Play is now hand for hand

With the elimination of James Frangoulidis in 19th place, Event #10 $1,650 Championship is now hand-for-hand. The next player out will be the Bubble Boy, while the remaining 18 will be guaranteed at least a $3,957 payday.

Ralph Macri spikes a 2-outer to knock one out

At 2,500/5,000 blinds, Dave Stefanski raised to 12,000 and James Frangoulidis called on the button. Ralph Macri reraised to 37,500 from the small blind and both Dave and James made the call after some thought. The flop fell [Jh][9d][4d] and Ralph moved all in, putting Dave deep into the tank. After a few minutes of thought, he folded, and James right behind him snap-called. Ralph had been outflopped as James had flopped top set with [Js][Jd] against Ralph's [Ad][Ac]. James was the one all in, and he didn't like the [Ah] that hit on the turn. Needing the case jack to survive, the dealer delivered the [Qc] on the river. James will be our 20th place finisher and Ralph will increase his stack to 560,000.

Matthew Wantman takes the chip lead with a huge pot

A player raised in early position and Matt Wantman called from the button. The big blind came along as well to see a [3d][Qs][Tc] flop. The preflop raiser led for 14,000 and Matt raised to 32,000. Action folded back to the preflop raiser who put in a 3-bet to 75,000, which Matt just called. The turn was a [6d] and Matt's opponent instantly went all in. Matt called just as quick and tabled [Ts][Td]. It was a cooler as his opponent had [3h][3c]. Matt just needed to dodge one out, and when the river came the [6c], a massive stack was pushed over to Matt, who now sits on over 700,000.

Chris Tryba has been eliminated

We missed the hand, but we saw Chris Tryba exiting the tournament area. He has been eliminated in 22nd place, just shy of the money.

Chip counts at the break

Players are now on their second break of the day. Only 25 player remain, with 18 making the money. When players return, blinds will be 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante. Here are chip counts for the entire field:

Table 1:
Seat 1: Dave Stefanski - 113,000
Seat 2: David Olshan - 23,900
Seat 3: Kevin Lynch - 207,000
Seat 4: Welther Marmol - 105,000
Seat 5: James Frangoulidis - 187,000
Seat 6: Ralph Macri - 339,000
Seat 7: Tony Akoury - 138,000
Seat 8: 432,000
Seat 9: Ted Driscoll - 336,000

Table 2
Seat 1: Michael Orgettas - 106,000
Seat 2: Todd Rebello - 229,5000
Seat 3: Ralph Massey - 101,500
Seat 4: James Capmbell - 171,000
Seat 5: Dominik Pelli - 117,500
Seat 6: -empty-
Seat 7: William Dang - 228,500
Seat 8: Ryan Stanhope - 114,500
Seat 9: Je Wook Oh -

Table 3
Seat 1: Matt Wantman - 440,000
Seat 2: Chris Tryba - 74,000
Seat 3: Peter Everett - 305,000
Seat 4: 229,000
Seat 5: 137,000
Seat 6: -empty-
Seat 7: 312,000
Seat 8: Brad St. Vincent - 172,500
Seat 9: Aaron Smith - 235,500

Final 3 tables

Georgia Fleger has been eliminated in 28th place when her [Ad][7d] was unable to overcome her opponent's ace queen. With her elimination, we are down to the final 27 players, so the entire field is being redrawn into the final 3 tables. Play will continue at 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante once players are seated. We will attempt to get a full seat draw shortly. Here is a partial seat draw:

TABLE 1
Seat 1: Dave Stefanski
Seat 2: David Olshan
Seat 3:
Seat 4:
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Ralph Macri
Seat 7:
Seat 8:
Seat 9: Ted Driscoll

TABLE 2
Seat 1:
Seat 2: Todd Rebello
Seat 3: Ralph Massey
Seat 4: James Capmbell
Seat 5: Dominik Pelli
Seat 6: Peter Everett
Seat 7: William Dang
Seat 8:
Seat 9: Je Wook Oh

TABLE 3
Seat 1: Matt Wantman
Seat 2: Chris Tryba
Seat 3:
Seat 4:
Seat 5:
Seat 6:
Seat 7:
Seat 8:
Seat 9: Aaron Smith

Mike Nye has been eliminated

Mike Nye pushed the last of his chips in from the cutoff and was called by the small blind. Mike's [Kc][3c] was live against the small blind's [Ah][4c], but the [7h][6h][9h][5s][Th] board was no help for Mike, who will exit this tournament in 31st place.

