Event 8: 8th Place- Dawn Wilensky ($1,355)

Event 8: $300 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

$25,000 GTD

Level 27: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Total Entries: 158
Players Remaining: 7

The Event 8 final table players are falling in rapid succession. Dawn Wilensky was the latest player to hit the rail at the hands of chip leader Stephan Siebold.

Wilensky is our 8th place finisher taking home $1,355 and Siebold extends his chip lead with just 7 players remaining.

Stephan Siebold- 1,625,000
Dawn Wilensky- Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,355)

Event 8: 9th Place- Jay Kovor ($1,070)

Event 8: $300 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

$25,000 GTD

Level 27: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Total Entries: 158
Players Remaining: 8

Jay Kovor (pictured) got his last 230,000 all in holding A♦️3♠️ but was dominated by the A♠️Q♦️ of Charles Bunker. The K♠️10♥️7♠️8♥️2♦️ runout was no help to Kovor and he is our 9th place finisher earning $1,070.

Charles Bunker- 590,000
Jay Kover- Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,070)

Event 8: 10th Place- Jim Tarantino ($757)

Event 8: $300 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

$25,000 GTD

Level 27: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Total Entries: 158
Players Remaining: 9

Jim Tarantino (pictured) got his last 545,000 all in preflop holding K♥️K♣️. He was dominating the 10♠️10♥️ of Juno Kim and in great shape to double up.

The 6♠️3♥️2♥️ flop was no help to Kim but the 10♦️ hit the turn followed by the 10♣️ river. Tarantino improved to quad tens cracking the pocket kings of Tarantino and he is the first player eliminated from the final table.

Juno Kim- 1,350,000
Jim Tarantino- Eliminated in 10th Place ($757)

Event 8: Final Table Set, Siebold Leads

Event 8: $300 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

$25,000 GTD

Level 27: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Total Entries: 158
Players Remaining: 10

With Event 7 wrapping up in the back of the tournament area we pick up on Event 8 just as the final table gets underway.

The final ten players are playing for the $10,361 first prize along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy. Stephan Siebold (pictured) is leading the way with 1,300,000 and is the only final table player over a million.

Below is a look at the updated chip counts and final table seating assignments.

Seat 1.Charles Bunker- 195,000
Seat 2. Stephan Siebold- 1,300,000
Seat 3. Dawn Wilensky- 200,000

Seat 4 Kevin Planchon- 640,000

Seat 5. Juno Kim- 550,000

Seat 6. Laurie Hilton- 350,000

Seat 7. David Vaillancourt- 700,000

Seat 8. Jay Kovor- 300,000

Seat 9. Dan Barry- 625,000
Seat 10. Jim Tarantino- 520,000

Payouts

1. $10,361+Trophy
2. $6,734
3. $4,463
4. $3,347
5. $2,551
6. $2,072
7. $1,673
8. $1,355
9. $1,070
10. $757

Event 7: Agreement Made, Soukha Takes the Trophy and $19,527

With the elimination of Quintin Tyson in 5th place the final four players agreed to stop the clock and discuss a deal. The stacks were counted down and there was a bit of back and forth discussion.

John Phan agreed to give $500 of his share to Soukha Kachittavong and the players shook hands to secure the deal.

Soukha Kachittavong who held the chip lead at the time of the agreement will take 1st for $19,527 and his fifth major Foxwoods Poker title.

Soukha has now earned nearly $850,000 in live career poker earnings and continues to add trophy after trophy to his collection. John Phan and Aaron Galavotti will both earn over $15,000 and John Andrews takes home more than $13,000.

Below is a look at the final four chips stacks at the time of the deal and what each player will be earning.

Soukha Kachittavong- 3,585,000 ($19,527+Trophy)
John Phan- 2,155,000 ($15,487)
Aaron Galavotti- 1,975,000 ($15,516)
John Andrews- 1,975,000 ($15,576)

(L to R) John Andrews, Aaron Galavotti, John Phan, Soukha Kachittavong (seated)

Event 7: Quintin Tyson 5th Place ($6,577)

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)

$100,000 GTD

Level 27: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 4

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

A short stacked Quintin Tyson (pictured) moved all in for his last 194,000 and Soukha Kachittavong made the call. The rest of the table quickly folded and the hands were shown.

Tyson: 8♣️7♣️
Soukha: Q♣️J♣️

The A♥️10♠️3♠️2♣️5♥️  runout was no help to Tyson who is sent to the rail in 5th and Kachittavong extends his chip lead.

Soukha Kachittavong- 4,000,000
Quintin Tyson- Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,577)

Event 7: John Shin 6th Place ($5,324)

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)

$100,000 GTD

Level 26: 15,000/30,000/5,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 5

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

John Shin (pictured) got the last of his chips in the middle holding K♠️4♠️ against the 7♣️7♠️ of Aaron Galavotti. He could not improve and is eliminated in 6th place earning $5,324 for his efforts.

