December Mega Stack Challenge - Event #1 - $600 NLH - Final Results

	Prize	Place
1	ALTMAN, BRIAN, Longmeadow, MA	$84,208
2	GIAMPA, LOU, Bronx, NY	$54,109
3	NAKHOUL, BEDDA, Wakefield, MA	$38,368
4	FISHER, T.DON, Manchester, NH	$27,054
5	GILMARTIN, JOHN, Hampden, MA	$20,906
6	CARLETON, DAVID, Saugus, MA	$16,970
7	AMERENO, VICTOR, Norwalk, CT	$13,773
8	MOSEMAN, RAYMOND, Rye, NY	$10,822
9	VAZQUEZ, LUIS, Taunton, MA	$8,166
10	LEX, JAMES, Brighton, MA	$6,198
11	FLOWERS, FRANK, Pleasant Valley, NY	$6,198
12	KANTAREVIC, SUAD, Danvers, MA	$6,198
13	NEGROTTI, ROBERT II, Warwick, RI	$5,214
14	OH, JE WOOK, Fresh Meadows, NY	$5,214
15	ESTABROOKS, LEONARD, West Bridgewater, MA	$5,214
16	SCHNEIDER, DONALD, New York, NY	$4,624
17	SONNET, THOMAS, Bennington, VT	$4,624
18	SIMICIC, PETER, E. Northport, NY	$4,624
19	LAROCCA, ANTHONY, Merrick, NY	$4,034
20	BRACKESY, STEVEN, Waltham, MA	$4,034
21	MORALES, WILLIAM, Waltham, MA	$4,034
22	EVERETT, PETER, Fairfield, CT	$3,443
23	KEENAN, JOHN, Worcester, MA	$3,443
24	CORCIONE, ROBERT, Brockton, MA	$3,443
25	SILBERT, ANTHONY, Wakefield, RI	$2,951
26	REINHARDT, JONATHAN, Westport, CT	$2,951
27	CIOFALO, JOHN, New City, NY	$2,951
28	TONG, JIQIANG, Wilton, CT	$2,459
29	MURPHY, LYNN, North Kingstown, RI	$2,459
30	LEBLANC, BRIAN, Danvers, MA	$2,459
31	PATEL, RAJENDRA, Meriden, CT	$2,459
32	RUBIN, JAMES, Jericho, VT	$2,459
33	RODRIGUES, LINDA, Stoughton, MA	$2,459
34	MARTIN, ARNDRE, Hopewell Junction, NY	$2,459
35	MILLER, SEAN M , Raymond, NH	$2,459
36	BERARDI, JOSEPH, Groton, MA	$2,459
37	WAGNER, PETER, Hinsdale, NH	$2,066
38	MORRISON, GREG, Holmes, NY	$2,066
39	YI, SOLOMON, Stamford, CT	$2,066
40	ALDEN, JAMES, Billerica, MA	$2,066
41	KIM, JUNO, White Plains, NY	$2,066
42	KORRES, CHRISTOPHER, Ridgefield, CT	$2,066
43	BIANCO, BENEDETTO, Franklin Square, NY	$2,066
44	FORBES, THEODORE, West Haven, CT	$2,066
45	REILLY, TIMOTHY, Natick, MA	$2,066
46	SCHUMACHER, MARK, Hopkinton, MA	$1,771
47	RAWLINSON, KENNETH, Riverside, RI	$1,771
48	PAPPAS, WILLIAM, Danvers, MA	$1,771
49	DAABOUL, MICHEL, Marlborough, MA	$1,771
50	SOTIROPOULOS, WILLIAM, Ipswich, MA	$1,771
51	SABOGALI, ALBERTO, Greenwich, CT	$1,771
52	ORME, CHRISTOPHER, Ashland, MA	$1,771
53	SKIPPER, HEYWARD, Manchester, NH	$1,771
54	MANTER, BRADLEY, Quincy, MA	$1,771
55	HUBBLE, CLINTON, Sanford, MI	$1,525
56	NUSS, ERIC, Waterloo, Ontario	$1,525
57	KNIGHT, JEFFREY, So. Boston, MA	$1,525
