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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Final table reached

With 11 players left, a player was lost from each table on the same hand, getting Event #1 to its final table. Robert Hankins was eliminated in 11th and Robert Georato was eliminated in 10th, both earning $10,142. The final 9 players will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play down to a winner. Here are chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: David Cossio - 1,230,000 (24 BB)
Seat 2: Irfan Karajic - 715,000 (14 BB)
Seat 3: Daniel McCoy - 4,500,000 (90 BB)
Seat 4: Donald Lohr - 1,390,000 (27 BB)
Seat 5: Joseph Umdenstock - 4,455,000 (89 BB)
Seat 6: Jovy Ounthongdy - 780,000 (15 BB)
Seat 7: Eric Kitain - 2,265,000 (45 BB)
Seat 8: Firas Haddad - 1,445,000 (28 BB)
Seat 9: Rami Jradeh - 1,160,000 (23 BB)

Here are the remaining prizes to be played for:

1st Place: $126,760
2nd Place: $78,635
3rd Place: $57,624
4th Place: $43,808
5th Place: $33,350
6th Place: $25,685
7th Place: $20,012
8th Place: $15,771
9th Place: $12,574

12th Place: Jack D'Agostino ($10,142)


Jack D'Agostino was all in preflop holding [Ac][Kd] and was up against Daniel McCoy's [Ts][Th]. Jack failed to out-race his opponent, and he will exit the tournament in 12th place, good for $10,142.

13th Place: Alex Cukar ($8,268)


Alex Cukar was crippled earlier when he ran his A-K into his opponent's pocket aces. He was just eliminated in 13th place when he ran trip tens into his opponent's trip tens with a bigger kicker. The one time chip leader will collect $8,268 for his efforts.

14th Place: Dena Pearlman ($8,268)


On a [7c][Tc][2c] flop, Dena Pearlman was all in holding [Ac][Qs] and was called by Daniel McCoy holding [Kc][Kd]. Dena had a flush draw to go with her overcard, but failed to hit on the [9d] turn or [4h] river. Dena will exit the tournament in 14th place, good for $8,268.

Brad St. Vincent eliminated in a double knockout


Brad St. Vincent open shoved for a little over 400,000 and Joseph Corrente called all in for less. Firas Haddad called both all ins, and the rest of the players folded.

Firas [As][Ac]
Brad [Kd][Jd]
Joseph [Ah][Tc]

Firas was in great shape to knock out two players, and the [4h][6s][Qs] flop was no help to either allin player. The [4c] turn meant both were drawing dead, and the [7d] hit the river to seal the deal. Brad had more chips going into the hand, so he will take 15th place for $8,268 while Joseph will take 16th place for $6,813.

While waiting for a player to be brought from the other table to balance, Donald Lohr tripled up with pocket kings and was then moved to Brad's seat.

Robert Hankins doubles through Firas Haddad


Robert Hankins was all in and at risk holding [Ac][7d] and was up against Firas Haddad's [4h][4d]. It was a race for Robert's tournament life, and the [Jh][8d][6d] flop was no help. The [Kh] changed nothing, but the [Ah] on the river was just what Robert needed. He will double up to around 700,000.

17th Place: David Chaves ($6,813)


At 15,000/30,000 blinds, Firas Haddad opened to 75,000 before David Chaves moved all in for 120,000. Right behind him on the button, Daniel McCoy reraised to 250,000, and Firas thought for a moment before folding.

Daniel [Ad][Kd]
David [Js][Th]

Daniel's ace high held through the [6h][3c][5c][3d][5h] board, and David will be eliminated in 17th place, good for $6,813.

Chip counts & seating assignments

The final 18 players from Event #1 $580 NLH have just returned from a break. Here are full chip counts and seating assignments for the final 2 tables:

TABLE 1
Seat 1: Robert Hankins - 440,000
Seat 2: Firas Haddad - 1,300,000
Seat 3: Dena Pearlman - 1,065,000
Seat 4: David Chaves - 210,000
Seat 5: Daniel McCoy - 2,125,000
Seat 6: Eric Kitain - 925,000
Seat 7: David Monfett - 185,000
Seat 8: Brad St. Vincent - 545,000
Seat 9: Joseph Corrente - 520,000

TABLE 2
Seat 1: Irfan Karajic - 250,000
Seat 2: Donald Lohr - 365,000
Seat 3: Robert Georato - 1,895,000
Seat 4: Jack D'Agostino - 1,340,000
Seat 5: Joseph Umdenstock - 1,015,000
Seat 6: Alex Cukar - 2,315,000
Seat 7: Rami Jradeh - 1,050,000
Seat 8: Jovy Ounthongdy - 1,775,000
Seat 9: David Cossio - 295,000

Final 2 tables reached


Kenneth Rawlinson has been eliminated in 19th place when his [Ad][6c] fell to Alex Cukar's [Ks][Jh]. Alex flopped a pair on the [2d][4h][Kc] flop, and stayed in front on the [4d] turn and [4s] river.

