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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Ryan Eriquezzo Eliminated


Ryan Eriquezzo

Ryan Eriquezzo, 131st place finisher in the 2010 WSOP Main Event and WSOP Circuit Ring holder, has been eliminated from the Foxwoods Mega Stack Main Event.

Brad McFarland Eliminated


Brad McFarland

Brad McFarland had been knocked down to his last 50,000 chips when he got all in with pocket jacks but ran into an opponent holding pocket aces. He could not improve and McFarland was sent to the rail late on Day One.

James Woods & Rob Perelman Now at the Live Stream Table


James Woods and Rob "veeRob" Perelman

James Woods (seat one) and Rob "veeRob" Perelman (seat eight) are now at the live feature table of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

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

Break Time in the Mega Stack Main Event

The players are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante.

With 170 players remaining, the average chip stack is just under 92,000.

David "BigPotsUTG" Servedio Eliminated


David Servedio

David "BigPotsUTG" Servedio, who won the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event earlier in the week, has been eliminated from the Main Event when his pocket jacks could not outdraw his opponent's pocket aces.

Blind Increase with Less than 200 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.

There are now 194 players remaining and the average chip stack is just over 80,000.

Will "The Thrill" Failla Eliminated


Will Failla

Will "The Thrill" Failla has been eliminated from the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

Break Time in the Mega Stack Main Event

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

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 600-1,200 with a 200 ante.

With 220 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just under 71,000.

James Woods Is So Smooth...


James Woods

James Woods is so smooth that in January, he negotiated a nine-way chop in an event where he had a slight chip lead so that he got first place money and the other eight place chopped the rest evenly. True story...

In the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event, he probably won't be able to do that. However, he has built his stack up to 203,000 and is now one of the chip leader late on Day One action.

Rob "veeRob" Perelman Rakes a Huge Pot!


Rob "veeRob" Perelman

On a board of [3d][2c][2s], it is checked to FoxwoodsLive.com Live Stream guru Rob "veeRob" Perelman. VeeRob bets out 2,700 and his opponent makes the call. The turn was the [4s] and it is once again checked to Perelman.

This time, Perelman fired 6,600 into the pot. His opponent counted out his chips and threw in 26,600. Perelman made the call. The river came the [Qs] and his opponent put out 35,000 in chips. After contemplating his decision for a few moments, veeRob made the call, saying "I can't believe I didn't raise." as his chips are going in the middle.

His opponent taps the table and turns up [Kc][Jd] while Perelman showed [4c][4h] for a turned full house.

Rob "veeRob" Perelman is now sitting on over 225,000 in chips.

Blind Increase in the Mega Stack Main Event

The blinds have been increased to 500-1,000 with a 100 ante.

With 233 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 67,000.

Brad McFarland at the Live Stream Table


Brad McFarland

Brad McFarland, who now sits on over 180,000 in chips, is now in the seven seat at our live stream feature table.

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

Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Chip Counts

Here are some chip counts from around the room:

Brad McFarland - 183,000
Rob "veeRob" Perelman - 121,200
James Woods - 115,000
Ryan Eriquezzo - 93,000
Eric Siegel - 92,000
Mike Sica - 90,000
Paul Snead - 86,000
Mike Dentale - 81,000
Will Failla - 66,000
David Servedio - 41,500
Bobby Ferdinand - 16,000

Ronnie Bardah Eliminated


Ronnie Bardah

Ronnie Bardah has been eliminated from the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event during Day One action.

Play Resumes at the Mega Stack Main Event

Players have returned from dinner break and cards are back in the air.

The blinds are currently 400-800 with a 100 ante.

Dinner Break in the Mega Stack Main Event

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

Chip counts will be posted shortly.

Ryan Eriquezzo Tops 100,000 Chips


Ryan Eriquezzo

Ryan Eriquezzo, 131st place finisher in the 2010 WSOP Main Event and WSOP Circuit Ring holder, has emerged as another one of our big stacks here on Day One of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

With just 20 minutes until players break for dinner, Eriquezzo has chipped up to over 120,000.

Blind Increase in the Mega Stack Main Event

The blinds in the $1,200 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event have been increased to 300-600 with a 75 ante.

With 317 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just over 49,000.

Rob "veeRob" Perelman Chips Up


Rob "veeRob" Perelman

Rob "veeRob" Perelman, who just took down the Heartland Poker Tour Event in Las Vegas last month for over $158,000, has steadily been increasing his stack through out the day.

Despite losing a flip for about 30,000 in chips a few minutes ago, he has built his stack back up to around 90,000 and sits at nearly double the chip average.

Break Time in the Mega Stack Main Event

The players are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 200-400 with a 50 ante.

With 323 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just over 48,000.

Blind Increase in the Mega Stack Main Event

The blinds have been increased to 150-300 with a 25 ante.

With approximately 348 players remaining, the average chip stack is 44,800.

$1,200 Mega Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 390 players in the $1,200 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

The final 40 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $98,139
2nd - $56,698
3rd - $36,080
4th - $28,864
5th - $22,473
6th - $18,144
7th - $15,050
8th - $12,164
9th - $9,919
10th-12th - $6,803
13th-15th - $5,154
16th-20th - $3,917
21st-30th - $3,133
31st-40th - $2,803

Break Time in the Mega Stack Main Event

The players are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 100-200 with a 25 ante.

The final numbers and payouts will be posted shortly.

Brad McFarland already at 100K


Brad McFarland

Early on in level four of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event, Brad McFarland has already reached 100,000 in chips.

McFarland took a monster pot with [Js][8s] when the flop came 10-9-7 and his opponent held pocket sevens. They got all the chips in on the flop and the straight held for McFarland.

Blind Increase in the Mega Stack Main Event

The blinds in the $1,200 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event have been increased to 100-200.

Photos: Mega Stack Main Event Players


James Woods, Rob "veeRob" Perelman


Ronnie Bardah, Ryan Eriquezzo


Brad McFarland, Luis Vazquez


Paul Snead, "Little Man" Mike Sica


Bobby "The Bus" Ferdinand, Mark Sykes

Break Time in the Mega Stack Main Event

The players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 75-150.

YouTube video: Jonathan Duhamel Gives the Shuffle Up and Deal!

WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel give the "Shuffle Up and Deal" announcement at the February Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event.

Click here to view the video in HD

Blind Increase in the Mega Stack Main Event

The blinds have been increased to 50-100.

There are currently over 350 players already in today's field with registration open for another two levels.

Mega Stack Main Event Live Stream Feature Table

The live stream feature table of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event is up and running.

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

Cards In the Air at the Mega Stack Main Event!


Jonathan Duhamel

World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jonathans Duhamel just gave the "Shuffle Up and Deal" announcement and cards are in the air.

The blinds are starting at 25-50 with 50 minute levels.

Mega Stack Challenge Main Event Set to Begin!

The $1,200 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge Main Event is set to kick off in about 30 minutes.

Players start with 40,000 chip and the levels are 50 minutes in length.

The blinds will start at 25-50.

Stay tuned to Foxwoods Live for all of the updates from the event as well as the live streaming feature table.