58	WIGFALL, DANE, Dorchester Cntr, MA	$1,525
59	IANNOTTI, RICHARD, Middletown, CT	$1,525
60	BOSSARD, MARCUS, New Bedford, MA	$1,525
61	MURPHY, BRENDAN, Brighton, MA	$1,525
62	KUEY, NATALE, Bronx, NY	$1,525
63	DERRICO, JOHN, East Hampton, NY	$1,525
64	GOLDBERG, LEONARD, Westbrook, CT	$1,377
65	DANG, WILLIAM, Chelsea, MA	$1,377
66	LAFEMINA, MICHAEL, Groton, CT	$1,377
67	RAMAKRISHNA, JAMMULA, Guilderland, NY	$1,377
68	SHAPIRO, DANIEL, Great Neck, NY	$1,377
69	GOLDSTEIN, ANDREW, Concord, MA	$1,377
70	REYES, ELVIS, Providence, RI	$1,377
71	RICCIUTI, ROBERT, Johnston, RI	$1,377
72	UNDISCLOSED	$1,377
73	OLSON, JOHN, Lynn, MA	$1,328
74	NGUYEN, PHI, Quincy, MA	$1,328
75	HAMMOUDA, BASSIONI, Danbury, CT	$1,328
76	KAPLAN, STEWART, Malden, MA	$1,328
77	YANDER, JOHN, Middle Island, NY	$1,328
78	TAYLOR, SAMUEL, New York, NY	$1,328
79	HE, JIAHUAN, Dorchester, MA	$1,328
80	BEGAZYON, TESFAY, Atlantic City, NJ	$1,328
81	TRIPP, PETER, No. Dartmouth, MA	$1,328
82	LINSTER, MICHAEl, Island Park, NY	$1,279
83	HEWETT, RICHARD, Atkinson, NH	$1,279
84	COULOMBE, JOSEPH, Agawam, MA	$1,279
85	CIOBANU, SORIN, Seabrook, NH	$1,279
86	HONG, SEONG, College Point, NY	$1,279
87	FRIZZI, JOSEPH, Saugus, MA	$1,279
88	FOLEY, KEVIN, East Weymouth, MA	$1,279
89	YOUNIS, GARY, Framingham, MA	$1,279
90	TOBIAS, JOHN, Dekalb, IL	$1,279
91	SCHONBACH, CHRIS, Braintree, MA	$1,230
92	MESTIERI, CORY, Wareham, MA	$1,230
93	OMARA, ISMAIL, Lynn, MA	$1,230
94	MILLER, JEFFREY, Veazie, ME	$1,230
95	PITTI, JOSEPH, East Meadow, NY	$1,230
96	FERDINAND, BOBBY "THE BUS", Revere, MA	$1,230
97	GRAY, MARCUS, Los Angeles, CA	$1,230
98	MAHONEY, JARED, Abington, MA	$1,230
99	BARRETT, BRUCE, Lunenburg, MA	$1,230
100	THOMASEN, JAIME, Manchester, CT	$1,230
101	LEONG, CHRISTOPHER, New York, NY	$1,230
102	BUNKER, CHARLES, Putnam, CT	$1,230
103	SIEGEL, ERIC, Melville, NY	$1,230
104	WANTMAN, MATTHEW, Stoneham, MA	$1,230
105	CHAMPLIN, SPENCER, Scarborough, ME	$1,230
106	DENEEN, ZACHARY, Norwich, CT	$1,230
107	VUOZZO, JOSEPH, Holtsville, NY	$1,230
108	MASON, KEVIN, Newington, CT	$1,230
109	BERGER, JONATHAN, Acushnet, MA	$1,230
110	HIRSCH, LAWRENCE, Patchogue, NY	$1,230
111	LOUKAS, CHRISTOS, Storrs Mansfield, CT	$1,230
112	TOMIC, MICHAEL, Mahopac, NY	$1,230
113	CALENZO, KEVIN, Las Vegas, NV	$1,230
114	LAFAYE, GLENN, Jersey City, NJ	$1,230
115	SAVINO, MICHAEL, Valhalla, NY	$1,230
116	MEZHOUD, HAMID, Waltham, MA	$615
117	UNDISCLOSED	$615

