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May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #9 - $1,200 NLH Main Event - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Will “ The Thrill” Failla, Commack, NY	$36,022
2	Robert Allain, Gardner, MA	$36,022
3	Chris Schonbach, Braintree, MA	$36,022
4	Stanley Shaw, Wilbraham, MA	$36,022
5	Jake Vo, Quincy, MA	$15,221
6	Mario Crisafi, West Haven, CT	$12,125
7	Frank Gangemi, Long Beach, NY	$9,803
8	Robert Corcione, Bellingham, MA	$7,869
9	Daniel Chalifour, Swanzey, NH	$6,204
10	Tomislav Dobrilovic, West Nyack, NY	$4,385
11	Matthew Itkin, Oceanside, NY	$4,385
12	Thomas Stames, Morrisville, VT	$4,385
13	Bruce Secor, Coram, NY	$3,869
14	David Putterman, Cambridge, MA	$3,869
15	Todd Rebello, Oak Bluffs, MA	$3,869
16	Nikunj Gandhi, Stamford, CT	$3,611
17	George Kazarian, Quebec, Canada	$3,611
18	Joe Starratt, Middleboro, MA	$3,611
19	Leonard Rinas, Bristol, CT	$3,353
20	J Michael Jarvela, New Ipswich, NH	$3,353
21	Glen Minxolli, Peabody, MA	$3,353
22	Frank Flowers, Pleasant Valley, NY	$3,095
23	Michael Sheahan, Smithtown, NY	$3,095
24	Douglas Johnson, Plainville, MA	$3,095
25	John Gilmartin, Hampden, MA	$2,579
26	David Olshan, Buffalo, NY	$2,579
27	William Dang, Chelsea, MA	$2,579

YouTube Video: $1,200 Mega Stack Final Table

YouTube Video: $1,200 Mega Stack Final 3 Tables

Four way deal reached

From L-R: Stan Shaw, Robert Allain, Will Failla, and Chris Schonbach

The final four players have made a deal and have decided to chop the remaining prize pool evenly.  Each player will receive $36,022.  Here are the official final standings:

1st Place: Will "The Thrill" Failla ($36,022)
2nd Place: Robert Allain ($36,022)
3rd Place: Chris Schonbach ($36,022)
4th Place: Stan Shaw ($36,022)

Chris Schonbach doubles through Stan Shaw

Chris Schonbach was all in preflop holding [As][9c] and was only 6% to survive as Stan Shaw had [Ah][Ac].  The flop was a dream for the underdog as it fell [Ts][6s][8s], and Chris's odds shot up to 47%.  Amazingly, the [3s] came right away on the turn to give Chris the winning flush.  The [Qs] hit on the river and the rest of the table joked that it was chop as both players had a flush.

5th Place: Jake Vo ($15,221)

Jake Vo was all in preflop holding [Qd][Jd] and was up against two better diamonds.  Stan Shaw held [Ad][Td] and had Jake covered, so he would need to hit to survive.  The board ran out [8c][7h][Ts][6s][6h] and Stan knocked Jake out with two pair.  Jake will earn $15,221 for his 5th place finish today.

6th Place: Mario Crisafi ($12,125)

Mario Crisafi raised preflop and Will "The Thrill" Failla made the call.  The flop fell [5h][Qs][9c] and Mario got the rest of his chip in.  Will said he couldn't fold, so the two tabled their hands:

Mario [Tc][8c]
Will [9s][7s]

Will had the best hand with second pair, but Mario could win with a ten or a jack.  The turn brought the [5c], which meant Mario picked up a flush draw and had 15 outs in total.  The [Qd] was not one of those outs, and he will have to settle for 6th place and the $12,125 that comes along with it.

7th Place: Frank Gangemi ($9,803)

Frank Gangemi was all in preflop holding [As][3c] and needed to improve against Will "The Thrill" Failla's [Ad][Kh].  The [Ah][6d][2d] flop gave Frank a backdoor draw to a straight, and the [4h] gave him that backdoor draw.  Frank would need a trey or a five to survive, but the [Ts] hit the river to eliminate Frank in 7th place.  He will earn $9,803 for his efforts.

