Talk radio personality Paul Harris has been eliminated in 11th place when his A-5 failed to improve against his opponent's pocket eights.
The remaining ten players are redrawing for seats at the final table.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Paul Harris Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,616)
Talk radio personality Paul Harris has been eliminated in 11th place when his A-5 failed to improve against his opponent's pocket eights.
The remaining ten players are redrawing for seats at the final table.
Break Time with 16 Players Remaining
The 16 remaining players are currently on a 10-minute break.
When they return, the blinds will be increased to 12K-24K with a 3K ante.
When they return, the blinds will be increased to 12K-24K with a 3K ante.
Play Resumes at the Mega Stack Challenge
Play has resumed at the $560 Mega Stack Challenge event.
The blinds have been increased to 8K-16K with a 2K ante.
The blinds have been increased to 8K-16K with a 2K ante.
Dinner Break of the $560 NLHE Mega Stack
The 19 players remaining in the $560 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a one-hour dinner break.
The Final Two Tables
We are down to our final 20 players in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event. Players are currently drawing for seats at the final two tables.
Break and Color Up with 27 Players Remaining
The remaining 27 players are now on a 10-minute break.
Tournament officials are coloring up the purple 500 chips.
When play resumes, the blinds will be 5K-10K with a 1K ante.
Tournament officials are coloring up the purple 500 chips.
When play resumes, the blinds will be 5K-10K with a 1K ante.
Unbelievable Hand at the $560 Mega Stack...
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Soeun Soer moved all in preflop for his last 42,000. Ami Sharma then reraised to 100,000. Behind him, Todd Freeman moved all in and Sharma called all in for his last 150,000. They turned over:
Freeman [Kd][Kh]
Sharma [Qd][Qs]
Soer [7c][7h]
The flop came [Ks][8d][3c], giving Freeman a set and a virtual lock on the hand and double elimination.
The turn came the [7s], giving Soer an smaller set and the very slimmest of hopes.
However, the table erupted when Soer hit the [7d] on the river, giving him quads and tripling him up!!!
Freeman took the monster side pot with his kings full and is now over 800,000 chips.
Wow...
YouTube video: The Money Bubble Hand of the $560 Mega Stack Challenge
With 46 players remaining and top 45 spots finishing in the money, the bubble is burst at the Foxwoods $560 Mega Stack Challenge event.
Kevin Schaffel Eliminated in 42nd Place
2009 WSOP Main Event 8th place finisher Kevin Schaffel has been eliminated in 42nd place.
Kevin, along with Dennis Phillips, are serving as hosts to the 2010 May Mega Stack Challenge here at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino.
Blinding Out to the Money...
David Giribaldi ended day one with 91,400 in chips. However, he called this morning and had an emergency that he had to attend to and would not be able to make today's action.
Despite that, Giribaldi has made the money. We are down to 41 players and Giribaldi's stack still has 12,000 worth of chips, which is less than one orbit.
YouTube video: Alex "ags104" Santiago Talks About His Pokerstars SCOOP Victory
Alex "ags104" Santiago talks to Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum about his recent SCOOP victory and FTOPS final table as well as his plans for the upcoming WSOP.
In the Money!!!
The bubble has burst in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge. All 45 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $1,006.
The video of the bubble hand will be posted shortly.
The video of the bubble hand will be posted shortly.
Break and Color Up with 49 Players Remaining
The 49 remaining players are currently on a 10-minute break.
Tournament officials are coloring up the 100 chips.
When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 3K-6K with a 500 ante.
Tournament officials are coloring up the 100 chips.
When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 3K-6K with a 500 ante.
Approaching the Money Bubble
We are now down to our final 49 players with top 45 spots finishing in the money.
Blind Increase with 54 Players Remaining
The blinds have been increased to 2,500-5,000 with a 400 ante.
There are now 54 players left with top 45 finishing in the money.
There are now 54 players left with top 45 finishing in the money.
Ernie Hou's Bad Beats Continue on Day Two
Ernie Hou has had an up and down two days here at the $560 Mega Stack event, taking some of he most brutal beats.
Yesterday, Ernie called a players all in after the turn of a nine high board with J-9. His opponent turned over Q-T and spiked the queen on the river.
He built his stack back up and got another opponent all in with pocket eights against Hou's pocket kings. A king on the flop gave Hou a monster lead. However, his opponent caught runner runner eight eight to make quads.