Event #4 $230 NLH Prize Pool & Payouts

Event #4 $230 NLH received 144 entries, creating a $27,935 prize pool. The top 15 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $558. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $7,487
2nd Place: $4,889
3rd Place: $3,268
4th Place: $2,430
5th Place: $1,844
6th Place: $1,509
7th Place: $1,229
8th Place: $978
9th Place: $785
10th-12th Place: $614
13th-15th Place: $558

1st Place: Brian Altman ($84,208)

Brian Altman had the button, but Lou Giampa acted out of turn by declaring all in. Brian elected to limp, and it was ruled that Lou's all in would stand. Brian made the call.

Brian [Ks][Qd]
Lou [Jd][Tc]

Lou had two live cards, but he failed to hit on the [4h][6s][5s][2c][2s] board, keeping Brian's king high in front. Lou will be eliminated in 2nd place, good for $54,109.

Brian Altman is the winner of Event #1 $600 NLH, taking home $84,208, the title, and the trophy. Congratulations, Brian!

3rd Place: Ben Nakhoul ($38,368)

Ben Nakhoul was all in preflop holding [As][2d] and was up against Brian Altman's [Js][Jc]. Ben didn't hit his ace, but he was still live on the [8s][5d][5c]. Unfortunately, Brian continued to run hot as the [Jd] hit the turn to give him an unbeatable full house. The [4s] river fell, and Ben will be eliminated in 3rd place, good for $38,368.

4th Place: Don Fisher ($27,054)

Brian Altman opened the pot and snap called after Don Fisher moved all in. Don was caught with his [Kh][8h] but had two live cards against Brian's [As][Jh]. The [Ac][Qh][7c] flop left Don drawing thin, and the [5s] turn sealed his fate. When the meaningless [Ah] hit the river, Don hit the payout desk to collect his $27,054 for his 4th place finish.

Lou Giampa doubles through Ben Nakhoul

Lou Giampa was all in preflop for 1,700,000 holding [As][Jc] and would need some help as he ran into Ben Nakhoul's [Ad][Qc]. He got the help he needed on the [Ac][Jh][6s] flop, and the [2d] turn and [9c] river kept Lou's two pair in front, doubling him up.

Updated chip counts at the break

The final four players are now on a 15 minute break. Here are updated chip counts in seat order as the blinds head to 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante:

Brian Altman - 12,260,000
Don Fisher - 2,505,000
Lou Giampa - 1,880,000
Ben Nakhoul - 2,905,000

Ben Nakhoul doubles through Brian Altman

Ben Nakhoul was all in preflop for 1,320,000 holding [As][6h] and was up against the [Qd][Qc] of Brian Altman. Ben asked the dealer for an ace on the flop, and the dealer obliged with the [2h][Kh][Ah] flop. Brian had just one out to knock out Ben, but the [3c] turn and [Jh] river wasn't it. Ben will double up to stay alive, while Brian still has a healthy 9,000,000 in chips.

5th Place: John Gilmartin ($20,906)

John Gilmartin was all in preflop holding [Ac][9d] and was up against Brian Altman's [Ah][6s]. The [8s][2d][Qs] flop changed nothing, but the [8h] on the turn meant that the two would chop half of the time. The [9c] was a good river card for John, as his hand held up for a full double.

A few hands later, John was all in again against Brian, this time with [Ts][Tc] against Brian's [Ah][Ks]. John's tens were good on the [4d][6d][4s] flop, and the [7c] turn changed nothing. But the [Kd] spiked on the river to give Brian the winning pair.

John will exit this tournament in 5th place, good for $20,906.

Lou Giampa doubles through John Gilmartin

Lou Giampa was all in for 1,630,000 holding [Ad][Jh] and was up against John Gilmartin's [As][Kh]. The [7s][Tc][5h] flop was no help for Lou, but the [9h] turn gave him a gutshot to go with his live jack. The [8d] river was just what he was looking for, sending more than half of John's stack over to Lou.

6th Place: David Carleton ($16,970)

David Carleton was all in preflop holding [Kc][Qh] and was up against the [Ad][Qd] of Brian Altman. The [9d][Jh][9s][Ac][Jc] board didn't improve David's hand, and he will exit the tournament in 6th place. He will collect $16,970 for his efforts.

Updated chip counts at the break

The final six players are now on their first official break of the day. Here are updated chip counts in seat order:

Brian Altman - 8,045,000
John Gilmartin - 2,190,000
Don Fisher - 5,440,000
David Carleton - 1,980,000
Lou Giampa - 710,000
Ben Nakhoul - 1,705,000

Here are the remaining prizes left to play for:

1st Place: $84,208
2nd Place: $54,109
3rd Place: $38,368
4th Place: $27,054
5th Place: $20,906
6th Place: $16,970    

7th Place: Vic Amereno ($13,773)

Vic Amereno was all in preflop holding [As][Kh] and was up against the [Js][Jd] of Brian Altman. The [Qh][Th][Qs] flop was no help to Vic, nor was the [2h] turn or [2c] river. Brian's two pair will win the pot, sending Vic to the rail in 7th place. He will collect $13,773 for his efforts.

Don Fisher is the chip leader

Don Fisher has taken over a commanding chip lead. He now sits on around 6,150,000, which is so many physical chips that tournament staff are standing by to color some of those chips up. With 7 players remaining, Don has approximately a third of the chips in play. 