Aaron Galavotti- 2,500,000
John Shin- Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,324)

Event 7: 7th Place- Zepu Zhang ($4,259)

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)

$100,000 GTD

Level 26: 15,000/30,000/5,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 6

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Aaron Galavotti raises to 70,000 and Zepu Zhang (pictured)  moves all in for 280,000. It folds back Galavotti who makes the call and they turn over the cards.

Zhang: K♣️K♦️
Galavotti: J♠️10♠️

The dealer fans the Q♦️9♣️5♥️ flop and Galavotti flops an open ender. The turn Q♠️ takes away two of Galavotti's outs as a king will now give Zhang a full house.

Galavotti will need a river eight only and he gets just that when the 8♠️ completes the board. Galavotti rivers his straight and Zhang is sent to the rail in 7th in brutal fashion.

Aaron Galavotti- 2,300,000
Zepu Zhang- Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,259)

Event 7: 8th Place- Odis Felder ($3,320)

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)

$100,000 GTD

Level 25: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 7

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Three players see a flop of J♠️8♥️2♠️ and Odis Felder leads out with a bet of 126,000. Soukha Kachittavong moves all in and Zepu Zhang folds. With the action back on Felder he goes deep into the tank for over a minute and eventually calls for his last 650,000.

Kachittavong shows K♦️K♣️ and Felder will need to improve with his Q♥️J♣️. The turn A♣️ and river 4♦️ seals the deal for Kachittavong and Felder is our 8th place finisher.

Kachittavong extends his chip lead to over 3,000,000 with just 7 players remaining.

Soukha Kachittavong- 3,100,000
Odis Felder- Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,320)

Event 7: 9th Place- Vito Masi ($2,589)

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)

$100,000 GTD

Level 25: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 8

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

A preflop raising war just broke out between John Phan and Vito Masi(pictured). The end result was Phan moving all in and Masi making the call for his last 700,000.

Phan: A♣️A♦️
Masi: A♠️K♥️

It's a cooler situation for Masi and the A♥️10♠️5♦️ flop improves Phan to top set of aces. The turn J♠️ and river 4♣️ seal the deal for Phan and Masi is eliminated in 9th place earning $2,589.

John Phan- 1,750,000
Vito Masi- Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,589)

Event 7: 10th Place- Greg Joslyn ($1,941)

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)

$100,000 GTD

Level 25: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 9

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Greg Joslyn started the final table as the short stack with 310,000. He was the first player to hit the rail in 10th place and will take home $1,941 for his efforts.

Just nine players remain and they are now all guaranteed at least $2,589.

Event 7: Final Table Set Soukha, Leads

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD

Level 25: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 10

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The final table is set here in Event 7 and the players are now all guaranteed at least $1,941. Soukha Kachittavong (pictured) is leading the way with 2,100,000. Aaron Galavotti sits in second with 1,600,000 and is the only other player over a million.

We will be crowning our Event 7 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge champion here tonight and one lucky player will take home $27,148 along with the trophy.

Below is a look at the updated chip counts and final table seating assignments.

Seat 1. Soukha Kacittavong- 2,100,000
Seat 2. Aaron Galavotti- 1,600,000
Seat 3. Zepu Zhang- 550,000
Seat 4. John Andrews- 915,000
Seat 5. Vito Masi- 760,000
Seat 6. John Phan- 775,000
Seat 7. Odis Felder- 905,000
Seat 8. John Shin- 413,000
Seat 9. Quinton Tyson- 875,000
Seat 10. Greg Joslyn- 305,000

1. $27,148+Trophy
2. $16,849
3. $11,275
4. $8,832
5. $6,577
6. $5,324
7. $4,259
8. $3,320
9. $2,589
10. $1,941

Event 7: Dinner Time

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD
End of Level 24: 10,000/20,000/3,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 13

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Event 7 players are now on a one hour dinner break and we are just three eliminations away from the final table.

We will pick back up on all of the live action here on the Foxwoods Poker blog when play resumes.

Below is another look at what they're playing for.

1. $27,148+ Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy
2. $16,849
3. $11,275
4. $8,832
5. $6,577
6. $5,324
7. $4,259
8. $3,320
9. $2,589
10-12. $1,941
13-15. $1,628

Event 7: Soukha Leads the Final 18

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD

Level 24: 10,000/20,000/3,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 21

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

We are now down the final two tables here in Event 7 and the players are now all guaranteed at least $1,440. 

Soukha Kachittavong (pictured) is leading the way with 1,575,000 and Greg Sirett is the only other player currently over a million. 

