Day 3 Seat Assignments

Table - Seat	Name	Chip Count
1-1	Chanthamala, Kenny	19,800
1-3	Courtney, Bob	72,900
1-4	Yazdi, Ardavan	122,300
1-5	Kessler, Allen	60,800
1-6	Forrest, Jeffrey	84,900
1-7	Inselberg, David	44,500
1-8	Bowker, Kyle	260,100
1-9	Somerville, Jason	112,800
2-1	Cernuto, John	106,300
2-2	Seidel, Erik	50,500
2-3	Klier, Ben	228,500
2-4	Yakovenko, Nikolai	126,800
2-5	McCormack, Chris	50,000
2-6	Smith, Gavin	245,800
2-7	Brown, Chad	88,800
2-8	Greenstein, Barry	109,900
2-9	Springer, Bryon	247,300
3-1	Freeman, Todd	229,100
3-3	Meskin, Mike	120,700
3-4	Arieh, Josh	258,200
3-5	Berg, Eli	177,200
3-6	Marchese, Thomas	123,600
3-7	Selldorff, Frank	52,500
3-8	Peters, David	101,800
3-9	Teklu, Robel	93,700
4-1	Bergman, Josh	79,000
4-2	Berger, Alex	147,600
4-3	King, Jeff	21,700
4-4	Mercier, Jason	99,500
4-5	Ghods, Ehsan	41,700
4-6	Bazeley, Jacob	73,700
4-7	Scali, Tonio	29,000
4-8	Terry, Todd	37,000
4-9	Bardah, Ronnie	100,600
5-1	Hunichen, Chris	163,300
5-2	Legendre, Rodney	97,500
5-3	Parker, Broch	105,000
5-4	Little, Jonathan	81,100
5-5	Corkins, Hoyt	155,400
5-6	Cavezza, Antonio	67,400
5-7	Perlov, Artyem	77,800
5-8	Benedict, Doug	41,000
5-9	Mizzi, Sorel	136,100
6-2	Frankenberger, Andy	47,300
6-3	Stammen, Kevin	160,000
6-4	Beasley, Mike	79,000
6-5	Fish, Darryll	15,800
6-6	Adams, Ken	82,400
6-7	Kane, Gerard	140,700
6-8	Lee, Ronald	187,100
6-9	Ziba, Besnik	188,400
7-1	Harder, Christian	127,100
7-2	Aguiar, Jonathan	38,900
7-3	Lerner, Leonid	45,600
7-4	Purvis, Blake	97,800
7-5	Ruffino, Larry	61,900
7-6	Soloperto, Matt	101,100
7-7	Charania, Mohsin	148,200
7-8	Linna, Jyri	130,000
7-9	Sciannameo, Carlo	177,100
8-1	Piccioli, Bryan	49,300
8-2	Matson, John	38,100
8-3	Lipman, Larry	77,400
8-4	Bonita, Christopher	184,400
8-5	Lederer, Howard	33,800
8-6	Steinberg, Lance	118,000
8-7	Johnson, Douglas	73,100
8-8	Vela, Michael	66,000
8-9	Batkin, Andrew	115,200

Play Concludes for the Night with 69 Players

Play has come to an end on Day Two of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

There are 69 players remaining and play will resume at noon tomorrow.

Full chip counts and Day Three seat assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.

Dan O'Brien Eliminated

Dan O'Brien

Dan O'Brien has been eliminated late in Day Two action at the World Poker Finals.

Seven More Hands In Day Two Action

Each table will play seven more hand and then play will conclude on Day Two.

McLean Karr Eliminated

McLean Karr has been eliminated with about 30 minutes left in today's action.

Gavin Smith Eliminates Brian Lemke

Gavin Smith

On a flop of [Kc][Js][3d], Brian Lemke got all 70,000 of his chips in the middle with Gavin Smith.

Lemke turned up [As][Kd] for top pair but Smith showed [3c][3h] for a set. The turn was the [5h] and the river came the [Ts]. Smith took the pot and eliminated Lemke from the tournament.

Gavin Smith is now up to around 255,000 chips.

Blind Increase & Final Level of the Night

Tournament officials have raced off the green 25 chips and the blinds have been increased to 600-1,200 with a 200 ante.

This will be the final level of play on Day Two.

Break Time with 88 Players Remaining

We are down to the final 88 players in the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The players are currently on a 15-minute break.

