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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Event #17 ($250 NLH Super Stack Turbo) - Final Table of Nine (with Chip Counts)

Level: 32
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Number of Entries: 272
Current Players Remaining: 9
Average Chip Stack: 1,209,000
Prizepool Information: http://bit.ly/2onF1vo

Seat 1 - James Salters - 425,000
Seat 2 - Brent Donnelly - 2,620,000
Seat 3 - Michael O'Connell - 830,000
Seat 4 - Patrick Keaveny - 1,280,000
Seat 5 - Edwin Centeio - 1,055,000
Seat 6 - Edward Zavala - 440,000
Seat 7 - Christopher Leach - 890,000
Seat 8 - Joseph Berardi - 2,250,000
Seat 9 - Dilipkumar Patel - 1,095,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Play Concludes

The players in Flight B have all bagged up their chips for the night, and will return tomorrow to play Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am.  A total of 73 players are advancing to Day 2 from Flight B. A full recap of Flight B, along with chips counts and seating assignments will be posted in the next hour or two after the seating assignments are complete.

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Four More Hands

Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Current Number of Entries: 174
Current Players Remaining: 73
Average Chip Stack: 71,506
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The clock has been paused with just ten minutes remaining in the night, and the floor has announced that they will play a total of four more hands before bagging and tagging. 

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Near End of Night Chip Counts

Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Current Number of Entries: 172
Current Players Remaining: 81
Average Chip Stack: 63,703
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The players are now 15 minutes into the last level of the night. Here is a look at a few of the notable stacks still in the field:

Kenneth Rawlinson - 185,000
Zachary Donovan - 155,000
Chris Orme - 150,000
Aristoteles Neto - 110,000
Gary Lucci - 100,000
Brad St. Vincent - 80,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 80,000
Roland Israelashvili - 80,000
Soukha Kachittavong - 70,000
Cory Waaland - 70,000
Mike Dentale - 60,000
Tarun Gilati - 50,000
Steven Brackesy - 50,000
Ryan Mostafa - 50,000
Patrick McConnell - 50,000
James Frangoulidis - 55,000
Galen Hall - 40,000
Nick Palma - 40,000
Ted Driscoll - 38,000
Dominick Pelli - 35,000
Gary Wong - 35,000
Je Wook Oh - 30,000
Jose Montes - 30,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 30,000
Gerry Aiello - 25,000
Sundiata DeVore - 19,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 16,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Final Break of the Night

Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Current Number of Entries: 172
Current Players Remaining: 85
Average Chip Stack: 60,705
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Players are now on their final 15 minute break of the night. They will return to play one more level, Level 9 (400/800 blinds and a 100 ante) before bagging and tagging for the night.  Play will resume around 8:45 pm Eastern Time, and registration is open up until the start of play on Day 2 (Sunday April 2nd at 11 am.)

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Mike Dentale "Keeps Getting Run Over"

Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Current Number of Entries: 172
Current Players Remaining: 89
Average Chip Stack: 57,303
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker 

There's a commotion over on Table 4 that is starting to draw a bit of a crowd. The foxwoodspoker.com blog staff arrives and there's around 10,000 in the middle and a board reading 9♣5♠43♣J. Mike Dentale has apparently checked in middle position, and the player on the button has bet 6,000.

"How much time do I got Huey?" Dentale asks the floor as the floor approaches the table. (Note: the floor's name is not Huey).

Since the floor has just arrived to the table he is not quite sure what is going on yet.  The dealer says to the floor, "Player has requested a clock," and the floor begins to give the "60 seconds to act speech."

About ten seconds in Dentale says, "I am going to take a long time on this one Huey, because I just have a small pair, and can really only beat a bluff here."

"You can't talk about your hand, Sir," the floor says to Dentale.

Dentale pauses for a few seconds, looks over at his opponent, and says, "I call."

Dentale's opponent turns over J♣7, having hit a pair of jacks on the river, and says, "I got lucky."

"You got lucky?  Oh, ya think!?!" Dentale responds.  Dentale turns over 7♠4, and continues, "You just F&*#&* hit a three outer..." his voice trails off.