Four tables remain

The field has been trimmed to 36 players, which means we're down to the final four tables.

Chip counts at the break

44 players remain in Event #10 $1,650 Championship, and they are now on a 15 minute break. When they return, blinds will be 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante. The top 18 players will be in the money. Here are chip counts for notable players:

Je Wook Oh leads the chip counts

Je Wook Oh - 260,000
Dave Stefanski - 160,000

Matt Wantman - 154,500
Ralph Macri - 153,600
Chris Tryba - 149,500
William Dang - 120,000
Dominik Pelli - 115,000
David Harting - 96,800
Aaron Smith - 79,300
James Campbell - 78,000
Bryan Leskowitz - 64,600
Ralph Massey - 58,000
Fred Paradis - 50,400
Mike Nye - 35,300
Giuseppe Ruvolo - 23,000
Gerry Aiello - 6,000

Championship Event Day 2 is Under Way

Cards are back in the air for Day 2 of Event #10 $1,650 Championship. All remaining players from yesterday's Flights A & B have combined and will play 10 levels today.

You can watch the stream of the featured table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Today's schedule

On today's schedule at the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge:

11am:
Event #11 $300 NLH Big Stack
$30,000 GUARANTEED
($260 Buy-in/$40 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-Entries are available through the end of registration.
Registration will remain open through the end of the 9th level.
Levels 1 - 25 will be played for 20 minutes.
Levels 26 & UP will be played for 30 minutes.
Full structure is available here.

12pm:
Day 2
Event #10 $1,650 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
$250,000 GUARANTEED
($1,500 Buy-in / $150 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
Play will end after level 22 or Final Table which ever comes first.
Day 3 will start at Noon and will be played to completion.
Full structure is available here.

A full schedule for the series is available here.

Foxwoods April 2015 Mega Stack - Event #10 - $1,650 NLH Championship - Day 2 Returning Players

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
2-4	Wantman, Matthew	227,200
3-1	Olshan, David	200,400
7-4	Rebello, Todd	198,300
5-7	Gorenc, Marty	196,500
2-8	Petrucelli, Alex	180,800
1-4	Pidvysotski, Dmitri	167,400
3-7	Frangoulidis, James	156,300
7-3	Macri, Ralph	147,500
6-2	Lynch, Kevin	146,900
5-3	Everett, Peter	131,400
1-1	Oh, Je Wook	131,200
4-7	Harting, David	127,600
5-1	Ibrahim, Ramy	111,700
2-1	Paradis, Fred	108,500
7-1	Reinhardt, Jon	107,500
1-5	Akoury, Tony	102,200
2-5	St. Vincent, Brad	99,900
1-2	Marmol, Welther	95,600
7-2	Variyath, Samrish	95,400
1-3	Small, Neil	95,300
3-3	Handwerker, Michael	91,800
2-7	Awalt, Mark	89,800
6-3	Tryba, Chris	84,700
2-3	MacNeil, Chris	81,000
7-6	Nye, Mike	79,400
3-4	Smith, Aaron	76,200
2-6	Wing, Jeremy	76,000
6-5	Kuey, Natale	75,500
1-6	Abdel-Rahim, M.	75,000
4-1	Garrett, Rob	70,700
4-9	Foulkes, Ethan	68,800
7-5	Cooper, Andrew	68,700
6-1	Bills, Michael	66,400
6-7	Stanhope, Ryan	65,600
5-8	Rawlinson, Ken	64,700
7-9	Driscoll, Ted	64,200
2-9	Hick, Ray	63,600
1-7	Stefanski, David	61,200
7-8	Kluchman, David	57,300
4-3	Campbell, James	56,700
3-5	Felger, David	53,700
7-7	Massey, Aaron	53,200
5-4	Lewis, Jonathan	52,600
4-2	Caruso, Pasquale	50,900
5-5	Hukmani, Rohit	48,200
4-8	Pelli, Dominick	48,200
4-6	Dang, William	47,200
4-5	Campo, Peter	45,900
2-2	Frey, Ken	45,400
1-8	Kurtz, David	41,400
5-9	Orgettas, Michael	41,100
6-8	Ruvolo, Giuseppe	38,700
5-6	Okrah, Manny	38,100
3-8	Gulati, Tarun	37,500
3-6	Felger, Georgia	37,300
3-2	Jacoby, Doug	31,900
6-9	Lu, Meng	24,000
6-6	Massey, Ralph	21,900
3-9	Prasetyo, Aditya	20,700
4-4	Leskowitz, Bryan	20,200
5-2	DiPaoli, Matthew	18,600
6-4	Aiello, Gerald	18,400
1-9	Dong, Cheng	10,800

