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Sunday, March 28, 2010

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Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Winner Photos


Brian Lemke, Luis Vazquez and Jason Laso


Luis Vazquez


Jason Laso


Brian Lemke

Congratulation again to all of our winners and a special shout out to Kupe!!!

Three-Way Chop

The final three players have worked out an chip equity chop and the final payouts are as follows:

Luis Vazquez $144,286
Jason Laso $111,000
Brian Lemke $100,000

Pictures and interviews to be posted shortly. Congratulations to all the players!

Louis Lynch Eliminated 4th ($54,494)



Louis Lynch moved all in from the button and was called by Luis Vazquez in the big blind. They turned over:

Lynch [Ac][Qh]
Vazquez [Jh][Js]

The board ran out [Jd][7s][2c][6s][4d] and Vazquez won the pot to eliminate Lynch in 4th place.

John Manwaring Eliminated 5th ($46,606)



Brian Lemke raised all in from the button and John Manwaring called all in from the big blind. They turned over:

Lemke [As][Ts]
Manwaring [Ac][9c]

The board ran out [Qh][Td][5s][2s][Th] and Lemke won the pot to eliminate Manwaring in 5th place.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 23

The blinds have been increased to 15k-30K with a 4K ante.

Foxwoods Main Event Updated Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts for the final five players by seat assignment:

1. John Manwaring 485,000
2. Jason Laso 2,111,000
3. Luis Vazquez 2,990,000
4. Brian Lemke 569,000
5. Louis Lynch 630,000

The Brian Lemke Roller Coaster

Brian Lemke, who had just over one million chips at the beginning of this level, lost a monster pot to Luis Vazquez, knocking him down to around 200,000.

However, he has since built up his stack and was just able to double up through Vazquez to boost his stack back up to over 600,000.

Tim Ulmer Eliminated 6th ($38,720)



Tim Ulmer raised to 60,000 preflop and Jason Laso reraised to 137,000. Ulmer moved all in and Laso immediately made the call. They showed:

Laso [Qc][Qh]
Ulmer [Kc][Jc]

The board came out [Jh][6h][2h][7d][8c] and Laso's queens held up to take the pot and eliminated Ulmer in 6th place.

Tim Ulmer Doubles Through Luis Vazquez

Luis Vazquez raised to 60,000 preflop and Tim Ulmer pushed all in for his last 298,000. Vazquez made the call and they showed:

Ulmer [Ah][8c]
Vazquez [Ad][Qh]

Ulmer was dominated but the board came [8d][8h][3h][Tc][2s] and Ulmer flopped trip eights to win the pot and double up to over 600,000.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 22

The blinds have been increased to 12K-24K with a 3K ante.

There are six players remaining.

Tim Ulmer wanted us to say hello to Caitlin!!!

Also, Luis Vazquez wanted us to send a shout out to Tony Montero.

Foxwoods Main Event Updated Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts for the final six players.

1. Tim Ulmer 337,000
2. John Manwaring 956,000
3. Jason Laso 859,000
4. Luis Vazquez 2,883,000
5. Brian Lemke 1,091,000
6. Louis Lynch 637,000

Brian Lemke wanted us to say hello to Kathy!!!

Ryan Eriquezzo Eliminated 7th ($30,832)



In the last hand before break, it was folded around to Ryan Eriquezzo in the small blind, who moved all in for 289,000. Jason Laso, in the big blind, made the call and they turned over:

Eriquezzo [Js][6d]
Laso [Ac][3c]

The board came [Kd][4s][3h][Qs][7c] and Eriquezzo did not improve his hand. He finishes in 7th place and takes home $30,832.

Brian Lemke Doubles Through Luis Vazquez



After a preflop raise by Luis Vazquez, Brian Lemke moved all in for his last 364,000 and Vazquez made the call. They turned up:

Vazquez [Kc][Kh]
Lemke [As][Ks]

The board came [Ac][4h][4s][Td][Jc] and Lemke paired his ace to take the pot and double up.

Mark Salinaro Eliminated 8th ($22,944)



Ryan Eriquezzo raised to 46,000 preflop and Mark Salinaro moved all in from the button for around 300,000 more. Luis Vazquez, in the big blind, made the call and Eriquezzo folded [Ad][Jd] face up. The players turned over:

Salinaro [Kc][Jc]
Vazquez [Th][Ts]

The board ran out [7c][2c][2s][2h][5d] and Vazquez won the pot to eliminate Salinaro in 8th place.

Foxwoods Main Event Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts for the final eight players.

1. Tim Ulmer 335,000
2. John Manwaring 760,000
3. Ryan Eriquezzo 500,000
4. Mark Salinaro 395,000
5. Jason Laso 530,000
6. Luis Vazquez 2,600,000
7. Brian Lemke 420,000
8. Louis Lynch 950,000

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 21

The player are now returning from a break.

The blinds are now 10K-20K with a 3K ante.

There are still eight players remaining.

Ryan Eriquezzo Doubles Through Tim Ulmer



Tim Ulmer raised to 40,000 from the button and Ryan Eriquezzo moved all in from the big blind for his last 188,000. Ulmer made the call and the players turned over:

Eriquezzo [As][7d]
Ulmer [Kh][Js]

The board ran out [Tc][3h][2c][Th][3c] and Eriquezzo's ace high held up to win the pot and double him up to just under 400,000 in chips.

Luis Vazquez Top Two Million



Luis Vazquez raised to 32,000 preflop and Louis Lynch reraised to 102,000. Vazquez made the call and the flop came down [8d][8h][2d]. Vazquez checked and Lynch bet 150,000. Vazquez min-raised to 300,000 and Lynch made the call.

The turn was the [Kh] and both players quickly checked. The river came the [6h] and Vazquez fired 400,000. Lynch tanked for a few minutes before making the call.

Vazquez turned over [Ah][7h] for the runner runner flush and Lynch mucked his hand.

Luis Vazquez in now right at two million in chips.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 20

The blinds have been increased to 8K-16K with a 2K ante.

Ryan Carey Eliminated 9th ($15,781)



Ryan Carey raised to 28,000 from under the gun and Luis Vazquez made the call. Louis Lynch then raised to 98,000. Carey reraised to 293,000 total and Vazquez folded. Lynch thought for a moment and then moved all in. Carey made the call and they turned over:

Lynch [Kh][Ks]
Carey [As][Kc]

The flop came down [Ah][Th][9h], giving Carey the lead with a pair of aces but Lynch the nut flush draw. The turn was a harmless [Js]. The river came the [Kd], giving Carey two pair but Lynch a set of kings. Lynch won the hand to double up.

Ryan Carey was left with only 11,000 in chips and was all in on the big blind on the very next hand. He was eliminated by Brian Lemke.

Carey takes home $15,781 for his 9th place finish.

Final Table Play Underway

Play has started at the Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event.

The blinds are 8K-12K with a 2K ante for another 22 minutes.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Final Table

The final table of the Foxwoods Poker Classic $3,500 Main Event is about to get underway.

The chip counts and seat assignments are as follows:

1. Tim Ulmer 531,000
2. John Manwaring 806,000
3. Ryan Eriquezzo 222,000
4. Mark Salinaro 755,000
5. Ryan Carey 846,000
6. Jason Laso 903,000
7. Luis Vazquez 1,445,000
8. Brian Lemke 739,000
9. Louis Lynch 663,000