Players are now on break

The remaining 7 players at the final table are now on break.  When they return, blinds will be 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Mario Crisafi doubles up

Mario Crisafi has doubled up when his [Ts][Tc] held up against his opponent's [8h][8d].  The board ran out [Kh][Kd][5c][Qc][Qd] to give him the winning two pair with a ten kicker.  Mario now sits on approximately 500,000.

8th Place: Robert Corcione ($7,869)

Will "The Thrill" Failla raised preflop and then called Robert Corcione's allin to put him at risk.  It was another race as Robert held [3h][3d] to Will's [Ah][Js].  Will caught a pair on the [Jc][8s][Tc] flop, and it held up through the [2c] turn and [8d] river.  Robert will earn $7,874 for his 8th place finish today.

9th Place: Dan Chalifour ($6,199)

Stan Shaw was all in preflop and Dan Chalifour called all in for less.  It was a race as Stan held [6s][6h] to Dan's [Ac][9c].  The flop fell [Qh][8d][Qs] giving Dan nine outs, and the [2c] on the turn changed nothing.  The [3s] hit the river to eliminate Dan in 9th place, good for $6,199.

10th Place: Tom Dobrilovic ($4,385)

Jake Vo moved all in preflop and action folded around to Tom Dobrilovic.  He squeezed his cards and found pocket aces.  Tom was covered, so he was the all in player, and had to fade Jake's pocket tens.  Disaster struck for Tom as a ten hit the flop, and no ace came on the turn or river to save him.  Tom will earn $4,385 for his 10th place finish today.

Stan Shaw doubles through Will Failla

Will "The Thrill" Failla asks the dealer for the queen of diamonds

From under the gun, Stan Shaw moved all in for 525,000, or almost 22 big blinds.  Action folded to Will "The Thrill" Failla who called for almost half of his stack.  The rest of the table folded around, and the two exposed their hands:

Stan [As][Kd]
Will [Ah][Qs]

Frank Gangemi had claimed to have folded ace king as well, and Will would need a queen to bring this final table to 9 players.  Will asked the dealer if she knew what the queen of diamonds looked like, but apparently she did not as she dealt the [8c][6h][8s] flop.  Will asked for a six now, but the [Th] hit the turn.  The [5d] peeled off on the river to let ace king high win the pot.

Will watches the last card roll off to lose half his stack

Jake Vo doubles through Tom Dobrilovic

At 12,000/24,000 blinds, Tom Dobrilovic opened to 55,000 and Jake Vo moved all in from the small blind.  Tom eventually made the call, and the two tabled their hands:

Tom [5s][5h]
Jake [As][7c]

It was a race, and Jake took a strong lead on the [2h][Qd][7h] flop.  Tom would need a five or running straight cards, but the turn [4d] and river [9s] left him paying off the all in.

After the hand, Tom was down to around 450,000.

Meet your final table...

Top row (left to right): Dan Chalifour, Robert Allain, Mario Crisafi, Tom Dobrilovic, Will Failla

Bottom row (left to right): Robert Corcione, Chris Schonbach, Frank Gangemi, Jake Vo, Stan Shaw

Mario Crisafi doubles through Stan Shaw

Mario Crisafi doubles up

Stan Shaw opened the pot before Mario Crisafi moved all in.  Stan made the call and showed [Jh][Jd] but was behind Mario's [Qs][Qc].  The queens stayed in front on a [7d][2h][8h] flop, but Stan picked up a flush on when the turn fell [Ah].  The river was red, but the [5d] was not a heart, and so Mario will earn the first doubleup at this final table.  He now sits on approximately 500,000.

Final Table is Under Way

All 10 players are back from their dinner break and are now playing the final table.  There are still 10 minutes left in 10,000/20,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante.

You can watch the Final Table live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

$1,200 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Will "The Thrill" is the chip leader

Seat 1: Dan Chalifour - 422,000
Seat 2: Robert Allain - 1,176,000
Seat 3: Mario Crisafi - 236,000
Seat 4: Tom Dobrilovic - 844,000
Seat 5: Will "The Thrill" Failla - 1,549,000
Seat 6: Robert Corcione - 587,000
Seat 7: Chris Schonbach - 855,000
Seat 8: Frank Gangemi - 396,000
Seat 9: Jake Vo - 460,000
Seat 10: Stan Shaw - 890,000

Here are the remaining prizes to be played for:

1st Place: $61,529
2nd Place: $37,923
3rd Place: $24,508
4th Place: $20,123
5th Place: $15,221
6th Place: $12,125
7th Place: $9,803
8th Place: $7,869
9th Place: $6,204
10th Place: $4,385

Final table reached

With the elimination of our 11th place finisher (A8 < KK), the final table has been reached.  Players are now redrawing for seats at the final table.

