Dan Voccia Wins the $600 Mega Stack ($25,047)

Dan Voccia

Dan Voccia is officially the winner of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

He takes home $25,047 and the trophy!

Kevin Conroy Takes 2nd Place ($22,862)

Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy is officially the runner-up of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event and wins $22,862.

Christopher Griffin Takes 3rd Place ($18,093)

Christopher Griffin

Christopher Griffin is officially the 3rd place finisher and takes home $18,093.

Jake "Tmorello" Liddell Takes 4th ($14,972)

Jake "Tmorello" Liddell

Jake "Tmorello" Liddell officially finishes 4th and takes home $14,972.

Four-Way Deal in the $600 Mega Stack

The final four players in the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event have come to an agreement on a chip chop.

Final results will be posted momentarily.

Donald Fales Eliminated 5th ($8,320)

Donald Fales

After Kevin Conroy limped in from under the gun, Dan Voccia raised to 60,000. Donald Fales moved all in for 195,000 and Conroy made the call. Voccia thought for a moment before mucking his hand, stating he had pocket sevens. Fales did not like hearing that, as he turned over [7d][7s]. Conroy flipped up [Kc][Kh] and was way ahead. The board of [Ah][Tc][2d][3s][Jd] did not improve Fales' hand and he was eliminated in 5th place for $8,320.

Larry Martone Eliminated 6th ($6,760)

Larry Martone

Larry Martone moved all in with [Ah][Qs] and was called by Kevin Conroy holding [6c][6h]. The flop came [Qh][Jd][7h] and Martone took the lead with a pair of queens. The [2d] on the turn was no help to Conroy but the [6s] on the river gave him a set and the pot.

Larry Martone was eliminated in 6th place for $6,760.

Ismel Carrasco Eliminated 7th ($5,646)

Ismel Carrasco

Ismel Carrasco has been eliminated in 7th place for $5,646 when his [Ad][Tc] failed to improve against Kevin Conroy's [Jc][Jd].

Tracy Sparmer Eliminated 8th ($4,606)

Tracy Sparmer

Kevin Conroy raised to 85,000 and Tracy Sparmer moved all in for 199,000 more. Conroy made the call and turned up [Kd][Qc] to Sparmer's [Ac][Td]. The board came [Qh][3s][2h][7d][3d] and Conroy outdrew Sparmer to eliminated him in 8th place for $4,606.

Gilbert Bortone Eliminated 9th ($3,877)

Gilbert Bortone

Jake Liddell raised all in and Gilbert Bortone made the call. Liddell turned up [4c][4h] and Bortone showed [Ah][3s]. The board ran out [Qh][3d][2h][Kd][Jh] and Bortone was eliminated in 9th place for $3,877.

Donald Hamshaw Eliminated 10th ($2,822)

Donald Hamshaw

Christopher Griffin raised to 62,000 before the flop and Donald Hamshaw reraised to 124,000. Griffin made the call and they saw a flop of [8h][7s][3d]. Hamshaw moved all in and Griffin immediately made the call. Hamshaw turned up [Ad][Ks] but Griffin showed [7c][7h] for a set. The turn was the [Ts] and the river came the [6d].

Donald Hamshaw was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for $2,822.

$600 Mega Stack Results 11th-15th

The following are the results for places 11th-15th in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event:

11th - David Carleton $2,822
12th - Ronald Brassard $2,822
13th - Robert Corcione $2,302
14th - Leann Anderson $2,302
15th - Matthew Sciuto $2,302

Final Table Chip Counts

The chip counts by seat assignment for the final ten players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge are as follows:

1. Kevin Conroy 2,212,000
2. Jake Liddell 537,000
3. Gilbert Bortone 292,000
4. Daniel Voccia 721,000
5. Christopher Griffin 406,000
6. Tracy Sparmer 260,000
7. Ismel Carrasco 586,000
8. Douglas Hamshaw 379,000
9. Donald Fales 226,000
10. Larry Martone 164,000

Final Table of the $600 Mega Stack Event

We are down to the final ten players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

Chip counts will be posted in a few minutes.

Play Resumes at the $600 Mega Stack Event

The final 11 players have returned from dinner break and cards are in the air.

Blinds are now 20,000-40,000 with a 4,000 ante.

Dinner Break in the $600 Mega Stack Event

The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.

There are 11 players remaining and Kevin Conroy is still the chip leader with about 2,200,000 of the 5,800,000 chips in play.

Break Time with 13 Players Remaining

The players in the $600 Mega Stack are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante.

With 13 players remaining, the average stack is now just under 445,000.

$600 Mega Stack Results 16th-30th

The following are the results for places 16th-30th in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event:

16th - Tim Lahey $1,782
17th - Norman Messier $1,782
18th - Alfred Borges $1,782
19th - Peter Foss $1,782
20th - Spiro Mitrokostas $1,782
21st - Muir Lamontagne $1,411
22nd - Milton Haughton $1,411
23rd - Elizabeth Fulgoni $1,411
24th - Matthew Parker $1,411
25th - John Bolton $1,411
26th - Peter Kim $1,411
27th - James Silva $1,411
28th - David Lewis $1,411
29th - William Brown III $1,411
30th - Robert Goodwin Jr. $1,411

$600 Mega Stack Final Two Tables

The final two tables of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge

We are now down to the final two tables of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

There are currently 16 players remaining and all players are now guaranteed at least $1,782.

