8th Place: Sherwin Agard ($9,002)

Sherwin Agard (right) looks at the final board in disbelief

On a [Qd][4h][Tc] flop, Sherwin Agard had coolered Jewook Oh as Sherwin's [Ah][Ac] was well in front of Jewook's [As][Qs].  The dealer burned and turned the [Qc], however, to turn the tables and leave Sherwin drawing to one out.  The [7c] was not the right card for him, and he was crippled down to a few chips.

A few hands later, he was eliminated in 8th place, good for $9,002.

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Action from the redraw at final 3 tables down to the final table

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9th Place: Doug Small ($7,189)

Doug Small pushed the last of his chips in with [8d][7c] and was called by Michael Lavoie holding [Ks][Kc].  The board ran out [5c][5d][3c][4d][Ac] to send Doug to the rail in 9th place, good for $7,189.

Players are now on dinner break

The final 9 players of the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on a 1 hour dinner break.  Play will resume at approximately 7pm EST, and blinds will be 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

10th Place: Robert Garrett ($5,824)

Robert Garrett has been eliminated when he ran his pocket queens into the pocket aces of David Pocknett.  An ace flopped to give David a set, so the queen on the river couldn't save Robert's tournament life.  He will collect $5,824 for his 10th place finish.

The ladies are kind to Sherwin Agard

The first all in and a call at this final table put the animated Sherwin Agard at risk.  He held [Qh][Qc] against his opponent's [Ah][Jc].  Sherwin had a bit of a sweat as his opponent flopped top pair on the [Jh][7c][4c] flop, and the [3c] gave his opponent even more outs with a flush draw.  The [6s] river was the blank Sherwin was begging the dealer for, and he doubled up, exclaiming, "The chip taker is real!"

$1,200 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

The final table is set, and Mark Dube has a commanding lead with over 30% of the chips in play.  Here are chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: Michael Lavoie - 1,233,000
Seat 2: Robert Garrett - 561,000
Seat 3: Jewook Oh - 981,000
Seat 4: David Pocknett - 597,000
Seat 5: Jeffrey Hurwitz - 1,770,000
Seat 6: Mark Dube - 3,961,000
Seat 7: Sherwin Agard - 639,000
Seat 8: Doug Small - 786,000
Seat 9: Jim Cowdell - 1,290,000
Seat 10: Mohd Eid - 858,000

Here are the payouts for the final table:

1st Place: $77,770
2nd Place: $48,085
3rd Place: $34,914
4th Place: $25,813
5th Place: $19,359
6th Place: $14,760
7th Place: $11,450
8th Place: $9,002
9th Place: $7,189
10th Place: $5,824

Final Table Reached

Our 11th place finisher busted out with [Ks][6s] against [Ts][Td].  His opponent hit a set on the flop, and that was it.  The clock has been paused, and the final table will start shortly.

YouTube video: $1,200 Mega Stack - Day 2 (part 1)

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Sherwin Agard triples up and announces he'll win the tournament

Sherwin "The Fox" Agard found himself all in with the best hand in a 3-way pot.  Sherwin held [Ad][Jc] on a [Jh][Th][3c] board against his two opponents who both had the same open ended straight draw and overcards.  After the [4s] fell on the turn, Sherwin called for "the deuce... of whatever!"  The [4h] hit the river and Sherwin exclaimed, "DEUUUUUCE!!"  As the chips were being counted down for Sherwin's triple up, he announced to the field that he'd be winning this tournament.  We'll see if that is true later today...

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Players are redrawing for seats

Since the bubble burst, bustouts have gone quickly.  We are now down to 27 players from the 33 that made the money, and they are all redrawing for new seats.  Play will restart shortly.

YouTube Video: $1,200 Mega Stack bubble hand

The bubble has burst!

Pocket aces were the hand that burst the bubble, as a short stacked player was forced all in with [Qd][9d] and failed to improve.  The remaining 33 players are now in the money.

The bubble has begun!

34 players remain, which mean that the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event is now hand for hand.  The next player to go out will not cash, but the remaining 33 players will be guaranteed at least a $1,985 payday.

