5th Place: Todd Mitchell ($20,668)

On the second hand back from dinner break, Todd Mitchell was all in with [2d][2c] against the [Ad][Qs] of Andrew St. Hilaire.  Andrew hit the flop once again when it fell [8h][Ac][Kh], and his pair of aces held strong through the [Qh] turn and the [5c] river.  Todd Mitchell will exit the tournament in 5th place and will earn $20,668 for his efforts.

Player return from dinner break

After a brief discussion about a chop, the five players have returned to the final table and have now resumed playing 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.  You can watch the live stream by heading to www.FoxwoodsLive.com

Chip counts at dinner break

The final 5 players are now on 75 minute dinner break, and will return at 7:45pm EST.  Here are the chip counts for the remaining entrants, sorted by chip position, along with the percentage of chips in play that player holds:

Andrew St. Hilaire - 8,015,000 (55%)
Daryl Jace - 2,280,000 (16%)
Suzanne Dines - 1,775,000 (12%)
Theodoros Adalis - 1,535,000 (11%)
Todd Mitchell - 845,000 (6%)

6th Place: Adam Hui ($16,458)

Andrew St. Hilaire (left) reacts in shock to his river suckout on Adam Hui (right)

Adam Hui was all in preflop holding the [Ks][Kd] against Andrew St. Hilaire's [Ac][Jd].  Adam looked to be in good shape to double up through Andrew when the flop fell [3d][6s][9d], and the turn [5c] changed nothing.  But a brutal [Ah] on the river eliminated Adam on the last hand before dinner break, earning him $16,458 for his 6th place finish.

7th Place: Jean Elie "Téte" Joseph ($12,630)

Jean Elie "Téte" Joseph was all in preflop with [Ah][3d] against Andrew St. Hilaire's [6h][5h].  Andrew considered his lucky streak by hitting a pair on the [5c][8s][Kd] flop, and locked it up with the [6d] turn.  The river fell an inconsequential [9c], and Jean Elie will head to the cage to collect his $12,630.

8th Place: Christopher Macniel ($10,143)

Continuing his heater, Andrew St. Hilaire picked up [Ah][Ac] against Christopher Macniel's [As][Qh], and the two got it all in on a [Qs][Jc][8h] flop.  The turn [5h] and river [3c] could not save Christopher, and he was eliminated in 8th place.  He will collect $10,143 for his efforts.

Adam Hui doubles up

Adam Hui was all in for his 650k stack with the [Ah][Kc] and was up against the [8h][2d] of Andrew St. Hilaire.  Adam hit an ace on the turn when the board fell [Qd][Th][Qs][As][4c], and he locked up the double up.  He now sits on over 1.3 million in chips.

9th Place: Jimmy Alimonos ($8,061)

Jimmy Alimonos was all in on a [6s][3s][Js] flop, holding the nuts with the [As][4s].  However, Andrew St. Hilaire had a lot of outs holding [Jd][Jc] for top set.  All the suspense ended when the dealer dropped the [6h] on the turn, giving Andrew an unbeatable full house.  He let out a large yell, and at the same time Jimmy got frustrated and knocked over his chair.  The river [Ah] changed nothing, and Jimmy will collect $8,061 for his 9th place finish.

Meanwhile, Andrew now sits on over 4.6 million, and was heard complaining to the rest of the table that they should help knock some people out.

Christopher Macniel doubles up

Christopher Macniel was all in preflop holding the [Ah][Kh] and was in great shape to double up against Andrew St. Hilaire's [Ac][8s].  The flop fell a devastating [4d][As][8h], giving Andrew two pair.  The turn fell the [Qh], giving Christopher a backdoor flush draw as well as a king for an out.  Lucky for Christopher, the river fell the [9h], completing Christopher's flush and earning him the double up.

10th Place: Patricia Herron ($6,315)

Patricia Herron was all in preflop holding the [5s][5c] against Andrew St. Hilaire's [As][9c].  The flop fell an exciting [8c][7h][6s], giving Andrew an open ended straight draw along with his overcard.  The turn brought an even more exciting [8d].  This card meant a river five would no longer give Andrew the winning hand, but a  six or a seven would counterfit Patricia's pair.  The river fell the [Td] to give Andrew a straight, eliminating Patricia in 10th place, good for $6,315.

