$340 NLHE Results: $1,507 for 31st-40th

31st - Robert Corcione
32nd - George Goodale
33rd - Normando Stcyr
34th - Kenneth Ferara
35th - Bryan Cuzino
36th - Dennis Lamer
37th - William Smith
38th - Louis Diaho
39th - Joseph Manning
40th - Robert Di Paola

Break Time in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge

The bust-outs are still coming early and often on Day Two of the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge. We are now down to 35 players remaining.

Players are currently on a 10-minute break. When they return, the blinds will be increased to 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.

$340 NLHE Results: $1,394 for 41st-50th

41st - Joseph Cote
42nd - Steven Sandone
43rd - Stephen Hackett
44th - Frank Salese
45th - Richard Fowler
46th - Phi Hong
47th - Victor Amereno
48th - Gerald Leone
49th - Thomas Bergeron
50th - Lou Giampa

$340 NLHE Results: $1,281 for 51st-60th

51st - Frances Ackley
52nd - Roger Breton
53rd - Robert Marotto
54th - Tim McGowen
55th - Richard Galvin
56th - David Christiano
57th - Jason Engelmann
58th - Eric Petit
59th - Colten Bettez
60th - Louis Avitabile

$340 NLHE Results: $1,168 for 61st-70th

61st - Jason Sanita
62nd - Eric Salvadori
63rd - Keith Walo
64th - Daniel Pabon
65th - Aaron Smith
66th - Vincent Rinaldi
67th - Pey Lee
68th - Charles Ludaitis
69th - Neal Gersony
70th - Tim Shepardson

$340 NLHE Results: $1,055 for 71st-80th

71st - Andrew Gileno
72nd - Michael Welsh
73rd - Jack Deutch
74th - Chris Surel
75th - Leann Anderson
76th - John Caputo
77th - Michael Rinella
78th - James Tinker
79th - John Mason
80th - John McNally

$340 NLHE Results: $979 for 81st-90th

81st - Richard Zisk
82nd - William Mitkoff
83rd - Ronald Gannon
84th - Farhad Sinaei
85th - Jonathan McCard
86th - Jose Montes
87th - Mikail Vainstein
88th - Shawn Vance
89th - Molly Lodato
90th - Anthony Dagostino

Break Time in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge

The action has been incredibly fast paced here on Day Two of the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event.

The players are currently on a 10-minute break.

When they return, the blinds will be increased to 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante.

There are now only 62 players remaining and the average chip stack is just over 313,000.

$340 NLHE Results: $904 for 91st-100th

91st - William Trask
92nd - Ramon Rivera
93rd - Allan Elrod
94th - Karl Brueggeman
95th - Daniel Goldberg
96th - Darrin Renner
97th - Antonio Cavaliero
98th - William Devasher
99th - Robert Perry
100th - Concetta Rinaldi

$340 NLHE Results: $829 for 101st-110th

101st - Ryan Martin
102nd - John Perullo
103rd - Isaiah Cannata
104th - Sebastian Crivelli
105th - Russell Poulin
106th - Richard Woener
107th - Daniel Decoteau
108th - Bruce Barrett
109th - Vincent Diecidue
110th - Steven Perreault

$340 NLHE Results: $753 for 111th-120th

111th - Jason Mumbach
112th - John Sandberg
113th - John Alger
114th - Ricky Yap
115th - Wade Phillips
116th - Thomas Leonard
117th - Walter Holt
118th - Joseph Reynolds
119th - Karl Braun
120th - Chris Schonbach

$340 NLHE Results: $678 for 121st-131st

121st - Christian Baez
122nd -David Gardner
123rd - Noel O'Connor
124th - Travis Adams
125th - Damon Hilton
126th - Jason Warren
127th - James Frasca
128th - Korte Yeo
129th - Joseph McTiernan
130th - Jonathan Rodgers *
131st - William Gagnon *

* 130th and 131st were both knocked out on the same hand at different tables during hand for hand play and therefore slit the payout for 130th place.

Cards Back in the Air at Foxwoods

Play has resumed on Day 2 of the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event.