Event #10 Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 170 entries in Event #10 $1,650 Championship, creating a $247,350 prize pool. The top 18 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $3,957. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $64,311
2nd Place; $41,803
3rd Place: $27,703
4th Place: $20,777
5th Place: $15,831
6th Place: $12,862
7th Place: $10,389
8th Place: $8,409
9th Place: $6,685
10th-12th Place: $4,699
13th-15th Place: $4,204
16th-18th Place: $3,957

Three more hands

With 10 minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff has drawn a card. Three more hands will be played before Flight Bwill be complete for the night. The board reads 21 players remaining.

Chip counts in Level 12

Je Wook Oh - 101,000

James Campbell - 58,000

Gerry Aiello -  46,500

Allen Kessler - busted

Last level of the night

Play has begun in the last level of the night. Blinds are now 600/1,200 with a 200 ante. At the completion of this level all remaining players will bag up their chips for the night and return at 12pm to play Day 2.

Photos from Flight B

Flight B is now on their last break of the night. When they return, blinds will be 400/800 with a 100 ante. Here are some photos from the last few levels:

 

Photos from Flight A

Three more hands

With 10 minutes left on the clock, the tournament staff has drawn a card. Three more hands will be played before Flight A will be complete for the night. The board reads 45 players remaining.

Last level of the night

Level 12 has begun which is the last level of the night. Only 54 players remain from the staring field of 120 entrants in Flight A. Here are select chip counts for notable players:

Ralph Macri - 154,000
Mike Nye - 71,700
Dave Stefanski - 56,000
Fred Paradis - 49,000
Tarun G. -  36,700

Chris Tryba - 35,000

Players are on break

Players in Event #10 $1,650 NLH Championship Flight A are now on their first break of the day. Currently there are 88 entrants and 76 remain. Registration is open until the end of the 9th level. After the break, blinds will be 100/200.

YouTube Video: Event #9 $300 NLH Big Stack Final Table

Today's schedule

On today's schedule at the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge:

9am:
$200 Turbo Mega Super
($175 buy-in / $25 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
(Win a $1,650 Entry)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-entries are available through the end of level 5.
At the end of level 5, players may purchase a Single or a Double add-on. Single $50 will receive 5,000 in chips. Double $100 will receive 10,000 in chips.
Full structure is available here.

11am:
Flight A
Event # 10 $1,650 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
$250,000 GUARANTEED
($1,500 Buy-in / $150 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
 Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-entries will be available through the end of the 9th level.
Levels 1 - 12 will be played for 40 minutes.
Levels 13 & up will be played for 60 minutes.
Flights will end after level 12 or at T.D discretion.
This tournament is NOT a best stack forward. If you bag chips at the of any day/flight and them play in subsequent day/flight, your previous day/flight chips will automatically be forfeited.
Day 2 will start at Noon play will end after level 22 or Final Table which ever comes first.
Day 3 will start at Noon and will be played to completion.
Full structure is available here.