The final 10 are taking a one hour dinner break and will resume play at approximately 8:30pm EST.

Final 15 players in action

The featured table

The secondary table

Tom Dobrilovic doubles up his opponent

The chip leader sits on over 1,300,000!

Will "The Thrill" Failla is in 2nd in the tournament with around 900,000

Final two tables reached

With the elimination of our 19th place finisher, we are now at the final two tables.  Players are redrawing for seats and play will continue shortly at 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Players are now on break

There are 22 players remaining, and they are now on break.  When they return, blinds will be 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

$1,200 Mega Stack is now in the money

Hand for hand didn't even happen as the players in 29th and 28th place were eliminated just before hand for hand.  The remaining 27 players are now in the money and are each guaranteed $2,579.

You can now watch our Featured Table live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

YouTube Video: $1,200 Mega Stack Day 1 Part 2

YouTube Video: $1,200 Mega Stack Day 1 Part 1

Day 2 is Under Way

Cards are back in the air for Day 2 of the $1,200 Mega Stack.  58 players remain and the top 27 players will make the money.  Blinds will begin at 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante, and levels will last 50 minutes.

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #9 - $1,200 NLH - Returning Players

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
1-3	Seaver, Jim	492,000
5-7	Shaw, Stan	363,000
4-4	McDaid, Patrick	306,500
3-6	Gandhi, Nick	292,500
2-7	Jarvela, Mike	292,000
6-7	Dang, William	251,000
5-4	Tryba, Chris	234,500
3-9	Sheahan, Michael	220,000
5-9	Crisafi, Mario	217,000
4-9	Olshan, David	209,000
4-3	Corcione, Robert	199,500
6-2	Dobrilovic, Tom	194,500
2-1	Schonbach, Chris	184,000
2-8	Secor, Bruce	183,500
3-2	Allain, Robert	182,000
4-8	Chalifour, Dan	179,000
6-9	Maxtone-Graham, Guy	163,500
2-6	Starratt, Joe	162,500
4-5	Flowers, Frank	159,500
4-7	Failla, Will "The Thrill"	155,500
1-7	Meacham, Jeremy	154,000
4-1	Gilmartin, John	149,000
2-2	Kazarian, George	140,500
5-3	Stames, Tom	138,000
1-5	Rebello, Todd	137,000
4-6	Harris, Anthony	132,500
6-1	Gangemi, Frank	131,500
5-2	Lieberman, Mark	127,500
6-6	Carleton, David	117,500
6-3	Salema, Manuel	114,000
2-3	Long, Rohan	107,500
3-3	Massri, Mike	104,000
5-6	Israelashvili, Roland	100,500
1-9	Torgersen, Ryan	100,000
1-4	Moustakis, Dino	86,000
2-5	Johnson, Douglas	82,500
1-1	Minxolli, Glen	81,500
5-8	Casciola, Philippe	76,000
5-5	Chan, Daniel	71,500
6-4	Belur, Akhila	50,500
1-2	Putterman, David	48,500
3-1	Rinas, Leonard	45,000
3-5	Itkin, Matt	42,500
3-7	Ruvolo, Giuseppe	40,500
2-9	Vo, Jake	31,500
3-8	Gulati, Tarun	30,500
1-6	Manchala, Sandeep	29,000
6-5	Aiello, Gerald	25,000

Play is almost done for the night

With 10 minutes left on the clock, a card has been drawn.  Three more hands will be played before players will bag up their chips for the night.  The board reads 49 players remaining, and a complete list of chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.  Play resumes at 12pm EST.

Last break of the night

The remaining 54 players are on their last break of the night.  Tournament staff are coloring up and racing off the 100 chips.  The field will play one more level after break before bagging up for the night: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante.

Dena Pearlman has been eliminated

We saw another notable in Dena Pearlman walking away from the tables.  Apparently she had made a straight with pocket kings against her opponent's turned flush to be eliminated.

