Carlo Sciannameo Wins the $340 Mega Stack

Carlo Sciannameo

The final four players in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge came to an agreement on a chip chop. Carlo Sciannameo was the chip leader at the time and takes home the trophy as well as $18,797.

The remaining payouts for the chop were as follows:


Richard Diotalevi - $17,364


John Keraghan - $17,054


Ted Bak - $15,359

Break Time in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge

The four remaining players are now on a 10-minute break.

Kyle Loman was just eliminated in fifth place.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante.

Blind Increase with 6 Players Remaining

The blinds are being increased to 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Blind Increase with 6 Players Remaining

The blinds in the $340 Mega Stack have been increased to 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Break Time in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge

The final six players in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a 10-minute break.

When player resumes, the blinds will be increased to 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

The average chip is now 1,130,000.

Blind Increase with 9 Players Remaining

Richardo Bonilla was just knocked out in 10th place and we are down to the final nine players.

The blinds have been increased to 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante.

The average chip stack is now 752,000.

$340 Final Table Now Streaming Live in HD!!!

The final table of the $340 NLHE Mega Stack event is now streaming live.

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

$340 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts

We are down to the final table of ten in the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event.

The final table will be streaming live, just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

The chip counts by seat assignment at the final table are as follows:

1. Bill Glavin 459,000
2. David Lane 499,000
3. John Keraghan 337,000
4. Richard Diotalevi 470,000
5. Carlo Sciannameo 1,056,000
6. Richardo Bonilla 511,000
7. Norman Bell Jr. 1,677,000
8. Ted Bak 403,000
9. Kyle Loman 752,000
10. Anthony Navan Jr. 600,000

Norman Bell Jr. Takes the Chip Lead!

Norman Bell Jr.

Norman Bell Jr. and Chris Longwell got all in before the flop. Bell held [As][Js] but Longwell turned up [Ac][Ad].

The flop came out [9s][5d][3s] and Bell picked up the nut flush draw. The [Ks] on the turn game him the flush and left Longwell drawing dead. A meaningless [Kc] fell on the river.

When the chips were counted down, Bell just barely had Longwell covered, eliminating him in 14th place.

Bell raked in over 1.5 million in chips to take an overwhelming chip lead with 13 players remaining.

Blind Increase with 13 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante.

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 520,000.

Break Time with 16 Players Remaining

The 15 remaining players are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante.

The average chip stack is now 451,000.

Blind Increase with 20 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is just over 338,000.

Final Two Tables of The $340 Mega Stack

We are down to the final 20 players in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge.

Players are redrawing for seats at the final two tables.

Blind Increase in the $340 Mega Stack

The blinds are now 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Darvin Moon Eliminated from the $340 Mega Stack

Darvin Moon

Darvin Moon limped in for 10,000 and Chris Longwell raised to 45,000. Moon moved all in for about 100,000 more and Longwell quickly made the call. The two players turned up:

Moon [Kc][Qc]
Longwell [Ad][Jc]

The board ran out [Ah][6c][3s][2h][2c] and Moon was eliminated from the $340 Mega Stack in 24th place.

Final Three Tables of The $340 Mega Stack

We are down to 30 players and our final three tables.

Watch the live stream of the feature table by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

Darvin Moon has more than doubled up and has 242,000.

Bernard Lee Eliminated From the Mega Stack Challenge

Bernard Lee

A short stacked Bernard Lee moved all in for less than 50,000 and was called by Peter Pecoraro. Lee had just a J-3 but Pecoraro woke up with pocket queens.

The board did not bring any help for Lee and he was eliminated in 36th place.

Cards in the Air at the $340 Mega Stack Challenge!

Cards are back in the air.

The blinds are now 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante.

The average chip stack with 38 players remaining is 178,000.

Live Stream with Darvin Moon & Bernard Lee

The HD Live Stream is now up and running. Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

The featured table players are:

1. Norman Bell 221,000
2. Darvin Moon 114,000
3. Peter Pecoraro 191,000
4. Elizabeth Fulgoni 105,000
5. Chris Longwell 295,000
6. Ricardo Bonilla 89,000
7. Elkanah Bates 112,000
8. Joe Carleton 230,000
9. Bernard Lee 48,000
10. Allan Demaree 206,000

Day Two of the $340 Mega Stack Set to Begin!

Day Two of the $340 Mega Stack Challenge is set to begin.

A total of 38 players remaining and we will play down to a winner today.

The current chip leader is Carlo Sciannameo with 383,000.

Both 2009 World Series of Poker Runner-Up Darvin Moon and Foxwoods Spokesperson Bernard Lee made Day Two and are seated at our live streaming feature table.

Play Concludes for the Night with 38 Players

Play has come to an end on Day One of the $340 Mega Stack Challenge event.

Bobby Ferdinand was eliminated on the last hand of the night, leaving us with 38 players remaining.

Play will resume tomorrow at noon.

Stay tuned to FoxwoodsLive.com for all of the updates from the final day of play in the $340 NLHE event.

YouTube Video: The Bubble Hand of the $340 Mega Stack

The Bubble Bursts in the $340 Mega Stack!

We just lost out 51st place finisher and all the remaining 50 players are in the money and guaranteed at least $708.