8th Place: Raymond Moseman ($10,822)

At 30,000/60,000 blinds, Raymond Moseman moved all in for around 3,000,000 and Don Fisher moved all in over the top for just a bit more. This time Don held [As][Ac] against Raymond's [6h][6c]. The [Ac][7h][9c][4h][Qc] board gave Don the winning hand, and once the stacks were counted down to confirm, Raymond was declared our 8th place finisher. He will collect $10,822 for his efforts today.

David Carleton doubles through John Gilmartin

David Carleton opened the pot and action folded to John Gilmartin in the big blind who moved all in. David snap called and tabled his [As][Ac], which coolered John's A-K. The [5s][4c][9h][6d][Kd] kept David's aces in front, unlike last night when aces chopped with A-K. David will double up to 2,800,000 while John will be knocked down to 2,250,000.

9th Place: Luis Vazquez ($8,166)

Luis Vazquez was all in preflop holding [Kh][Jd] and was called by Don Fisher holding [Ad][Kd]. Luis would need to get lucky, but the [Qs][Qc][Kc] left him drawing thin to a chop. The [2s] turn changed nothing, and the [5c] river meant Luis would be our 9th place finisher. He will collect $8,166 for his efforts.

Don Fisher doubles through Vic Amereno

Don Fisher was all in preflop and Vic Amereno made the call. It was another flip as Don held [Ah][Qs] to Vic's [Jh][Jc]. The [5h][As][6d] flop put Don in front, and no jack came on the [3h] turn or [Tc] river.

Don's stack was counted down to 855,000, and after paying off the allin, Vic was down to 255,000. Vic moved his chips in the very next hand and Don called him from the small blind. Vic had the best hand again with K-6 to Don's T-9, and the king high held up to double Vic up to just under 600,000.

10th Place: James Lex ($6,198)

James Lex was all in preflop and John Gilmartin made the call. James was flipping for his tournament life with [Ad][Qc] against John's [Js][Jc]. The board ran out [Tc][Kh][Ts][9c][5h] to keep the jacks in front, and James will be eliminated in 10th place. He will earn $6,198 for his efforts.

Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

With the elimination of Frankie Flowers in 11th place, the final table of Event #1 $600 NLH has been set. Here are chip counts and seating assignments for the final 10:

Seat 1: James Lex - 950,000
Seat 2: Raymond Moseman - 3,230,000
Seat 3: Brian Altman - 2,300,000
Seat 4: John Gilmartin - 2,850,000
Seat 5: Don Fisher - 685,000
Seat 6: Luis Vazquez - 1,965,000
Seat 7: Vic Amereno - 1,270,000
Seat 8: David Carleton - 1,085,000
Seat 9: Lou Giampa - 2,065,000
Seat 10: Ben Nakhoul - 2,750,000

11th Place: Frankie Flowers ($6,198)

On one of the first hands of Day 3, Frankie Flowers called Raymond Moseman's all in with ace jack. Raymond held [4h][4d] and hit a set on the [4c][Qh][Th] flop. Frankie did hold a gutshot, but Raymond made a full house on the [Td] turn, leaving Frankie drawing dead. The meaningless [7s] hit the river, and Frankie will be eliminated in 11th place. He will collect $6,198 for his efforts.

Today's schedule: Event #4 $230 NLH @ 11am, Day 3 of Event #1 $600 NLH @ 12pm

Today is Day 4 of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge. This series features over $1,000,000 in Guaranteed Prizes. Here's what's on today's schedule:

11am
Event #4 $230 NLH w/Re-Entries
$20,000 Guarantee
($200 Buy-in / $30 Entry fee)
Players start with 15,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of level 7 (approximately 1:45pm).
Each level will be played for 25 minutes.
There is a 45 minute dinner break after Level 14 (approximately 5:35pm).
Full structure is available h`ere.

12pm:
Day 3 of Event #1 $600 NLH
$500,000 Guarantee
11 players remain
Day 3 levels will be 60 minutes.
Full structure is available here.

Other Tournaments:
9am: $60 NLH
3pm: $200 Mega Super - 2 $1,650 Seats Guaranteed
6pm: $120 NLH - $10,000 Guarantee
8:30pm: $100 NLH Bounty

A full series schedule is available here.

December 2015 - Foxwoods December Mega Stack - Event #1 $600 NLH Day 3 Returning Players

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
1-4	Gilmartin, John	2,685,000
2-2	Nakhoul, Ben	2,400,000
2-6	Altman, Brian	2,345,000
1-7	Giampa, Lou	2,075,000
2-8	Vazquez, Luis	2,060,000
1-5	Moseman, Raymond	1,685,000
1-8	Flowers, Frank	1,665,000
2-7	Amereno, Vic	1,370,000
2-3	Carleton, David	1,085,000
2-9	Lex, James	905,000
1-2	Fisher, T. Don	720,000

Play has concluded for the night

Play has ended for Day 2 of Event #1 $600 NLH. The final 11 players will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play down to a winner. Chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.