1pm:
$200 Tubo Mega Super
($175 buy-in / $25 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
(Win a $1,650 Entry)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-entries are available through the end of level 5.
At the end of level 5, players may purchase a Single or a Double add-on. Single $50 will receive 5,000 in chips. Double $100 will receive 10,000 in chips.

Full structure is available here.

5pm:
Flight B
Event # 10 $1,650 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
$250,000 GUARANTEED
($1,500 Buy-in / $150 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
 Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-entries will be available through the end of the 9th level.
Levels 1 - 12 will be played for 40 minutes.
Levels 13 & up will be played for 60 minutes.
Flights will end after level 12 or at T.D discretion.
This tournament is NOT a best stack forward. If you bag chips at the of any day/flight and them play in subsequent day/flight, your previous day/flight chips will automatically be forfeited.
Day 2 will start at Noon play will end after level 22 or Final Table which ever comes first.
Day 3 will start at Noon and will be played to completion.
Full structure is available here.

A full schedule for the series is available here.

Foxwoods April 2015 Mega Stack - Event #9 - $300 NLH Big Stack - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Anthony Hoskie, New Britain, CT	$8,633
2	Soukha Kachittavong, Woonsocket, RI	$7,762
3	Arthur Boulanger, Dover, NH	$5,300
4	Barry Rosenkranz, E. Longmeadow, MA	$3,368
5	Eduart Bajrami, South Boston, MA	$2,566
6	Ryan Sullivan, Modena, NY	$2,086
7	James Boynton, Lynn, MA	$1,684
8	Marty Gorenc, Port Orange, FL	$1,363
9	Matthew Senatore, Fairfield, CT	$1,089
10	Richard Villeneuve, Enfield, CT	$761
11	David Shimek, Salem, MA	$761
12	David Antinore, Stafford Springs, CT	$761
13	Kimberley Bisson, Kensington, CT	$681
14	Jeffrey Taitz, Somers, NY	$681
15	Alfred Hallal, Norwood, MA	$681
16	Jeffrey Higgins, Derry, NH	$641
17	Sean Malloy, Dorchester, MA	$641
18	Keith Trumbo, Cheshire, CT	$641

Foxwoods April 2015 Mega Stack - Event #8 - $230 PLO Hi/Lo - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Benjamin Moots , Warwick, RI	$970
2	Brian Siskin, Plainview, NY	$970
3	Thomas Westort, Ashland, MA	$970
4	Michael Brake, Lunenburg, MA	$970
5	Jon Andrescu, West Islip, NY	$970
6	Alexander Rowntree, Northfield, NH	$970
7	Marguerite Meyerson, Newburgh, NY	$970
8	Darren Chervitz, Bronx, NY	$970
9	Craig Seale, East Northport, NY	$970
10	John Dennehy, Needham, MA	$970

Foxwoods April 2015 Mega Stack - Event #7 - $230 NLH Bounty - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	William Rosen, Northampton, MA	$3,867
2	Shamsuddin Karim, Quincy, MA	$2,000
3	Mark Freischlag, Greenwich, CT	$2,000
4	William Frederick, Methuen, MA	$2,000
5	Alexander Houle, Gorham, ME	$2,000
6	Daniel Swoszowski, Shelton, CT	$879
7	Paul Avilla, Westport, MA	$722
8	Jonathan Giordano, East Syracuse, NY	$580
9	Paul Stanechewski, Tampa, FL	$472
10	Ronald Derosa, Hull, MA	$392
11	Jacob Ostrander, Rochester, NY	$392
12	David Espinola, Dracut, MA	$392

1st Place: Anthony Hoskie ($8,633)

Both players were very close in chips when they got it all in. It was a coin flip with Anthony holding [As][Qs] against Soukha's [3h][3d]. The [6c][Ah][9h] flop favored Anthony, and no three appeared on the [8s] turn or [6d] river. The stacks were counted down, and Anthony had Soukha covered. He will win Event #9 $300 NLH Big Stack, the trophy, and the $8,533 first place prize. Congratulations, Anthony!

