Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Jason Mumback Eliminated in 4th Place ($5,000) By Frank Melgar

Level: 29
Blinds: 30.000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Entries: 153
Current Players Remaining: 3
Avg. Stack: 1,530,000
Prizepool Info: http://bit.ly/2kNLLlE

Jason Mumback shoved all-in, into the opening raise of Frank Melgar, and Melgar tank called for a similar stack size.

Mumback: A♣5♥
Melgar:  Q♣10♣

The board ran out K♥6♠4♣Q♦J♥, giving Melgar a pair of queens to win the pot, and eliminate Mumbach in 4th place.

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Calvin Ma Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,000) By Sara Stohler

Level: 25
Blinds: 20.000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Entries: 153
Current Players Remaining: 5
Avg. Stack: 918,000
Prizepool Info: http://bit.ly/2kNLLlE

Calvin Ma moved all in for around 15 big blinds holding K♣Q♦, and Sara Stohler called holding 10♦10♠.

The board rand out J♦9♣5♥3♠2♠, eliminating Ma in 5th place.

Sara Stohler - 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Calvin Ma - Eliminated in 5th place, for $3,000

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Final Table of Ten

Level: 25
Blinds: 12.000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Entries: 153
Current Players Remaining: 10
Avg. Stack: 459,000
Prizepool Info: http://bit.ly/2kNLLlE

Seat 1 - Frank Melgar - 397,000
Seat 2 - Sara Stohler - 378,000
Seat 3 - Dilip Patel - 552,000
Seat 4 - Peter Nelson - 181,000
Seat 5 - Joe Starratt - 93,000
Seat 6 - Ed Kaufman - 543,000
Seat 7 - H Dao - 536,000
Seat 8 - Jason Mumbach - 990,000
Seat 9 - Brian Landesman - 195,000
Seat 10 - Calvin Ma - 722,000

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Inching Closer to the Money

Level: 22
Blinds: 6.000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Entries: 153
Current Players Remaining: 22
Avg. Stack: 208,636

The field has been thinned to 22 players, and 18 of them will make the money. Here is a look at a few of the notables still in the field: 

Sara Stohler - 340,000
Joe Starratt - 190,000
Baseem Nsir - 140,000
Sandeep Patel - 130,000

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Dinner Break

The remaining players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return to play Level 21, with 5,000/10,000 blinds, and a 1,000 ante. 

Live stream feature table can be found at: twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Photos of the Field

Level: 17
Blinds: 2.000/4,000
Ante: 500
Entries: 153
Current Players Remaining: 46
Avg. Stack: 99,782

Event #13 ($300 NLH Big Stack) Prizepool Information

There were a total of 153 entries in today's $300 NLH big stack event.  Those entries generated a prizepool of $38,588, with 18 spots making the money.

Here is a look at the full payouts:

Place:	Payout:
1	$10,033
2	$6,522
3	$4,322
4	$3,241
5	$2,470
6	$2,006
7	$1,621
8	$1,312
9	$1,043
10-12	$733
13-15	$656
16-18	$617

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Players Returning From Break, Reg Closed

Players are just coming back from a 15-minute break and registration is now closed.  The clock reads 145 entries, but the official number, along with the prizepool will be posted as soon as it's available.

Play will resume at 500/1,000 blinds, and a 100 ante.

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - A Round of Chip Counts

Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Current Entries: 145
Current Players Remaining: 113
Avg. Stack: 38,495

Ralph Macri - 60,000
John Caputo - 55,000
Soukha Kachittavong - 54,000
Sara Stohler - 50,000
Kenny Han - 45,000
Sandeep Patel - 35,000
Carlo Sciannameo - 30,000
Joe Starratt - 25,000
Andrew Weinstock - 19,000

Event #15 ($300 NLH Big Stack) - Kenny Han Sends Two Home

Kenny Han - Pictured Here in Event #13

Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Current Entries: 129
Current Players Remaining: 108
Avg. Stack: 35,833

Carlo Sciannameo limps in from under the gun, and a player in middle position raises to 2,500. Event #14 ($300 Seniors) Winner Kenny Han calls on the button. It folds back to Sciannameo who moves all in for around 30,000, and the player in middle position calls for his remaining 9,000 in chips.  Han pauses for a few moments before opting to call, having both players covered, and the three players table their hands.

