Event #8 Update

It's 10:45pm and Event #8: $365 NLH is down to the final 19 players.  They are currently on break, and when they return blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante.

1st Place: Jesse Mercado ($21,276)

Nicholas Palma raised preflop and Jesse Mercado made the call from the big blind.  The flop fell [As][3d][5c] and Jesse check called Nicholas's continuation bet.  The [Js] turn saw another check-call, and the river came the [9d].  Jesse checked one more time and Nicholas moved all in.  Jesse immediately snap called and revealed [Ah][Ad] for top set.  Nicholas sighed and showed [5h][5d] for set under set.

The stacks were counted down and it was determined that Jesse had Nicholas slightly outchipped.  He will win $21,276 along with the World Series of Poker Circuit Ring.  Congratulations, Jesse!

2nd Place: Nicholas Palma ($13,154)

Event #7 is now heads up

After the elimination of Paul Torri in 3rd place, play is now heads up.  The final 2 are taking a brief break.  Here are their chip counts:

Nicholas Palma - 1,320,000
Jesse Mercado - 460,000

3rd Place: Paul Torri ($9,480)

Sometimes it's just not your day.  Paul Torri moved all in from the button for a little over 100,000 at 6,000/12,000 blinds, and Nicholas Palma made the call from the big blind.  Both players had the same hand, with Paul holding [Qs][8d] to Nicholas's [Qh][8h].  With the way Nicholas has been running, he joked to Paul that he had no chance at winning.  The dealer fanned the [5c][5h][6h] to indeed give Nicholas a freeroll, and he wasted no time hitting his flush on the [3h] turn.  Paul was drawing dead when the [2d] hit the river, and he will exit the tournament in 3rd place.  Paul earns $9,480 for his efforts.

4th Place: William Miller ($6,861)

Nicholas Palma raised preflop and William Miller went all in.  Action folded back to Nicholas who made the call.

Nicholas [Jd][Ts]

William [Ah][Qs]

The flop was safe for William, falling [5d][2c][8c], but the [Js] hit Nicholas.  William would need an ace or a queen to survive, but the [5c] river failed to improve his hand.  William will collect $6,861 for his 4th place finish here today.

Meanwhile, Nicholas Palma is up to around 1.2 million.

5th Place: Jon Reinhardt ($4,986)

Jon Reinhardt has been eliminated in 5th place when his J-T failed to improve against Jesse Mercado's A-9.  Jon flopped a gut shot and two overs but was unable to hit.  He will collect $4,986 for his 5th place finish.

Event #8 Prize Pool & Payouts

A total of 281 players entered Event #8: $365 NLH, creating a prize pool of $87,110.  The top 30 players will make the money, with a mincash worth $574.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $20,280
2nd Place: $12,539
3rd Place: $9,092
4th Place: $6,709
5th Place: $5,036
6th Place: $3,836
7th Place: $2,966
8th Place: $2,332
9th Place: $1,868
10th-12th Place: $1,504
13th-15th Place: $1,233
16th-18th Place: $1.030
19th-21st Place: $870
22nd-24th Place: $752
25th-27th Place: $650
28th-30th Place: $574

Paul Torri crippled, then doubles

Paul Torri raised preflop from the button before William Miller moved all in from the small blind.  Action folded around to Paul who thought for quite awhile before deciding to gamble for most of his chips.  Paul had [Js][Th] and was racing against William's [8s][8d].  The [Ac][5c][As][2c][7d] board missed Paul's two overs, and William doubled up.

On the next hand, Paul was all in with [Ac][Jh] and was a dominating favorite over his opponent's [Ah][9d].  The board ran out a pure [Th][Ad][3c][2s][3d], and Paul doubled up.  He now sits on 180,000 at 5,000/10,000 blinds.

6th Place: Michael Sanderson ($3,638)

On a [9h][2c][5d] flop, Michael Sanderson was all in holding [6s][6h] and was up against his opponent's [8h][8d].  Michael failed to find one of the two remaining sixes on the [Qd] turn and [5c] river, and hewill be our 6th place finisher.  Michael will earn $3,638 for his efforts today.

Event #7: $580 Six Max Final Table is Under Way

Cards are back in the air at the final table of Event #7: $580 NLH Six Max.  You can watch live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Event #8: $365 NLH is Under Way

Cards are in the air for Event #8: $365 NLH.  This tournament features 6 levels of registration and a 10,000 starting stack.  Full structure is available here.