Pictures from the beginning of Day 2

Overnight chip leader Stephen Dare took a while to get his chips stacked this morning

Eric Siegel, winner of Event #4, enters the day with slightly below average chips

The always entertaining Sherwin Agard starts the day with a small stack

Dylan Lask is always excited to still be in the tournament, though he is relatively short

Day 2 is under way

Our featured table is streamling live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com

The players have taken their seats and the cards are back in the air.  Day 2 of the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event begins now, with blinds continuing at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.  46 players remain, with the top 33 making the money.  Full payouts are available here.

You can watch our featured table streaming live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

2013 May Mega Stack Challenge - Event #10 $1,200 NLH Main Event - Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Dare, Stephen	1,162,000	6-5
2	Dube, Mark	718,000	3-1
3	Hurwitz, Jeffrey	657,000	3-2
4	Garrett, Robert	607,000	4-5
5	Cowdell, Jim	531,000	1-3
6	Small, Doug	482,000	6-2
7	Wilson, Alexander	446,000	2-8
8	Ortiz, Alex	439,000	5-2
9	Vazquez, Luis	429,000	2-3
10	Oh, JeWook	421,000	4-8
11	Kamer, Russell	353,000	1-4
12	Hatziioannou, Vasilios	310,000	6-6
13	Snead, Paul	291,000	6-4
14	Lavoie, Michael	282,000	1-6
15	Rosenberg, Mason	279,000	6-1
16	Ahmady, Yasin	278,000	3-9
17	Pocknett, David	273,000	1-1
18	Pasquale, Mike	269,000	2-5
19	Nunez, Jimmy	264,000	3-4
20	Chin, Derek	236,000	5-1
21	Massri, Mike	229,000	1-8
22	Saunders, Jeffrey	215,000	5-7
23	Frey, Ken	206,000	2-9
24	Kenda, Steve	202,000	5-6
25	Khun, Piseth	199,000	5-9
26	Gaudino, Joe	182,000	4-9
27	Siegel, Eric	180,000	4-4
28	Beach, James	175,000	5-3
29	Perry, Derrick	167,000	4-7
30	Porcopion, John	166,000	2-7
31	Jaime, Manuel	161,000	1-2
32	Garg, Lokesh	160,000	4-3
33	Pito, John	158,000	4-1
34	Agard, Sherwin	155,000	2-2
35	Ferrin, Lisa	141,000	6-7
36	Lask, Dylan	131,000	5-4
37	Phelon, Brian	131,000	2-1
38	Moustakis, Constantine	128,000	5-5
39	Kousouros, James	121,000	3-7
40	Hoglund, Thomas	102,000	3-5
41	Magner, James	98,000	6-9
42	Kuey, Natale	88,000	3-8
43	Hunt, Kevin	82,000	2-4
44	Eid, Mohd	71,000	1-7
45	Manchala, Sandeep	56,000	6-8
46	Minxolli, Glen	55,000	4-6

Four more hands

With ten minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff has instructed the dealers to deal four more hands on each table before play is complete for the night.  The board currently shows 49 players remaining, so likely a few less than that will be returning tomorrow at 11am EST to play down to a winner.

Last break of the night

The 56 remaining players from the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on their last 10 minute break of the night.  The tournament staff are now coloring up and racing off the 500 chips.  Blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante when the players return, and after that level the remaining players will bag up their chips and return tomorrow at 11am EST.

100 chips are being raced off

The players are on a 10 minute break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 100 chips.  The blinds will be 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante when play resumes.

$1,200 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 313 entrants, creating a $330,935 prize pool.  The top 33 players get paid, with a mincash worth $1,985.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $77,770
2nd Place: $48,085
3rd Place: $34,914
4th Place: $25,813
5th Place: $19,359
6th Place: $14,760
7th Place: $11,450
8th Place: $9,002
9th Place: $7189
10th-12th Place: $5,824
13th-15th Place: $4,765
16th-18th Place: $3,971
19th-21st Place: $3,375
22nd-24th Place: $2,879
25th-27th Place: $2,515
28th-30th Place: $2,217
31st-33rd Place: $1,985

Cards are back in the air

Dinner break is complete, and players are taking their seats in anticipation of the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event reconvening.  The blinds will be 600/1,200 with a 200 ante, and the there will be 7 more levels after that before the day is complete.

Don't forget that you can watch our Live Featured Table by heading over to www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Players are now on dinner break

The 182 remaining players from today's $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on their 75 minute dinner break.  Play will resume at approximately 7:30pm EST.

