Steven Tabb - Winner of Event #11 ($52,126)

Congratulations to Steven Tabb for taking the title of Event #11 Champion, along with the trophy and $52,126.

Tabb also took down the $1,125 WSOP Circuit Event here at Foxwoods in August of this year.

John Barucci Eliminated In 2nd Place ($42,488)

John Barucci - 2nd Place - $42,488

John Barucci shoved all in for approximately 900,000 and Steven Tabb quickly called.

Barucci:  [kc][kd]
Tabb:  [as][9s]

The board ran out [ah][8s][2h][5h][5s] eliminating Barucci in 2nd Place.

Sookha Kachittavong Eliminated in 3rd Place ($45,212)

Sookha Kachittavong - 3rd Place - $45,212

Steven Tabb limped in the small blind, Sookha Kachittavong shoved all in from the big blind, and Tabb quickly called.

Tabb:  [ad][8c]
Kachittavong:  [kc][9c]

The flop came [7s][6h][4c].  Tabb made a straight when the [5d] came on the turn.  The [ah] river did not help Kachittavong, and he was eliminated in 3rd place.

Chop Deal Event #11 - Play Continues

The final three players have come to the final chop deal.

Steven Tabb will take $46,126
Sookha Kachittavong will take $45,212
John Barucci will take $42,488

And they will play for the remaining $6,000 and the trophy.

Brad St. Vincent Eliminated in 4th Place ($22,698)

Brad St. Vincent - 4th Place - $22,698

Steven Tabb shoved all in from the small blind and Brad St. Vincent quickly called for less in the big blind.

Tabb was behind holding [8d][3h] versus St. Vincent's [6d][6c].  But that only lasted until the flop came [qc][jd][8s], when Tabb paired his eights.

Unfortunately for St. Vincent the [ks] turn and [5h] river did not improve his hand and he was sent home in 4th place.

Event #11 Updated Chip Counts

Steven Tabb - 1,875,000
Brad St. Vincent - 650,000
Sookha Kachittavong - 1,900,000
John Barucci - 675,000

Steven Tabb Doubles Up Right After Break

After only a few hands coming back from dinner, Steven Tabb shoved all in on the button and Sookha Kachittavong called in the big blind.

Tabb:  [7s][3s]
Kachittavong:  [kd][10h]

Tabb stood up from the table and said, "Ok, let's do this."

The flop came [jh][8s][3h].  When the [3c] came on the turn, Tabb began to sit back down in his chair.

The [10s] came on the river.

Tabb is now sitting with 750,000.

Final Four Chip Counts - Event #11

Steven Tabb - 390,000
Brad St. Vincent - 800,000
Sookha Kachittavong - 3,200,000
John Barucci - 725,000

Event #11 Players (Final Four) Now on Dinner Break

The final four players in Event #11 have just started a 60 minute dinner break.  We will bring you updated chip counts before the start of play.

Jeffrey Giordano Eliminated in 5th Place ($17,169)

Jeffrey Giordano - 5th Place - $17,169

On a board reading [js][4c][5d][8s], Jeffrey Giordano bet 300,000, Sookha Kachittavong shoved all in and Giordano said, "Well, it's good that I haven't snap-called."

After a few moments of thinking it over he opted to call.

Kachittavong had flopped a set of fives holding [5h][5c].  Giordano had a flush and straight draw holding [10s][9s].

Unfortunately for Giordano, the river came the [9d], and he was sent home in 5th place.

Randy Spain Eliminated in 6th Place ($13,677)

Randy Spain - 6th Place - $13,677

Sookha Kachittavong raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Steven Tabb called on the button, and Randy Spain shoved all in from the big blind.  Kachittavong tanked for a moment before he announced that he was all in for a bit over 2,000,000.  Tabb folded his pocket tens face up saying, "Well, I guess I fold then."

Kachittavong:  [9s][9h]

Spain:  [ac][8d]

The board ran out [10h][qc][7s][2d][2h], sending Spain home in 6th place.  

"That's a tough spot, I may have to call in that spot," Brad St. Vincent said to Tabb who would have flopped a set of tens and won the hand had he not folded pre-flop. 