2nd Place: Soukha Kachittauong ($7,762)

Soukha Kachittauong doubles through Anthony Hoskie

On a [Qs][8d][Qd][4h] board, Anthony Hoskie was all in and Soukha Kachittauong made the call. Anthony held [Kh][Jc] and was drawing dead against Soukha's [Qc][6c]. The meaningless [8s] fell on the river to give Soukha the doubleup and the chip lead.

Here are heads up chip counts at the beginning of Level 30:

Anthony Hoskie - 2,800,000
Soukha Kachittauong - 1,400,000

3rd Place: Arthur Boulanger ($5,500)

Arthur Boulanger was all in preflop holding [Ah][Ks] and was in great shape to double up against Anthony Hoskie's [Ah][Jd]. When the flop fell [6d][3d][Jh], the roles were reversed and now Arthur was in great danger of being eliminated. The turn fell the [8c] and the river the [8h], and Arthur will exit the tournament in 3rd place, good for $5,500.

4th Place: Barry Rosenkranz ($3,368)

Barry Rosenkranz was all in preflop and was called by Anthony Hoskie. Barry's [Kd][9d] was about 40% against Anthony's [Ah][8s] going to the flop, and the [2c][Ts][5s] flop wasn't much help. The turn fell the [2s] and the river the [Jh] to eliminate Barry in 4th place. He will collect $3,368 for his efforts.

5th Place: Eduart Bajrami ($2,566)

The bad beats just keep on coming! Eduart Bajrami moved all in from the button and was called by Soukha Kachittauong in the big blind. Eduart held [Qd][Qc] and just had to dodge Soukha's [Js][8c]. The [Jc][Ad][4d] gave Soukha five outs, but the [3d] turn reduced him to three. The [8s] hit the river and the entire tabled erupted. Eduart could only shake his head and collect his $2,566 for his 5th place finish.

6th Place: Ryan Sullivan ($2,086)

Ryan Sullivan was all in and in great shape to double up with his [Ac][Kc] against Anthony Hoskie's [Kh][Jd]. Before the flop, Anthony exclaimed, "I'm dominated! Give me a jack!" The dealer obliged as he spread the [3s][Jh][8h] flop. Ryan was now looking for an ace, but he didn't find it on the [9c] turn or [8s] river. That beat will knock out Ryan in 6th place, and he will collect $2,086 for his efforts.

7th Place: James Boynton ($1,684)

James Boynton moved all in and was called by Eduart Bajrami. James's [Ks][Jd] was dominated by Eduart's [Kh][Qc], but the [7h][7s][2c] flop gave James some hope for a chop. The [8s] turn gave him some more outs, but the [4c] river left king-queen high in front. James will exit this tournament in 7th place, good for $1,684.

8th Place: Marty Gorenc ($1,363)

Marty Gorenc was all in from under the gun and action folded to Soukha Kachittauong. Soukha made the call and exposed his [As][Ad] before action had finish. The remaining players folded and Marty showed his [Ac][Jc], which would need a lot of help. The [Qs][6s][9s] left Marty drawing almost dead, but the [Jh] on the turn gave him a glimmer of hope. He could not find the [Jd] on the river, however, as it fell [Qh] instead. Marty will earn $1,363 for his 8th place finish, and Soukha will be on a one round penalty for exposing his hand with action pending.

9th Place: Matt Senator ($1,089)

Matt Senator pushed the last of his chips in from the small blind holding [Qh][2h] and was called by Ryan Sullivan in the big blind holding [Ac][3d]. Matt was live all the way to the river, but he failed to improve on a board reading [5c][9d][6d][7d][4h]. Ryan had rivered a straight to send Matt to the rail in 9th place, good for $1,089.