Below is a full list of updated chip counts from the final 18 players and seating assignments.

Table 1.

Seat 1. Greg Joslyn- 620,000
Seat 2. Vito Masi- 405,000
Seat 3. Margaret Stanechewski- 185,000
Seat 4. Zepu Zhang- 240,000
Seat 5. Odis Felder- 350,000
Seat 6. John Shin- 375,000
Seat 7. Greg Sirett- 1,025,000
Seat 8. Aaron Galavotti- 940,000
Seat 9. Natale Kuey- 165,000

Table 2. 

Seat 1. Ricardo Ramirez- 470,000
Seat 2. Quintin Tyson- 915,000
Seat 3. Jon MacLellan- 195,000
Seat 4. Soukha Kachittavong- 1,575,000
Seat 5. John Andrews- 800,000
Seat 6. Alex Feiner- 565,000
Seat 7. Empty
Seat 8. John Phan- 190,000
Seat 9. Michael Brundage- 185,000

Main Event Guarantee Lifted Due to Inclement Weather

Due to tomorrow's incoming inclement weather the $250,000 guarantee has been lifted from the $1,650 NLH Main Event. The guarantee for five seats in tonight's $200 satellite event has also been lifted.

Both events will still take place as scheduled but we will no longer be guaranteeing the total prize pools.

Event 7: Recent Eliminations

Baseem Nsier

21. Daniel Chalifour ($1,252)
22. Daniel Podheiser- ($1,064)
23. Zach McClelland ($1,064)
24. Geral Kane ($1,064)
25. Baseem Nsier ($939)
26. Edwin Spencer ($939)
27. Liam He ($939)
28. Kim Lowell ($839)
29. Kash Euckus (839)
30. Michael Leung ($839)
31. Robert Leo ($839)
32. David Stetson ($839)
33. Gary Lee ($839)
34. Monro Secor ($839)
35. Sebastian Figueroa ($839)

Event 7: Aaron Galavotti Closing in on a Million

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD
Level 22: 6,000/12,000/2,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 21

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Soukha Kachittavong was the first player to hit the million chip mark here early on Day 2. He now has some company at the top of the chip counts.

Aaron Galavotti (pictured) started the day near the top as he was one of only ten players over 200,000. He has been chipping up quietly and is now playing just shy of 1,000,000.

Galavotti is now in contention for the chip lead with just 21 players left in the hunt and has his sights set on his first Foxwoods Poker final table.

Event 7: John Shin Finds a Double

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD

Level 22: 6,000/12,000/2,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 21

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The action folds to John Shin (pictured) in the cutoff and he moves all in for about 140,000. It folds to Greg Joslyn in the big blind who snap calls and the hands are shown.

Joslyn: A♣️K♦️
Shin: Q♦️7♦️

The dealer fans the 9♠️4♥️2♥️ flop and Joslyn's ace king maintains the lead. The turn is the 7♥️ and Shin pairs his seven to pull ahead. The 7♣️ hits the river and Shin improves to trip sevens to earn the pot and the double up with just 21 players left.

John Shin- 312,000
Greg Joslyn- 610,000

$200 Main Event Satellite Kicks off at 6 P.M.

The $200 NLH satellite event kicks of at 6 P.M. upstairs in the tournament. This is a $200 buy-in with a 10,000 starting stack.

Players can add on 5,000 chips for $50 or 10,000 for $100 during the break after level 5 and before the start of level 6.

1 in every 10 players will win a seat into tomorrows $1,650 NLH Foxwoods Mega Stack Main Event.

Event 8: Payouts, $10,361 and the Trophy Up Top

Event 8 of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge is the $300 NLH Big Stack (Re-Entry) event. There were a total of 158 entries creating a prize pool of $41,080.

The top 18 players will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $637 for their efforts. The winner will receive $10,361 along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy.

Below is the full list of the final Event 8 tournament payouts.

1. $10,361+Trophy
2. $6,734
3. $4,463
4. $3,347
5. $2,551
6. $2,072
7. $1,673
8. $1,355
9. $1,070
10-12. $757
13-15. $677
16-18. $637

Event 7: Taking a Break

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTDEnd of Level 21: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 22

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Event 7 players are now on a 15 minute break. There are just 22 remaining and they are now all guaranteed at least $1,064.

We will pick back on all of the live action when play resumes.

Event 7: Pocket Rockets for Podheiser

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD
Level 21: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 26

Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The under the gun player limps in and Daniel Podheiser (pictured) raises to 35,000 and Baseem Nsier calls. The limper gets out of the way and they go heads up to the Q♠️J♦️6♣️ flop. 

Podheiser moves all in for his last 94,000 and Nsier makes the call.