With Kenneth's elimination, we have reached the final 2 tables. The remaining 18 players are now redrawing for seats, and play will resume shortly. We will have full chip counts and seating assignments shortly.

Players are now on dinner break

Daniel McCoy holds the chip lead on dinner break
The final 21 players in Event #1 $580 NLH are now on a 75 minute dinner break. Play will resume at 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante at approximately 8:45pm EST. Here are select chip counts from the field:

Daniel McCoy - 1,780,000
Alex Cukar - 1,643,000
Joseph Umdenstock - 1,400,000
Dena Pearlman - 885,000
Brad St. Vincent - 470,000

Final 4 tables reached

With the elimination of Donald Russell in 37th place, we are now down to the final four tables in Event #1 $580 NLH. Still alive in the field are Brad St. Vincent, Je Wook Oh, Dena Pearlman, and Mark Perry. Players will be taking a dinner break after this level, and we will do our best to get chip counts for as many players as possible at that point.

Level 21 is complete

Level 21 is complete, which means the 55 remaining players are now on a 10 minute break. When they return, blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante. Here are chip counts for select players in the field:

Alex Cukar - 835,000
Brad St. Vincent - 410,000
Chris Leong - 260,000
Dena Pearlman - 240,000
Brian Lefkowitz - 230,000
Je Wook Oh - 180,000
Chris MacNeil - 170,000
Mark Perry - 160,000
Tarun G. - 130,000


Chip counts at the break

There are 116 players remaining in Event #1 $580 NLH, and they are now on their first break of Day 2. Here are select chip counts from around the room:

Alex Cukar - 635,000
Ralph Macri - 301,000
Tarun G. - 275,000
William Dang - 247,000
Brad St. Vincent - 223,000
Je Wook Oh - 220,000
Mark Perry - 154,000
Matt Wantman - 145,000
Tesfay Begazyon - 144,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 102,000
Dena Pearlman - 91,000
Andrew Badecker -  77,000

Alex Cukar bursts the bubble


At 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante, the button opened to 15,000 and Alex Cukar called from the small blind. The big blind went all in for another 30,000, and both players called. Alex and the button checked all the way down on a [6d][8s][5d][4d][3h] board, and Alex declared "straight" as he opened [2d][2c]. The all in player mucked his [Jh][Th], and the bubble has been burst. The remaining 153 players are now in the money, guaranteed a $985 payday.

You can watch the bubble hand play out here:

Event #1 is now hand for hand

155 players remain in Event #1, and the top 153 players will make the money. Play is being held up at all tables, and once all hands are complete, the tournament will be hand for hand.

Cards are in the air

At the same time, Event #2 and Day 2 of Event #1 have gotten cards in the air. Day 3 at the World Series of Poker Circuit has officially begun. You can watch the live stream of Event #2 at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Saturday's schedule

Today is Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Circuit. This series features $1,300,000 in Guaranteed Prizes and awards 12 Gold Rings. Here's what's on today's schedule:

12pm:
Event #2 $365 NLH
($310 Buy-in / $65 Entry fee)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of level 9 (approximately 4:20pm).
Levels 1-12 will be 30 minutes. Remaining levels on Day 1 will be 40 minutes.
Day 2 levels will be 50 minutes.
There is a dinner break after Level 12 (approximately 6:20pm).
The day will conclude at approximately 1:40am.
Full structure is available here.

12pm:
Day 2 of Event #1 $580 NLH
$500,000 GUARANTEED
($520 Buy-in / $60 Entry fee)
Day 2 levels will be 40 and 50 minutes.
There is a dinner break after Level 25 (approximately 7:50pm).
Full structure is available here.

A full series schedule is available here.