Final table chip counts & seating assignments

Here are seating assignments and chip counts for the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge Final Table:

Seat 1: Daryl Jace - 1,795,000
Seat 3: Andrew St. Hilaire - 2,815,000
Seat 4: Adam Hui - 745,000
Seat 5: Todd Mitchell - 880,000
Seat 6: Christopher Macniel - 670,000
Seat 7: Theodoros Adalis - 2,560,000
Seat 8: Suzanne Dines - 2,015,000
Seat 9: Jimmy Alimonos - 1,685,000
Seat 10: Jean Elie "Téte" Joseph - 780,000

Here are the payouts for the final 10:

1st Place: $91,859
2nd Place: $49,373
3rd Place: $32,342
4th Place: $25,261
5th Place: $20,668
6th Place: $16,458
7th Place: $12,630
8th Place: $10,143
9th Place: $8,061

$1,200 Mega Stack Final Table Reached!

With the elimination of our 11th place finisher, the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge has reached its 10-handed final table.  We will have names and chip counts of all of our final table participants shortly.

Players are on break, coloring up 1k chips

The 13 remaining players are on a 10 minute break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 1k chips.  When the field returns, they will be playing 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

18 players remaining

Less than an hour and a half from the last table breaking, we are now down to 18 players in the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge.  The clock is paused at 10:15 in the 12,00/24,000 blind level while the players find their new seats.  Three new players have taken their seats on the live stream table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com, and the tournament will continue shortly.

27 remaining players are being redrawn

With the elimination of our 28th place finisher, the final 27 are now set.  The tournament staff are redrawing seats, which means there will be a new set of faces on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.  Play will continue at 8,000/16,000 blinds for another 22:14.

Blinds are up to 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players are now on break

The board reads 40 players remaining, and they are now on a 10 minute break.  When they return, they will be playing 6,000/12,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante.

$1,200 Mega Stack is in the money!

With the elimination of our 46th place finisher, the remaining 45 players in the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge are now in the money.  Everyone in the field is now guaranteed $2,296, but all players have their eyes on the first place prize of $91,859.

Don't forget that you can watch our featured table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com

$1,200 Mega Stack Challenge Day 2 is under way

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge.  There are 64 players remaining, and the top 45 will make the money.

We will be streaming a featured table on www.FoxwoodsLive.com, and we have an interesting for you.  Nabir Babck, the tournament chip leader, is in the 8 seat, and both #4 and #5 in chips are also at the table in the 5 and 6 seats, respectively.  Here are the rest of our featured table players:

Seat 1: Nakhoul, Ben - 163,000
Seat 2: Becker, Alan - 185,500
Seat 3: Ciccotto, Louis - 132,000
Seat 4: Stanhope, Ryan - 367,500
Seat 5: Mitrokostas, Spiro - 530,500
Seat 6: Mitchell, Todd - 498,000
Seat 7: Hatziioannou, Vasilios - 347,000
Seat 8: Babck, Nadir - 660,000
Seat 9: empty

Foxwoods February 2012 $1,200 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Babck, Nadir	660,000	2-8
2	St. Hilaire, Andrew	534,000	5-3
3	Papanikos, K	532,500	1-8
4	Mitrokostas, Spiro	530,500	2-5
5	Mitchell, Todd	498,000	2-6
6	Johnson, David	485,500	4-6
7	Sennon, Peter	480,000	6-8
8	Hui, Adam	458,000	5-5
9	Pappas, William	400,000	3-8
10	Hoglund, Thomas	374,000	7-3
11	Andrews, John	368,000	5-9
12	Stanhope, Ryan	367,500	2-4
13	Senger, Steve	350,000	8-1
14	MacNeil, Christopher	349,500	1-1
15	Jace, Daryl	349,000	5-4
16	Hatziioannou, Vasilios	347,000	2-7
17	Theodoss, Harry	345,000	1-5
18	Schonbach, Chris	342,000	5-7
19	Silva, Dan	333,500	8-4
20	Cortellino, Leonard	282,000	6-4
21	Gold, Andrew	281,000	4-4
22	Frigeria, Vincent	277,000	4-3
23	Searing, Ian	262,000	1-2
24	Adalis, Theodore	255,000	7-6
25	Jenks, Dean	205,000	4-2
26	Gutman, Erez	202,000	3-9
27	Corcione, Bobby	198,000	4-9
28	Samet, Larry	194,500	1-6
29	Myhal, Jerry	188,000	6-5
30	Becker, Alan	185,500	2-2
31	Alimonos, Jimmy	175,500	6-3
32	Joseph, Jean-Elle	175,000	4-5
33	Siegal, Eric	175,000	8-9
34	Covrigaru, Matthew	173,000	1-9
35	Nakhoul, Ben	163,000	2-1
36	Folgers, Doug	157,000	6-7
37	Herron, Patricia	151,000	3-5
38	Castro, Chris	141,500	4-8
39	Dines, Suzanne	140,000	7-5
40	Gorrela, Satish	136,000	4-7
41	Yashchin, Daniel	133,500	8-2
42	Ciccotto, Louis	132,000	2-3
43	Orgettas, Michael	131,000	7-9
44	Gilmore, Peter	129,000	7-4
45	Kresmery, Rick	128,000	8-5
46	Przybycien, Joe	120,000	6-9
47	Nye, Mike	114,000	3-7
48	Walsh, Tom	111,500	7-2
49	Cotter, Ed	110,000	3-3
50	Hetherington, Conner	109,500	1-3
51	Vo, Chien	104,500	5-1
52	Santoro, Stephen	101,000	6-1
53	Pito, Lou	100,500	8-3
54	Hecker, Gabi	97,500	8-6
55	Manley, Rob	93,000	5-6
56	Peters, Nabeel	87,500	1-7
57	Santos, Ross	87,500	5-2
58	Chu, Victor	81,000	7-8
59	Perry, Mark	81,000	3-4
60	Benzekri, Mohamed	76,000	3-6
61	Curry, Malik	76,000	3-2
62	Zisk, Richard	72,000	6-6
63	Solarsh, Mike	71,000	7-1
64	Libby, Alan	32,000	8-7