12th Place: Suad Kantarevic ($6,198)

From the button, Suad Kantarevic moved all in for 880,000 at 20,000/40,000 blinds. The big blind made the call with [As][Kh] and was dominating Suad's [Ad][9h]. The [Qh][Js][Qc] gave Suad some outs to chop, but the [Td] turn gave his opponent a straight. He could still chop with a king, but the river fell the [Jh] instead. Suad will exit this tournament in 12th place, good for $6,198.

13th Place: Je Wook Oh ($5,214)

Frankie Flowers raised preflop before Je Wook Oh re-raised. Frankie called, and then moved all in on the 6-6-3 flop. Je Wook elected to call, showing A-K, but Frankie had the best hand with pocket fives. A five on the turn sealed Je Wook's fate, eliminating him in 13th place. He will collect $5,214 for his efforts.

14th Place: Robert Negrotti ($5,214)

Robert Negrotti moved all in and was snap called by his opponent holding [As][Ad]. Robert was in bad shape with his [Ac][Kd], and the [6s][Qd][9h][5c][7c] offered him no help. Robert will take home $5,214 for his 14th place finish.

15th Place: Leonard Estabrooks ($4,624)

Leonard Estabrooks was all in preflop holding A-Q against the [9s][9c] of Frankie Flowers. The two nines held up to send Leonard to the rail in 15th place, good for $4,624.

16th Place: Donald Schneider ($4,624)

Donald Schneider was all in preflop holding [As][Qh] and ran into [Ah][Ad]. The board ran out [2h][5d][9c][6h][7d] to keep the aces in front. Donald will be eliminated in 16th place, good for $4,624.

17th Place: Thomas Sonnet ($4,624)

Thomas Sonnet moved all in from middle position and was called by the player to his left. Action folded to the big blind, but before he could act, Thomas exposed his [8s][8h]. The big blind folded, and Thomas's opponent showed [Th][Td]. The board ran out [5h][6c][2c][Ac][Kh] and the pocket tens held up. Thomas will exit this tournament in 17th place, good for $4,624.

Chip counts and seating assignments

After the redraw, we did a quick chip count of the remaining players. We will fill in the names as we get them.

Table 1:
Seat 1: Don Fisher - 600,000
Seat 2: Donald Schneider - 1,350,000
Seat 3: John Gilmartin - 500,000
Seat 4: Thomas Sonnet - 440,000
Seat 5: Lou Giampa - 1,320,000
Seat 6: David Carleton - 1,300,000
Seat 7: James Lex - 1,515,000
Seat 8: Rob Negreotti - 800,000
Seat 9: Vic Amerano - 650,000

Table 2:
Seat 1: Ray Moseman - 1,775,000
Seat 2: -empty-
Seat 3: Brian Altman - 740,000
Seat 4: Luis Vazquez - 2,065,000
Seat 5: Ben Makhoul - 1,250,000
Seat 6: Leonard Estabrooks - 520,000
Seat 7: Suad Kantarevic - 1,700,000
Seat 8: Frankie Flowers - 950,000
Seat 9: Je Wook Oh - 1,015,000

Final two tables set

Anothony Larocca has been eliminated in 19th place with jacks against A-J, leaving the remaining 18 players to redraw for seats at the final two tables. They will resume play for 3 more minutes and then take a 15 minute break.

Je Wook Oh gets really unlucky

Je Wook Oh opened from the small blind and the big blind made the call. On the [tc][8s][td] flop, Je Wook Oh checked and saw the big blind move all in for 811,000, which was around eight times the pot. Je Wook snap called with his [ah][ad], and he was way ahead as his opponent was bluffing with [kd][jh] and had no outs. The [qs] on the turn gave Je Wook's opponent a king high straight draw, as an ace would give Je Wook a full house. Amazingly, the [9s] hit the river to complete his opponent's straight. After paying off the all in, Je Wook was left with under 400,000.

24th Place: Bobby Corcione ($3,443)

Bobby Corcione was all in holding A-7 and was called by Q-J. By the turn, Bobby's opponent had made a straight to send him to the rail in 24th place. He will collect $3,443 for his efforts.