The rest of the conversation involved Dentale talking seamlessly to himself about whether it's worth it to even play poker when you just keep getting poked in the a*$ over and over again.

The player says, "I'm sorry."

"No man, you didn't do anything wrong," Dentale responds genuinely to the player, "I just keep getting run over."

Mike Dentale - 45,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Nick Palma Cracks the General's Kings

Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Current Number of Entries: 167
Current Players Remaining: 96
Average Chip Stack: 52,187
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker 

There is around 5,000 in the middle, and the board reads A82♠. Nick Palma checks in the small blind, and the General bets 3,000 in the cutoff. Palma calls.

The turn is the 5♣. Palma checks, General bets 3,000, and Palma calls.

The river is the A♣. Palma checks, and this time the General checks behind.

General turns over K♣K.

"I knew I should have bet," Palma says as he turns over A♠Q for trip aces to win the pot.

Nick Palma - 38,000
The General - 22,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Post Dinner Break Chip Counts

Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Current Number of Entries: 162
Current Players Remaining: 97
Average Chip Stack: 50,103
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker 

Players have just returned from their 60 minute dinner break. They will play another three one-hour levels before bagging at the end of the night.  Here is a look at a few of the notable chip stacks in the room:

Kenneth Rawlinson - 195,000
Chris Orme - 180,000
Zachary Donovan - 150,000
Fabio Dagata - 75,000
Roland Israelashvili - 75,000
Soukha Kachittavong - 75,000
Brad St. Vincent - 75,000
Mike Dentale - 60,000
James Frangoulidis - 58,000
Aristoteles Neto - 50,000
Ted Driscoll - 47,000
Gerry Aiello - 45,000
Cory Waaland - 45,000
Jason Calnan - 40,000
Galen Hall - 40,000
Patrick McConnell - 40,000
Jose Montes - 40,000
Dominick Pelli - 40,000
Vanessa Selbst - 40,000
Tarun Gulati - 38,000
Nick Palma - 38,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 35,000
David Grandieri - 30,000
Steven Brackesy - 27,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 27,000
Ryan Mostafa - 25,000
Gary Wong - 25,000
Sundiata DeVore - 19,000

Event #17 ($250 NLH Super Stack Turbo) Prizepool Information

There were a total of 272 entries in today's $250 No-Limit Hold'em Super Stack Turbo event, generating a prizepool of $56,726. The top 36 places will make the money, with first place taking home $13,007.

Here is a look at the prizepool breakdown:

1$13,007
2$7,941
3$5,248
4$4,169
5$3,063
6$2,496
7$2,042
8$1,617
9$1,263
10-12$907
13-15$765
16-18$680
19-21$595
22-24$538
25-27$482
28-36$442

Win a $5,000 High Roller Seat for $200!

Tonight at 6:00 pm there will be a $200 Super Mega Super Satellite to win an $1,100 voucher with 10 seats guaranteed!  Each of those seat winners can use the voucher to play in tomorrow morning's $1,100 satellite into the $5,000 High Roller Event!

For a look at the structures of these satellites please see this link.
Click here for a look at the High Roller Event structure.

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Dinner Break

Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Current Number of Entries: 154
Current Players Remaining: 100
Average Chip Stack: 46,200
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break. They will return to play Level 7, with 250/500 blinds and a 75 ante.  Play will resume around 6:30pm Eastern Time, and registration is open for the rest of the night (closes at Level 10/start of Day 2).

After dinner, play will resume for three more one-hour levels, and Flight B play will conclude around 10 pm tonight. Players will then bag and tag, and they will return to play Day 2 on Sunday April 2nd at 11am. 

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Player Profile: Sundiata DeVore

Sundiata DeVore - in today's Main Event field

Level: 
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 25
Current Number of Entries: 147
Current Players Remaining: 111
Average Chip Stack: 39,729
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Some may consider Sundiata DeVore a more "up and coming" player, as he has really started making a name for himself in poker in the last three years. But one would be silly to think that the length of his poker resume is in any way related to his talent. DeVore's poker resume is peppered with deep runs, predominantly in casinos on the East Coast, and also in Las Vegas events.

