Dinner Break in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge

The players in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a one-hour dinner break.

With 106 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just over 67,500.

Break Time in the $400 with 140 Players Remaining

The players are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante.

With 140 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just over 51,100.

James Woods Eliminated from the $400 Mega Stack

James Woods

After being down to just a few thousand chips and building it back up to over 30,000, James Woods has been eliminated from the $400 Mega Stack Challenge.

Woods got the last of his chips in with K-10 on a ten-high flop with two diamonds against two opponents. One held pocket aces and the other turned up [Ad][8d].

The [3d] fell on the river, giving the player with [Ad][8d] a flush, eliminating both Woods and the player with pocket aces.

Less than 200 Players Remaining in the $400 Mega Stack

We are now below 200 players remaining in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge.

The blinds are now 600-1,200 with a 200 ante and the average chip stack is just over 38,000.

Photos: $400 Mega Stack Challenge Day 1

$400 Mega Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 358 players in the $400 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event.

The final 40 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $28,927

2nd - $16,712

3rd - $10,635

4th - $8,508

5th - $6,624

6th - $5,348

7th - $4,436

8th - $3,585

9th - $2,934

10th-12th - $2,005

13th-15th - $1,519

16th-20th - $1,154

21st-30th - $923

31st-40th - $826

James Woods at the Live Stream Feature Table

James Woods

Actor/Director James Woods is now seated at our live stream feature table in the nine seat.

You can watch by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

First Break of the Day in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge

The players in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge are on their first 10-minute break of the day.

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

There are now over 350 players in today's field.

Blind Increase with over 300 Players Registered

The blinds in the $400 Mega Stack Challenge have been increased to 75-150.

There are currently over 300 players registered for today's event.

$400 Mega Stack Now Streaming Live!

The $400 Mega Stack Challenge event is now underway.

Players start with 20,000 in chips and the blinds are now 25-50.

There are currently over 250 players registered.

Click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live stream of the feature table.

$400 Mega Stack Challenge Set to Begin!

The $400 Mega Stack Challenge event with a $75,000 Guarantee is set to begin at 11am EST.

Players start with 20,000 in chips and the blinds will begin at 25-50.

Blinds are 30 minutes in length for the first 12 levels and 40 minutes each level after that.

Registration will remaining open for at least the first two levels.

Bonus Live Stream Coverage of the $180 Deep Stack

We will be live streaming the $180 NLHE Deep Stack event today.

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live feed.

The $400 Mega Stack Challenge event kicks off tomorrow at 11am.

The event features 20,000 in starting chips and 30 minute levels for the first 12 levels with 40 minutes for the rest of the tournament.

Foxwoods May 2011 Mega Stack $300 NLH Results

Harry Frankel Wins the $300 Mega After 6-Way Chop

Harry Frankel, winner of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

The final six players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge came to an agreement on a chip equity chop.

Harry Frankel is officially the champion of the event and takes home $22,162 and the trophy.

Final payouts and rankings per the chop are as follows:


2nd Place - John Quinlan - $21,351


3rd Place - David Hindle - $19,868


4th Place - Tod Liang - $17,761


5th Place - Paul Avilla - $16,181


6th Place - William Hubert - $12,708

Joseph Wise Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,817)

Joseph Wise

Joseph Wise moved all in from under the gun for last 470,000 and was called by Harry Frankel in the small blind. John Quinlan then moved all in from the big blind for 560,000 more. Frankel made the call and they turned up:

Wise [6h][5s]
Frankel [As][Jh]
Quinlan [Ac][Ks]

The board ran out [9d][5h][2d][Qs][Kc] and Quinlan caught a king on the river to win the pot.

Joseph Wise was eliminated in 7th place for $5,817.

Sanjay Patel Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,597)

Sanjay Patel

After a flop of [Ah][Jh][8s], Sanjay Patel moved all in for his last 445,000 and was called by Harry Frankel. They turned up:

Patel [Th][9h]
Frankel [Kh][7h]

The turn brought the [3h], giving both players a flush but Frankel's king high flush left Patel drawing dead. A meaningless [9c] fell on the river.