Event #9 Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Event #9 $300 NLH Big Stack is down to the final table. Here are the chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: Eduart Bajrami - 630,000
Seat 2: Rich Villeneuve - 75,000
Seat 3: Anthony Hoskie - 640,000
Seat 4: Soukha Kachittauong - 1,000,010
Seat 5: James Boynton - 270,000
Seat 6: Aothoo Boulanger - 350,000
Seat 7: Matt Senator - 375,000
Seat 8: Ryan Sullivan - 600,000
Seat 9: Barry Rosenkranz - 350,000
Seat 10: Marty Gorenc - 465,000

Here are the prizes left to play for:

1st Place: $10,426
2nd Place: $6.777
3rd Place: $4,492
4th Place: $3,368
5th Place: $2,566
6th Place: $2,086
7th Place: $1,684
8th Place: $1,363
9th Place: $1,089
10th Place: $761

Foxwoods April 2015 Mega Stack - Event #6 - $400 NLH - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Mike Santos, Naugatuck, CT	$15,654
2	Welther Marmol, Providence, RI	$12,000
3	Floyd Overton, Preston, CT	$10,000
4	Elvis Reyes, Providence, RI	$10,000
5	Michael Nye, East Bridgewater, MA	$10,000
6	Thomas Russell, Springfield, MA	$10,000
7	Christopher Waisnor, Andover, MA	$10,000
8	James Campbell, Marlborough, MA	$3,212
9	Kyle Carey, North Providence, RI	$2,493
10	Elijah Matson, Londonderry, NH	$1,878
11	Dominick Pelli, Stamford, CT	$1,878
12	Kevin Durgin, Scarborough, ME	$1,878
13	Jonathan Lewis, Hopkinton, MA	$1,575
14	Michael Dobbs, Sayville, NY	$1,575
15	Alexander Umansky, Scarsdale, NY	$1,575
16	Jermaine Rhem-Bennett, Patchogue, NY	$1,393
17	Troy Balisciano, Middletown, CT	$1,393
18	Dmitri Pidvysotski, West Hartford, CT	$1,393
19	Thomas Penza, South Deerfield, MA	$1,212
20	Bridget Meagher, Worcester, MA	$1,212
21	Gholamreza Khoshkhou, Norwich, CT	$1,212
22	Kevin Sniffin, Roxbury, CT	$1,030
23	James Watt, Worcester, MA	$1,030
24	Juan “Magic” Catala, Johnston, RI	$1,030
25	Christopher MacNeil, Peabody, MA	$909
26	Linsford, Geddes, Brockton, MA	$909
27	Keith Trumbo, Cheshire, CT	$909
28	Peter Wagner, Hinsdale, NH	$812
29	Yao Wu, New York, NY	$812
30	Alias Mourtadh, Yonkers, NY	$812
31	Sandeep Manchala, Methuen, MA	$812
32	James Karos, Nashua, NH	$812
33	Bobby “The Bus” Ferdinand, Revere, MA	$812
34	Michael Guzzardi, Branford, CT	$812
35	Joseph Sprague, Jaffrey, NH	$812
36	Robert Corcione, Brockton, MA	$812
37	Bradley St. Vincent, Bristol, RI	$727
38	Bradord Duperrault, Dorchester, MA	$727
39	Steven Weeks, Monroe, CT	$727
40	Djony Centeio, Rumford, RI	$727
41	James Rubin, Jericho, VT	$727
42	Ari Jonisch, Harrison, NY	$727
43	Christopher Molica, Rochester, NY	$727
44	Timothy O’Neil, Southbury, CT	$727
45	Richard Filkins, Ravena, NY	$727

