Event 1C: Matthew Bloch Bags Big to Lead Day 1C

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 18: 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 427
Day 1C Players Remaining: 43

Matthew Bloch

Day 1C has come to an end with just 43 players and they are all in the money and guaranteed at least $1,200.

Matthew Bloch is all alone at the top of the chip counts putting the overall chip lead in the bag with 1,003,000.

Steve "Dakota" Happas

The combined Day 1A-F survivors will return on Monday March 11 at 11 AM to resume Day 2 play and play down to a winner.

Below is a look at some of the big stacks and players that will be advancing. A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted before the start of Day 2 play.

Matthew Bloch- 1,003,000
Steve "Dakota" Happas- 430,000
Greg Himmelbrand- 406,000
Bob Hover- 340,000
Tarun Gulati- 258,000
Ross Santos- 212,000
Chris Laieta- 160,000
Mark Epstein- 73,000

Event 1C: In the Money

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 18: 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 427
Day 1C Players Remaining: 52

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Day 1C Event 1 money bubble has just burst. There are 52 players remaining and they are now all guaranteed at least $1,200 for their efforts.

Day 1C play will conclude with just nine more eliminations and the 43 Day 1C survivors will be returning on Day 2.

Event 1C: Sean Froehlich Leading the Way

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 14: 1,200/2,500/2,500 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 427
Day 1C Players Remaining: 84

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Sean Froehlich

The Day 1C field is thinning and we are inching closer to the money. Sean Froehlich is leading the way and he is sitting behind a mountain of close to 600,000.

Froehlich is all alone at the top of the chip counts but there are currently a handful of players within striking distance.

Steve "Dakota" Happas

Mike Cretella

Steve "Dakota" Happas continues to climb and he is playing a massive stack of 410,000. Just a few seats over from Happas sits Mike Cretella who is also playing a big stack with 280,000.

Event 1D: Registration Closed, 118 Day 1D Entries

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

There were 118 Day 1D entries bringing the combined Event 1 total to 939 entries.

The final 15 Day 1D players will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $1,200 and the final 12 will be moving on to Day 2.

Event 1D: 5 PM Turbo Flight Picking Up Steam

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 4: 100/200/200 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 80

Johanssy Joseph

The 5 PM Turbo flight is picking up steam and there are already 80 entries on the first break. Some of the early Day 1D arrivals included Johanssy Joseph, Frankie Flowers, Natale Kuey, Fernando Zambrano and Caleb Clarke.

There's still plenty of time to register as tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until approximately 8 PM.

Event 1: 821 Day 1A-C Entries

With registration now closed in our third Event 1 flight we will take a look at the numbers from the first three flights. 

Day 1A Total Entries: 293
Day 1A Players Remaining: 30

Day 1B Total Entries: 101
Day 1B Players Remaining: 11

Day 1C Total Entries: 427

There's already more than $425,000 in the prize pool and Day 1D the 5 PM Turbo flight is filling up fast.

There's still plenty of time to get on the Day 1D action as tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until approximately 8 PM.

We are expecting a big turnout tomorrow for the final two flights and you can check out the full Event 1 tournament structure sheet at https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Foxwoods_Poker_Classic/Foxwoods-Poker-Classic-2019-Event1.pdf

Event 1C: Han Shoves on Himmelbrand

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 12: 800/1,600/1,600 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 427
Day 1C Players Remaining: 135

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Boyuan Han

We caught up to the heads up action on the 8♠️7♠️3♦️K♣️ board. Boyuan Han checked and Greg Himmelbrand bet 11,000 into a main pot of over 20,000.

Han check-raised all in for 57,500 sending Himmelbrand deep into the tank. After giving it plenty of thought Himmelbrand released his hand and Han scooped the pot.

Boyuan Han- 80,000

Greg Himmelbrand- 140,000

Greg Himmelbrand

$600 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed Day 1D Kicks Off at 5 PM

Day 1D of the $600 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed (Turbo) flight will kickoff at 5 PM in the upstairs tournament area. 

The players will start with 25,000 in non-value tournament chips.

Levels 1-8 will last 20 minutes and levels 9+ will be 30 minutes. There is a high hand promotion through the first level of play. The highest hand dealt (minimum three of a kind) will receive their full tournament buy-in back, including entry fee.

This event is an unlimited re-entry event and Day 1D tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 9 (Approx. 8:00 PM).