At 1pm, the final table for Event #7: $580 NLH Six Max will resume on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.  You can see full chip counts and seating assignments here.

August 2014 - WSOP - Event #7 - $580 NLH 6 Max - Returning Players

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
1	Nicholas Palma	809,000
2	Jon Reinhardt	461,000
3	Michael Sanderson	100,000
4	Paul Torri	71,000
5	William Miller	236,000
6	Jesse Mercado	94,000

Unofficial final table reached

There are only 7 players left in Event #7, and they have combined to the unofficial final table.  As soon as one more player busts, play will be done for the night.  The final 6 will return tomorrow at 1pm to play down to a World Series of Poker Circuit winner, which you will be able to watch on the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.  We will have chip counts and seating assignments at the end of the day.

Event #7 Update: Final 3 tables reached

The final 18 players have redrawn for seats at the final 3 tables. The top 15 are in the money, so the bubble is quickly approaching. Play will continue at 1,200/2,400 blinds with a 400 ante.

August 2014 - WSOP - Event #6 - $365 NLH - Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Mathew Smith, Enfield CT	$18,787
2	Robert Lauria, Las Vegas NV	$11,601
3	Jose Mendez, Stamford CT	$8,389
4	Eric Siegel, Bellmore NY	$6,173
5	Paul Vacchio, Inwood NY	$4,623
6	Scott Inman, Wallingford CT	$3,528
7	David Chaves, Taunton MA	$2,737
8	Anthony Campagna, Manorville NY	$2,147
9	Brian Campbell, Winchester MA	$1,723
10	Soukha Kachittavong, Woonsocket RI	$1,395
11	Carmelo Schepis, Harrison NY	$1,395
12	Derrick Connors, Springvale ME	$1,395
13	Douglas Mackinnon, E Amhearst NY	$1,150
14	Justin Cimalore, Westerley RI	$1,150
15	Robert Boyer, Randolph MA	$1,150
16	Bradley Manter, Quincy MA	$966
17	Jeremy Costa, Lithonia GA	$966
18	John Maston, Hope valley RI	$966
19	Michael Pezzi, Waterford CT	$820
20	Lee Nutting, W Rutland VT	$820
21	Steven Fiorentini, Millis MA	$820
22	Gennadiy Kostrov, Providence RI	$705
23	She Lok Wong, Forest Hills NY	$705
24	William Frederick, Methuen MA	$705
25	Nicholas Vollaro, Bay Shore NY	$621
26	Kevin Roster, Woodhaven NY	$621
27	Michael Arsenault, Greenfield MA	$621

1st Place: Matt Smith ($18,787)

Matt Smith and Bob Lauria were almost even in chips when they got it all in as a coin flip.  Matt had the [9d][9c] and Bob had [Ah][Qh].  Bob said, "This is fun," as they essentially flipped for the World Series of Poker Circuit ring.

The flop fell [7h][4d][2d] and Bob said, "That's good for you."
The turn fell [Qd] and Bob said, "That's good for me."
The river fell [Ad] and Bob said, "That's good for you."

It was suck-resuck as Matt had rivered a flush.  Once the stacks were counted down, it was determined that Matt had Bob slightly outchipped.  He will win $18,787 for his efforts along with the World Series of Poker Circuit ring.  Congratulations, Matt!

2nd Place: Bob Lauria ($11,601)

Bob Lauria awaits the river after hitting a queen on the turn

Bob Lauria doubles up again!

The final board read [5h][8c][6h][Ac][8d] when Bob Lauria moved all in.  Matt Smith mulled over his options and elected to make the call, seeing that his [As][9h] had been rivered by Bob's [8h][3h].  Bob will double up again, now taking the lead for the first time in this heads up match.

Bob Lauria doubles through Matt Smith

On a [6s][3c][Jc], Bob Lauria found himself all in holding [Jh][9h] against Matt Smith's [Kc][4c].  Bob would need to avoid a king or a club to survive.  The [9d] turn took away a few of Matt's outs, and the [8h] was a brick, giving Bob the winning two pair.

Bob now sits on approximately 1.2 million to Matt's 1,350,000.

Heads up play has begun

After a brief break, heads up play has begun in Event #6: $580 NLH.  Matt Smith has 1.7 million to Bob Lauria's 630,000.  Blinds continue at 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante.

