

The final Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Championship NLH flight is still growing and we have cruised right past the $200,000 guarantee. 

There are now 150 total entries and there's already over $220,000 in the prize pool.

Day 1C tournament registration will remain open until approximately 11:45 P.M. Don't miss your chance to get in on the action as the prize pool is only getting bigger. 

Championship: The Final Flight Takes Off

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 3: 100/200/200 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 32

Soukha Kachittavong

While the second Championship flight winds down in the back of the tournament area the third any final flight is just underway.

We are approaching the first Day 1C break of the night and the field is growing fast. Soukha Kachittavong who is having another series to remember has just taken his seat.

Kachittavong is fresh off a third place finish in last nights $400 NLH $100,000 GTD where he took home over $12,000.

Other faces in the Day 1C crowd include Dave Stefanski, Pete Campo, Guo Chen, Gerry Aiello, and Eric Siegel.

Dave Stefanski is in shock after busting out of Day 1B

Gerry Aiello

Eric Siegel

Pete Campo

Championship: Sherman Sets Up Porbandarwala to Take the Lead

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 10: 500/1,000/1,000 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 94
Day 1B Players Remaining: 48
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ken Sherman

A player in early position raised to 2,300 and four players called. Soheb Porbandarwala re-raised to 12,000 from the small blind and three players called.

They went four handed to the A♠️7♠️3♦️ flop and it checked to Ken Sherman who bet 20,100. It folded back to Porbandarwala who check-raised all in for 40,000 and Sherman quickly called.

Soheb Porbandarwala

Porbandarwala turned over A♦️K♦️ for top pair but Sherman showed 3♣️3♥️ for bottom set. The turn 4♣️ and river 5♦️ were no help to Porbandarwala and he was eliminated. 

Sherman scooped the massive pot and he is leading the way with about 250,000 and just 48 Day 1B players remaining. 

Championship: Day 1B Registration Closed, 116 Day 1A-B Entries

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 10: 500/1,000/1,000 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 94
Day 1B Players Remaining: 52
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Day 1B Championship players have returned from break and play is back underway. Day 1B tournament registration and re-entry is now closed.

There were 94 entries in our second Championship flight brining the combined Championship total to 116 entries and counting.

There's already close to $175,000 in the prize pool and tournament registration in the final flight will remain open until approximately 11:45 P.M.

Event 9 ($250 Ladies NLH): Kat Khaterzai Climbing

$250 Ladies NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200/1,200 BB Ante
Total Entries: 86
Players Remaining: 49

Kat Khaterzai

The ladies have returned from break and Kat Khaterzai continues to climb the chip counts. Khaterzai won her first Foxwoods ladies event here in October.

She bested the 60 entry field in the Foxwoods World Poker Finals $250 Ladies NLH event earning over $4,000 and the trophy.

Khaterzai is picking up right where she left off and she's one of the first ladies today to cross the century chip mark with just over 100,000.

Event 9 ($250 Ladies NLH): Big Turnout for the Ladies Event

$250 Ladies NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200/1,200 BB Ante
Total Entries: 86
Players Remaining: 54

Tournament registration and re-entry is now closed here in the $250 Ladies NLH event. There were a total of 87 entries and we will be crowing our Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Ladies Champion tonight.

Lauren Monosson who already bagged chips in the Championship on Day 1A is among the early arrivals. Other ladies who are putting their chips to work include Linda Swears, Kat Khaterzai and Dawn Wilensky just to name a few.

The payouts are now being finalized and will be posted here on the Foxwoods Poker Blog as soon as they're available.

Championship: Field Climbs Over 100 Entries, Plenty of Time to Register

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 6:200/400/400 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 82
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

There are now over 80 Day 1B Championship entries brining the combined Day 1A-B Championship total to over 100 entries and counting.

There's already over $150,000 in the prize pool and we're quickly closing in on the $200,000 guarantee.

There's still plenty of time to get in on the action as Day 1B tournament registration and re-entry remains open until approximately 5:45 P.M.

Day 1C will begin at 5 P.M. and tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until approximately 11:45 P.M.

Championship: Ounthongdy Adds to His Stack

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 5:200/300/300 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 82
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Jovy Ounthongdy

Jovy Ounthongdy raised to 800 from under the gun and both players in the blinds called. They went three handed to the A♣️Q♠️4♥️ flop and it checked to Ounthongdy who bet 1,200.