Final 3 tables reached

With the elimination of Jiqiang Tong in 28th Place, Event #1 is now down to the final 3 tables. There is no redraw until the final 18 players, so a table will be broken and play will continue. In 3 minutes, the final 27 players will be on a 1 hour dinner break.

Here are the recent eliminations:

28th Place: Jiqiang Tong ($2,459)
29th Place: Lynn Murphy ($2,459)
30th Place: Brian LeBlanc ($2,459)
31st Place: Raj Patel ($2,459)
32nd Place: James Robin ($2,459)
33rd Place: Linda Rodrigues ($2,459)
34th Place: Arndre Martin ($2,459)
35th Place: Sean Miller ($2,459)
36th Place: Joseph Berardi ($2,459)

Event #3 Prize Pool & Payouts

Event #3 $300 NLH Big Stack received 280 entries, creating a $70,615 prize pool. The top 36 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $550. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $16,192
2nd Place: $9,887
3rd Place: $6,531
4th Place: $5,191
5th Place: $3,813
6th Place: $3,107
7th Place: $2,542
8th Place: $2,013
9th Place: $1,569
10th-12th Place: $1,129
13th-15th Place: $953
16th-18th Place: $847
19th-21st Place: $741
22nd-24th Place: $670
25th-27th Place: $600
28th-36th Place: $550

Raj Patel has been eliminated

We didn't see the preflop action, but the flop was 8-6-5 and Raj Patel checked to Frankie Flowers. Frankie bet and the other player in the pot called before Raj moved all in. Frankie folded and the other player snap called. Raj held top set, but his opponent had flopped a straight with 7-4. The board failed to pair, and Raj will exit this tournament in 31st place.

One orbit with Je Wook Oh

With 33 players remaining, the blinds are currently 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante. We follow Je Wook Oh for an orbit, starting with him in the big blind.

Hand 1: The player in the hijack opens and Je Wook defends his big blind. The two check the [2s][qh][ah] flop, and then Je Wook check-folds the [2d] turn.

Hand 2: There is some controversy on the antes, but finally a hand is dealt. Action folds to Je Wook in the small blind, and he limps. The big blind checks and the two check down a [jh][5d][6d][3s][ts] board. Je Wook wins the pot with [kh][6h].

Hand 3: UTG raises to 28,000 and the cutoff makes the call. Je Wook and the small blind fold, and Don Fisher in the big blind calls. UTG c-bets 42,000 on the [2d][jc][ac] flop only to see Don check raise all in. UTG folds, and Don wins the pot.

Hand 4: The hijack raises to 27,000 and the big blind calls. The flop falls [5h][jc][qs] and both players check. The [4c] falls on the turn and the big blind check folds to a delayed c-bet.

Hand 5: Dave Collin in UTG+1 raises to 30,000 and the cutoff moves all in. The big blind asks for a count and is told 229,000. He folds, but Dave makes the call with [ac][kc]. The cutoff is in bad shape with his [as][7s], and the [3d][kh][qh] leaves him drawing to runner runner. The [6s] turn gives him a backdoor flush draw, and the [9s] river completes that draw. Dave requests the hand go on the blog since people never believe him.

Hand 6: Je Wook raises to 26,000 from middle position and the button and both blinds make the call. The flop falls [qs][4d][jd] and all four players check. The [8c] lands on the turn, and this time everyone checks to the button who bets 40,000. The blinds fold and Je Wook makes the call. Heads up the [3h] fiver goes check check and the button shows [qc][5c]. Je Wook re-checks his cards and mucks.

Hand 7: All players fold to Don Fisher who raises and takes done the blinds and antes. He flashes the [ah] to his table mates.

Hand 8: Je Wook is under the gun and folds. UTG+1 limps, as does the button and Dave Collin in the small blind. The big blind checks and the dealer spreads the [qs][as][6h] flop. All four players check to the [9d] turn, and Dave leads for 40,000. Only UTG+1 makes the call. The [6c] river prompts a 50,000 bet from Dave, and that bet is called. Dave says "I have an ace" as he shows [ah][4c]. That's enough to win the pot.

Jiqiang Tong is over one million

On the last hand before break, Jiqiang Tong was heads up against his opponent. The board read [6h][Jd][8h][Qd] and Jiqiang check-raised to 200,000. His opponent called, and the river was the [8s]. Jiqiang kept the betting lead and bet 275,000, which got his opponent to fold.

Heading into break, 34 players remain. Jiqiang is in the top 5 with his 1,040,000 chips.