WSOP Circuit Event - August 2015 - Event #1 - $580 NLH - Returning Players

Position Name Chip Count
20-3 Cukar, Alex 327,000
7-8 Cossio, David 280,000
16-2 Sayegh, Andrew 270,000
22-9 Georato, Robert 266,000
7-7 MacNeil, Chris 244,000
20-1 Macri, Ralph 237,500
18-4 Williams, Michael 217,500
8-7 Shing, Philip 196,000
6-2 Corrente, Joseph 194,000
11-6 Wantman, Matthew 187,500
1-3 Sandberg, John 184,000
14-1 Forgione, Mike 178,000
11-7 Leong, Christopher 177,000
12-9 Murphy, Mark 175,500
1-1 Auh, Hyun 175,000
9-2 Umdenstock, Joseph 175,000
6-5 Solerti, Carlos 164,500
19-5 Chaves, David 159,500
11-3 Im, Hee-Joong 157,000
21-4 Lazer, Benjamin 157,000
15-1 Rivkin, Eric 157,000
17-9 Vitorino, Michael 155,500
9-1 Gulati, Tarun 152,000
6-1 Sarmadi, Michael 152,000
13-1 Lohr, Donald 148,000
21-2 St. Vincent, Brad 147,500
14-9 Meacham, Jeremy 143,500
3-8 Hammouda, Bassioni 141,500
1-6 Begazyon, Tesfay $139,000
21-8 Scianna, Louis 139,000
4-2 Haddad, Firas 136,000
10-1 Leskowitz, Bryan 135,000
18-9 Monfett, David 135,000
2-6 Dang, Hai 132,500
5-8 Hoglund, Thomas 132,500
12-7 Shakhmurov, Boris 132,500
2-5 Hall, Caitlin 132,000
10-9 Merron, Kyle 132,000
15-4 Ribeiro, Ed 132,000
19-9 Undisclosed 132,000
13-7 Russell, Donald 130,000
10-5 Backa, Marsel 129,000
17-6 Steiner, Joshua 129,000
3-3 Sedgeman, Matt 128,000
22-3 Hijar, Austin 124,500
4-3 Abbassi, Aiman 124,000
10-6 Karajic, Irfan 122,500
7-9 Ounthongdy, Jovy 121,500
2-8 Jarvela, Mike 121,000
9-4 Kitain, Eric 120,500
22-2 Ngo, Dale 120,000
8-1 Cochran, Keith 118,500
18-5 Lawruszko, Joe 118,000
22-8 Eriquezzo, Fred 117,500
4-6 Hollenberg, Michael 116,500
17-4 Rawlinson, Kenneth 116,000
16-4 Taylor, Samuel 115,500
11-2 Chividian, Joe 113,000
19-3 Barrile, Jen 110,000
12-6 Hickman, David 109,000
8-8 Wilbur, Eric 107,500
18-2 Mixer, Mike 107,000
3-9 D'Agostino, Jack 106,000
8-2 Harding, Ken 105,500
13-9 Khaterzai, Katayon 104,500
11-4 Aymerich, Mathieu 103,500
18-7 Carey, Kyle 103,000
16-1 Hardy, Gordon 103,000
21-1 Borges, Al 102,500
3-2 Nowicki, Matt 102,500
4-5 Lee, Stanley 101,500
15-3 Brackesy, Steven 101,000
15-8 Hankins, Robert 101,000
8-4 Karidis, Ted 101,000
18-3 Anderson, Rory 100,000
7-2 Nelligan, Joe 98,500
16-5 Pearlman, Dena 98,000
19-7 Lim, Kwang Soo 95,500
6-9 Zsofka, Zsolt 95,500
5-3 Powers, Michael 95,000
15-2 McLane, Douglas 94,000
14-4 Oh, JeWook 94,000
12-1 Capote, Robert 91,000
4-7 Gamache, Justin 90,500
5-6 Grimes, Terry 90,500
7-5 O'Connor, Christopher 90,500
14-5 Rubin, James 90,500
12-8 Kotlyarenko, Gennady 90,000
14-8 Torres, Edwin 86,500
20-4 Carleton, David 85,500
3-1 Klein, Robert 85,000
14-7 Morello, Salvatore 85,000
1-8 Dang, William 81,500
15-5 Winn, Mike 81,000
8-5 Dalgo, Ronald II 80,500
18-1 Mahoney, John 80,500
7-4 Manwaring, John 80,500
20-7 Sande, L.J. 80,000
22-4 Andrade, Renaldo 79,500
19-6 DiGregorio, Greg 78,500
5-2 Van, Joe 78,500
20-2 Gottlieb, Jon 78,000
12-5 Escobalez, Johnny 76,500
12-2 Schonbach, Chris 76,000
20-9 He, Liam 75,500
10-3 McKee, Jason 75,500
10-4 Commisso, Angelo 75,000
2-2 Wiley, Brendan 74,500
16-9 Hnatov, Mark 73,500
17-2 Blatchford, Josh 72,000