Break #3 has now begun

It is already the 3rd break of the day, which means the dealers and floor staff are coloring up and racing off the 25 chips.  The blinds will be 500/1,000 with a 100 ante when play starts back up.

Players back from break

Our second break of the day is now over, and the tournament has resumed at 250/500 blinds with a 50 ante.  Registration will be closed shortly, and we will post the prize pool & payouts as soon as we have them.  The board currently reads 217 players in the field.

Players are now on break

Players in the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event are now on their first break of the day.  Blinds will be 100/200 with a 25 ante when the 10 minute break has completed.

Cards are in the air

Today is the $1,200 Mega Stack Main Event, and cards are now in the air.  Registration is still open, and re-entries are available, so come down to take your shot at this $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament.

Our featured table is streaming live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

1st Place: Fred Paradis ($20,176)

After a long heads up battle, Fred Paradis finally eliminated Mark Perry with a fortunate flop.  Fred flopped trips with his [8s][6c] on a [8d][Kc][8c] board, and Mark had A-K.  No king fell on the [4h] turn and [4s] river, and Fred's full house would be 1st place for him.  He will earn $20,176 for his efforts.  Congratulations, Fred!

2nd Place: Mark Perry ($12,463)

Heads up deal made

Fred Paradis and Mark Perry have got virtually even stacks, so they have agreed to adjust the payouts to the following:


1st Place: $17,639
2nd Place: $15,000

$230 HOSE Prize Pool & Payouts

There were 67 entries in today's $230 HOSE Mega Stack, creating a $13,400 prize pool.  The top 7 players will get paid, with $4,550 going to first place.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $4,550
2nd Place: $2,811
3rd Place: $1,864
4th Place: $1,319
5th Place: $994
6th Place: $792
7th Place: $668

Mark Perry doubles through Fred Paradis

Mark Perry had his work cut out for him when he entered heads up play against Fred Paradis at an eight to one chip disadvantage.  The two traded small pots back and forth, but Mark finally found a double up.  On a  [3s][8d][9s] flop, the two got all in with top pair.  Fred had [9c][7d] but Mark had [Js][9d].  The turn was the [Jc], giving Mark two pair but actually giving Fred four outs to the straight rather than 3 outs to two pair. The river was the case [Jd], giving Mark the winning full house and the double up.

3rd Place: Soukha Kachittavong ($9,002)

On a [Qs][Ts][6d][Js] board, Soukha pushed all in with king jack (no spade) and was called by Fred Paradis who held [Ks][Kh].  Soukha was looking for one of the two remaining jacks for the win or a non-spade ace or nine to chop the pot.  The [3h] was not what he was looking for, however, but Soukha is $9,002 richer after this final table appearance.

4th Place: Glen Thompson ($6,603)

Glen Thompson was all in preflop holding [Kc][Jd] and ran into [As][Ac] of chip leader Fred Paradis.  The [6h][3h][Ks] flop gave Glen some hope, but the [6c] turn erased a few of his outs.  When the river fell [4c], Fred raked in the pot and Glen headed to the payout desk to collect his $6,603 payout.

Players are now on break

The 4 remaining players at the $400 Mega Stack final table are now on a 10 minute break.  The tournament staff will be coloring up and racing off the 1,000 chips.  When they return, the blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Here are updated chip counts:


Seat 2: Fred Paradis - 2,290,000
Seat 4: Mark Perry - 375,000
Seat 6: Glen Thompson - 360,000
Seat 8: Soukha Kachittavong - 990,000

$130 Bounty Prize Pool & Payouts

There were 194 entries in today's $130 Bounty Mega Stack, creating a $19,400 prize pool.  The top 21 players will get paid, with a mincash worth $202.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $4,742
2nd Place: $2,928
3rd Place: $2,115
4th Place: $1,552
5th Place: $1,160
6th Place: $881
7th Place: $680
8th Place: $534
9th Place: $433
10th-12th Place: $346
13th-15th Place: $284
16th-18th Place: $238
19th-21st Place: $202

5th Place: Steven Brackesy ($4,936)

Soukha Kachittavong opened the pot with a raise to 65,000 before Fred Paradis 3-bet.  Steven Brackesy then cold 4-bet all in.  Action folded back to Soukha who pondered his decision before releasing his hand, and Fred made the quick call.  Steven held pocket kings and would need to dodge a two-outer as Fred held pocket sevens.  The 8-4-2 flop was safe for Steven, but one of the two remaining sevens fell on the turn to put Fred in front.  No king fell on the river, so Steven will have to settle for $4,936 for his 5th place finish.