Tim Reilly eliminated

With the player in the big blind on penalty and away from the table, Frankie Flowers opened to 32,000 at 5,000/10,000. The player on the button called, and Tim Reilly moved all in for not much more from the small blind. Frankie snap folded, and the button called with [Kh][Js]. Tim was ahead with his [As][Th] but would need to dodge some cards. The [Kd][4d][6h] flop wasn't good news for him, but the queen on the turn opened some more outs from him. The river bricked, however, and Tim will be eliminated in 45th place.

Frankie Flowers takes over the chip lead

With 200,000 already in the middle, the board read [6s][5s][9h][Th] and Frankie Flowers checked to his lone opponent. The bet was 140,000, to which Frankie responded with an all in shove. His opponent thought for awhile, but eventually laid it down. Frankie showed the [Jd], telling his opponent he put him on ace king.

After that hand, Frankie stacked his chips and discovered he had 800,000, which is good for the chip lead with 50 players remaining.

Jiqiang Tong leads final 62 players

While there are quite a few stacks over 500,000, everyone is chasing Jiqiang Tong with 740,000. On the last hand before break, he knocked out two players in the same hand when he made a full house with his pocket sixes. Frankie Flowers, just to Jiqiang's right, is right behind him with 630,000.

Je Wook Oh is still sitting pretty with 440,000, Raj Patel sits on a comfortable 210,000, but Don Fisher has them both outchipped with 460,000. Tim Reilly has some work to do, sitting on a short stack of just 110,000.

Players are now on break

Just 67 players remain in Day 2 of Event #1, and they are now on their first break of the day. Blinds will be 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante when play resumes.

Two events under way

Cards are in the air for Event #3 $300 NLH Big Stack.

Meanwhile, the final 115 players from Event #1 $600 NLH are also resuming play for Day 2. You can watch the live stream of the feature table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Today's schedule

Today is Day 3 of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge. This series features over $1,000,000 in Guaranteed Prizes. Here's what's on today's schedule:

12pm
Event #3 $300 NLH Big Stack “With Re-Entries”
$25,000 Guarantee
($260 Buy-in / $40 Entry fee)
Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of level 11 (approximately 3:50pm).
Levels 1 - 25 will be played for 20 minutes.
Levels 26 & up will be played for 30 minutes.
There is a 45 minute dinner break after Level 20 (approximately 7:25pm).
Full structure is available here.

12pm:
Day 2 of Event #1 $600 NLH
$500,000 Guarantee
115 players remain
Day 2 levels will be 60 minutes.
Full structure is available here.

Other Tournaments:
9am: $60 NLH
3pm: $200 Mega Super - 2 $1,650 Seats Guaranteed
6pm: $120 NLH - $10,000 Guarantee
8:30pm: $100 NLH Bounty

A full series schedule is available here.

December Mega Stack Challenge - Event #1 - $600 NLH - Returning Players for Day 2

