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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Dan Voccia Wins the $600 Mega Stack ($25,047)


Dan Voccia

Dan Voccia is officially the winner of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

He takes home $25,047 and the trophy!

Kevin Conroy Takes 2nd Place ($22,862)


Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy is officially the runner-up of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event and wins $22,862.

Christopher Griffin Takes 3rd Place ($18,093)


Christopher Griffin

Christopher Griffin is officially the 3rd place finisher and takes home $18,093.

Jake "Tmorello" Liddell Takes 4th ($14,972)


Jake "Tmorello" Liddell

Jake "Tmorello" Liddell officially finishes 4th and takes home $14,972.

Four-Way Deal in the $600 Mega Stack

The final four players in the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event have come to an agreement on a chip chop.

Final results will be posted momentarily.

Donald Fales Eliminated 5th ($8,320)


Donald Fales

After Kevin Conroy limped in from under the gun, Dan Voccia raised to 60,000. Donald Fales moved all in for 195,000 and Conroy made the call. Voccia thought for a moment before mucking his hand, stating he had pocket sevens. Fales did not like hearing that, as he turned over [7d][7s]. Conroy flipped up [Kc][Kh] and was way ahead. The board of [Ah][Tc][2d][3s][Jd] did not improve Fales' hand and he was eliminated in 5th place for $8,320.

Larry Martone Eliminated 6th ($6,760)


Larry Martone

Larry Martone moved all in with [Ah][Qs] and was called by Kevin Conroy holding [6c][6h]. The flop came [Qh][Jd][7h] and Martone took the lead with a pair of queens. The [2d] on the turn was no help to Conroy but the [6s] on the river gave him a set and the pot.

Larry Martone was eliminated in 6th place for $6,760.

Ismel Carrasco Eliminated 7th ($5,646)


Ismel Carrasco

Ismel Carrasco has been eliminated in 7th place for $5,646 when his [Ad][Tc] failed to improve against Kevin Conroy's [Jc][Jd].

Tracy Sparmer Eliminated 8th ($4,606)


Tracy Sparmer

Kevin Conroy raised to 85,000 and Tracy Sparmer moved all in for 199,000 more. Conroy made the call and turned up [Kd][Qc] to Sparmer's [Ac][Td]. The board came [Qh][3s][2h][7d][3d] and Conroy outdrew Sparmer to eliminated him in 8th place for $4,606.

Gilbert Bortone Eliminated 9th ($3,877)


Gilbert Bortone

Jake Liddell raised all in and Gilbert Bortone made the call. Liddell turned up [4c][4h] and Bortone showed [Ah][3s]. The board ran out [Qh][3d][2h][Kd][Jh] and Bortone was eliminated in 9th place for $3,877.

Donald Hamshaw Eliminated 10th ($2,822)


Donald Hamshaw

Christopher Griffin raised to 62,000 before the flop and Donald Hamshaw reraised to 124,000. Griffin made the call and they saw a flop of [8h][7s][3d]. Hamshaw moved all in and Griffin immediately made the call. Hamshaw turned up [Ad][Ks] but Griffin showed [7c][7h] for a set. The turn was the [Ts] and the river came the [6d].

Donald Hamshaw was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for $2,822.

$600 Mega Stack Results 11th-15th

The following are the results for places 11th-15th in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event:

11th - David Carleton $2,822
12th - Ronald Brassard $2,822
13th - Robert Corcione $2,302
14th - Leann Anderson $2,302
15th - Matthew Sciuto $2,302

Final Table Chip Counts

The chip counts by seat assignment for the final ten players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge are as follows:

1. Kevin Conroy 2,212,000
2. Jake Liddell 537,000
3. Gilbert Bortone 292,000
4. Daniel Voccia 721,000
5. Christopher Griffin 406,000
6. Tracy Sparmer 260,000
7. Ismel Carrasco 586,000
8. Douglas Hamshaw 379,000
9. Donald Fales 226,000
10. Larry Martone 164,000

Final Table of the $600 Mega Stack Event

We are down to the final ten players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

Chip counts will be posted in a few minutes.

Play Resumes at the $600 Mega Stack Event

The final 11 players have returned from dinner break and cards are in the air.

Blinds are now 20,000-40,000 with a 4,000 ante.

Dinner Break in the $600 Mega Stack Event

The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.

There are 11 players remaining and Kevin Conroy is still the chip leader with about 2,200,000 of the 5,800,000 chips in play.

Break Time with 13 Players Remaining

The players in the $600 Mega Stack are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante.

With 13 players remaining, the average stack is now just under 445,000.

$600 Mega Stack Results 16th-30th

The following are the results for places 16th-30th in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event:

16th - Tim Lahey $1,782
17th - Norman Messier $1,782
18th - Alfred Borges $1,782
19th - Peter Foss $1,782
20th - Spiro Mitrokostas $1,782
21st - Muir Lamontagne $1,411
22nd - Milton Haughton $1,411
23rd - Elizabeth Fulgoni $1,411
24th - Matthew Parker $1,411
25th - John Bolton $1,411
26th - Peter Kim $1,411
27th - James Silva $1,411
28th - David Lewis $1,411
29th - William Brown III $1,411
30th - Robert Goodwin Jr. $1,411

$600 Mega Stack Final Two Tables


The final two tables of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge

We are now down to the final two tables of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

There are currently 16 players remaining and all players are now guaranteed at least $1,782.