DeVore's break-out success came back in November of 2014 when he took down the $250 NLH Turning Stone Super Stacks Hold'em event in Verona, New York for $18,002. Since that event, DeVore has made many deep runs at Parx, Borgata, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and most recently here at Foxwoods.

This series alone, DeVore has already cashed in two events, taking 125th in the $400 Multi Flight Event #11 for $800, and taking 5th in the Re-Entry Event #1 for $23,080. Just a few days ago, DeVore also won the $300 NLH Six Max Event #14, taking home the trophy and $10,172.

Sundiata DeVore - Winner Photo from Event #14

Will DeVore continue to make another deep run in the $2,200 Main Event? Make sure to follow along here at Foxwoodspoker.com to find out.

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Gary Lucci Takes From Steven Brackesy

Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Current Registrants: 143
Current Players Remaining: 109
Average Chip Stack: 39,357
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Steven Brackesy raises to 900 from under the gun. Gary Lucci calls in middle position, Michael Dobbs calls in the cutoff, Soukha Kachittavong calls on the button, and Zach Donovan calls in the big blind.

The flop comes A66♣, and all players check.

The turn is the 10♠ Donovan checks. Brackesy bets 1,600, and only Lucci calls.

The river is the K♣. Brackesy checks, Lucci bets 3,000, and Brackesy quickly calls.

Lucci turns over A♠K♠ for top two, and Brackesy quickly mucks without showing.

Gary Lucci - 45,000
Steven Brackesy - 42,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Post Break Notable Chip Counts

Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Current Registrants: 141
Current Players Remaining: 108
Average Chip Stack: 38,571
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The field continues to grow over the course of the day, and we have many new additional notables in the field.  Below is a look at a few of the notables current chip stacks, including newly registered players post-break.

Chris Orme - 145,000
Zach Donovan - 120,000
Kenneth Rawlinson - 120,000
Brad St. Vincent - 62,000
Michael Bonita - 60,000
'Worldwide John' Matson - 55,000
Steven Brackesy - 50,000
Eric Siegel - 50,000
Fabio Dagata - 50,000
Nick Palma - 44,000
The General - 40,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 40,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 39,000
James Frangoulidis - 38,000
Cory Waaland - 38,000
Aristoteles Neto - 37,000
Mike Dentale - 35,000
Soukha Kachittavong - 35,000
Gerry Aiello - 30,000
Jason Calnan - 30,000
Sundiata DeVore - 30,000
Galen Hall - 30,000
Anthony Harris - 30,000
Laurie Hilton - 30,000
Roland Israelashvili - 30,000
Vanessa Selbst - 30,000
Gary Wong - 30,000
Tarun Gulati - 28,000
Ryan Mostafa - 28,000
Ted Driscoll - 27,000
Dominick Pelli - 23,000
David Grandieri - 22,500
Carlo Sciannameo - 22,000
Joe Heinzmann - 16,000
Michael Dobbs - 13,700
John Caputo - 10,000
Jose Montes - 7,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Galen Hall Eliminated Shortly Before Break

Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Current Registrants: 141
Current Players Remaining: 108
Average Chip Stack: 38,571
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

According to the table, Galen Hall was eliminated from play shortly before the last break. Chris Orme, the current chip leader, flopped top set against Hall's bottom set. Orme held pocket sevens against Hall's pocket fours on a 7-5-4 flop.

Hall has just re-entered the field and has been moved to a neighboring table.

Chris Orme - 145,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Now on Second Break

Players are now on their second 15 minute break of the day. They will return to play Level 5 with 150/300 blinds and a 25 ante.

At the moment there are 134 entries, and 117 players remaining, making the average stack upon return from the break 34,358.

The field is expected to increase as the day moves forward, and registration/re-entry does not close until the start of play on Day 2 (Sunday April 2nd at 11 am).