Erik Cajalais Eliminated

Erik Cajalais

After his opponent raised to 8,000 preflop, Erik Cajalais moved all in for about 25,000 more. His opponent made the call and they turned up:

Cajalais [Ah][Kc]
Opponent [As][Js]

Cajalais maintained his big lead in the hand on a flop of [Ts][9s][3c]. The [8d] on the turn gave his opponent an open ended straight draw. However, the [Jd] fell on the river, pairing his opponent's jack and eliminating Cajalais from the tournament.

YouTube video: Jason Mercier and Dan O'Brien Chat on Break

Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum catches up with Jason Mercier and Dan O'Brien during a break at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

Click here to view the video in HD

Victor Ramdin Eliminated

Victor Ramdin

On a flop of [9d][8h][4s], Victor Ramdin moved his last few chips in the middle. His opponent made the call and they turned over:

Ramdin [8c][7c]
Opponent [Kc][Ks]

The turn was the [6s], giving Ramdin a straight draw. But, the [3d] fell on the river, eliminating Ramdin from the World Poker Finals.

McLean Karr Doubles Up with the Steel Wheel!

After a raise in front of him, McLean Karr moved all in for his last 18,000 in chip. The player behind him reraised all in and the original raiser folded. They turned up:

Karr [Ac][3c]
Opponent [Ah][As]

Karr was crushed by his opponent's pocket aces until the unthinkable flop happened...

[5c][4c][2c]

Karr flopped the Steel Wheel and had the hand won already. He doubled up to almost 40,000 in chips!

Blind Increase in the $10K WPT Main Event

The blinds have been increased to 500-1,000 with a 150 ante.

Matt Stout Eliminated by Gavin Smith

Matt Stout

On a board of [Qd][5d][2h], Gavin Smith checked and Matt Stout bet 5,400. Smith made the call and the turn was the [Th]. This time, Smith led out for 9,700 and Stout moved all in. Smith made the call and they turned over:

Smith [Qh][Tc]
Stout [Kc][Qs]

Smith turned two pair and the [4s] on the river did not improve Stout's hand.

Stout has been eliminated from the tournament and Gavin Smith is up to 170,000 in chips.

Alex Rocha Eliminated

Alex Rocha

Alex Rocha has been eliminated from Day Two action when his pocket eights failed to hold up against his opponent's A-K.

James "jcamby33" Campbell Eliminated

James Campbell

James "jcamby33" Campbell has been eliminated on Day Two of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

Live Stream Feature Table Featuring...

The live streaming feature table now with Jason Mercier, Darryll Fish, Howard Lederer, McLean Karr, Victor Ramdin and Miami John Cernuto.

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the stream.

Blind Increase in the $10K WPT Main Event

The blinds have been increased to 400-800 with a 100 ante.

Nick Schulman Doubles Up Just Before the Break

Nick Schulman

Just before the break, Nick Schulman was involved in a big pot. On a board of [8h][6d][3h][Ts], his opponent bet 10,000 and Schulman made the call.

The river was the [6s], pairing the board and his opponent fired 20,000. Schulman thought for a minute and moved all in for about 10,000 more. His opponent called but mucked his hand when Schulman turned up [8d][8s] for a full house.

Nick Schulman is now up to around 90,000.

Break Time in the $10K WPT Main Event

The players are now on a 15-minute break.

Bernard Lee Eliminated From the World Poker Finals

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee has been eliminated on Day Two of the World Poker Finals.

Despite his elimination today, it has been a fairly profitable 24 hours for the Foxwoods Poker Room Spokesperson.

Ben Klier Takes the Chip Lead with 180,000

Ben Klier

Ben Klier appears to have taken over the chip lead at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals and now sits on over 180,000 in chips.

$10K Main Event Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 242 players in the $10,000 WPT Main Event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 25 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $548,752
2nd - $325,608
3rd - $211,759
4th - $170,773
5th - $128,650
6th - $104,741
7th - $88,802
8th - $72,863
9th - $61,480
10th-12th - $46,678
13th-15th - $39,847
16th-20th - $33,016
21st-25th - $27,779

John Dolan Eliminated

John Dolan

WSOP November Niner John Dolan has been eliminated from the tournament when his pocket fives failed to hold up against Olivier Busquet's A-K when a king hit the flop.

Best of luck to John next week as he starts up play again at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table!

Shannon Shorr Arrives at the World Poker Finals

Shannon Shorr

After a two-hour flight delay, Shannon Shorr has taken his seat here at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

He starts the day with a stack of 23,300 and the blinds still at 300-600 and a 75 ante.

Blinds Increase in the $10K Foxwoods Main Event

The blinds have been increased to 300-600 with a 75 ante.