Will Failla triples up with the best hand in poker

We walked by Will "The Thrill" Failla's table to see him all in for around 12,000.  The way the money got in was pretty crazy.  Apparently, Will had flopped a flush the previous hand and got it all in against his opponent's flopped set on the turn and ended up losing.  Before the cards were dealt, he committed the rest of his chips, only to see two other players move all in as well.

Sherwin Agard [Th][Td]
Player 2 [Jh][Jc]

Will squeezed his cards and flipped over [As][Ac] much to the table's surprise.  The board ran out a pure [Qc][2c][3d][4h][8s] to earn Will the triple up.

Sherwin was crippled as he lost the large side pot, and was eliminated a short time after.

Monster stacks

Players are now on break

Players are now on their second to last break of the night. When they return, blinds will be 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante.

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #8 - $230 HOSE - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Michael Hollenber, Rockaway, NJ	$2,883
2	Aditya Prasetyo, Cambridge, MA	$1,881
3	Peter Masuck, Norwich, CT	$1,881
4	Alan Robinson, Ledyard, CT	$1,067
5	Timothy Goulter, Marblehead, MA	$824
6	Undisclosed	$631
7	Jeffrey Cohen, Jefferson, MA	$533

Dinner break is over

Players are back from their dinner break. Blinds are now 600/1,200 with a 200 ante.

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #7 - $230 NLH Bounty - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Andrew Connolly, Melrose, MA	$5,230
2	Paul Brauer, Springfield, MA	$4,853
3	Leonard Rinas, Bristol, CT	$3,165
4	Andrew Lauer, Granby, CT	$2,583
5	Julio Estevez, Hackensack, NJ	$2,016
6	Louise Russell, Danbury, CT	$1,642
7	John O. Matson, Hope Valley, RI	$1,377
8	Kevin Durgin, Scarborough, ME	$1,163
9	Joe Starratt, Middleboro, MA	$985
10	Rose Chase, North Kingstown, RI	$510
11	John Hoetjes, New Milford, CT	$510
12	Jamie Galioto, Bronx, NY	$510
13	Bart Guthrie, Southington, CT	$453
14	Jeffrey Millett, Purchase, NY	$453
15	James Woods, West Hollywood, CA	$453
16	David Christiano, Monroe, CT	$425
17	Pietro Curini, Millbury, MA	$425
18	Dmitri Pidvysotski, West Hartford, CT	$425
19	Robert Delorenzo, Patterson, NY	$397
20	John Yetishefsky, Glastonbury, CT	$397
21	Paul Cardillo, Cranston, RI	$397

Players are now on dinner break

The board reads 103 players remaining, and they are now on their one hour dinner break.  Play will resume at approximately 8:25pm EST, when the blinds will be 600/1,200 with a 200 ante.

Chip counts from level 11

Tesfay Begazyon leads the pack with 178,000

Level 11 is halfway done, and after this level, players will be on their one hour dinner break.  Here are chip counts for our notable players:

Tesfay Begazyon 178,000
Chris Tryba 122,300
Twitter guy 86,700
Sherwin "The Fox" Agard 82,000
Dilipkumar Patel 80,000
Will "The Thrill" Failla 75,500
Michael Nye 68,400
Jeremy Meacham 50,300
Dena Pearlman 33,400
Kevin Calenzo 25,000
David Stefanski 12,000

$1,200 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 244 entrants for the $1,200 Mega Stack, creating a $265,960 prize pool.  The top 27 players will be in the money, with a min-cash worth $2,579.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $61,529
2nd Place: $37,923
3rd Place: $24,508
4th Place: $20,123
5th Place: $15,221
6th Place: $12,125
7th Place: $9,803
8th Place: $7,869
9th Place: $6,204
10th-12th Place: $4,385
13th-15th Place: $3,869
16th-18th Place: $3,611
19th-21st Place: $3,353
22nd-24th Place: $3,095
25th-27th Place: $2,579

Vinny Maglio has been eliminated

We didn't catch the hand but we saw Vinny Maglio walking away from the tournament area. He has been eliminated from the main event.

Third break of the day

Players are now on a 15 minute break. When they return, blinds will be 400/800 with a 100 ante. Levels for the rest of the tournament will be 50 minutes in length.

