Robert Allessandro Wins the $500 Deep Stack Event!

Robert Allesandro

After a four-way equity chop, Robert Allesandro is officially the winner of the $500 Deep Stack event.

He takes home $21,436, the World Poker Finals Trophy and the watch!

Payouts for 2nd-4th are as follows:


2nd - Jose Araujo $19,474


3rd - Bernard West $16,108


4th - George Babalis $13,767

John Trojan Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,277)

John Trojan

On a board of [Jc][7s][3d], Joe Araugo checks and John Trojan moves all-in. Araugo calls and they turn up:

Araugo - [Kh][Js]
Trojan - [Th][8s]

The turn is the [4c] and the river comes the [7h]. Araugo's pair of jacks hold up to win the pot and eliminate Trojan in 5th place for $7,277.

Jonathan Little Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,888)

Jonathan Little

Robert Allessandro raises to 85,000 and Jonathan Little moves all-in from the button for 320,000 more. Allessandro thinks for a moment before making the call. They turn up:

Little - [Jc][Jh]
Allessandro - [Qc][Jd]

Little has Allessandro drawing thin but the board runs out [5d][3d][2c][Qh][4d]. Allessandro spikes his queen on the turn to win the pot and eliminate the former World Poker Finals Main Event Champion in 6th place for $5,888.

Nikolaos Raptis Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,895)

Nikolaos Raptis

Joe Araugo raises to 110,000 from under the gun and Nikolaos Raptis moves all-in for just a few chips more from the small blind. Araugo calls and they turn over:

Araugo - [Ac][7d]
Raptis - [9d][8s]

The board runs out [As][Kh][Qc][Th][Ks] and Araugo wins the pot to eliminate Raptis in 7th place for $4,895.

Larry Riggs Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,970)

Larry Riggs

John Trojan raises to 75,000 before the flop and is called by Robert Allessandro. It is folded around to Larry Riggs, who moves all-in for an additional 315,000. Trojan folds and Allessandro announces call. They turn over:

Allessandro - [Jc][Js]
Riggs - [9c][9d]

The board runs out [Ts][8d][6d][5c][5s] and Allessandro's pocket jacks hold up to win the pot and eliminate Riggs in 8th place for $3,970.

Marc Pages Wins the $230 Super Bounty Event!

Marc Pages

Congratulations to Marc Pages, winner of the $230 Super Bounty.

After a four-way chop, Pages takes home the title as well as $7,606.

Results from the final table were as follows:

1st - Marc Pages $7,606
2nd - Shawn Wilder $5,225
3rd - Mark Brown $5,225
4th - Alan Robinson $5,225
5th - Charles Batt $2,361
6th - Travis White $1,894
7th - Matthew Kaplan $1,537
8th - David George $1,226
9th - Raymond Comprone $1,018
10th - Michael Dolan $646

Luke Serafin Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,253)

Luke Serafin

Robert Allessandro raises 55,000 before the flop and Luke Serafin moves all-in for 105,000 total. Joe Araugo calls and Allessandro tosses in the extra 50,000.

The flop comes [Qd][8d][7d] and Araugo checks. Allessandro bets 100,000 and Araugo thinks for a few minutes before folding pocket jacks, with the [Jd], face up.

Allessandro - [Qs][Ts]
Serafin - [Ac][Kh]

The turn is the [9d] and the river comes the [5h]. Allessandro's pair of queens holds up to win the pot and eliminate Serafin in 9th place for $3,253.

Mark Scellato Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,249)

Mark Scellato

Mark Scellato moves all-in before the flop for his last 290,000. Behind him, Larry Riggs moves all-in for 284,000. Everyone folds and they turn over:

Scellato - [Ah][Qd]
Riggs - [Jh][Js]

The board runs out [Ks][7c][3c][Ac][Jd] and Riggs rivers a set to win the pot and leave Scellato with only 6,000 in chips.

Just a few hands later, he is eliminated in 10th place for $2,249.

Jonathan Little Leads the $500 NLHE Final Table

We have reached the final table of the $500 No-Limit Hold 'em event.

Jonathan Little, who won the 2008 World Poker Finals Main Event for over $1,100,000, is the chip leader going into the final table.

Final table chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Jonathan Little 888,000
2. Luke Serafin 774,000
3. Mark Scellato 387,000
4. Joe Araugo 577,000
5. George Babalis 418,000
6. Larry Riggs 570,000
7. Bernard West 662,000
8. John Trojan 746,000
9. Robert Allessandro 639,000
10. Nikolaos Raptis 558,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $31,556
2nd - $18,258
3rd - $11,644
4th - $9,327
5th - $7,277
6th - $5,888
7th - $4,895
8th - $3,970
9th - $3,253
10th - $2,249

Photos: More $2,500 NLHE Day 1 Players

Andy Frankenberger, Eric "Sheets" Haber


Dwyte Pilgrim, Jim Campbell


Lee Childs, Todd Terry


Steve Brecher, Bernard Lee

$2,500 No-Limit Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 106 players in the $2,500 NLHE event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 15 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $68,131

2nd - $38,249

3rd - $24,145

4th - $19,364

5th - $15,538

6th - $12,431

7th - $10,280

8th - $8,606

9th - $7,533

10th-12th - $6,215

13th-15th - $5,378

Photos: Day 1 of the World Poker Finals $2,500 No-Limit Event

Allen Kessler, Brian Lemke


Matt Matros, Matt Brady


Jon Aguiar, Mike Dentale


Justin Schwartz, James Carroll


Miami John Cernuto, Steve Ryan

Photo: Jon Aguiar Demonstrates Proper iPad Use (attn: Jason Mercier)

Jon Aguiar checks out FoxwoodsPoker.com

Much talk has arose about the use of an iPad at the tables. In the photo above, Jon Aguiar shows exactly what is allowed.