Break Time with 21 Players Remaining

The players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event are now on a 10-minute break.

Tournament officials are currently racing off the purple 500 chips.

When play resumes, the blinds will be 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

The average chip stack is just over 275,000.

YouTube video: The Bubble Hand of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge Event

Spiro Mitrokostas eliminates the 31st place player in the $600 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge event. The final 30 players are all in the money and guaranteed at least $1,411.

Click here to view the video in HD

The Bubble Bursts in the $600 Mega Stack

The money bubble just burst in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

All 30 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $1,411.

The video of the bubble hand will be posted shortly.

Break Time On the Bubble of the $600 Mega Stack

The 32 remaining players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event are now on a 10-minute break.

Top 30 will finish in the money.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average chip stack is just over 180,000.

Kevin Conroy Extends His Chip Lead


Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy was the chip leader going into Day Two of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event. Since play started, he has done nothing but add to that chip lead.

Most recently, Conroy eliminated Sionni Demers when they got all in on a flop of A-8-8. Demers turned up A-K but had been out flopped by Conroy's K-8. The board bricked out for Demers and he was sent to the rail in 34th place.

Kevin Conroy now sits on over 800,000 in chips with the chip average only at 180,000.

We are now down to 32 players with the top 30 finishing in the money.

Approaching the Money Bubble

With only 35 players now remaining in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event, we are approaching the money bubble.

The final 30 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $35,658
2nd - $20,950
3rd - $13,520
4th - $10,846
5th - $8,320
6th - $6,760
7th - $5,646
8th - $4,606
9th - $3,877
10th-12th - $2,822
13th-15th - $2,302
16th-20th - $1,782
21st-30th - $1,411

Day 2 of the $600 Mega Stack Underway!

The final 48 players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge have taken their seats and cards are in the air.

The blinds are currently 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante and the average chip stack is just over 120,000.

$600 Mega Stack Day Two

Day Two of the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event is scheduled to begin at noon.

The chip counts and seat assignments are posted here are on FoxwoodsLive.com.

Stay tuned for all of the updates, photos and results from Day Two.

$600 Mega Stack Returning Players

Place   Name Chips Table/Seat
1 Conroy, Kevin 347,300 1-7
2 Corcione, Bobby 311,800 4-9
3 Griffin, Chris 226,800 3-9
4 Borges, Al 206,300 3-2
5 Bortone, Gilbert 194,000 3-4
6 Timorello, Jake Liddell 193,600 1-10
7 Benzekri, Mohamed 188,100 1-2
8 Lee, Brian 174,400 2-8
9 Brown III, William 174,400 5-1
10 Anderson, Le-Ann 173,000 3-10
11 Demers, Sionni 169,200 1-4
12 Messier, Norman 164,300 5-9
13 Carrasco, Ismel 164,000 1-9
14 Silva, Jim 155,900 4-5
15 Lewis, David 149,100 1-8
16 Voccia II, Daniel 140,300 2-10
17 Bolton, John 134,500 5-2
18 Mitrokostas, Spiro 132,000 1-1
19 Lahey, Tim 122,700 5-10
20 Martone, Larry 117,600 4-2
21 Sparmer, Tracy 112,300 2-9
22 Saunders, Jeffrey 111,500 1-5
23 Brassard, Ron 110,200 2-3
24 Smith, Aaron 110,000 3-5
25 Lamontagne, Muir 110,000 4-4
26 Parker, Matthew 106,500 5-4
27 Leger, Gary 103,400 3-8
28 Johnson, Doug 102,500 1-6
29 Fales, Donald 100,200 2-7
30 Botchis, William 93,600 2-2
31 Renault, Thomas 91,000 4-10
32 Carleton, David 89,000 5-6
33 Pelli, Dominick 74,000 2-4
34 Goodwin, Robert 73,100 2-6
35 Peled, Shai 72,100 5-7
36 Fulgoni, Elizabeth 65,600 5-3
37 Foss, Peter 65,000 4-6
38 Cordeiro, Hector Manuel 63,400 1-3
39 Brachfeld, Raymond 61,600 5-8
40 Kim, Peter 60,100 4-3
41 Sciuto, Matt 58,700 2-5
42 Hoglund, Thomas 58,600 3-3
43 Haughton, Milton 49,500 3-6
44 Kalaj, Tom 38,900 4-8
45 Jones, Brandon 34,500 4-1
46 Chandanais, Clayton 34,200 2-1
47 MacLellan, Peter 31,000 3-1
48 Hamshaw, Douglas 27,300 5-5

Play Concludes for the Night in the $600 Mega Stack

With the completion of level 15, play has come to an end on Day One of the $600 NHLE Mega Stack event.

The remaining 48 players will resume play at noon tomorrow. The average chip counts is just over 120,000. The final 30 players will finish in the money.

Names, chip counts and Day Two seating assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.