The blinds are now 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Day Two Set to Begin

Players filing in to the Grand Pequot Ballroom and starting to unbag their chips. A total of 110 players survived Day One.

We will be playing down to a winner today!

Play Concludes for the Day with 110 Remaining

Day One of the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge Event #1 has come to an end with 110 players remaining.

We will redraw for new seating assignments tonight and play will resume tomorrow at noon.

Be sure to stay tuned to www.FoxwoodsLive.com for all of the updates, photos and videos from the event.

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Have a great night!

Double Bubble Bust!

With 131 players remaining, play was hand for hand when we lost a player at two different tables on the same hand.

Those players will split the $678 prize for 130th place and play is now back underway with 15:39 left in the final level of the day.

Next Mega Stack Event Starts Thursday - $560 NLHE

The next event in the August Mega Stack Challenge is the $560 NLHE. The event kicks off at 11am.

Come join hosts 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris MoneyMaker and 2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon for this $125,000 Guaranteed prize pool event.

Final Level of the Day

With only 137 players remaining and top 130 spots cashing, we are now starting the final level of the night.

The blinds are now 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante and the chip average is just under 142,000.

Photos: Big Stacks Around the Room

Nearing the Money Bubble at Foxwoods

The blinds have just been increased to 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante.

There are now 146 players left with the top 130 finishing in the money.

The average chip stack is 133,000.

YouTube video: Darvin Moon Busts Out In the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge

2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon is eliminated from the $340 NLHE Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge event when his pocket tens fail to hold up against his opponent's pocket fours.

Click here to view the video in HD

Break Time with 175 Players Remaining

The players are currently on a short break. When they return, the blinds will be increased to 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante.

There are now 175 players remaining and the chip average is 111,000.

Darvin Moon Eliminated, Video Coming Shortly

2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon has been eliminated from the $340 Mega Stack Challenge event.

The video of the bust out hand will be posted shortly.

Blind Increase With 223 Players Remaining

The blinds are being increased to 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante.

There are now 223 players remaining with top 130 spots cashing.

The average chip stack is now just over 87,000 chips.

Darvin Moon Loves the Foxwoods Rivers

Darvin Moon moved all in for his last 26,000 preflop and was called by the player to his left. A shorter stack in the blinds also called all in and the players turned over:

Moon K-J
Player to his Left A-A
Short Stack K-Q

The flop came A-10-x giving the big stack a set. The turn was a blank and Moon said "Just give me one of his queens please.".

Sure enough, the queen hit the river, giving Moon the ace-high straight and the pot.

He now has over 70,000 chips.

No Varkonyi's Left...

Both Robert and Olga Varkonyi have been eliminated on Day One of the $340 Mega Stack Challenge.

Blind Increase With 250 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante.

There are 250 players remaining with top 130 finishing in the money.

The average stack is now 77,700.

Break Time in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge

The players are now on a 10-minute break. There are just over 300 players remaining and the average chip stack is around 63,000.

The blinds will be increased to 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante when they return.

Darvin Moon Hits the River to Double Up

Mega Stack Challenge host Darvin Moon got all in against an opponent after a jack high flop. Moon turned over pocket kings but his opponent showed pocket jacks for a set.

The turn blanked but the king on the river kept Moon alive and doubled him up to around 40,000 chips.

Blind Increase With Less Than 370 Players Remaining

The blinds have been increased to 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante.

There are just under 370 players remaining and the average chip stack is around 53,000.

Cards Back in the Air at Foxwoods

The dinner break has come to an end and cards are back in the air in the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge Event #1.

There are eight minutes left in the current level and then the blinds will be increased to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.

$340 Mega Stack Dinner Break

The players in the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge Event #1 are now on a one-hour dinner break.

There are approximately 480 players remaining.

500 Players Remaining in the $340 Mega Stack

With just two minutes left in level 8, there are approximately 500 players remaining in the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge Event #1.

At the end of this level, the players will take a quick 10-minute break and then the blinds will be increased to 600-1,200 with a 100 ante.

Ryan Eriquezzo Eliminated

Ryan Eriquezzo, who finished 131st in the 2010 WSOP Main Event, has been eliminated on Day One of the $340 Mega Stack Challenge.

