2010 May Mega Stack Challenge Kick Off Tomorrow

The May 2010 Mega Stack Challenge with hosts Dennis Phillips and Kevin Schaffel kicks off tomorrow at 11AM.

Tomorrow's event is the $340 NLHE with 15,000 in starting chips and 40 minute levels.

2010 May Mega Stack Challenge Schedule

May 11th

$340 NLHE with a $125,000 Guarantee

15,000 starting stack with 40 minute levels

May 13th

$560 NLHE with a $125,000 Guarantee

20,000 starting stack with 50 minute levels

May 15th

$1,650 NLHE with a $250,000 Guarantee

40,000 starting stack with 50 minute levels on day 1 and 60 minute levels on day 2 and 3

Mega Stack Starts Next Tuesday

The May 2010 Mega Stack Challenge with hosts Dennis Phillips and Kevin Schaffel kicks off next Tuesday the 11th. Be sure to join us for all three events!!!

When you are here, be sure to take your shot at our Bad Beat Jackpot, which is now over $111,000!!!

Dennis Phillips and Kevin Schaffel to Host May 2010 Mega Stack Challenge

The Mega Stack Kicks off May 11th

Be sure to join us at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino for the next Mega Stack Series Starting on May 11th.

For more information on the event, please click here.

Be sure to stay tuned to FoxwoodsLive.com for all of the updates, photos and videos from the event.

Be sure to also follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/FoxwoodsPoker.

Tuesday Night Tourney Now a Deep Stack Event!

To all Tuesday night poker tournament players, beginning Tuesday, April 27 the 6pm tournament will be a $120 No-Limit Deep Stack event with a starting stack of 15,000!

For more information and all daily Foxwoods Tournament information, be sure to click here.

The Mega Stack Is Back in May!!!

The Mega Stack Challenge is back at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino starting on May 11th, 2010.

There are once again three events: $340 NLHE, $560 NLHE and $1,650 NLHE

Be sure to join us for all of the action as we start with full reports on the first day of action.

Bernard Lee Places 11th at WSOPC

Congratulations to Foxwoods Poker Room Spokesperson Bernard Lee for his 11th place finish at the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event in St. Louis!!!

Foxwoods Daily Tournaments Resume

The daily Foxwoods tournament schedule has resumed with the conclusion of the Foxwoods Poker Classic.

Make sure you join us Thursday at 6pm for our $180 NLHE $15,000 Guaranteed Tournament.

You can view the full daily tournament schedule here.

YouTube video: Luis Vazquez Interview

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Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Winner Photos

Brian Lemke, Luis Vazquez and Jason Laso


Luis Vazquez


Jason Laso


Brian Lemke

Congratulation again to all of our winners and a special shout out to Kupe!!!

Three-Way Chop

The final three players have worked out an chip equity chop and the final payouts are as follows:

Luis Vazquez $144,286
Jason Laso $111,000
Brian Lemke $100,000

Pictures and interviews to be posted shortly. Congratulations to all the players!

Louis Lynch Eliminated 4th ($54,494)

Louis Lynch moved all in from the button and was called by Luis Vazquez in the big blind. They turned over:

Lynch [Ac][Qh]
Vazquez [Jh][Js]

The board ran out [Jd][7s][2c][6s][4d] and Vazquez won the pot to eliminate Lynch in 4th place.

John Manwaring Eliminated 5th ($46,606)

Brian Lemke raised all in from the button and John Manwaring called all in from the big blind. They turned over:

Lemke [As][Ts]
Manwaring [Ac][9c]

The board ran out [Qh][Td][5s][2s][Th] and Lemke won the pot to eliminate Manwaring in 5th place.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 23

The blinds have been increased to 15k-30K with a 4K ante.

Foxwoods Main Event Updated Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts for the final five players by seat assignment:

1. John Manwaring 485,000
2. Jason Laso 2,111,000
3. Luis Vazquez 2,990,000
4. Brian Lemke 569,000
5. Louis Lynch 630,000

The Brian Lemke Roller Coaster

Brian Lemke, who had just over one million chips at the beginning of this level, lost a monster pot to Luis Vazquez, knocking him down to around 200,000.

However, he has since built up his stack and was just able to double up through Vazquez to boost his stack back up to over 600,000.

Tim Ulmer Eliminated 6th ($38,720)

Tim Ulmer raised to 60,000 preflop and Jason Laso reraised to 137,000. Ulmer moved all in and Laso immediately made the call. They showed:

Laso [Qc][Qh]
Ulmer [Kc][Jc]

The board came out [Jh][6h][2h][7d][8c] and Laso's queens held up to take the pot and eliminated Ulmer in 6th place.