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Chris Orme Sends One Home

Chris Orme

Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Current Registrants: 114
Current Players Remaining: 105
Average Chip Stack: 32,571
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

A player in early position limps in, another player in middle position calls, the hijack raises to 800, Chris Orme re-raises to 1,550 in the cutoff, and the player on the button cold-calls. It folds back around to Orme, and they are heads up to the flop.

The flop comes K♣107. Orme bets 1,700, and the button raises to 4,200. Orme calls the raise.

The turn is the J and Orme shoves all in, having his opponent covered.

The button goes into the tank, and after nearly three minutes, he opts to call.

Orme: J♣J♠ (set of jacks)
Button: 10♣7♣ (two pair)

The river is the 7♠, giving both players a full house, but awarding Orme the pot with his bigger full house.

As the button stands and exits the table, Orme looks at Tarun Gulati in the small blind (who had folded preflop) and asks him, "What did you fold?"

Gulati responds, "AQ, pretty tilting."

Orme raises his eyebrows in surprise and says, "Wow," as the pot is passed over to him.

Chris Orme - 68,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Player Profile: Galen Hall

Galen Hall

Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Current Number of Entries: 114
Current Players Remaining: 105
Average Chip Stack: 32,571
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Galen Hall has taken his seat here in the $2,200 Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event to take his shot at the $400,000 guaranteed prizepool. According to Hall's Hendon Mob website bio, Hall started playing poker in high school. A PokerNews article written about Hall back in 2012 states that Hall started playing online in college, but also said that he really started really putting in volume after graduating from college.

Hall has just over $4,000,000 in live earnings on his resume, and his biggest score to date was in 2011 when he won the PCA Main Event in the Bahamas for $2,300,000.  Hall's poker resume is peppered with huge results from all over the world including Venice, Madrid, Bahamas, and a lot of bigger results in LA and Las Vegas.

Hall is known for playing many high roller events, and took 4th in the 2015 Aria $25,000 High Roller for $78,720, and 3rd in the 2012 $100,000 PCA Super High Roller for $470,400. This Foxwoods Poker Classic series features a high roller event tomorrow (Sunday) at 5:00 pm.  Will we see Hall make a run in our high roller event? Check back here at foxwoodspoker.com to follow his journey.   

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - More Friendly Faces Join the Crowd

Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Current Registrants: 108
Current Players Remaining: 90
Feature Table Live Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The field has steadily been growing over the course of the first few levels, and a few additional notables have joined the field:

Greg Himmelbrand *live streamed feature table, Seat 1   www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker
Cory Waaland
The General
John Caputo
Brad St. Vincent
Michael Dobbs
Carlo Sciannameo
Jose Montes

The players listed above joined the previous "early riser" notables in the field including: Vanessa Selbst, James Frangoulidis, Vito Masi, Kenneth Rawlinson, Galen Hall, Anthony Mascia, Chris Orme, Steven Brackesy, Gary Lucci, Alex Aldrich, Joe Heinzmann, Sundiata DeVore, Chris Tryba, and Ted Driscoll. 

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Now on First Break

Players in Flight B of the $2,200 Main Event are now on their first 15 minute break of the day. They will return around 1:15 pm Eastern time to play Level 3, with 100/200 blinds.

Anyone wishing to enter/re-enter has until Level 10 (the start of Day 2) to do so.

Here are the details for today's Main Event:

11 AM - Event #16B: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Championship **$400,000 Guaranteed
  • Late registration is open until the start of Level 10 (start of Day 2)
  • Re-entries will remain available until the end of registration (start of Day 2)
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • This is a best stack forward event
  • Two Starting Flights:
    • Flight A: 11am Friday March 31st
    • Flight B: 11am Saturday April 1st
  • All levels are 60 minutes in length
  • There will be a 15 minute break after Levels 2, 4, and 8
  • There will be a 60 minute dinner break after Level 6
  • Day 1 will play nine total levels
  • Day 2 will resume on Sunday April 2nd at 11am
  • Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Baseem Nsier Eliminated By James Frangoulidis

Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Current Entries: 96
Current Players Remaining: 90
Average Stack: 32,000
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker 

Baseem Nsier was all in preflop and had been called by James Frangoulidis and John Yiovanakos, both in middle position.