"Getting it behind obviously doesn't work for me," Spain said as he stood up and started walking away from the table.  

Roller Coaster Ride for Steven Tabb

Hand #1:

Jeffrey Giordano raised to 80,000 on the button, Steven Tabb shoved all in from the big blind, and Giordano called.

Tabb:  [7s][7h]
Giordano:  [ad][ks]

The board ran out [qs][jh][9s][2h][ah] leaving Tabb with only 250,000 behind.

Hand #2:

Steven Tabb shoves all in on the button and is called by Randy Spain in the small blind.

Tabb would need some help holding [kh][qs] against Spain's [ad][ks].

The flop came [7s][6h][ah] giving Spain the commanding lead with his pair of aces.  The [jh] turn gave Tabb the heart outs, and the [8h] on the river would ensure him a full double up with his heart flush.

Tabb is now sitting with 590,000.

Steven Tabb Doubles Through Randy Spain (Event #11)

Steven Tabb shoved all in from the small blind.  Randy Spain asked for a count and upon hearing the 274,000 total, Spain called.

Tabb:  [kc][6c]
Spain:  [as][8d]

The board ran out [ks][jd][8c][jc][kd] giving Tabb a full house and a full double up.

Tabb is now sitting with 720,000 and Spain with 1,350,000.

Andrew Gileno Eliminated in 7th Place ($11,058)

Andrew Gileno - 7th Place - $11,058

Andrew Gileno announced that he was all in on the button.  Steven Tabb folded his small blind, and Randy Spain asked for a count in the big blind.  Upon heading the 225,000 total, Spain opted to call.

Gileno was ahead holding [4h][4c] against Spain's [ac][10c].  But Spain flopped Broadway when the flop came [kc][qd][jd].

The [ad] turn and [7c] river did not improve Gileno's hand and he was eliminated in 7th place.

Sookha Kachittavong Doubles Through Jeffrey Giordano (Event #11)

Sookha Kachittavong shoved all in from the big blind and Jeffrey Giordano called in the big blind.

Kachittavong:  [ad][8c]
Giordano:  [ah][jd]

The board ran out [9s][8d][4s][5d][7c] awarding Kachittavong a full double.  He is now sitting with 800,000 in chips.

Event #11 Post-Break Chip Counts

Jeffrey Giordano - 1,600,000
John Barucci - 720,000
Andrew Gileno - 285,000
Steven Tabb - 500,000
Randy Spain - 1,090,000
Brad St. Vincent - 520,000
Sookha Kachittavong - 530,000

Joe Starratt Takes One Down (Event #14 - Seniors)

Joe Starratt

On a board reading [10h][jh][ah], a player in early position bet 4,000 , Joe Starratt shoved all in, and the player in early position called.

Starratt had flopped a flush holding [qh][9h] against his opponent's flopped straight holding [ks][qs].

The [9d] turn and [qd] river ensured Starratt the win, and his opponent was eliminated.

Starratt is now sitting with 68,000 in chips at 300/600 blinds with a 100 ante.

Solomon Yi Elimiated in 8th Place ($8,875)

Solomon Yi - 8th Place - $8,875

Solomon Yi shoved all in and was called by Jeffrey Giordano.

Yi:  [ad][kc]
Giordano:  [10c][10s]

The board ran out [js][jd][9c][qh][5h] sending Yi home in 8th place.

Giordano is now sitting with 1,180,000 in chips.

Sherif Sweillam Winner of Event #12 ($400 NLH Six-Max)

Sherif Sweillam - Winner Event #12 - $7,000

After a recent chop deal, it was Sherif Sweillam that would be the ultimate first place winner of Event #12. He will take home $7,000, the trophy, and the title.