Tim Ulmer Doubles Through Luis Vazquez

Luis Vazquez raised to 60,000 preflop and Tim Ulmer pushed all in for his last 298,000. Vazquez made the call and they showed:

Ulmer [Ah][8c]
Vazquez [Ad][Qh]

Ulmer was dominated but the board came [8d][8h][3h][Tc][2s] and Ulmer flopped trip eights to win the pot and double up to over 600,000.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 22

The blinds have been increased to 12K-24K with a 3K ante.

There are six players remaining.

Tim Ulmer wanted us to say hello to Caitlin!!!

Also, Luis Vazquez wanted us to send a shout out to Tony Montero.

Foxwoods Main Event Updated Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts for the final six players.

1. Tim Ulmer 337,000
2. John Manwaring 956,000
3. Jason Laso 859,000
4. Luis Vazquez 2,883,000
5. Brian Lemke 1,091,000
6. Louis Lynch 637,000

Brian Lemke wanted us to say hello to Kathy!!!

Ryan Eriquezzo Eliminated 7th ($30,832)

In the last hand before break, it was folded around to Ryan Eriquezzo in the small blind, who moved all in for 289,000. Jason Laso, in the big blind, made the call and they turned over:

Eriquezzo [Js][6d]
Laso [Ac][3c]

The board came [Kd][4s][3h][Qs][7c] and Eriquezzo did not improve his hand. He finishes in 7th place and takes home $30,832.

Brian Lemke Doubles Through Luis Vazquez

After a preflop raise by Luis Vazquez, Brian Lemke moved all in for his last 364,000 and Vazquez made the call. They turned up:

Vazquez [Kc][Kh]
Lemke [As][Ks]

The board came [Ac][4h][4s][Td][Jc] and Lemke paired his ace to take the pot and double up.

Mark Salinaro Eliminated 8th ($22,944)

Ryan Eriquezzo raised to 46,000 preflop and Mark Salinaro moved all in from the button for around 300,000 more. Luis Vazquez, in the big blind, made the call and Eriquezzo folded [Ad][Jd] face up. The players turned over:

Salinaro [Kc][Jc]
Vazquez [Th][Ts]

The board ran out [7c][2c][2s][2h][5d] and Vazquez won the pot to eliminate Salinaro in 8th place.

Foxwoods Main Event Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts for the final eight players.

1. Tim Ulmer 335,000
2. John Manwaring 760,000
3. Ryan Eriquezzo 500,000
4. Mark Salinaro 395,000
5. Jason Laso 530,000
6. Luis Vazquez 2,600,000
7. Brian Lemke 420,000
8. Louis Lynch 950,000

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 21

The player are now returning from a break.

The blinds are now 10K-20K with a 3K ante.

There are still eight players remaining.

Ryan Eriquezzo Doubles Through Tim Ulmer

Tim Ulmer raised to 40,000 from the button and Ryan Eriquezzo moved all in from the big blind for his last 188,000. Ulmer made the call and the players turned over:

Eriquezzo [As][7d]
Ulmer [Kh][Js]

The board ran out [Tc][3h][2c][Th][3c] and Eriquezzo's ace high held up to win the pot and double him up to just under 400,000 in chips.

Luis Vazquez Top Two Million

Luis Vazquez raised to 32,000 preflop and Louis Lynch reraised to 102,000. Vazquez made the call and the flop came down [8d][8h][2d]. Vazquez checked and Lynch bet 150,000. Vazquez min-raised to 300,000 and Lynch made the call.

The turn was the [Kh] and both players quickly checked. The river came the [6h] and Vazquez fired 400,000. Lynch tanked for a few minutes before making the call.

Vazquez turned over [Ah][7h] for the runner runner flush and Lynch mucked his hand.

Luis Vazquez in now right at two million in chips.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 20

The blinds have been increased to 8K-16K with a 2K ante.

Ryan Carey Eliminated 9th ($15,781)

Ryan Carey raised to 28,000 from under the gun and Luis Vazquez made the call. Louis Lynch then raised to 98,000. Carey reraised to 293,000 total and Vazquez folded. Lynch thought for a moment and then moved all in. Carey made the call and they turned over:

Lynch [Kh][Ks]
Carey [As][Kc]

The flop came down [Ah][Th][9h], giving Carey the lead with a pair of aces but Lynch the nut flush draw. The turn was a harmless [Js]. The river came the [Kd], giving Carey two pair but Lynch a set of kings. Lynch won the hand to double up.

Ryan Carey was left with only 11,000 in chips and was all in on the big blind on the very next hand. He was eliminated by Brian Lemke.

Carey takes home $15,781 for his 9th place finish.

Final Table Play Underway

Play has started at the Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event.

The blinds are 8K-12K with a 2K ante for another 22 minutes.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Final Table

The final table of the Foxwoods Poker Classic $3,500 Main Event is about to get underway.