Six hands remain

With 15 minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff has drawn a card to determine how many hands will remain.  The card was drawn on the featured table, and the field will play six more hands before finishing for the night.  They will return at 11am to restart the tournament.  As of right now, there are 70 players remaining.

Players are on their last break of the day

The 102 remaining players are now on a 10 minute break, which is the last break of the day.  The tournament staff are now coloring up and racing off the 100 chips as they will no longer be needed.  When the field returns, they will be playing 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante.

Blinds are up!

Blinds have been increased to 2,000/4,000 with a 400 ante.  Approximately 112 players remain in the field.

Foxwoods February 2012 Mega Stack Challenge $230 Event #13 NLH Super Bounty Final Results

Players are now on dinner break

The remaining players from today's $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge are now on their 75 minute dinner break.

Players are now on break

The 245 remaining players from today's $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge are now on break.  When they return, they will be playing 500/1,000 blinds with a 100 ante.

At 6:30pm, the tournament will take a 75 minute dinner break.

$1,200 Mega Stack prize pool & payouts

A total of 362 players registered for the final $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge, creating a prize pool of $394,580. There are approximately 297 players remaining, and they are now on their second break of the day.  Top 45 players make the money, with a mincash worth $2,296.  Here are the full payouts:

1st: $91,859
2nd: $49,373
3rd: $32,342
4th: $25,261
5th: $20,668
6th: $16,458
7th: $12,630
8th: $10,143
9th: $8,061
10th-12th: $6,315
13th-15th: $4,975
16th-18th: $3,827
19th-27th: $3,061
28th-36th: $2,487
37th-45th: $2,296

$1,200 Mega Stack Challenge is under way

Cards are in the air in today's $1,200 Mega Stack Challenge.  This is the main event that everyone's been waiting for!  Registration will be open for approximately two hours, so come down and register if you haven't done so already.

As always, we will be streaming a featured table on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com, so tune in to watch the action unfold.

Foxwoods February 2012 Mega Stack Challenge $120 Event #12 NLH Final Results

Foxwoods February 2012 Mega Stack Challenge $400 NLH Final Results

1st Place: Mike Correnti ($31,594)

Mike Correnti had a tough final table.  He was put to really tough decisions, and at one point even laid down AK on an ace high board.  But that laydown perhaps set the stage for his heads up battle with the same opponent.  And a quick heads up battle it was!  On the first hand of heads up play, Mike won a coin flip for 99% of the chips in play with AQ against pocket tens, and a few hands later it was all over.

Mike will collect $31,594 for winning the $400 Mega Stack Challenge, and will go home with the Foxwoods trophy as well.

Congratulations to all of the winners from this tournament!

2nd Place: Tim Lahey ($18,252)

Tim Lahey and Mike Correnti were counting their chips and discussing a deal when they apparently started playing again.  On the first hand of heads up play, Tim pushed all in from the button and Mike called him.  Tim had [Ac][Qd] against Mike's [Td][Tc].  The flip was for almost all of the chips in play, and the board ran out [3c][7h][4h][Qc][Kd] to award the pot to Mike.  The tournament staff counted down his stack, and Tim had just a few chips more than Mike.