Chop Deal - Event #12 ($400 NLH Six-Max)

The final four players in Event #12 agreed to a chop as follows:

1st Place - Sherif Sweillam - $7,000
2nd Place - Sherwin Agard - $6,307
3rd Place - Michael Zagorites  - $6,307
4th Place - David Allyn - $6,306

Other Payouts In This Event:

5th Place - Andrea Heyda - $2,644
6th Place - Harry Mozian - $2,163
7th Place - Terry Eldredge - $1,763
8th Place - Nicklaus Uhnak - $1,402
9th Place - Dominick Pelli - $1,123
10th Place - Meng Lu - $881
11th Place - Michael Orgettas - $881
12th Place - Douglas Smith - $881
13th Place - Billy Pappas - $801
14th Place - Jeffrey Butts - $801
15th Place - Daniel Castoria - $801

Sookha Kachittavong Doubles Through Jeffrey Giordano (Event #11)

Sookha Kachittavong shoved all in and Jeffrey Giordano called.

Kachittavong:  [as][9c]
Giordano:  [ad][kh]

The flop came [7c][6s][2c], leaving Giordano in the lead.  The [8s] on the turn gave Kachittavong the straight draw, and the [5d] gave him the straight and a full double.  He is now sitting with 350,000.

Andria Heyda Eliminated in 5th Place (Event #12 $400 Six-Max)

Andria Heyda - 5th Place - $2,644

Andria Heyda shoved all in on the button for 32,000 and both Sherwin "The Fox" Agard called in the small blind as well as Sherif Sweillam in the big blind.

Both blinds checked down the [ah][8d][4s][6h][2c] board.

Heyda turned over [ah][qc], but "The Fox" showed [kc][ks] to eliminate Heyda in 5th place.

Randy Spain Takes From Steven Tabb (Event #11)

Steven Tabb Tanking to Randy Spain's 200,000 River Bet

Steven Tabb raised to 23,000 on the button and Randy Spain called in the small blind and Solomon Yi called in the big blind.

When the flop came [ah][ks][8s], Spain led out for 75,000.  Yi folded and Tabb called.

Spain bet 150,000 when the [7c] came on the turn, and Tabb called.

When the river came the [ad] Spain bet 200,000 and Tabb went into the tank.  After a moment of thinking about it, Tabb folded [kd][8d] face up.

Tabb is now sitting with 910,000, and Spain with just over 1,000,000.

The General Eliminated in 10th Place (Event #12 $1,200 NLH)

The General - 10th Place - $4,947

Brad St. Vincent opened for a raise and the General shoved all in.  St. Vincent quickly called.

St. Vincent:  [ah][kh]
General:  [ac][9c]

The board ran out [kc][4d][js][jd][qc], sending the General home in 10th place.

Harry Mozian Eliminated in 6th Place (Event #12 $400 Six Max)

Harry Mozian - 6th Place - $2,163

Sherif Sweillam raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Harry Mozian shoved all in for 91,000 more in the big small blind.  Sweillam called.

Sweillam:  [as][kc]
Mozian:  [jd][js]

The board ran out [ah][6h][2c][qh][9s], sending Mozian home in 6th place with a $2,163 payday.

Final Table of Event #12 ($400 NLH Six-Max)

Seat:    Name:                   Chips:
1 -        Mike Zagorites     630,000
2 -        Harry Mozian       195,000
3 -        David Allyn          569,000
4 -        Andria Heyda       84,000
5 -        Sherwin Agard     207,000
6 -        Sherif Sweillam    677,000

Schedule for Mon. Oct. 12th Foxwoods World Poker Classic

9am:
$60 No Limit Hold Em

11am:

Event #14 $400 Seniors Event
$25,000 Guarantee
($350 Buy-in / $50 Entry Fee)
"With Re-Entries"
Players start with 20,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels:  30 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 9
Full Structure is available here.

12pm:
Event #12 Day 2/Final Table - $400 NLH Six-Max
Full Structure is available here.

12pm:
Event #11 Day 3/Final Table - $1,200 NLH Multi Flight Event
Full Structure is available here.

2pm:
$300 Mega Super Satellite (win a $2,700 voucher)
2 seats guaranteed 

6pm:
$120 No Limit Hold Em
$10,000 guaranteed

8:30pm:
$80 Mega Super Satellite (win a $300 voucher)
5 seats guaranteed

A full schedule for the World Poker Finals series is available here.