The chip counts and seat assignments are as follows:

1. Tim Ulmer 531,000
2. John Manwaring 806,000
3. Ryan Eriquezzo 222,000
4. Mark Salinaro 755,000
5. Ryan Carey 846,000
6. Jason Laso 903,000
7. Luis Vazquez 1,445,000
8. Brian Lemke 739,000
9. Louis Lynch 663,000

Final Table Chip Counts by Seat Assignment

The chip counts and seat assignment for the Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event final table are as follows:

1. Tim Ulmer 531,000
2. John Manwaring 806,000
3. Ryan Eriquezzo 222,000
4. Mark Salinaro 755,000
5. Ryan Carey 846,000
6. Jason Laso 903,000
7. Luis Vazquez 1,445,000
8. Brian Lemke 739,000
9. Louis Lynch 663,000

Play will resume tomorrow at noon in the Grand Pequot Ballroom at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

Richard Rice Eliminated 10th ($12,547)

Jason Laso raised to 30,000 preflop and Richard Rice moved all in for just over 200,000. John Manwaring announced call and Laso mucked. The two players turned over:

Manwaring [As][Kc]
Rice [Ah][Jc]

The board came [8h][6d][2c][7c][8c] and Manwaring won the pot to eliminate Rice in 10th place.

Final Table Redraw

The final ten players are redrawing for seats at the final table.

Players have agreed to play down to nine tonight and then resume play tomorrow at noon.

Chris McCormack Eliminated 11th ($12,547)

Ryan Carey raised to 26,000 before the flop and a very short stacked Chris McCormack moved all in. Carey made the call and they showed:

Carey [As][Kh]
McCormack [Ks][Qs]

The board ran out [Kc][Ts][9d][Th][7s] and Carey's hand held up to win the pot and eliminate McCormack in 11th place.

Charbel Azzi Eliminated 12th ($12,547)

Charbel Azzi has been eliminated in 12th place and takes home $12,547.

Bryan Leskowitz Eliminated 13th ($10,755)

A short stacked Bryan Leskowitz has been eliminated when his [Th][9h] failed to improve against Ryan Carey's [Qd][Qs] on a board of [9d][7s][5h][4s][7c].

takes home $10,755 for his 13th place finish.

Gerald Aiello Eliminated 14th ($10,755)

Geral Aiello has been eliminated from the Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event in 14th place. He takes home $10,755.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 19

The blinds have been increased to 6K-12K with a 2K ante.

There are 14 players remaining and the average chip stack is 480,000.

Brian Lemke Doubles Up

Brian Lemke got all of his chips in preflop with pocket aces against his opponent's pocket kings to double up to around 600,000 chips.

Chris McCormack Doubles Up

After Ryan Carey raised to 23,000 preflop, Chris McCormack moved all in from the button for 150,000 more. Carey made the call and they turned over:

McCormack [As][Qd]
Carey [Kc][Qh]

The board ran out [Tc][Td][7s][5c][6h] and McCormack's hand held up to put him back to just under 400,000 chips.

Andrew Badecker Eliminated 15th ($10,755)

Andrew Badecker has been eliminated in 15th place, earning $10,755.

Foxwoods Main Event Results: 20th-16th ($9,321)

The following players earned $9,321:

20th - Doug Uhl
19th - Scott Dorin
18th - Jonathan Jaffe
17th - William VanWagner
16th - Frank Selldorff

Foxwoods Main Event Final Two Tables

We had three players eliminated within a few moments of each other and are now down to the final 16.

Players have redrawn for seats at the final two tables and play has resumed.

Mark Salinaro Adds To His Lead

Doug Uhl raised to 30,000 preflop and was called by Mark Salinaro in the small blind and Brian Lemke in the big blind. The flop came [7s][6h][4s] and it was checked to Uhl, who fired 38,000. Salinaro made the call and Lemke folded.

The turn came the [5s] and Salinaro bet out 71,000. Uhl immediately moved all in and Salinaro made the call. They turned over:

Salinaro [As][Js]
Uhl [Ks][Qs]

Both players turned the flush but Salinaro held the nuts. The river came the [Kc] and Salinaro won the pot, eliminating Uhl in 20th place.

Mark Salinaro now has over 1.3 million chips.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event Level 18

The blinds have been increased to 5K-10K with a 1,500 ante.

There are 20 players remaining. The average chip stack is 336,000.

Foxwoods Main Event Results: 21st-25th ($7,170)

The following players earned $7,170:

25th - David Stefanski
24th - Anna Hahn
23rd - Robert Ward
22nd - David Fox
21st - Tom Cope

The remaining 20 players are currently on a break.

Brian Lemke wanted to say hello to his son, Austin, who is following along from home at www.FoxwoodsLive.com!

YouTube video: Foxwoods Main Event Bubble Hand

Chip leader Mark Salinaro knocks out Justin Schwartz on the bubble of the $3,500 Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event.

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YouTube video: Mark Salinaro - Foxwoods Day 3 Chip Leader

Mark Salinaro, chip leader going into day three of the Foxwoods Poker Classic Main Event, talks to Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum before play begins.

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