The small blind called and they went heads up to the 3♠️ turn. The small blind and Ounthongdy tossed out a bet of 3,000. His opponent quickly folded and Ounthongdy added the pot to his stack. 

Championship: Driscoll Vaults to the Top

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 5:200/300/300 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 67
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ted Driscoll

As we walk around the tournament area we see Ted Driscoll stacking his chips and he was kind enough to fill us in on the action.

Driscoll and his opponent went heads-up to the river on the 7♥️5♥️4♦️10♦️Q♣️ board when all of the chips went into the middle.

Driscoll's opponent tabled Q♥️Q♠️ for top set but it was no good as Driscoll was holding 8♣️6♣️ for the flopped nut straight. 

The massive pot was shipped to Driscoll and he is now near the top of the chip counts with 130,000. 

The Final Flight of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge $1,650 NLH Championship $200,000 Guaranteed Kicks Off at 5 P.M.

The third and final starting flight of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge $1,650 NLH Championship $200,000 Guaranteed kicks off at 5 P.M. in the upstairs tournament area.

This will be a three day event and players will start with 40,000 in non value tournament chips. This is a best stack forward event with unlimited re-entries.

Levels 1-12 will be 40 minutes and levels 13 and up will be 60 minutes each.

Below is a link to the full Event 8 tournament structure sheet.
https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Mega_Stack/2018/Foxwoods-Poker-Mega-Stack-Event8.pdf

Championship: Early Arrivals

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 4:100/200/200 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 60
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Pushpa Agarwal

Scott Robbins

As the Day 1B field continues to grow we are seeing plenty of familiar faces take their seats. Pushpa Agarwal took home her first Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy last week.

Agarwal was part of a three-way adjusted payout deal earning $7,800 and the hardware. Scott Robbins was also in on the deal earning $7,983.

Both players have joined the Day 1B Championship field and will look to continue their hot series.

Other early Day 1B arrivals include Luke Vrabel, Ted Driscoll, Dave Stefanski, Kat "Black Panther" Khaterzai, David Gunas, Natale Kuey and Carlo Sciannameo just to name a few.

Luke Vrabel

Championship: Justin Adams Off to a Fast Start

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 4:100/200/200 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 55
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Justin Adams

The Day 1B Championship players have returned from their break and play is back underway. The field continues to grow and most players are still hovering around their 40,000 starting stack.

Justin Adams however is not of those players and he's off to a lightning fast start with 110,000 here in the early levels.

Championship: Day 1B Field Growing Fast, Plenty of Time to Register

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 3:100/200/200 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 53
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

We are approaching the first break of the day here in our second $1,650 NLH Championship flight. The field is growing fast and there are already over 50 Day 1B entries and counting.

There's still plenty of time to get in on the action with Day 1B tournament registration and re-entry open until the start of Level 10 (Approx 5:45 P.M.).

The third and final Championship flight will begin at 5 P.M. and Day 1C tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until approximately 11:45 P.M.

Event 7: $300 NLH Big Stack Results

Championship: David Mock Leads the 10 Day 1A Survivors

$1,650 NLH Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Returning to Level 13:1,000/2,000/2,000 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 22

Players Remaining: 10

David Mock

Day 1A of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge $1,650 NLH Championship drew a total of 22 entries. Play wrapped up in the late night hours and 10 of those players are moving on to Day 2.

David Mock got off to a fast start in the early levels after winning a monster pot. Mock and his opponent were heads-up on the river on the 8♣️4♠️2♦️A♥️8♥️ board when all of the chips went in the middle.

Mock's opponent turned over A♣️8♦️ for eights full of aces but Mock did one better tabling A♠️A♦️ for aces full of eights. 

Mock scored the knockout and never looked back putting 296,300 in the bag to lead the final 10 Day 1A survivors.

Bagged 296,300 in Foxwoods main from 40k starting .. coming back to 2k bb Sunday

— Dave Mock (@_dmock9888) December 8, 2018

The combined Day 1A-C Championship survivors will returned Sunday December 8 at 12 P.M. to resume Day 2 play.

Below is a full look at all of the Day 1A players that will be advancing. 

David Mock- 296,300
Timothy Glab- 143,700
Rob Garrett- 111,900
Pablo Delgado- 79,400
L.J. Sande- 70,000
Jon Giordano- 47,300
Lauren Monosson- 44,100
Aaron Smith- 39,300
James Angelo Frangoulidis- 31,900
James Campbell- 26,100