3rd Place: Jose Mendez ($8,389)

Jose Mendez was all in with [Ad][4h] against Bob Lauria's [As][Jd].  Jose would need a four to survive, and he found one on the [4s][5h][8s].  Unfortunately for him, Bob found a jack when the turn came [Jc].  Jose again would need a four to survive, but the [9h] hit the river, sending Jose to the rail.  He will collect $8,389 for his 3rd place finish here today.

4th Place: Eric Siegel ($6,173)

At 10,000/20,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante, Eric Seigel moved all in under the gun for 176,000.  Matt Smith was next to act and reraised to 400,000.  The blinds got out of the way, and Eric saw the bad news:

Eric [Ah][Td]
Matt [Qh][Qc]

Eric would need an ace to survive, but he failed to find it on the [2h][7d][6d][2s][Ts] board.  His pair of tens were not enough to win the hand, and Eric will exit the tournament 4th place, good for $6,173.

Event #6 is now on break

The final 4 players in Event #6: $365 NLH are now on break.  Tournament staff are coloring up some chips on this break, and here are the updated chip counts:

Seat 1: Matt Smith - 1,400,000
Seat 5: Bob Lauria - 420,000
Seat 6: Jose Mendez - 330,000
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 265,000

Jose Mendez gets lucky against Bob Lauria

Usually when you pick up ace king against your opponent's ace king, you expect to chop.  That's just what Bob Lauria was thinking when he had Jose Mendez all in with [As][Kc].  When the flop fell [2s][Ks][Th], Jose picked up a backdoor flush draw, still an improbability.  The [Js] turn opened the door, and amazingly the [5s] hit the river to complete Jose's flush.  After making a face, Bob paid off the all in, and Jose now sits on over 500,000.

5th Place: Paul Vacchio ($4,623)

Paul Vacchio and Matt Smith were heads up on a [Th][2h][Tc][Qh] board when Paul moved all in.  Matt went deep into the tank and eventually made the call.  Paul had flopped trip tens with his [Ks][Ts] but was behind Matt's [7h][6h] which turned a flush.  Paul had 10 outs for a full house, but the [Jc] failed to deliver.  Paul will be our 5th place finisher, good for $4,623.

Photos from Event #7

There are approximately 75 players remaining in Event #7, and they are now on their second break of the day.  Here are some photos of notables from around the room:

Je Wook Oh, Randal Sklar, and Bernard Lee all seated at the same table

Tom Dobrilovic and Dena Pearlman are happy neighbors

David Stefanski sweats Kevin Calenzo shortly after busting

Event #7: $580 Six Max Prize Pool and Payouts

A total of 148 players entered today's Event #7: $580 Six Max NLH, creating a prize pool of $76,960.  The top 15 players will make the money, with a mincash worth $1,060.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $21,276
2nd Place: $13,154
3rd Place: $9,480
4th Place: $6,861
5th Place: $4,986
6th Place: $3,638
7th-8th Place: $2,657
9th-10th Place: $1,948
11th-12th Place: $1,433
13th-15th Place: $1,060

6th Place: Scott Inman ($3,528)

Scott Inman was all in with pocket sixes against his opponent's ace king.  Scott's sixes were good thought the turn, but as Barry Greenstein says, "Ace on the river."  Scott will exit this tournament in 6th place, good for $3,528.

Event #6: Updated chip counts at the break

The final 6 players in Event #6: $365 NLH are now on their first break of the day.  When the return, blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.  Here are updated chip counts:

Seat 1: Matt Smith - 540,000
Seat 2: Scott Inman - 250,000
Seat 4: Paul Vacchio - 690,000
Seat 5: Bob Lauria - 440,000
Seat 6: Jose Mendez - 200,000
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 420,000

Here are the remaining prizes to be awarded:

1st Place: $18,787
2nd Place: $11,601
3rd Place: $8,389
4th Place: $6,173
5th Place: $4,623
6th Place: $3,528

7th Place: David Chaves ($2,737)

8th Place: Anthony Campagnia ($2,147)

9th Place: Brian Campbell ($1,723)

Brian Campbell was all in preflop holding [Ks][Kc] and was in good shape to double up against his opponent's [Ad][Qs].  The [Qc][Qh][5s] flop changed all that, and Brian would need a king to survive.  The [2d] turn and [8h] river failed to bring the needed two outer, and Brian will exit this tournament in 9th place, good for $1,723.

