Event 1B $600 NLH: James Jacewicz Leads Day 1B

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 17: 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 225
Day 1B Players Remaining: 22

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

James Jacewicz

Jonathan Diolosa

Pete Campo

Day 1B of the Foxwoods Megastack Challenge $600 NLH $250,000 GTD drew a total of 225 entries brining the combined Event 1 total to 388 entries.

There are 22 Day 1B players joining the 17 Day 1A survivors on Day 2 and it's James Jacewicz leading the way with a massive stack of 761,000.

Jacewicz vaulted to the top in the very last hand of the night holding pocket kings against the pocket queens of Tarun Gulati and the pocket eights of a short stacked player.

His kings held up to earn him the double knockout along with the overall chip lead.

The combined Day 1A-D survivors will return on Monday April 29 at 11 AM to resume play and they are all in the money and guaranteed at least $1,200 for their efforts.

Below is a look at the Day 1B chip counts and the full Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted before the start of Day 2 play.

James Jacewicz- 761,000
Jonathan Diolosa- 435,000
Chris Seeger- 421,000
Pete Campo- 420,000
Steven Materas- 378,000
Peter Weberg- 374,000
Jeremy Viel- 356,000
Steve Brackesy- 291,000
David Vaillancourt- 284,000
Ed Ribeiro- 281,000
Ryan Gebow- 276,000
Carlo Sciannameo- 269,000
Mike Urso- 250,000
Kyle Merron- 147,000
Joseph Smith- 140,000
Neal Dougherty- 125,000
Kim Lowell- 109,000
Jay Feingold- 109,000
Mike Casson- 108,000
James Dabkowski- 72,000
Todd Hibner- 67,000
Shawn Levasseur- 46,000

Event 1B $600 NLH: Big Stacks

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 225
Day 1B Players Remaining: 37

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

Pete Campo

Carlo Sciannameo

We are now just ten eliminations away from the money and as the field thins down the big stacks are emerging.

Pete Campo looks to be the current chip leader with about 325,000 and Carlos Sciannameo is gaining ground with close to 300,000.

Steve Brackesy

Steve Brackesy built a big stack early and he's holding strong near the top of the chip counts with about 275,000.

The money bubble should be bursting shortly and 23 players will be making their way to Day 2 on Monday.

Event 2: $250 Super Stack Turbo NLH Payouts, $9,044 Up Top

Event 2 of the Foxwoods Megastack Challenge is the $250 Super Stack Turbo NLH with a $20,000 Guaranteed prize pool.

There were 168 total entries creating a prize pool of $34,786 nearly doubling the guarantee.

The final 18 players will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $556 for their efforts. The Event 2 winner will take home $9,044 along with the Foxwoods Megastack Challenge trophy.

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

1. $9,044+Trophy
2. $5,879
3. $3,896
4. $2,922
5. $2,226
6. $1,809
7. $1,461
8. $1,183
9. $944
10-12. $660
13-15. $591
16-18. $556

Event 1B $600 NLH: Taking a Break, Field Thinning Fast

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

End of Level 11: 800/1,600/1,600 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 225
Day 1B Players Remaining: 67

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

Sam Taylor

Tarun Gulati

The Day 1B Event 1 players are now on a 15 minute color up break. The field is thinning fast as we approach the dinner break and there are just 67 players left in the hunt.

Some of the players that are still in the hunt include Sam Taylor, Steve Brackesy, Tarun Gulati, Vinny Pahuja and Mukul Pahuja.

The final 27 Day 1B players will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $1,200 and 23 players will be moving on to Day 2 on Monday.

Steve Brackesy

Event 2: $250 NLH Super Stack Turbo $20,000 GTD Begins at 5 PM

Event 2 of the Foxwoods Megastack Challenge is the $250 NLH Super Stack Turbo with a $20,000 guaranteeed prize pool.

Play will begin at 5 PM in the upstairs tournament area and will feature the big blind ante and the high hand promotion.

The player with the highest hand (Trips or better) through the first level of play will recieve their full tournament buy in back.