The flop comes A♣4♣2♣. Frangoulidis shoves all in for around 25,000, and Yiovanakos goes into the tank. After nearly two minutes of thinking, Yiovanakos folds and says, "Ace jack, with the jack of clubs."

Frangoulidis: K♣K
Nsier: Q10♠

The J♠ turn causes Yiovanakos to cringe a little, but when the river comes the Q♣ a player at the table says to Yiovanakos, "I bet you like your fold now."

Frangoulidis is awarded the pot, and Nsier is eliminated from play.

"You should probably just sit and watch this table, lots of action for the first two levels," a player says to the blog staff.

James Frangoulidis - 40,000
Baseem Nsier - Eliminated with the option to re-enter

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Big Hand in First Level, John Yiovanakos Triples Up

John Yiovanakos
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Current Entries: 88
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker 

At the very end of the first level, a big commotion is taking place over on table #2. When the foxwoodspoker.com blog staff arrives to the table there are three players all in. Ted Driscoll fills us in.

According to Driscoll, John Yiovanakos limps in from under the gun, Driscoll raised to 425 in early position, Baseem Nsier called in middle position, Rami Owera called in the small blind, and James Frangoulidis called in the big blind. With action back on Yiovanakos, the original raiser, he shoves all in for 13,100. Driscoll quickly folded, Nsier called, and Owera re-shoved over the top for 18,825. Frangoulidis quickly folded, and Nsier called Owera's all in.

Yiovanakos: 10♠10
Nsier: K♣J
Owera: A♣J♠

The board ran out Q♣4♠3♣510♣ awarding Yiovanakos a triple-up, and awarding Owera the side pot.

John Yiovanakos - 40,150
Rami Owera - 11,400
Baseem Nsier - 8,000

Event #16B ($2,200 NLH Main Event) - Early Notables in the Field

Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker 

The $2,200 Main Event Flight B is off and running, and players are trickling in to take their shot at the $400,000 Guaranteed prizepool in the second of two starting flights of Event #16.

Here is a look at a few of the notables in this morning's field:

Vanessa Selbst (featured on our live stream feature table at https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker)
James Frangoulidid *Bagged in Flight A, working on a "best stack forward"
Vito Masi
Kenneth Rawlinson
Galen Hall
Anthony Mascia
Chris Orme
Steven Brackesy
Gary Lucci
Alex Aldrich
Joe Heinzmann
Sundiata DeVore
Chris Tryba
Ted Driscoll

Schedule For Sat. April 1st - Foxwoods Poker Classic

9 AM - $60 No-Limit Hold'em

9 AM - $200 Mega Super Satellite (win a $2,200 voucher) 1 seat guaranteed

11 AM - Event #16B: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Championship **$400,000 Guaranteed
  • Late registration is open until the start of Level 10 (start of Day 2)
  • Re-entries will remain available until the end of registration (start of Day 2)
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • This is a best stack forward event
  • Two Starting Flights:
    • Flight A: 11am Friday March 31st
    • Flight B: 11am Saturday April 1st
  • All levels are 60 minutes in length
  • There will be a 15 minute break after Levels 2, 4, and 8
  • There will be a 60 minute dinner break after Level 6
  • Day 1 will play nine total levels
  • Day 2 will resume on Sunday April 2nd at 11am
  • Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link
2 PM - Event #17: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Super Stack Turbo  **$25,000 Guaranteed
  • Late registration is open until the start of Level 11
  • Re-entries allowed until the close of registration
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • All levels are 15 minutes in length
  • There will be a 10 minute break after Levels 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25
  • This tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner
  • Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link

6 PM - $200 Mega Super Satellite (win a $1,100 voucher) 10 seats guaranteed

8:30 PM - $100 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty

A full schedule of all Foxwoods Poker Classic events can be found HERE.