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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Gene Santora Wins the $300 Mega Stack ($44,264)


Gene Santora

The final three players came to an agreement to chop up the remaining prize pool money.

Gene Santora is officially the champion of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge and takes home the trophy as well as $44,264.

The remaining payouts are as follows:


Anthony Eppolito - $28,262


Mattthew Millea - $28,262

Jonas Bendiks Eliminated 4th ($25,000)


Jonas Bendkis

Shortly after the four-way deal was reached, Gene Santora raised t0 720,000 before the flop from the small blind and Jonas Bendkis moved all-in from the big blind. Santora called and they turned up:

Santora [Ah][2h]
Bendkis [Kh][4h]

The board ran out [Js][8h][6d][Td][7s] and Santora won the pot to eliminate Bendkis in 4th place for $25,000.

Four-Way Deal in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

The final four players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge have come to an agreement on a deal.

New payouts are as follows with the eventual winner getting another $10,787.

Gene Santora - $40,000
Matthew Millea - $25,000
Anthony Eppolito - $25,000
Jonas Bendiks - $25,000

Stan Lee Eliminated in 5th Place ($13,029)


Stanley Lee

Stan Lee moves all-in before the flop and received a call from Gene Santora in the small blind. They turned up:

Lee [Jd][Td]
Santora [Kh][Ks]

The board came [9d][8c][8h][6s][6h] and Santora's kings held to win the pot.

Stan Lee was eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack in 5th place for $13,029.

Jackie Joseph Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,348)


Jackie Joseph

After a raise from Matthew Millea, Jackie Joseph moved all-in and was snap-called by Millea. They turned up:

Millea [Ad][Ah]
Joseph [Ac][Ts]

The board came [As][7c][2c][8c][Td] and despite making two pair, Joseph was eliminated by Millea's trip aces.

Jackie Joseph takes home $10,348 for his 6th place finish.

Edgar Lopez Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,775)


Edgar Lopez

Edgar Lopez moved all-in from middle position and was called by Gene Santora in the big blind. They turned up:

Lopez [Js][8c]
Santora [Ah][Jd]

The board came [Qh][4d][3c][6c][Kd] and Santora took the pot to eliminated Lopez in 7th place for $7,775.

Joshua Kronick Eliminated in 8th ($5,898)


Joshua Kronick

It is folded around to Joshua Kronick in the small blind who moved all-in for just over 800,000. Stanley Lee made the call from the big blind and they turned up:

Kronick [Kc][6s]
Lee [Ad][5h]

The board ran out [Js][Tc][4d][9h][7c] and Lee's ace high held up to take the pot.

Joshua Kronick was eliminated in 8th place for $5,898.

David Luty Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,742)


David Luty

Stanley Lee raised from under the gun to 330,000 with the blinds at 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante. David Luty moved all-in from the small blind for about one million and Lee immediately announced call.

Lee [Ah][As]
Luty [Ad][Ks]

The board came [Qd][Ts][7s][Qc][9h] and Lee's aces held.

David Luty was eliminated from the $300 Mega Stack in 9th place for $4,742.

Raj Patel Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,761)


Raj Patel

A short-stacked Raj Patel moved all-in from under the gun and was called by Gene Santora in the big blind. They turned over:

Patel [Kh][9c]
Santora [Jc][Jh]

The board came [As][8c][7c][Ac][Kc] and Patel made a flush on the river. However, Santora made a better flush to win the pot.

Raj Patel was eliminated in 10th place and takes home $2,761.

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts

Here are the chip counts by seat assignment for the final table of the $300 Mega Stack:

1. Matthew Millea 500,000
2. Jackie Joseph 1,880,000
3. Edgar Lopez 1,785,000
4. David Luty 2,410,000
5. Joshua Kronick 2,120,000
6. Stanley Lee 2,670,000
7. Anthony Eppolito 735,000
8. Gene Santora 2,565,000
9. Raj Patel 620,000
10. Jonas Bendiks 650,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $55,226
2nd - $33,779
3rd - $20,697
4th - $16,085
5th - $13,029
6th - $10,348
7th - $7,775
8th - $5,898
9th - $4,742
10th - $2,761

$500 Bounty Deep Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 182 players in today's $500 NLHE Bounty Deep Stack event.

The final 20 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $15,911
2nd - $8,624
3rd - $5,829
4th - $4,698
5th - $3,420
6th - $2,796
7th - $2,408
8th - $2,112
9th - $1,757
10th-12th - $1,189
13th-15th - $1,100
16th-20th - $1,011

Final Two Tables of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

We are down to the final 20 players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event.

The blinds are currently 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000.

The average chip stack is just over 797,000.

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

$300 Mega Stack Day 2 Underway!

Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event is back underway.

The blinds are starting at 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante.

With 39 players remaining, the average chip stack is just under 409,000.

Top Chip Stacks:

Edgar Lopez - 1,100,000
Robert Priore - 1,062,000
Ken Ross - 861,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $55,226
2nd - $33,779
3rd - $20,697
4th - $16,085
5th - $13,029
6th - $10,348
7th - $7,775
8th - $5,898
9th - $4,742
10th-12th - $2,761
13th-15th - $2,117
16th-20th - $1,635
21st-30th - $1,179
31st-39th - $1,072

Foxwoods August 2011 $300 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players

Foxwoods August 2011 $300 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players

Place   Name Chips Table/Seat
1 Lopez, Edgar 1,100,000 3-7
2 Priore, Robert 1,062,000 3-5
3 Ross, Ken 861,000 3-10
4 Luty, David 746,000 2-7
5 Haughton, Milton 743,000 2-4
6 Apicelli, John 735,000 4-8
7 Kronick, Joshua 670,000 1-9
8 Salters, James 659,000 1-10
9 Trifone, John 626,000 4-5
10 Karp, Joshua 618,000 4-4
11 Eppolito, Anthony 595,000 2-3
12 Kirkpatrick, Chris 528,000 4-2
13 Millea, Matthew 513,000 3-8
14 Lee, Stanley 512,000 2-9
15 Twal, Faris 489,000 2-1
16 Romagnano, Joseph 426,000 1-5
17 Gangemi, Frank 372,000 3-2
18 Conley, Brian 353,000 1-4
19 Dillon, Sean 321,000 2-5
20 Piccolo, Matthew 314,000 2-2
21 Martignetti, Adam 308,000 4-7
22 Onelli, Claudio 304,000 2-8
23 Ochoa, Alex 302,000 2-6
24 Bendiks, Jonas 298,000 1-8
25 Poma, Salvatore 287,000 1-1
26 Santora, Gene 274,000 4-1
27 Kalaitzidis, Nicholas 255,000 3-3
28 Casella, Keith 229,000 2-10
29 Pappas, Sandra 224,000 1-7
30 Zhang, Michael 203,000 1-6
31 Gingras, Dan 176,000 1-2
32 Patel, Raj 165,000 3-1
33 Andrade, Renaldo 125,000 4-3
34 Dragaj, John 117,000 4-10
35 Mitrokostas, Spiro 96,000 4-9
36 Joseph, Jackie 95,000 1-3
37 Ranieri, Sal 80,000 3-4
38 Bassani, Anthony 63,000 4-6
39 Nutting, Lee 58,000 3-6

Play Concludes on Day 1 of the $300 Mega Stack

Play has come to an end on Day 1 of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge with 39 players remaining.

Play will resume at noon tomorrow and will continue until we have a winner.

Stay tuned to www. FoxwoodsPoker.com for all of the updates from the final day of action in the $300 Mega Stack event.

Photos: $300 Mega Stack Day 1 Players