Podheiser: A♣️A♥️
Nsier: A♠️10♣️

The turn 5♦️ and river 8♦️ are no help to Nsier and Podheiser's pocket rockets hold up to earn him the double up.

Daniel Podheiser- 292,000
Baseem Nsier- 260,000

Event 8: Last Chance to Register

Event 8: $300 NLH (Re-Entry)
Big Stack $25,000 GTD
End of Level 10: 400/800/100
Total Entries: 145

The Event 8 $300 NLH Big Stack players are now on a 15 minute color up break. There are already 145 total entries and we blew away the $25,000 guarantee with over $35,000 now in the prize pool.

Tournament registration and re-entry will be closing when play resumes so don't miss your very last chance to get in on the Event 8 action.

Event 7: Updated Chip Counts

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTDLevel 20: 4,000/8,000/1,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 29


Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Calvin Ma

We are down to the final 29 Event 7 players and Soukha Kachittavong is holding strong at the top. The players are now all guaranteed at least $939 and one lucky winner will take home $27,148 and the trophy.

Below is a look at the updated chip counts from around the field.

Soukha Kachittavong- 1,100,000
Ricardo Ramirez- 875,000
Alex Feiner- 820,000
Sean Thomson- 750,000
Calvin Ma (pictured)- 540,000
Quintin Tyson- 375,000
John Andrews- 365,000
Margaret Stanchewski- 355,000
Richard Cook- 350,000
John Shin- 345,000
Mike Brundage- 220,000
Odis Felder- 110,000
Natale Kuey- 100,000

Event 7: Sean Thomson Near the Top

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD
Level 20: 3,000/6,000/1,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 31


Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

The Event 7 players are falling fast and we are down to the final 31. Soukha Kachittavong is out in front but one of his tablemates is nearing the top.

Sean Thomson (pictured) who started the day in the middle of the pack with 133,000 has been quietly chipping up.

He is now playing over 800,000 and is seated to the direct left of our chip leader. We will keep an eye on table four as there's plenty of potential for a monster pot in the future.

Event 7: Soukha First to a Million

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTDLevel 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 35


Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker/

Soukha Kachittavong (pictured) was already at the top of the chip counts and he just added another healthy pot to his stack. We caught up to the action on the river on a board reading 8♣️6♠️4♣️4♠️4♦️.

Liam He checked and Kachittavong slid out a bet of 52,000 into a main pot of over 100,000. He gave it some thought before making the call and Kachittavong turned over his J♥️J♦️ for fours full of jacks.

He fired his hand into the muck and Kachittavong is now the first player over half a million with just 35 players remaining.

Soukha Kachittavong- 1,050,000
Liam He- 375,000

Event 7: In the Money, Soukha and Alex Feiner Neck and Neck

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD

Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 42


Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker/

The Event 7 players have now returned from their first break of the day and the money bubble has just burst. The remaining 42 players are now all in the money and guaranteed at least $751.

Soukha Kachittavong has moved into the chip lead with 740,000 and Alex Feiner (pictured) is right behind him with just over 700,000.

We will now be picking up on all of the live action here on the blog as the players battle it out for the $27,148 first prize and the trophy.

Event 7: Day 2 Chip Counts and Seating

Event 7: Margaret Stanechewski Bags the Overall Chip Lead

Event 7: $400 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GTD

Returning to Level 16: 1,500/3,000/500
Total Entries: 369
Players Remaining: 84

Margaret Stanechewski

The second and final Event 7 flight drew a total of 186 entries brining the combined total entries to 369 and 84 players will be moving on to Day 2.

Margaret Stanechewski bagged a massive stack of 346,000 this flight and will return with the overall chip lead.

The players will return Friday December 8th at 12 P.M and will play down to a winner who will take home $27,148 and the trophy.

Below is a look at some of the Day 1B big stacks that will be moving forward. A full list of chip counts and Day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they're available.

Margaret Stanechewski- 346,000
Ricardo Ramirez- 263,500
John Shin- 228,000
Vasu Amarapu- 226,500
Aaron Galavotti- 215,500
Kash Eurkus- 211,500
Chris Orme- 164,000
Mark Perry- 90,500

Event 7: Payouts, $27,148 Up Top

The $400 NLH $100,000 guaranteed event drew a total of 369 entries creating a prize pool of $125,275.

The final 45 players will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of at least $751. The winner will take home $27,148 along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy.

Below is a full list of the final tournament payouts.

1. $27,148+Trophy
2. $16,849
3. $11,275
4. $8,832
5. $6,577
6. $5,324
7. $4,259
8. $3,320
9. $2,589
10-12. $1,941
13-15. $1,629
16-18. $1,440
19-21. $1,252
22-24. $1,064
25-27. $939
28-36. $839
37-45. $751