Sanjay Patel was eliminated in 8th place for $4,597.

Emily Flax Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,597)

Emily Flax

Emily Flax moved all in before the flop for a total of 276,000 and Paul Avilla reraised. Everyone else folded and they turned over:

Flax [Jc][Js]
Avilla [Ad][Qc]

The board came [Ts][4s][2d][3d][Qd] and Avilla paired his queen on the river to take the pot.

Emily Flax was eliminated in 9th place for $3,597.

Byung Seo Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,101)

Byung Seo

Byung Seo moved all in before the flop for his last 375,000 and was called by John Quinlan. They turned up:

Seo [Jh][8h]
Quinlan [Ac][4c]

The board ran out [9s][8s][3d][2d][As] and Quinlan won the pot with a pair of aces.

Byung Seo was eliminated in 10th place for $2,101.

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts

Here are the chip counts by seat assignments for the final table of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge:

1. Tod Liang 1,315,000
2. David Hindle 2,105,000
3. Emily Flax 280,000
4. Paul Avilla 1,215,000
5. Sanjay Patel 340,000
6. Byung Seo 915,000
7. Harry Frankel 495,000
8. John Quinlan 730,000
9. Joseph Wise 2,365,000
10. William Hubert 1,385,000

AA vs. KK vs. KK in the $300 Mega Stack

The aftermath...

A monster pot just went down at the live stream feature table. Three players were all in before the flop holding [Ah][As] vs. [Kc][Kh] vs. [Kd][Ks].

The player with the aces had both players covered and the flop came down [Td][Th][9s].

The turn was the [Qd] and both players holding the kings started yelling for a jack.

The dealer put out the river card and it was the [Jc].

The table erupted in shock as the players holding kings caught runner runner for a straight to chop the pot and stay alive with only 15 players remaining.

Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack Now Streaming Live!

Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge is now underway.

The blinds are starting off at 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante.

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 507,000.

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live stream.

Chip counts by seat assignments at the final table are as follows:

1. Open
2. Gideon Hawley 288,000
3. Erik Cousineau 8,000
4. Tracy Sparmer 218,000
5. Tod Liang 546,000
6. Arun Korvi 487,000
7. Byung Seo 709,000
8. John Levins 465,000
9. Open
10. Andrea Gabriello 123,000

Final payouts for the Day 2 players are as follows:

1st - $41,281
2nd - $24,768
3rd - $15,011
4th - $11,896
5th - $9,476
6th - $7,599
7th - $5,817
8th - $4,597
9th - $3,597
10th-12th - $2,101
13th-15th - $1,594
16th-20th - $1,238
21st-22nd - $938

Foxwoods May Mega $300 No Limit Holdem Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Parenti, John	1,700,000	2-9
2	Hubert, William	1,151,000	3-6
3	Tino, Greg	726,000	3-9
4	Seo, Byung	709,000	1-7
5	Quinlan, John	673,000	2-3
6	Frankel, Harry	634,000	3-5
7	Wise, Joe	558,000	3-8
8	Avilla, Paul	554,000	2-7
9	Liang, Tod	546,000	1-5
10	Koerber, Robert	528,000	2-10
11	Patel, Sanjay	492,000	3-7
12	Korvi, Arun	487,000	1-6
13	Levins, John	465,000	1-8
14	Flax, Emily	376,000	3-10
15	Hindle, Dave	289,000	2-5
16	Hawley, Gideon	288,000	1-2
17	Conticello, Glenn	280,000	2-1
18	Brown, Greg	251,000	3-2
19	Sparmer, Tracy	218,000	1-4
20	Gabriello, Andrea	123,000	1-10
21	Diotalevi, Richard	121,000	2-6
22	Cousineau, Erik	8,000	1-3

Play Concludes for the Night in the $300 Mega Stack

Play has concluded for the night in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

There are 22 players remaining and the average stack is 507,000.

End of Day 1 chip counts and Day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.