6th Place: Hermenegildo Trillo ($3,748)

In two successive hands, Hermenegildo Trillo lost all of his chips.  On the first hand, he doubled up Mark Perry.  On the second hand, Hermenegildo pushed all in from the button with [Ah][6d] and Fred Paradis pushed all in over the top from the small blind holding [Qd][Qc].  The board fell [Ks][3h][Jc][9d][9c], and Hermenegildo was sent to the rail in 6th place, good for $3,748.

7th Place: Kevin Hunt ($2,894)

Kevin Hunt was all in preflop holding [Ac][9d] and was called by Glen Thompson who held [Qd][Qc].  The board was no help for Kevin when it fell [Th][6h][4d][3d][2c], and he was sent to the rail in 7th place, good for $2,894.

8th Place: Mark Anderson ($2,274)

Mark Anderson had not made much noise at this final table, and he finally found a spot to get the last of his chips in when he found king queen.  Unfortunately, Hermenegildo Trillo had picked up another hand and his pocket kings were a large favorite.  The case king arrived on the turn to leave Mark with no outs, and the queen on the river punctuated his exit in 8th place.  Mark will earn $2,274 for his efforts.

Kevin Hunt doubles through Hermenegildo Trillo

Kevin Hart (green hat) pushes his chips out for the dealer to count

Kevin Hunt moved all in preflop for approximately 350,000 and was snap called by Hermenegildo Trillo.  All folded to Mark Perry in the big blind, who tanked for quite some time before mucking.

"Aces?" asked Kevin.

Hermenegildo answered by indeed showing him two aces, which were in front of Kevin's two jacks.  Amazingly, the board rolled off four spades to give Kevin the winning flush and letting him survive the all in.

9th Place: Sheila Raine ($1,821)

On the very next hand after Soukha Kachittavong doubled up Mark Perry, Soukha was at it again.  This time he snap called Sheila Raine's all in, holding pocket kings against Sheila's ace jack.  No ace materialized, so Sheila will have to settle for 8th place, good for $1,821.

Mark Perry doubles through Soukha

Mark Perry was all in preflop holding pocket fives against the A-Q of Soukha Kachittavong.  A five on the flop left Soukha drawing dead, and Mark doubled up to about 250,000.  With the blinds at 10,000/20,000, Mark still has some work to do.

Sheila doubles through Hermenegildo

It was an unfortunate cooler for Hermenegildo Trillo as he ran his [Ac][Qc] into the [Ah][Ad] of Sheila Raine.  Sheila had no sweat at all as the board brought no help to Hermenegildo, and she was able to double up to around 500,000.

10th Place: Leonidas Gialelis ($1,474)

Leonidas Gialelis pushed his last 213,000 chips into the middle with pocket tens and was called by Hermenegildo Trillo on his direct left holding pocket queens.  Though Leonidas flopped a backdoor straight draw, Hermenegildo flopped top set, and his hand held through the turn and river.  Leonidas will exit this tournament in 10th place, good for $1,474.

$400 Mega Stack Final Table has begun!

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $400 Mega Stack.  You can watch the final table stream live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com as the final 10 fight for the title and the $20,176 first place prize.

Here are seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Sheila Raine - 263,000
Seat 2: Fred Paradis - 531,000
Seat 3: Steven Brackesy - 234,000
Seat 4: Mark Perry - 337,000
Seat 5: Mark Anderson - 411,000
Seat 6: Glen Thompson - 383,000
Seat 7: Kevin Hunt - 223,000
Seat 8: Soukha Kachittavong - 653,000
Seat 9: Leonidas Gialelis - 223,000
Seat 10: Hermenegildo Trillo - 659,000

2013 May Mega Stack Challenge - Event #7 $400 NLH Returning Players - The Final Table

Play has concluded for the day

With the elimination of our 11th place finisher, the final table has been reached.  The tournament staff has paused the clock with 27 minutes and 18 seconds left in the lever, and the final 10 will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play the final table.

Last break of the night

The dozen players that remain in today's $400 Mega Stack tournament are now on their last break of the night.  They will return and play the 6,000/12,000 level before bagging up their chips and completing play for the night.  Whoever remains will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play down to a winner.