11-9 Hammond, Steve 70,000
8-6 Robbins, Robert 70,000
11-5 Evans, Christopher 69,000
13-4 Jradeh, Rami 66,000
21-7 Kozlowsky, Joe 66,000
9-7 Romanow, Jason 66,000
7-6 Prasetyo, Aditya 65,500
16-7 Donnelly, Patrick 64,000
5-1 Avon, Robert 63,500
3-4 Zhou, Ci C 63,000
17-7 Perry, Mark 62,000
20-6 Renaudette, Chris 61,500
7-1 Ahmed, Mathew 61,000
17-1 Felippin, Barry 61,000
4-8 Ricciuti, Bob 59,500
6-7 Minnick, Scott 59,000
13-6 Bencosme, Virgilio 58,000
2-3 Cedrone, James 58,000
12-4 Panetti, Ivano 58,000
6-3 Badecker, Andrew 57,000
18-6 Daigle, Shawn 57,000
13-3 King, Armand 57,000
13-5 Pimentel, Irving 56,000
18-8 Ratcliff, Mike 56,000
3-7 Delbove, Linda 55,500
22-1 Weinberg, Stan 55,500
2-7 Borchetta, Michael 55,000
19-1 Paulino, Victor 54,000
9-8 Tsiantoulas, Sotirios 54,000
5-5 Novick, Noah 52,500
10-7 Campbell, James 52,000
6-8 Krantz, Bob 52,000
11-8 Monty, Doug 52,000
13-2 Tamasi, Arthur 52,000
20-8 McGinnity, Ronald 51,500
21-9 Moors, Jordan 50,500
1-7 Sniffin, Kevin 50,500
2-4 Agarwal, Pushpa 50,000
17-3 Rodrigues, Linda 47,000
2-1 Giulino, Joseph 46,500
9-5 Lucci, Gary 46,500
1-4 Jordan, Richard 46,000
14-6 Armistead, Tedford 45,500
9-3 Buchine, Herb 45,500
5-9 Hover, Robert 45,000
8-3 Struzynski, Mark 44,500
13-8 Kapoor, Parveen 43,500
22-5 Trimpe, Trevor 43,500
7-3 Milano, Chris 42,500
9-9 Lopez, Edgar 42,000
11-1 Dartell, Irwin 41,500
4-1 Wilson, James 41,500
9-6 Castelli, Phil 39,500
6-6 Dobkin, Yevgeniy 38,500
21-6 Frank, Eric 36,000
21-3 McCoy, Daniel 36,000
17-8 Sipe, Keith 36,000
3-5 Ngo, Bryan 35,500
16-6 Wood, Ben 34,000
1-5 Antoniou, George 33,500
15-7 Pelagalli, Marc 33,000
10-8 Bae, Julie 31,500
4-9 Paquette, Michael 31,000
12-3 Nowak, Paul 30,000
22-6 Reid, John 29,000
22-7 Montecalvo, Alessando 28,500
16-3 Ouellette, Todd 27,500
1-2 Guida, Frank 27,000
8-9 Leong, Matthew 27,000
19-8 Estabrooks, Leonard 26,500
10-7 Baruis, Alex 26,000
4-4 Wachter, Vall 26,000
15-9 Graham, Luke 25,500
1-9 Feingold, Jay 24,500
2-9 Vermilya, Karen 23,500
6-4 Hegarty, Sean 22,000
19-2 Kourdourli, Ness 22,000
20-5 Konvelski, Gary 21,500
14-3 Rafferty, Jim 20,500
5-7 Montal, Mona 18,000
5-4 Tabackman, Aaron 17,500
19-4 Fiske, Robyn 14,500
3-6 Knizak, Robert 12,500
17-5 Centeno, Jose 11,000

Three more hands


With 10 minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff has announced that the field will play 3 more hands in Flight D.  The board reads 74 players remaining, and the surviving players will join the survivors from the other 3 flights for Day 2 at 12pm EST. Full chip counts and seating assignments will be posted overnight.

12:30am update


There are 85 players remaining in Flight D from the 507 that begun the day. Level 14 (1,200/2,400 blinds with a 400 ante) is coming to an end, which means the field will play one more level before bagging up their chips for the night.

The chip leader from Flight D is Alex Cukar (pictured above). When we arrived to count his chips, he was eliminating a player with a set of eights against a flush draw. From the table talk, Alex is on a hot streak and can't lose a hand. He now sits on 312,000.