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
8-6	Altman, Brian	627,500
12-3	Reinhardt, Jon	477,000
2-5	Moseman, Raymond	457,500
10-3	LeBlanc, Brian	446,500
3-8	Bianco, Ben	417,000
3-4	Brackesy, Steven	384,000
8-4	Morrison, Greg	378,500
10-2	Dang, William	374,000
3-9	Gilmartin, John	366,000
5-1	Olson, John	345,000
7-1	Yander, John	326,500
8-1	Begazyon, Tesfay	325,000
5-6	Amereno, Vic	313,000
3-2	Vazquez, Luis	309,000
13-4	Flowers, Frank	296,000
3-3	Rodrigues, Linda	286,500
9-5	Alden, James	284,500
10-7	Estabrooks, Leonard	271,000
9-8	Sabogali, Alberto	252,500
6-2	Corcione, Bobby	251,500
4-8	Carleton, David	242,500
4-2	Schonbach, Chris	241,500
7-8	Murphy, Brendan	240,500
4-7	Keenan, John	236,500
11-1	Hubble, Clinton	235,000
11-7	Goldstein, Andrew	227,500
9-7	Silbert, Anthony	221,500
6-5	Gray, Marcus	219,000
2-6	Omara, Ismail	214,500
10-4	Oh, JeeWook	212,500
8-7	Negrotti, Rob	210,000
4-3	Fisher, T. Don	208,500
7-7	Wagner, Peter	208,500
6-9	Iannotti, Richard	198,500
12-8	Hammouda, Bassioni	193,000
11-6	Manter, Brad	191,000
7-6	Ciofalo, John	188,000
12-1	Miller, Sean Jr.	177,000
9-6	Lafemina, Michael	176,500
13-3	Hewett, Richard	175,000
1-4	Knight, Jeffrey	171,500
3-7	Nakhoul, Ben	170,500
6-4	Bossard, Marcus	170,000
2-4	Rubin, James	170,000
5-7	Lex, James	169,000
6-7	Pappas, Billy	165,500
2-8	Rawlinson, Kenneth	158,000
1-5	He, Jiahuan	157,500
11-3	Kuey, Natale	156,000
10-6	Derrico, John	145,000
9-9	Tripp, Peter	145,000
13-2	Schneider, Don	142,000
9-4	Orme, Chris	139,500
7-4	Leong, Christopher	135,000
12-6	Kaplan, Stewart	131,500
13-1	Nuss, Eric	131,000
10-9	Foley, Kevin	130,500
12-7	Reyes, Elvis	130,500
5-2	Tobias, John	130,000
8-5	Younis, Gary	130,000
11-9	Morales, Will	129,000
5-9	Simicic, Peter	128,000
7-2	Patel, Raj	124,500
2-3	Sotiropoulos, William	123,500
8-3	Forbes, Ted	122,000
12-9	Schumacher, Mark	122,000
4-6	Bunker, Charles	120,000
12-2	Ciobanu, Sorin	120,000
4-5	Shapiro, Dan	117,500
11-5	Linster, Mike	115,500
13-1	Reilly, Tim	115,000
1-6	Tong, Jiqiang	113,500
4-1	Ferdinand, Bobby	110,500
1-8	Wigfall, Dane	109,500
1-3	Mahoney, Jared	109,000
6-6	Giampa, Lou	108,000
5-3	Ramakrishna, Jammula	106,000
5-8	Berardi, Joseph	104,500
13-6	Undisclosed	103,500
8-8	Thomasen, Jaime	100,000
3-1	Murphy, Lynn	99,000
6-8	Hirsch, Lawrence	98,000
11-4	Ricciuti, Bob	97,000
7-9	Everett, Peter	94,000
4-4	Kantarevic, Suad	94,000
3-6	Deneen, Zack	93,500
10-1	Daaboul, Michel	92,500
10-5	Taylor, Sam	92,000
9-2	Loukas, Christos	89,500
6-1	Coulombe, Joseph	88,000
6-3	Goldberg, Leonard	87,500
8-9	Wantman, Matthew	87,500
12-4	Skipper, Heyward	86,000
10-8	Nguyen, Phi	85,500
13-9	Sonnet, Thomas	85,000
13-7	Berger, Jonathan	83,500
11-8	Vuozzo, Joseph	81,500
4-9	Mason, Kevin	78,500
8-2	Yi, Solomon	78,000
1-7	Korres, Christopher	74,500
5-4	Calenzo, Kevin	70,500
2-2	Siegel, Eric	70,000
7-5	Tomic, Michael	68,500
2-9	Larocca, Anthony	66,000
5-5	Pitti, Joseph	64,000
12-5	Miller, Jeff	61,500
2-7	Savino, Michael	61,000
3-5	Mestieri, Cory	56,500
1-1	Frizzi, Joe	55,000
7-3	Martin, A.	44,000
13-8	Kim, Juno	42,000
2-1	Hong, Seong	32,500
1-9	Barrett, Bruce	31,000
1-2	Champlin, Spencer	27,500
9-3	LaFaye, Glenn	26,000

Flight C Day 1 is Complete

Two players went out on the same hand in hand-for-hand play, bringing the 51 remaining players into the money and on to Day 2.

In one hand, three players saw a 10-2-2 flop, and two players got it in. One had [Qh][Th] and the other had [Js][2s]. The trip deuces held up to eliminate the other player.

On another table, two players saw a 10-10-9 flop, and the shorter stack moved all in with Q-9. The other player called with a flopped full house, holding the last two remaining nines. No miracle came to save that player's tournament life.

Since the two went out on the same hand, they will chop the minimum cash, getting $615 each.

A full list of returning players from all flights combined will be posted shortly, along with seating assignments. Play will resume at 12pm EST.

Play is now hand-for-hand

The field was stuck at 56 players for awhile, but finally three players dropped to bring the count down to 53 remaining. The clock has been paused, and hand-for-hand play will begin shortly.

Updated chip counts

Blinds have just increased to 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante. 63 players remain, and here are select chip counts from the field:

Frankie Flowers - 294,000
Kevin Calenzo - 130,000
Ralph Macri - 85,500
John Quirk - 72,000
Raj Patel - 70,000
Larry "Scared Money" Hirsch - 68,500

Flight C is down to 70 players

An elimination at the featured table brought Flight C closer to ending their Day 1. Only 70 players remain with 12 minutes remaining in Level 16. The final 52 players will make the money.