Sciannameo: 3♠3♣
Middle Position: 10♣10♦
Han: 10♠9♦

The flop comes 8♣7♠4♦, leaving the player in middle position in the lead with his pair of tens, but giving Han and open ended straight draw.  The 6♠ turn brings in the straight, giving Han the lead. The river is the 4♣, and both Sciannameo and the other player are eliminated from play.

Kenny Han - 65,000
Carlo Sciannameo - Eliminated with the option to re-enter

Schedule For Fri. Oct. 13th Foxwoods World Poker Finals

9 AM - $60 No Limit Hold'em   

11 AM - Event #15: $300 NLH Big Stack  **$25,000 Guaranteed 

• Late registration is open until the start of Level 11
• Players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips
• Re-Entries available until the end of registration (start of Level 11)
• Levels 1-25 are 20-minutes in length
• Levels 26+ are 30-minutes in length
• There will be a 15 minute break after Levels 5, 10, 15, and 25
• There will be a 60 minute dinner break after Level 20
• This tournament is scheduled to play to a conclusion today
• Structure sheet can be found by clicking this link

3 PM - $300 Mega Super Satellite (win a $2,500 voucher)  **2 seats guaranteed

6 PM - $300 Mega Super Satellite (win a $2,500 voucher)  **10 seats guaranteed

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

A full schedule of all Foxwoods World Poker Finals events can be found here.
A full schedule of all October events, including all daily events can be found here.


Completed Events This Series:  

Event #2 ($300 7-Card Stud) - 3-Way Chop

Event #3 ($300 H.O.S.E.) - Christopher Smith Wins ($4,755) 

Event #4 ($300 PLO High) - Andrew Weinstock Wins $3,994 

Event #5 ($400 Big Stack Semi Turbo Bounty) - Ken Buchanan Wins $7,935

Event #6 ($300 Monster Stack) - Paul Avezzie Wins $11,847

Event #7 ($250 Ladies) - Karen Goncalves Wins $3,457

Event #8 ($1,200 NLH) - Robin Boutaud Wins $39,104

Event #9 ($250 NLH Super Stack Turbo) - Matthew Willis Wins $11,555

Event #10 ($400 NLH Multi-Flight) - Sean Carlson Wins $54,968

Event #11 ($300 Omaha Hi/Lo 8+) - 

Event #12 ($300 7 Card Stud 8+) - John Bell Wins $3,500

Event #13 ($400 NLH Six-Max) - Stephen Chiovaro Wins $7,689

Event #14 ($300 NLH Seniors) - TBD

Seniors Event - Final Table of Nine

Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Avg. Stack: 580,000

Seat 1 - Kenny Han - 721,000
Seat 2 - Michael Clemente - 822,000
Seat 3 - Lou Pito - 262,000
Seat 4 - John Andrews - 109,000
Seat 5 - Howard Schuman - 1,129,000
Seat 6 - Anthony Midolo - 613,000
Seat 7 - Andrea Willbur - 923,000
Seat 8 - Paul Freedman - 540,000
Seat 9 - Jeff Schwan - 103,000

Seniors Event - Mike Nye Eliminated in 12th Place

Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000

Facing a raise from the player on his left, Mike Lye moves all in, and the player calls.

Nye: 10♦10♠
Opponent: K♣K♠

The board runs out Q♣Q♦9♠A♦9♣, eliminating Nye in 12th place. 

Seniors Event - Message From Mike Nye

Mike Nye would like to send a special shout out to sweet sister Sam.