Foxwoods April 2015 Mega Stack - Event #5 - $230 NLH - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	William Warburton, Buzzards Bay, MA	$4,672
2	Joe Starratt, Brockton, MA	$3,500
3	Jian Wu, South Portland, ME	$3,500
4	Aaron Shepard, Holderness, NH	$3,500
5	Casey Stearns, Lincolnville, ME	$1,548
6	Shane Matthews, Medway, MA	$1,239
7	James Burgio, Lyons, NY	$1,017
8	William Burns, Boston, MA	$818
9	Richard Scott, Winchendon, MA	$666
10	Jonathan Giordano, East Syracuse, NY	$552
11	Zdzislaw Koziol, Sandy Hook, CT	$552
12	Edward Evans, East Greenwich, RI	$552

The bubble has been burst

A player on the featured table 3-bet shoved the last of his stack in with ace seven and was unable to overcome his opponent's pocket queens. He will be the unfortunate bubble boy. Meanwhile the final 18 players are redrawing for their seats at the final 2 tables.

Play is now hand for hand

There are now 19 players remaining in Event #9 $300 NLH, which means we are now on the bubble. The next player out will be the Bubble Boy, while the remaining will be guaranteed $641.

Event #9 is now on dinner break

Only 28 players remain from a starting field of 159 entrants, and those players are now on a 45 minute dinner break. When they return, blinds will be 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The top 18 players will be in the money, so the bubble is looming as the players enjoy their dinner.

Event #9 $300 NLH Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 159 entries in Event #9 $300 NLH, creating a prize pool of $40,100. The top 18 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $641. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $10,426
2nd Place: $6.777
3rd Place: $4,492
4th Place: $3,368
5th Place: $2,566
6th Place: $2,086
7th Place: $1,684
8th Place: $1,363
9th Place: $1,089
10th-12th Place: $761
13th-15th Place: $681
16th-18th Place: $641

YouTube Video: Event #6 $400 NLH Final Table

Today's schedule

On today's schedule at the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge:

11am:
Event # 9 $300 NLH Big Stack
$30,000 GUARANTEED
($260 Buy-in/$40 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-Entries are available through the end of registration.
Registration will remain open through the end of the 9th level.
Levels 1 - 25 will be played for 20 minutes. Levels 26 & UP will be played for 30 minutes
Full structure is available here.

2pm:
$200 Mega Super
($175 buy-in / $25 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
(Win a $1,650 Entry)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-entries are available through the end of level 5.
At the end of level 5, players may purchase a Single or a Double add-on. Single $50 will receive 5,000 in chips. Double $100 will receive 10,000 in chips.
Full structure is available here.

6pm:
$200 Mega Super
($175 buy-in / $25 Entry fee)
“With Re-Entries”
(Win a $1,650 Entry)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Re-entries are available through the end of level 5.
At the end of level 5, players may purchase a Single or a Double add-on. Single $50 will receive 5,000 in chips. Double $100 will receive 10,000 in chips.

Full structure is available here.

A full schedule for the series is available here.

1st Place: Mik Santos ($15,654)

After getting heads up, Mik Santos had the chip lead and negotiated a chop that would award him $15,654, the title, and the trophy. Congratulations, Mik!

2nd Place: Welther Marmol ($12,000)

3rd Place: Floyd Overton ($10,000)

Floyd Overton moved all in from the small blind and was called by Welther Marmol in the big blind. Floyd had the best hand with [As][3d] but would need to dodge Welther's [9h][6d]. The [8h][5h][Jd] flop gave Welther a gutshot straight to go with his live cards, and the [2h] gave him a flush draw as well. The river fell the [Th] to complete Welther's flush, sending Floyd to the rail in 3rd place. He will collect $10,000 for his efforts.

4th Place: Elvis Reyes ($10,000)

Elvis Reyes was all in preflop holding [Ad][Jc] and was up against Mik Santos's  [Td][Tc]. It was another coin flip, and the board ran out [Ks][8h][5c][9c][2h] to keep the pocket tens in front. Elvis will exit the tournament in 4th place, good for $10,000.