On the first hand of the day, Hou had yet another opponent all in on a board of K-K-x-x-x. Once again, Hou was on the wrong end as his K-Q lost to his opponent's A-K.
Despite all of those beats, Hou has survived and continues to build his stack with only 60 players remaining.
Cards Back in the Air at Foxwoods
The final 61 players in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge have taken their seats and cards are in the air.
The blinds are now 2K-4K with 400 ante.
Top 45 players finish in the money and we will play down to a winner today.
The top chip stacks going into today are:
Todd Freeman 563,000
Gary Kreymer 457,000
Alexi Lanni 452,700
The blinds are now 2K-4K with 400 ante.
Top 45 players finish in the money and we will play down to a winner today.
The top chip stacks going into today are:
Todd Freeman 563,000
Gary Kreymer 457,000
Alexi Lanni 452,700
YouTube video: Dennis Phillips $560 Mega Stack Elimination Hand
Dennis Phillips is eliminated from the $560 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge with less than 100 players remaining.
Play Concludes for the Day
Day one of the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event has concluded.
There are just over 60 players remaining with top 45 finishing in the money.
Play will resume tomorrow at noon.
Stay tuned to www.FoxwoodsLive.com for all the updates, photos and videos from the Mega Stack Challenge.
There are just over 60 players remaining with top 45 finishing in the money.
Play will resume tomorrow at noon.
Stay tuned to www.FoxwoodsLive.com for all the updates, photos and videos from the Mega Stack Challenge.
Kevin Schaffel Doubles Up to Over 100K
After fighting a short stack for most of the day, Kevin Schaffel got all of his chips in the middle preflop with pocket aces against his opponent's pocket nines. The aces held and Schaffel over now over 100K as we near the end of play on day one.
Final Level of the Day
The blinds have been increased to 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante.
There are 75 players remaining with top 45 spots finishing in the money.
This will be the last level of play this evening.
There are 75 players remaining with top 45 spots finishing in the money.
This will be the last level of play this evening.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Blind Increase with 81 Players Remaining
The blinds have been increased to 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante.
There are now 81 players remaining.
There are now 81 players remaining.
Dennis Phillips and Bernard Lee Both Eliminated
left: Bernard Lee, right: Dennis Phillips
Bernard Lee and Dennis Phillips were both eliminated from the tournament at virtually the same time at separate tables.
Lee was eliminated by Paul Harris when his A-K failed to improve against Harris's pocket nines.
The Phillips elimination hand video will be posted shortly.
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Blind Increase with 103 Players Remaining
The blinds have been increased to 1K-2K with a 200 ante.
There are now 103 players remaining. Top 45 spots finish in the money.
There are now 103 players remaining. Top 45 spots finish in the money.
Break Time with 136 Players Remaining
The remaining 136 players are now on a 10-minute break.
When they return, the blinds will be increased to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.
When they return, the blinds will be increased to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.
The Pokerstars SCOOP-2-H Champ Alex Santiago
Alex "ags104" Santiago is in the field on day one of the $560 NLHE Mega Stack event.
Just over one week ago, Alex took down the SCOOP #2 High event on Pokerstars. It was a $2,100 NLHE event and the victory netted him $387,720.
The day before he took down the SCOOP event, he final tabled the FTOPS #25 on Full Tilt for another $60,000.
Play Resumes at the Mega Stack Challenge
The 207 remaining players have returned from their dinner break and cards are back in the air!
The blinds have been increased to 500-1,000 with a 100 ante.
The blinds have been increased to 500-1,000 with a 100 ante.
Dinner Break of the $560 NLHE Mega Stack
There players in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge are now on a one-hour dinner break.
There are approximately 200 players remaining.
There are approximately 200 players remaining.
Blind Increase with 240 Players Remaining
The blinds have been increased to 400-800 with a 75 ante.
There are approximately 240 players remaining.
At the completion of this level, players will be on a one-hour dinner break.
There are approximately 240 players remaining.
At the completion of this level, players will be on a one-hour dinner break.
Dennis Phillips Triples Up Against KK and KK!
With the blinds at 300-600, Dennis Phillips moved all in for his last 5,050 chips. The player behind him reraised to 10,100. It was folded around to the big blind, who called all in for about 7,000. They turned up their hands:
Phillips [As][9s]
Opponent #1 [Kc][Kh]
Opponent #2 [Kd][Ks]
Phillips was well behind in the hand but saw all that change on a flop of [9d][9h][8h].