Gavin Smith Takes a Hit

Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith had been slowly increasing his Day Two starting stack of 58,875 throughout the first level of the day. He had taken a nice pot off of Jason Somerville shortly before Somerville returned the favor.

Details of the hands are unclear, but the moral of the story is that Somerville managed a big double up at the expense of Smith.

Smith now sits on around 40,000 in chips while Somerville is up to around 115,000.

Bernard Lee Arrives at the World Poker Finals

Foxwoods Poker Room Spokesperson Bernard Lee has just arrived at the World Poker Finals.

Lee spent most of the night and morning traveling in from Hammond, Indiana, where he finished third in the World Series of Poker Circuit Regional Championship. He took home over $250,000 for his finish.

YouTube video: Day 2 Preview with Jess Welman & Jay Newnum

Jess Welman from the World Poker Tour joins Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum as they preview Day Two of the Foxwoods World Poker Tour Finals.

Click here to view the video in HD

Live Streaming Feature Table with Howard Lederer & Jason Mercier

Howard Lederer


Jason Mercier

The line-up for our live streaming feature table is as follows:

2.	Jerry VanStrydonck	18,150
3.	Jason Mercier	53,150
4.	Darryll Fish	65,175
5.	Howard Lederer	47,300
6.	Zac Gregg	53,875
7.	Mike Meskin	63,675
8.	Sanjay Iyer	31,200
9.	Eric Salinas	25,350

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live stream.

Day Two Set to Begin

Day Two of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals is about to get underway.

The blinds will be starting at 200-400 with a 50 ante.