Play will resume tomorrow at noon EST.

Break Time with 55 Players Remaining

The players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

With 55 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 203,000.

$300 Mega Stack Challenge Now in the Money!

The money bubble just burst in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge.

The 80 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $637.

Less than 100 Players Remaining in the $300 Mega

We are now down to just 97 players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge.

The final 80 players will finish in the money.

The blinds are now 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante and the average chip stack is 115,000.

$300 Mega Stack Challenge Now Streaming Live!

The players are back from dinner break and play has resumed in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge.

The blinds are now 1,5000-3,000 with a 400 ante.

There are 168 players remaining.

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live stream of the feature table.

Dinner Break in the $300 Mega Stack Event

The players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a one-hour dinner break.

There are 168 players remaining and the average chip stack is now just over 66,400.

Blind Increase with less than 300 Players Remaining

The blinds in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge have been increased to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.

With 290 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just under 38,500.

The top 80 spots will finish in the money.

Break Time with less than 500 Players Remaining

The players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 400-800 with a 100 ante.

With 499 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just under 22,400.

$300 Mega Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 744 players in the $300 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event.

The final 80 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $41,281

2nd - $24,768

3rd - $15,011

4th - $11,896

5th - $9,476

6th - $7,599

7th - $5,817

8th - $4,597

9th - $3,597

10th-12th - $2,101

13th-15th - $1,594

16th-20th - $1,238

21st-30th - $938

31st-40th - $863

41st-50th - $788
51st-60th - $731
61st-70th - $675
71st-80th - $637

First Break of the Day in the $300 Mega Stack

The players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge are on their first break of the day.

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

The final numbers and payouts will be posted as soon as they are made available.

Blind Increase with over 700 Players Registered

The blinds in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge have been increased to 75-150.

There are now over 700 players registered for today's event.

$300 Mega Stack Challenge Now Streaming Live!

The $300 Mega Stack Challenge is now underway.

Players started with 15,000 in chips and the blinds are currently 25-50. Levels are 30 minutes in length.

Registration will remain open for at least the first two levels.

There are already well over 500 players registered for today's event.

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live feed of the feature table.

$300 Mega Stack Challenge Kicks Off at 11am!

The $300 Mega Stack Challenge is set to kick off at 11am EST.

Players start with 15,000 in chips and the blinds are 30 minutes in length.

Registration will be open for at least the first two levels.

There are already over 370 registered for today's event!

Foxwoods May 2011 Mega Stack $600 NLH Results

Soukha Kachittavong Wins the $600 Mega Stack Challenge!

Soukha Kachittavong

Soukha Kachittavong is officially the champion of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

He takes home $26,603 and the trophy!

Be sure to join us tomorrow at 11am EST for the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event with a $100,000 Guaranteed prizepool.

Rob Corcione Eliminated in 2nd Place ($26,887)

Rob Corcione

On a flop of [Qc][Qd][5d], Rob Corcione got all of his chips in the middle with [9c][5c] but ran into the [Ac][Ah] of Soukha Kachittavong.

The turn came the [6h] and the river was the [Ts]. Kachittavong's aces held and Corcione was eliminated in 2nd place for $26,887.

Barry Weprin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($22,099)

Barry Weprin

After a flop of [Tc][4d][3d], Barry Weprin bet 250,000 and Soukha Kachittavong raised to 650,000. Weprin then moved all in for an additional 2,250,000 and Kachittavong made the call. They turned over:

Weprin [Ac][Jc]
Kachittavong [9h][3h]

Kachittavong was ahead with his bottom pair and the [Th] on the turn and [2d] on the river did not improve Weprin.

Barry Weprin was eliminated in 3rd place and takes home $22,099 per the equity chop.

Ray Hicks Eliminated in 4th Place ($20,378)

Ray Hicks

Ray Hicks moved all in before the flop for his last 570,000 and was called by Barry Weprin. Soukha Kachittavong then moved all in behind him and Weprin folded. The two players turned up:

Hicks [Kc][Qc]
Kachittavong [As][Jd]

The board came [8c][7d][6s][Jh][3c] and Kachittavong won the pot with his pair of jacks.