The players will begin with 40,000 in non value tournament chips and the levels will last 15 minutes. Check out the full Event 2 tournament structure sheet at https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Mega_Stack/Foxwoods-Poker-Mega-Stack-2019-Event2.pdf

Event 1B $600 NLH: Pocket Rockets for Perry

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 10: 600/1,200/1,200 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 225
Day 1B Players Remaining: 80

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

Mark Perry

Mark Perry raised to 3,000 from under the gun and the player in the big blind called. They went heads up to the 5♥️3♦️2♥️ flop. 

The player check-called a bet of 3,500 from Perry and the dealer burned and turned the A♦️. Both players knuckled the felt and the 6♥️ completed the board. 

The player checked and Perry tossed out a bet of 5,000. His opponent called and Perry turned over A♣️A♥️ for top set to take the pot. 

Mark Perry- 85,000

Event 1B $600 NLH: Registration Closed, 225 Day 1B Entries

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 9: 500/1,000/1,000 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 225
Day 1B Players Remaining: 100

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

Day 1B Event 1 tournament registration and re-entry is now closed. There were 225 Day 1B entries brining the combined Day 1A-B Event 1 total to 388 entries.

The final 27 Day 1B players will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $1,200 for their efforts.

Play will concluded with 23 players remaining and they will join the 17 Day 1A survivors on Monday to resume Day 2 play.

Event 1B $600 NLH: Back to Back Knockouts for Macri

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 9: 500/1,000/1,000 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 225
Day 1B Players Remaining: 100

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

Ralph Macri

Ralph Macri is heating up here in our second Event 1 flight and he just scored back to back knockouts before the last break.

He first sent David Mock to the rail holding top pair of aces against the river bluff of Mock.

Macri then went head to head with Jewook Oh holding Q♣️Q♥️ against the A♥️J♦️ of Oh on the jack high board. 

All of the chips went in on the turn and the river was no help to Oh who was sent to the rail. Macri is now playing over 140,000 and he's one of the biggest stacks in the room. 

Event 1B $600 NLH: First Break of the Day

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

End of Level 4: 200/300/300 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 145

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

The Day 1B Event 1 players are now on their first break of the day. There are currently 145 entries this flight bringing the Day 1A-B Event 1 total to over 300 entries and counting.

There's already over $160,000 in the prize pool and we are more than halfway to the $250,000 guarantee.

Day 1B tournament registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (Approx. 3:30 PM) and the final two flights kick off tomorrow at 11 AM and 5 PM.

Check out the full Event 1 tournament structure sheet at https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Mega_Stack/Foxwoods-Poker-Mega-Stack-2019-Event1.pdf and we'll pick up on the live Day 1B tournament action when play resumes.

Event 1B $600 NLH: Early Arrivals

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 3: 100/200/200 BB Ante

Day 1B Entries: 120

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

Jewook Oh

David Mock

Soukha Kachittavong

The upstairs tournament area is filling up fast here in our second Event 1 flight. There are now over Day 1B entries and counting and the field is filled with plenty of familiar faces.

Some of the early arrivals include Soukha Kachittavong, Jeewook Oh, Pete Campo, David Mock, Peter Sennon and Bob Ricciuti just to name a few.

Peter Sennon

Pete Campo

Event 1B $600 NLH: Second Flight Gets Underway

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 1: 100/100

Day 1B Entries: 80

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

The second Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Event 1 flight is now underway here in the upstairs tournament area. Yesterday's Day 1A drew a total of 163 entries and there are 17 players advancing to Day 2.

Adam Pepper caught fire in the last level of the night to bag the Day 1A chip lead with 478,500. There are already 80 early entries here on Day 1B and there's still plenty of time to get in on the action.

Day 1B tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 9 or approximately 3:30 PM.

Check out the full Event 1 tournament structure sheet at https://www.foxwoods.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/Game/Poker/Mega_Stack/Foxwoods-Poker-Mega-Stack-2019-Event1.pdf