Mike put them to use in the very next hand, and doubled up on the river with [Ks][8c] against [Ac][4d] on a [Jd][Ts][Jc][2d][Kh] board.  Unfortunately, his next attempt to double up didn't go as well, as Mike's [Jd][5h] was dominated by Jim's [Js][Ts].  Jim hit his pair on the [2c][As][Tc] flop, and it held up through the [9c] turn and [9s] river.

Tim fought a hard battle, but will exit this tournament in 2nd place, good for $18,252.

3rd Place: Ronnie Pease ($11,615)

Tim Lahey watches as the river makes him a straight to eliminate Ronnie Pease

Ronnie Pease was all in preflop holding the [Ac][8d] against the [5s][5h] of Tim Lahey.  It was a sweat all the way to the river as the board fell [7c][6s][Qh][3s][4c], but Ronnie failed to pair either of his hole cards and was eliminated in 3rd place, earning $11,615 for his efforts.

4th Place: Ron Gariepy ($9,292)

As many pots do, this one started with Ronnie Pease raising.  Mike Correnti made the 3-bet, and then Ron Gariepy moved all in for less.  Ronnie got out of the way, and the two exposed their hands:

Mike [Ks][Kh]
Ron [Ad][Tc]

Any chance of an exciting sweat on the flop was dashed when it fell [6c][6d][Kc], giving Mike an unbeatable full house.  The turn [8h] and river [8c] only improved Mike's full house, and Ron was left with $9,292 to console him as he was eliminated in 4th place.

5th Place: Glen Thompson ($7,235)

Glen Thompson was all in preflop holding [As][7c] against Ronnie Pease's [Ad][3d].  The flop fell an exciting [9c][8d][Td], giving Ronnie a flush draw.  Ronnie binked it right on the turn when it fell [9d], and Glen was drawing dead.  The inconsequential [Js] on the river meant Glen was heading for the cashier's cage to collect $7,235 for his 5th place finish.

Ronnie Pease doubles through Glen Thompson

Glen Thompson opened the pot before Ronnie Pease moved all in.  Action folded back to Glen who thought about it, and eventually called with [3s][3h].  Unfortunately for Glen, Ronnie held the superior [8s][8h], and it stayed superior through a [Ks][6d][Td][Ah][Kh] board.  Ronnie now sits on about 1.7 millon in chips.

6th Place: Vinny Frigeria ($5,840)

Vinny Frigeria was all in preflop holding [3h][3c] against the [Ah][Ts] of Glen Thompson.  The flop fell [6h][Kd][Kh], and though Vinny asked for the dealer to "keep it clean," the turn fell [6c], counterfitting Vinny's pair.  Vinny would need a king or a six to chop, or a 3 to win.  It was not to be, however, as the river fell the [Jc], eliminating Vinny in 6th place.  He will collect $5,840 for his efforts.

7th Place: Lou Giampa ($4,845)

Lou Giampa moved all in with [Qs][Tc] and was called by Mike Correnti, holding [9d][9c].  The [9h] was in the window, with the rest of the flop spreading [Qd][7s][9h].  The [Th] on the turn gave Lou 4 outs, but the [5h] wasn't what he needed.  Lou will earn $4,845 for his 7th place finish.

Mike Correnti is getting frustrated

Tim Lahey raised preflop and Mike Correnti defended his big blind.  On a [Ad][5d][5s], Mike check-raised Tim's bet, and then Tim 3-bet all in.  This put Tim deep into the tank, and it was such a long decision that the entire table except for the two players in the hand got up from the table.  Tim lifted his cards off of the table several times, as well as slammed his fist on the table in frustration.  Amazingly, Tim decided to fold his [Ah][Kd], so we'll never know if Tim had him beat or not.

8th Place: Peter Jankowski ($3,916)

Peter Jankowski was all in on a [6c][Tc][Jh] holding the [Kc][Jd] against his opponent's [Ac][Th].  The turn was a devastating [Ts], and the river [2c] did not save Peter from elimination.  He will earn $3,916 for his 8th place finish.

9th Place: Floyd Overton ($3,203)

Floyd Overton gives a fist-bump as he exits the tournament

Floyd Overton was all in preflop holding the [As][7d] against his opponent's [3s][3d].  Floyd found no help on the [Qc][4h][Jd] flop, but he did pick up four more outs when the turn fell the [Kh].  Unfortunately the river [9s] did not hit Floyd's hand, and he will exit this tournament in 9th place, good for $3,203.