Photos from around the room

Will "The Thrill" Failla

Dave Stefanski

Dena Pearlman

Jason Haller

Je Wook Oh & Michael Nye

Jeremy Meacham

Kevin Calenzo

Sherwin "The Fox" Agard

Tesfay Begazyon

Vinny Maglio

Chris Tryba

Players are now on break

Players are now on their second break of the day. When they will return, blinds will be 200/400 with a 50 ante.

Players are now on break

Cards are in the air for the $1,200 Main Event

Event #9 $1,200 NLH is now under way.  This tournament is the Main Event of this series, and has a $200,000 Guarantee.  Players start with 30,000 chips and play nine 40 minute levels, while the rest are 50 minutes.  Registration is open until the end of level 9.

You can watch our Featured Table live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

YouTube Video: $400 Mega Stack Final 3 Tables

YouTube Video: $400 Mega Stack Final 3 Tables

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #6 - $400 NLH - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Daniel Guzman, New London, CT	$25,757
2	Tesfay Begazyon, Atlantic City, NJ	$21,500
3	Kyle Norton, Stony Point, NY	$12,306
4	Sherwin Agard, Randolph, MA	$9,423
5	Dilipkumar Patel, Milwaukee, WI	$7,032
6	Thomas Coan, Hauppauge, NY	$5,626
7	Zach Daly, Stoneham, MA	$4,641
8	Geraldine Warm, Brewster, NY	$3,657
9	Christopher Amaral, Fall River, MA	$2,826
10	Jameson Voll, Charlotte, VT	$2,053
11	Charles Saleba, Worcester, MA	$2,053
12	Joseph Nelligan, West Roxbury, MA	$2,053
13	Jake Vo, Quincy, MA	$1,772
14	Zhang Huang, Saint Augustine, FL	$1,772
15	Brian Barbessi, Monroe, CT	$1,772
16	Arthur Desjardins, Coventry, RI	$1,561
17	Alan Becker, Stamford, CT	$1,561
18	Daniel Kusnerak, Newton, NC	$1,561
19	Kevin Fraser, Hopkinton, MA	$1,350
20	Vesel Haxhillary, Waterbury, CT	$1,350
21	Jeremy Meacham, Edgartown, MA	$1,350
22	David Grandieri, Cheshire, CT	$1,139
23	Heidi Alexander, Gardner, MA	$1,139
24	Randolph Spain, Brewer, ME	$1,139
25	David Deely, New Durham, NH	$998
26	Nicole DeFrancesco, Wallingford, CT	$998
27	Gene Santora, Manhasset, NY	$998
28	Daniel Shapiro, Great Neck, NY	$886
29	Alex Gomez, Hartford, CT	$886
30	Tomislav Dobrilovic, West Nyack, NY	$886
31	Christopher Wall, Harwinton, CT	$886
32	Daniel Yanofski, West Orange, NJ	$886
33	Marty Gorenc, Port Orange, FL	$886
34	David Stefanski, East Lyme, CT	$886
35	Michael Nye, East Bridgewater, MA	$886
36	Joseph Martucci, Easton, CT	$886
37	Sean Davidson, Boston, MA	$787
38	Richard Diotalevi, Milford, MA	$787
39	Rajendra Patel, Meriden, CT	$787
40	Joseph Pitti, East Meadow, NY	$787
41	Shawn Wilder, Boylston, MA	$787
42	Thomas Nguyen, Chelmsford, MA	$787
43	John Caputo, East Haven, CT	$787
44	Daniel Chalifour, Swanzey, NH	$787
45	Joseph Matos, Stratford, CT	$787
46	Larry Goldstein, Ronkonkoma, NY	$689
47	David Riggillo, Stoneham, MA	$689
48	Robert Ricciuti, Johnston, RI	$689
49	Ryan Feldman, Bristol, CT	$689
50	Gory Boulay, Tolland, CT	$689
51	Elan Chabi, Brooklyn, NY	$689
52	William Foxen, Cold Spring Harbor, NY	$689
53	Mario Crisafi, West Haven, CT	$689
54	Richard Pacheco, Marshfield, MA	$345
55	Mark Perry, Cheshire, CT	$344

1st Place: Daniel Guzman ($29,184)

2nd Place: Tesfay Begazyon ($18,073)