You can have your iPad at the table as long as it is not being used for any phone-type functions (iMessage, Skype, ect.). It is fine to use for music, games, movies or any other function.

Per Connecticut Gaming Commission rules, you cannot have it sitting on the table. But, it is perfectly legal to have it in your hands or lap.

$500 Deep Stack Now in the Money!

The $500 Deep Stack event is now in the money and all players are guaranteed at least $1,084.

You can watch the live feed of all the action by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

Live Stream Table Featuring Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little

Day 2 of the $500 Deep Stack event is now streaming live.

Jonathan Little is among the chip leaders going into Day 2 and is seated at the feature table.

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

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em Event About to Kick Off

The $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event is about to get underway.

Players are starting with 25,000 chips and the levels are 60 minutes in length.

$230 No Limit Hold'em Super Bounty 10-24-11 Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	White, Travis	721,000	2-7
2	Batt, Charles	712,000	1-1
3	White, Greg	631,000	2-2
4	Marshall, Justin	578,000	1-10
5	Robinson, Alan	501,000	1-7
6	Wilder, Shawn	475,000	3-9
7	Robinson, Henry	472,000	2-6
8	George, David	462,000	1-4
9	Pages, Marc	409,000	3-5
10	Wey TaYoug	401,000	3-8
11	Brown, Mark	378,000	3-4
12	Springer, Bryan	361,000	1-9
13	Parchev, Stefan	318,000	2-8
14	Sullivan, Barry	297,000	3-6
15	Mahan, Charles	289,000	2-10
16	Ryba, Ed	272,000	1-6
17	Nieliwocke, Michael	242,000	3-1
18	Dolan, Mike	217,000	2-4
19	Balazsi, James	202,000	1-5
20	Decosta, Eddie	188,000	3-2
21	Zuckerman, Dan	179,000	2-5
22	Kaplan, Matthew	178,000	2-1
23	Pattison, James	174,000	2-3
24	Gillis, John	161,000	2-9
25	Cedeno, Julio	149,000	1-2
26	Below, Gene	99,000	3-3
27	Comprone, Raymond	98,000	1-3
28	Fiske, Robyn	97,000	3-7
29	Lask, Charlie	84,000	3-10

$500 No Limit Hold'em 10-24-11 Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	On, Jack	359,500	5-2
2	Hortin, Dylan	312,500	5-9
3	Tinker, James	288,500	3-6
4	Raptis, Nikolaos	252,000	4-9
5	Little, Jonathan	237,000	1-5
6	West, Bernard	203,000	4-3
7	Peters, Reuben	198,500	1-8
8	Morris, Patrick	196,500	5-3
9	Welsh, Jim	190,000	2-5
10	Araujo, Joe	189,500	1-7
11	Bussey, Jim	184,500	3-7
12	Sanderson, Michael	174,500	3-3
13	Glassman, Greg	171,500	3-2
14	Hayes, James	160,500	4-10
15	Alafogiannis, Nikolaos	158,500	2-8
16	Arena, Larry	158,000	4-8
17	Liberta, Joseph	154,500	5-1
18	Sciannameo, Carlo	154,000	3-10
19	Clancey, Chris	149,000	2-2
20	Allessandro, Robert	138,000	3-9
21	Babalis, George	138,000	2-6
22	Riggs, Larry	137,000	1-1
23	Scellato, Mark	137,000	4-5
24	Serafin, Luke	130,500	1-4
25	Vizza, Francis	126,500	2-3
26	Kumm, Alan	124,000	3-8
27	Nantista, Ed	121,000	5-10
28	Wojnoski, Ron	118,000	1-6
29	Miller, Will Jr.	110,500	5-6
30	Rushe, Desmond	99,500	2-9
31	Georgiou, Nick	98,500	5-8
32	Almonte, Peter	97,000	2-10
33	Stearns, Steven	94,500	1-10
34	Trojan, John	94,000	5-5
35	Williams, Adrian	84,000	5-4
36	Bolton, John	81,000	2-7
37	Austein-Miller, Goeff	69,500	4-1
38	Encarnacion, Rameses	67,500	4-4
39	Kellish, James	63,000	3-5
40	Patten, Robert	62,500	4-7
41	Woods, Kevin	54,000	1-2
42	Avilla, Paul	49,500	4-2
43	Cincotti, Carl	30,500	2-1
44	Weiner, Rob	22,000	1-3
45	Magri, Steven	21,000	3-1