Day 2 Chip Counts & Seat Assignments

Name	Chip Count	Table-Seat
Steinberg, Lance	144,000	3-8
Charania, Mohsin	134,900	13-6
Beasley, Mike	115,000	17-9
Cajalais, Erik	110,925	14-4
Ghods, Ehsan	98,675	7-3
Muscarella, Alex	93,000	4-5
Somerville, Jason	92,725	12-5
Perlov, Artyem	92,550	7-5
Ziba, Besnik	90,225	2-3
Cernuto, John	90,125	11-5
Mor, Ofir	82,325	15-1
Ahmadian, Elia	81,000	3-5
Karr, McLean	80,425	1-8
Stout, Matt	78,150	2-6
Michalowski, Rafal	76,725	4-1
Walker, Jon	73,650	8-4
Lee, Ronald	73,575	3-9
Hunichen, Chris	72,475	8-2
Adams, Ken	71,800	20-9
Courtney, Bob	70,325	11-2
Harder, Christian	70,225	3-1
McCormack, Chris	70,000	18-2
Raskin, Micah	69,425	16-6
Yazdi, Ardavan	69,400	11-9
Yakovenko, Nikolai	68,600	1-7
Leontakianakos, John	67,400	8-3
Teklu, Robel	67,000	2-4
Brick, Todd	66,975	13-4
Sciannameo, Carlo	65,875	13-9
Fish, Darryll	65,175	10-4
Meskin, Mike	63,675	10-7
Berger, Alex	63,350	12-6
Soloperto, Matt	62,500	7-2
Skyllas, Pete	61,100	8-8
Cavezza, Antonio	59,400	3-3
Noyes, Tom	59,325	1-5
Berger, Jonathan	59,275	1-1
Smith, Gavin	58,875	12-3
Bonita, Christopher	58,775	14-3
Vesterinen, Konsta	58,075	12-1
Thomas, Tom	57,650	20-1
Selldorff, Frank	57,625	1-6
Matson, John	57,550	18-3
Corkins, Hoyt	57,375	8-5
Nguyen, Men	56,900	5-8
Kessler, Allen	56,475	16-2
Marchese, Thomas	56,300	19-1
King, Jeff	56,250	17-4
Klier, Ben	56,075	17-3
Panayiotou, Eracles	54,725	20-2
Scali, Tonio	54,475	17-2
Boghosian, Todd	54,125	15-8
Gregg, Zac	53,875	10-6
Mercier, Jason	53,150	10-3
Petrillo, James	52,575	6-8
Johnson, Douglas	51,950	16-3
Schreiber, Thomas	51,025	11-6
Franke, Pascal	50,750	5-9
Purvis, Blake	50,275	2-1
Wilcox, Gordon	49,650	15-5
Kairnes, Bob	49,550	4-6
Guo, Yuebin	48,875	20-4
Rocha, Alex	48,350	6-2
Pilossoph, Billy	48,075	14-9
Dickstein, Mark	47,750	14-6
Glantz, Matt	47,500	19-9
Lederer, Howard	47,300	10-5
Chanthamala, Kenny	47,050	16-5
Batkin, Andrew	46,075	17-1
Crowder, Keith	45,700	6-9
Spinella, Anthony	45,275	7-6
Lemke, Brian	45,000	13-3
Greenstein, Barry	44,325	11-3
Grover, Rajesh	43,900	17-5
Lahey, Tim	43,375	11-7
Ranieri, Stephen	43,200	13-5
Gibbons, Joseph	42,825	9-6
Stammen, Kevin	41,275	6-3
Obrien, Daniel	41,275	12-2
Brown, Chad	40,950	15-9
Orgettas, Steve	39,875	9-1
Froehlich, Eric	39,875	17-7
Lipman, Larry	39,850	16-8
Seidel, Erik	39,550	3-4
Little, Jonathan	39,350	14-8
Bardah, Ronnie	39,150	18-6
Nakhoul, Ben	38,900	2-7
Peters, David	38,725	9-9
Papola, Jeff	37,875	12-9
Chan, Feming	36,750	13-8
Bazeley, Jacob	36,550	4-9
White, Pat	36,100	9-5
Botchis, William	36,025	5-4
Legendre, Rodney	35,950	1-2
Parker, Broch	35,800	19-6
Lynch, Louis	35,650	7-4
Freeman, Todd	35,500	8-7
Ferrara, Antonio	34,875	5-7
Arieh, Josh	34,850	15-7
Lang, Grant	34,825	2-2
Kuey, Natale	34,675	14-1
Campbell, James	34,400	15-2
Orgettas, Michael	33,950	18-9
Dry, Wanda	33,825	18-4
Terry, Todd	33,475	19-8
Berg, Eli	33,400	7-7
Haddad, Sam	32,975	14-2
Rackman, Ariel	32,425	2-9
Iyer, Sanjay	31,200	10-8
Selbst, Vanessa	29,350	11-1
Bowker, Kyle	28,925	7-9
Springer, Bryon	28,500	1-9
Hakim, Farhad	28,250	4-3
Vanchiro, Jeffrey	28,000	9-8
Linna, Jyri	27,200	18-1
Moutaouakil, Mustapha	27,025	4-7
Mortensen, Carlos	26,825	19-2
Lerner, Leonid	26,625	6-1
Busquet, Olivier	26,175	4-2
Parro, Jayme	25,575	2-5
Salinas, Eric	25,350	10-9
Aguiar, Jonathan	25,275	17-6
Wilson, Alexander	24,875	8-9
Liebert, Kathy	24,775	15-6
Loman, Kyle	24,250	6-7
Failla, Will	24,200	5-5
Piccioli, Bryan	23,600	3-6
Kane, Gerard	23,200	14-5
Benedict, Doug	22,650	11-4
Cruickshanks, Guy	22,450	12-8
Schulman, Nick	22,300	13-2
Jaffe, Jonathan	21,875	17-8
Vela, Michael	21,375	18-7
Udine, Joseph	21,200	5-6
Matteo, Paul	20,075	1-3
Barshak, Steve	19,500	12-7
Albilia, Ariel	19,475	9-4
Mizzi, Sorel	18,525	6-6
Naquin, Jacob	18,500	19-7
VanStrydonck, Jerry	18,150	10-2
Sung, Steve	18,100	20-5
Frankenberger, Andy	18,025	16-7
Inselberg, David	17,875	7-1
Ruffino, Larry	16,900	9-2
Rosenkranz, Barry	16,725	14-7
Dolan, John	16,675	4-8
Zhu, Yue	15,950	20-8
Levy, Simantov	15,225	16-9
Vizza, Francis	15,000	15-4
Novena, Brandon	14,975	9-3
Bauerlein, Gene	13,725	19-4
Carroll, James	13,250	5-3
Russell, Louise	13,050	13-1
Dobrilovic, Tom	13,000	18-5
Bergman, Josh	12,750	16-4
Ramdin, Annand Victor	12,550	11-8
Forrest, Jeffrey	12,525	20-3
Milton, Lamont	11,350	16-1
Eapen, Nithin	10,400	8-6
Berardi, Joseph	10,225	3-2
Zaydman, Eliott	10,125	8-1
Van Der Ven, Floris	9,575	19-3
Oleary, Scott	9,325	9-7
Griffith, Scott	7,875	13-7
Djokovic, Avdo	7,550	5-1
McCormick, Tom	7,100	20-7
Preziosi, Richard	6,700	5-2
Cimpan, Cornel	6,700	6-4