Event #6 Final Table is Under Way

The final table for Event #6: $365 NLH is now under way.  You can watch the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.  Here are chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: Matt Smith - 321,000
Seat 2: Scott Inman - 335,000
Seat 3: Anthony Campagnia - 124,000
Seat 4: Paul Vacchio - 557,000
Seat 5: Bob Lauria - 391,000
Seat 6: Jose Mendez - 431,000
Seat 7: Brian Campbell - 113,000
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 125,000
Seat 9: David Chaves - 169,000

Here are the remaining prizes to be awarded:

1st Place: $18,787
2nd Place: $11,601
3rd Place: $8,389
4th Place: $6,173
5th Place: $4,623
6th Place: $3,528
7th Place: $2,737
8th Place: $2,147
9th Place: $1,723

Event #7: $580 Six Max is Under Way

Cards are in the air for Event #7: $580 NLH Six Max.  This tournament has a $40,000 Guarantee and features 12,000 starting stack.  Full structure is available here.

At 1pm, the final table for Event #6: $365 NLH will begin.  You can watch the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com, and view chip counts & seating assignments here.

August 2014 - WSOP - Event #5 - $580 NLH - Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	William Kopp, Brecksville OH	$40,837
2	Mark Schumacher, Hopkinton MA	$25,247
3	John Weiss, Fairfield CT	$18,430
4	Paul Duchemin, Hopkinton MA	$13,671
5	Glen Minxolli, Peabody MA	$10,298
6	Michael Nye, E Bridgewater MA	$7,865
7	Jeffery Miller, New Vernon NJ	$6,108
8	Bruce Beane, Salem NH	$4,812
9	Randal Sklar, Peabody MA	$3,850
10	John Pura, Hartford CT	$3,107
11	Brian Phelon, Hadley MA	$3,107
12	David Stefanski, East Lyme CT	$3,107
13	Louis Scianna, Oxford CT	$2,538
14	Gary Chambers, Albany NY	$2,538
15	C J Muciaccio, Middle Village NY	$2,538
16	Hee-Joong IM, Flushing NY	$2,112
17	Richard Marcy, Brewster MA	$2,112
18	James Frangoulidis, Westo MA	$2,112
19	Kevin Kernan, Warwick MA	$1,775
20	Olesya Watchorn, Cornelius NC	$1,775
21	Baruch Thaler, Brooklyn NY	$1,775
22	Christopher Leong, New York NY	$1,526
23	James Mckeon, Locust Valley NY	$1,526
24	Yasin Ahmady, Portland ME	$1,526
25	Chris Schonbach, Braintree MA	$1,313
26	David Luty, Preston CT	$1,313
27	Daniel Marcus, Merrick NY	$1,313
28	Panja Lymsuan Randolph MA	$1,154
29	John Kelleher, Melrose MA	$1,154
30	Matthew Wantman, Stoneham MA	$1,154
31	Matthew Grant, Boonton NJ	$1,029
32	Laszlo Balogh New Canaan CT	$1,029
33	Carl Fenske, Waterbury CT	$1,029
34	Christopher Alves, Brockton MA	$923
35	Jeffrey Perzan, Plainville CT	$923
36	Maria Kalantzi, Long Island City NY	$923

1st Place: William Kopp ($40,836)

Before the first hand of heads up play began, William Kopp asked his opponent Mark Schumacher if he wanted to take a break.  Mark agreed after the one minute left in the level ended.  They never made it to a break.

On the first hand of heads up play, Mark found himself all in with [Jh][Jd] against the [Ad][9d] of William.  William hit trips on the flop, and Mark could not find one of the two remaining jacks to make a full house.

Mark has won Event #5: $580 NLH for a total of $40,836, along with a World Series of Poker Circuit ring.  Congratulations, Mark!

August 2014 - WSOP - Event #6 - $365 NLH - Returning Players

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
4	Paul Vacchio	557,000
6	Jose Mendez	431,000
5	Bob Lauria	391,000
1	Matt Smith	321,000
9	David Chaves	169,000
8	Eric Siegel	125,000
3	Anthony Campagnia	124,000
7	Brian Campbell	113,000
2	Scott Inman	33,500

2nd Place: Mark Schumacher ($25,247)

Mark Schumacher stands to await the river, hoping to hit his 2 outer

3rd Place: John Weiss ($18,430)

John Weiss could not avoid a third place finish even after coming from behind minutes ago.  This time, John Weiss was all in preflop holding [Ad][Ts] against Mark Schumacher's [6s][6d].  Mark's pair of sixes held through the [Js][5d][4d][4h][8c] board, and John will win $18,430 for his 3rd place finish.