Below is a link to the full Event 1 tournament structure sheet.

https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Foxwoods_Poker_Classic/Foxwoods-Poker-Classic-2019-Event1.pdf

Event 1C: Registration Closed, 427 Day 1C Entries

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 9: 400/800/800 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 427
Day 1C Players Remaining: 230

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

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

There were 427 Day 1C entries brining the combined Day 1A-C Event 1 total to 821 entries. The final 52 Day 1C players will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $1,200 for their efforts.

Day 1C play will conclude when there are 43 players remaining and the bagging process will begin. All players MUST SHOW A VALID ID before bagging their chips.

There's already over $430,000 in the prize pool and three more starting flights remaining.

Event 1C: Last Chance to Register

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
End of Level 8: 300/600/600 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 405

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Day 1C Event 1 players are now on a 15 minute color up break and there are over 400 entries this flight and counting. Tournament registration and re-entry will be closing when play resumes.

Don't miss your very last chance to get in on all of the Day 1C tournament action.

Event 1C: Closing in on the $500,000 Guarantee

The players continue to file into the upstairs tournament area and were are nearing 400 Day 1C Event 1 entries. There are close to 800 combined Day 1A-C entries and counting and the prize pool is growing fast.

There is already more than $400,000 in the prize pool and with three more Event 1 flights to go it looks like we'll be cruising right past the $500,000 guarantee. 

Event 1C: Delgado Climbing the Counts

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 7: 300/500/500 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 380

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Pablo Delgado

The chips are flying here on Day 1C and we are closing in on 400 entries in our third Event 1 flight. Pablo Delgado is picking up steam and he just added another pot to his stack.

Delgado is now playing just over 90,000 and he is sitting near the top of the Day 1C chip counts.

Event 1C: Field Continues to Grow on Break

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
End of Level 4: 100/200/200 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 307

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Greg Himmelbrand ($1,726,120 in career tournament earnings)

The Day 1C Event 1 players are now on their first 15 minute break of the day. The field is growing fast and there are already over 300 Day 1C entries and counting.

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

There are plenty of familiar faces scattered throughout the field including Greg Himmelbrand, Natale Kuey, Rob Garrett, Adam Johnson, James McKinnon and Fabio Dagata just to name a few.

Fabio Dagata 

Event 1C: Kuey Fresh off His Biggest Score

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 4: 100/200/200 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 288

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Natale Kuey

Natale Kuey has joined the Day 1C Event 1 field and just one week removed from the largest tournament score of his career.

Kuey best the stacked 159 entry field in the Parx BigStax $2,500 NLH event taking home $97,662 and his first Parx Poker title.

Kuey has now earned over $550,000 throughout his career and will surely be one to keep an eye on as the tournament progresses.

Event 1C: Fast Start for Ross Santos

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 3: 100/200
Day 1C Entries: 252

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ross Santos

We are approaching the first break of the day here in our third Event 1 flight. Ross Santos was unable to find a bag yesterday but he is off to red hot start today.

Santos is already sitting behind a monster stack of 68,000 and is one of the early Day 1C chip leaders. 

Event 1C: Mock Takes One From Sullivan

$600 NLH $500,000 GTD
Level 2: 100/100/100 BB Ante
Day 1C Entries: 230

Livestream Feature Table Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

David Mock

David Mock raised to 400 from late position and Stacey Sullivan re-raised to 1,500 from the small blind. Mock called and they went heads up to the K♦️9♠️6♠️ flop.

Sullivan led out with a bet of 1,500 and Mock quickly called. The turn brought the 5♠️ and Sullivan checked. 

Mock tossed out a bet of 3,600 and Sullivan fired her hand face down into the muck.

David Mock- 26,000

Stacey Sullivan- 20,000

Stacey Sullivan

Event 1C: The Third $600 NLH $500,000 GTD Flight Kicks Off at 11 AM

The third flight of the $600 NLH $500,000 guaranteed event kicks off at 11 AM in the upstairs tournament area and the players will start with 25,000 in non-value tournament chips.

Levels 1-8 will last 30 minutes and levels 9+ will be 40 minutes. There is a high hand promotion through the first level of play. 

The highest hand dealt (minimum three of a kind) will receive their full tournament buy-in back, including entry fee.

This event is an unlimited re-entry event and Day 1A tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 9 (Approx. 3:30 PM).

Below is a link to the full Event 1 tournament structure sheet.

https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Foxwoods_Poker_Classic/Foxwoods-Poker-Classic-2019-Event1.pdf