Ray Hicks was eliminated in 4th place and took home $20,378 per the equity chop.

Roger Brestak Eliminated in 5th Place ($14,882)

Roger Brestak

Rob Corcione raised to 250,000 before the flop and was called by both Ray Hicks and Roger Brestak. They all checked a flop of [Ad][Qc][6h].

The [5d] fell on the turn and Hicks fired 250,000. Brestak called and Corcione raised to 650,000. Hicks folded and Brestak moved all in for just under 200,000 more. Corcione called and they turned over:

Brestak [Ac][7c]
Corcione [Ah][Qh]

The river came the [2d] and Corcione won the pot.

Brestak was eliminated in 5th place and took home $14,882 after the chip chop agreement.

Chris Ganias Eliminated in 6th Place ($21,238)

Chris Ganias

After a flop of [Qc][6d][4d], Chris Ganias got all in with [6h][2d] against Barry Weprin's [Qd][4c]. The turn was the [9s] and the river came the [7d].

Weprin's two pair held and Chris Ganias was eliminated in 6th place for $21,238.

Updated Final Table Chip Counts

The six remaining players have come to an agreement on a chip equity chop with $6,000 extra going to first place. The new payouts will be reflected in the payouts as each player is eliminated.

Here are the updated chip counts of the $600 Mega Stack Final Table by seat assignment:

1. Chris Ganias 1,755,000
2. Soukha Kachittavong 1,670,000
4. Roger Brestak 905,000
5. Robert Corcione 2,510,000
6. Ray Hicks 1,640,000
10. Barry Weprin 1,870,000

Chris Rich Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,407)

Chris Rich

Chris Rich raised to 110,000 before the flop and Soukha Kachittavong moved all in from the big blind. Rich, who was covered by Kachittavong, made the call and they turned up:

Rich [Kd][9d]
Kachittavong [Ad][Tc]

The board ran out [Ah][Kc][6d][4d][7h] and Kachittavong won the pot with his pair of aces.

Chris Rich was eliminated in 7th place for $7,407.

$600 Mega Stack Now Streaming Live After Dinner Break!

Play has resumed at the final table of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge.

The blinds are now 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

The average chip stack with seven players remaining is now 1,478,000.

Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live feed.

Updated Final Table Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts from the dinner break of the $600 Mega Stack Final Table by seat assignment:

1. Chris Ganias 2,405,000
2. Soukha Kachittavong 1,270,000
4. Roger Brestak 420,000
5. Robert Corcione 2,345,000
6. Ray Hicks 1,640,000
9. Chris Rich 1,030,000
10. Barry Weprin 1,240,000

Dinner Break in the $600 Mega Stack Event

The final seven players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge have decided to take a 40-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at 7:10pm EST.

Greg Phillips Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,917)

Greg Phillips

Soukha Kachittavong raised to 125,000 and Greg Phillips moved all in from the big blind. Kachittavong made the call and they turned up:

Phillips [Qh][Jc]
Kachittavong [5c][5h]

The board came [8d][5s][4c][9s][2d] and Kachittavong improved to a set to win the pot.

Greg Phillips was eliminated in 8th place for $5,917.

Kent Bowley Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,876)

Kent Bowley

Kent Bowley and Chris Ganias get all in before the flop in the biggest pot of the tournament. Bowley held [Kh][Ks] but Ganias turned up [Ad][As].

The board ran out [8s][7h][2h][Js][Td] and Bowley was sent to the rail in 9th place for $4,876.

Tom Resha Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,298)

Tom Resha

Tom Resha moved all in for his last 272,000 on the first hand of play at the final table. Roger Brestak made the call and they turned over:

Resha [Ks][Qs]
Brestak [Tc][Td]

The board ran out [8d][8s][7c][2h][7d] and Brestak's tens held to win the pot.

Resha was eliminated in 10th place for $3,298.