John Weiss puts a bad beat on William Kopp to survive

John Weiss was all in preflop holding [Qd][Ts] and was dominated by William's Kopp's [Kc][Qs].  Things got worse for John as William flopped top pair on the [4h][Ks][6h] flop, leaving John drawing to runner-runner to win.  With just a 4% chance to win, the turn [As] opened up four outs for John to make a gutshot straight.  The [Js] on the river amazingly filled that draw and gave John Weiss the double up.  To his credit, William Kopp took the beat reasonably well, and the three will continue to play on,.

Event #6 Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Seat 1: Matt Smith - 321,000
Seat 2: Scott Inman - 335,000
Seat 3: Anthony Campagnia - 124,000
Seat 4: Paul Vacchio - 557,000
Seat 5: Bob Lauria - 391,000
Seat 6: Jose Mendez - 431,000
Seat 7: Brian Campbell - 113,000
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 125,000
Seat 9: David Chaves - 169,000

Here are the remaining prizes to be awarded:

1st Place: $18,787
2nd Place: $11,601
3rd Place: $8,389
4th Place: $6,173
5th Place: $4,623
6th Place: $3,528
7th Place: $2,737
8th Place: $2,147
9th Place: $1,723

4th Place: Paul Duchemin ($13,671)

Paul Duchemin was all in preflop holding [Ad][8c] against his opponent's [Ah][Tc].  Paul would need to hit an eight to survive, but lady luck was not on his side as the board ran out [3c][Kh][Ac][6d][Th].  Paul will exit this tournament in 4th place, good for $13,671.

Event #6 Final Table Reached

Event #6: $365 NLH has reached the final 9 players and are bagging up their chips for the night.  Play will resume tomorrow at 1pm EST and will be streamed on www.FoxwoodsLive.com.  Chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.

5th Place: Glen Minxolli ($10,298)

Glen Minxolli was all in preflop holding [9s][9c] and was up against Mark Schumacher's [Kh][Kd].  The board ran out [8h][8s][Th][Ac][6h] to send Glen to the rail in 5th place, good for $10,298.

6th Place: Mike Nye ($7,865)

Mike Nye was all in under the gun and action folded around to William Kopp in the big blind.  He thought for a bit and ended up calling with [Ad][8s] only to find he was behind Mike's [8h][8d].  The [4d][Qd][7d] gave William 12 outs to win, and the [Kh] changed nothing.  Mike asked the dealer to pair the board, but unfortunately for him the [5d] landed on the river, giving William the nut flush.  Mike will earn $7,865 for 6th place, and with that finish he is currently in the lead in the WSOP Circuit points leaderboard.

7th Place: Jeff Miller ($6,108)

Jeff Miller found himself all in with a classic race, his [As][Kd] against the [7h][7c] of John Weiss.  The [3c][5s][9h] flop did not pair Jeff, nor dd the [6s] on the turn.  The [8s] on the river gave John an unneeded straight to eliminate Jeff in 7th place.  He will collect $6,108 for his efforts today.

8th Place: Bruce Beane ($4,812)

Bruce Beane moved all in preflop and William Kopp moved all in over the top.  The rest of the table folded and the two revealed their hands:

Bruce [Ad][Jc]
William [Qs][Qc]

The board ran out [Kh][9s][3s][7d][Kc] to give William the winning two pair.  Bruce will exit this tournament in 8th place, good for $4,812.

Mike Nye doubles through Glen Minxolli

Mike Nye was all in preflop holding [9c][6c] and was called by Glen Minxolli's [Ah][3d].  Mike flopped the best hand when it fell [8h][9s][7d], and the [6s] turn ensured Mike would not be eliminated.  The [9h] river gave Mike the winning full house, and he will double up to 218,000.

9th Place: Randal Sklar ($3,850)

Randal Sklar has been eliminated when his [Ah][3d] failed to improve against his opponent's [Ks][Qd].  The board ran out [Jd][7s][Qs][9d][Js] and Randal will exit this tournament in 9th place, good for $3,850.