Ronnie Pease drops 500k to Mike Correnti

In a blind vs. blind confrontation, Ronnie Pease and Mike Correnti saw a [3s][Ts][2d] flop.  Ronnie bet out and Mike moved all in.  Ronnie made the call and saw the bad news that his [Ah][Js] was outflopped by Mike's [Qh][Td].  Mike's hand held up through the [6h] turn and the [Kd] river, and now he has over a million in chips. Ronnie meanwhile still has around 800,000.

10th Place: Chris Dichiara ($2,190)

Chris Dichiara was all in preflop holding the [Kh][Jd] against the [Ad][Qs] of Ronnie Pease.  Chris got lucky when the flop fell [7h][Jh][4d], and the pair held strong through a [2c].  But the river [As] snatched the double up from Chris's hands and earned Ronnie the knockout.  Chris will earn $2,190 for his 10th place finish.

Final table chip counts & seating assignments

The final table is under way.  Below are the seating assignments and chip counts for the final table.  You can watch the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com to follow this tournament all the way to a winner.

Seat 1: Peter Jankowski - 619,000
Seat 2: Lou Giampa - 981,000
Seat 3: Glen Thompson -  1,001,000
Seat 4: Ronnie Pease - 1,031,000
Seat 5: Mike Correnti -  804,000
Seat 6: Ron Gariepy - 474,000
Seat 7: Floyd Overton - 410,000
Seat 8: Chris Dichiara - 498,000
Seat 9: Tim Lahey - 1,568,000
Seat 10: Vinny Frigeria - 448,000

Here are the payouts for the final table:

1st: $31,594
2nd: $18,252
3rd: $11,615
4th: $9,292
5th: $7,235
6th: $5,840
7th: $4,845
8th: $3,916
9th: $3,203
10th: $2,190

Final Table Reached

Ronnie Pease knocked off a 3rd player in 3 hands, this time outracing his opponent's Q4 with his 33.  That elimination left the $400 Mega Stack Challenge with 10 remaining players, who are now on brief break while the tournament staff counts down the chips.  We will have seating assignments and chip counts posted shortly.

Glen Thompson bluffs Ronnie Pease

Glen Thompson (left) moves all in on the river against Ronnie Pease (right)

We arrived to the featured table with a board reading [Td][Th][7d] and a huge pile of chips in the middle.  Glen Thompson had raised the pot preflop, apparently, and Ronnie Pease called on the button.  The flop went three bets according to our source, and when the [9d] arrived on the turn, both players checked.  The river [Kh] brought an all in from Glen, and an eventual fold by Ronnie.  Glen rapped the table, and eventually showed [Ac][6s] for ace high.  Ronnie was visibly annoyed but knocked out two players in the next few hands with 99 vs A9 and AJ vs A7, so he can't be too upset.

Clean up on aisle 1!

We heard some commotion on our featured table, and arrived to find Bob Carbone with his drink spilled ALL over his chips and the table.  And when we say all over his chips, we mean it.  As you can see in the photo above, the tournament staff had to stop the clock for both tables to assist in the clean-up job.  Play will resume shortly with 17 remaining players.

$400 Mega Stack Day 2 Underway

Cards are in the air for day 2 of the $400 Mega Stack Challenge.  18 players remain, and you can watch 9 of them on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.  The field will be resuming at 8,000/16,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante, and will be playing down to a winner today.

Foxwoods February 2012 $400 No Limit Hold'em Mega Stack Challenge Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Dichiara, Christopher	1,708,000	2-3
2	Thompson, Glen	677,000	1-4
3	Frigeria, Vincent	607,000	2-8
4	Lahey, Tim	503,000	1-8
5	Karos, James	487,000	1-7
6	Gariepy, Ron	396,000	1-1
7	Carbone, Bob	382,000	1-3
8	Jankowski, Peter	380,000	2-9
9	Correnti, Mike	371,000	2-1
10	Overton, Floyd	352,000	2-7
11	Hermundson, Landon	310,000	2-10
12	Babck, Nadir	306,000	1-5
13	Tortorici, Emanuele	255,000	1-10
14	Pease, Ron	245,000	1-9
15	Martin, Thomas	224,000	2-6
16	Lash, Evan	207,000	2-4
17	Giampa, Lou	202,000	2-2
18	Labib, Joe	180,000	1-2

Play is complete for the night

With 18 players remaining, play in today's $400 Mega Stack Challenge is complete for the night.  The tournament staff will redraw seats for the players, and they will reconvene at 12pm EST.  Full chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly on http://www.FoxwoodsPoker.com.

Follow all of the action tomorrow on the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.