The turn came the [2c] and the river was the [Qs].
Phillips tripled up to over 15,000 and his two opponents chopped the side pot.
Break Time at the $560 Mega Stack Challenge
The 269 remaining players are now on a 10-minute break.
When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 300-600 with a 75.
When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 300-600 with a 75.
Blind Increase with 300 Players Remaining
There are approximately 300 players remaining.
The blinds have been increased to 200-400 with a 50 ante.
The blinds have been increased to 200-400 with a 50 ante.
YouTube video: Dennis Phillips Talks Foxwoods, the WSOP and the PokerStars America's Cup
2008 WSOP November Nine member and PokerStars Team Pro Dennis Phillips talks to Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum about the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge, the World Series of Poker and being named U.S. Team Captain for the America's Cup.
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to 150-300 with a 25 ante.
There are approximately 340 players remaining.
There are approximately 340 players remaining.
$560 Mega Stack Final Numbers and Payouts
We had a total of 415 players in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Event. The top 45 places will finish in the money.
The payout structure is as follows:
1st - $51,527
2nd - $27,273
3rd - $16,001
4th - $13,989
5th - $11,975
6th - $9,964
7th - $7,950
8th - $5,938
9th - $3,933
10th-12th - $2,637
13th-15th - $2,616
16th-20th - $1,811
21st-30th - $1,308
31st-40th - $1,107
41st-45th - $1,006
The payout structure is as follows:
1st - $51,527
2nd - $27,273
3rd - $16,001
4th - $13,989
5th - $11,975
6th - $9,964
7th - $7,950
8th - $5,938
9th - $3,933
10th-12th - $2,637
13th-15th - $2,616
16th-20th - $1,811
21st-30th - $1,308
31st-40th - $1,107
41st-45th - $1,006
Talk Radio Personality Paul Harris at the Tables
Paul Harris, co-host of The Final Table poker radio show with Dennis Phillips, is in today's field.
First Break of the Day
The players in the $560 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge event are currently on a 10-minute break.
When they return, the blinds will be increased to 100-200.
When they return, the blinds will be increased to 100-200.
YouTube video: Bernard Lee Doubles Up Early at the Foxwoods Mega Stack
Just minutes into Day 1 at the $560 NLHE Mega Stack event, Bernard Lee gets all of his chips in the middle with a set of sixes against his opponent's pocket kings.
Photos: Mega Stack Hosts Dennis Phillips and Kevin Schaffel
left: Dennis Phillips, right: Kevin Schaffel
Two members of the World Series of Poker November Nine are serving as hosts for the 2010 May Mega Stack Challenge.
2008 WSOP Main Event November Nine member Dennis Phillips and 2009 WSOP Main Event November Nine member Kevin Schaffel are here all week playing in the Mega Stack events as well as meeting with fans.
Bernard Lee and Kyle Loman Double Up Early
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee just doubled up when he hit a set of sixes against his opponent's pocket kings. The video of the hand will be posted shortly.
Just a few tables over, Kyle Loman flopped quads versus his opponent's full house and got all the chips in the middle.
Both are now over 40,000 in chips.
YouTube video: Dennis Phillips Gets the Cards In the Air at Foxwoods
2008 November Nine member Dennis Phillips gives the "Shuffle Up and Deal" call at the $560 NLHE Foxwoods Mega Stack Event.
Shuffle Up and Deal at the Mega Stack Challenge!
2008 November Nine member Dennis Phillips just announced "Shuffle up and deal" to all players in the $560 Mega Stack events.
Blinds are starting at 25-50.
Blinds are starting at 25-50.
$560 Foxwoods Mega Stack Set to Begin
Event #2 at the 2010 May Mega Stack Challenge is set to begin in about 20 minutes in the Grand Pequot Ballroom.
The $560 NLHE event features 20,000 chip starting stacks and 50 minute levels.
Registration will be open for the first two levels of play.
The $560 NLHE event features 20,000 chip starting stacks and 50 minute levels.
Registration will be open for the first two levels of play.
Tony Nguyen Crowned Champion ($37,037)
Tony Nguyen
After a deal was made heads-up, Tony Nguyen is officially your Champion of the $340 Mega Stack Challenge Event and takes home $37,037.
David Kluchman officially gets second and pockets $36,038.
David Kluchman
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