Bernard Lee Eliminated

Bernard Lee raised to 2,025 from under the gun and is called by the player in the small blind. The flop came out [Kh][9c][6s] and both players checked.

The turn was the [Ts] and the small blind led out for 2,025. Lee raised to 7,100 and the small blind repopped it to 16,000. Lee then moved all in and the small blind made the call. They turned over:

Lee [9d][9s]
Small Blind [Qc][Jc]

Lee had flopped a set but his opponent made his gut shot straight on the turn. The river came out the [2s] and Lee's set did not improve.

$340 Mega Stack Final Numbers and Payouts

We had a total of 1,295 players in Event #1, the $340 NLHE, at the August Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $72,769
2nd - $45,787
3rd - $28,263
4th - $21,669
5th - $17,146
6th - $13,378
7th - $10,137
8th - $8,103
9th - $6,262
10th-12th - $3,843
13th-15th - $2,939
16th-20th - $2,261
21st-30th - $1,620
31st-40th - $1,507
41st-50th - $1,394
51st-60th - $1,281
61st-70th - $1,168
71st-80th - $1,055
81st-90th - $979
91st-100th - $904
101st-110th - $829
111th-120th - $753
121st-130th - $678

Bernard Lee Nearly Triples His Starting Stack

Foxwoods Poker Room Spokesperson Bernard Lee has built his stack up to just under 43,000 in the first few levels of the $340 Mega Stack Challenge.

$340 Mega Stack Attracts 1,295 Entrants!

Registration has now closed for Event #1 at the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge and the official number of entrants is 1,295!

Payouts will be posted as soon as they are available.

Ronnie Bardah Eliminated

2010 WSOP Main Event 24th place finisher Ronnie Bardah has been eliminated early on Day One of the $340 Mega Stack Challenge.

Photo: 2002 WSOP Champion Robert Varkonyi

Robert Varkoyni on Day One of the Mega Stack Challenge.

Break Time in the $340 Mega Stack Challenge

The players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 100-200 with a 25 ante.

YouTube video: Darvin Moon Gives the Shuffle Up and Deal at the Foxwoods Mega Stack!

2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon gives the "Shuffle Up and Deal" announcement at Event #1, the $340 NLHE, at the August Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge.

Click here to view the video in HD

$340 Mega Stack Day One Blind Increase

The blinds have been increased to 50-100.

Players are still lining up to register and are now being given alternate numbers.

Alternates To Be Put In Play

With the massive turnout for he $340 NLHE event, all seats are just about spoken for. Tournament officials will be taking players currently in line and putting them on the alternates list.

They will take their seats as players are eliminated from the event.

Players Spotted Early in the Foxwoods $340 NLHE

A quick sweep of the Grand Pequot Ballroom has already produced an impressive list of players.

Included are the likes of 2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon, 2002 WSOP Main Event Champion Robert Varkonyi, 2010 WSOP Main Event 24th place finisher Ronnie Bardah, Bernard Lee, James "Jcamby" Campbell, Kyle Loman, Spiro Mitrokostas and Eastern Poker Tour Co-Host Andrew Kaplan.

Tournament tables are also being used in the Foxwoods Poker Room. We will sweep that room momentarily.

Shuffle Up and Deal at the Mega Stack Challenge!

2009 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon just gave our "Shuffle Up and Deal" announcement and cards are in the air on Day 1 of the $340 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge Event.

All players start with 15,000 in chip, levels are 40 minutes in length and the blinds are starting at 25-50.

Mega Stack Challenge Starts Today!

We are just about a half hour away from the start of the August Mega Stack Challenge!

Grab your seat fast as there are already huge lines forming to get registered for today's $340 NLHE event.

Mega Stack Challenge Starts Tuesday!

The August Mega Stack Challenge kicks off on Tuesday, August 17th with the $340 NLHE event.

Be sure to register early as we are expecting to sell out the event!

$340 Mega Stack Event Registration Info

WSOP Main Event Final Table Chip Leader Jonathan Duhamel at the Mega Stack!