Break Time with 21 Players Remaining

The players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event are now on a 10-minute break.

Tournament officials are currently racing off the purple 500 chips.

When play resumes, the blinds will be 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

The average chip stack is just over 275,000.

YouTube video: The Bubble Hand of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge Event

Spiro Mitrokostas eliminates the 31st place player in the $600 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack Challenge event. The final 30 players are all in the money and guaranteed at least $1,411.

Click here to view the video in HD

The Bubble Bursts in the $600 Mega Stack

The money bubble just burst in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

All 30 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $1,411.

The video of the bubble hand will be posted shortly.

Break Time On the Bubble of the $600 Mega Stack

The 32 remaining players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event are now on a 10-minute break.

Top 30 will finish in the money.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average chip stack is just over 180,000.

Kevin Conroy Extends His Chip Lead

Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy was the chip leader going into Day Two of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event. Since play started, he has done nothing but add to that chip lead.

Most recently, Conroy eliminated Sionni Demers when they got all in on a flop of A-8-8. Demers turned up A-K but had been out flopped by Conroy's K-8. The board bricked out for Demers and he was sent to the rail in 34th place.

Kevin Conroy now sits on over 800,000 in chips with the chip average only at 180,000.

We are now down to 32 players with the top 30 finishing in the money.

Approaching the Money Bubble

With only 35 players now remaining in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event, we are approaching the money bubble.

The final 30 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $35,658
2nd - $20,950
3rd - $13,520
4th - $10,846
5th - $8,320
6th - $6,760
7th - $5,646
8th - $4,606
9th - $3,877
10th-12th - $2,822
13th-15th - $2,302
16th-20th - $1,782
21st-30th - $1,411

Day 2 of the $600 Mega Stack Underway!

The final 48 players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge have taken their seats and cards are in the air.

The blinds are currently 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante and the average chip stack is just over 120,000.

$600 Mega Stack Day Two

Day Two of the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event is scheduled to begin at noon.

The chip counts and seat assignments are posted here are on FoxwoodsLive.com.

Stay tuned for all of the updates, photos and results from Day Two.

$600 Mega Stack Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Conroy, Kevin	347,300	1-7
2	Corcione, Bobby	311,800	4-9
3	Griffin, Chris	226,800	3-9
4	Borges, Al	206,300	3-2
5	Bortone, Gilbert	194,000	3-4
6	Timorello, Jake Liddell	193,600	1-10
7	Benzekri, Mohamed	188,100	1-2
8	Lee, Brian	174,400	2-8
9	Brown III, William	174,400	5-1
10	Anderson, Le-Ann	173,000	3-10
11	Demers, Sionni	169,200	1-4
12	Messier, Norman	164,300	5-9
13	Carrasco, Ismel	164,000	1-9
14	Silva, Jim	155,900	4-5
15	Lewis, David	149,100	1-8
16	Voccia II, Daniel	140,300	2-10
17	Bolton, John	134,500	5-2
18	Mitrokostas, Spiro	132,000	1-1
19	Lahey, Tim	122,700	5-10
20	Martone, Larry	117,600	4-2
21	Sparmer, Tracy	112,300	2-9
22	Saunders, Jeffrey	111,500	1-5
23	Brassard, Ron	110,200	2-3
24	Smith, Aaron	110,000	3-5
25	Lamontagne, Muir	110,000	4-4
26	Parker, Matthew	106,500	5-4
27	Leger, Gary	103,400	3-8
28	Johnson, Doug	102,500	1-6
29	Fales, Donald	100,200	2-7
30	Botchis, William	93,600	2-2
31	Renault, Thomas	91,000	4-10
32	Carleton, David	89,000	5-6
33	Pelli, Dominick	74,000	2-4
34	Goodwin, Robert	73,100	2-6
35	Peled, Shai	72,100	5-7
36	Fulgoni, Elizabeth	65,600	5-3
37	Foss, Peter	65,000	4-6
38	Cordeiro, Hector Manuel	63,400	1-3
39	Brachfeld, Raymond	61,600	5-8
40	Kim, Peter	60,100	4-3
41	Sciuto, Matt	58,700	2-5
42	Hoglund, Thomas	58,600	3-3
43	Haughton, Milton	49,500	3-6
44	Kalaj, Tom	38,900	4-8
45	Jones, Brandon	34,500	4-1
46	Chandanais, Clayton	34,200	2-1
47	MacLellan, Peter	31,000	3-1
48	Hamshaw, Douglas	27,300	5-5

Play Concludes for the Night in the $600 Mega Stack

With the completion of level 15, play has come to an end on Day One of the $600 NHLE Mega Stack event.

The remaining 48 players will resume play at noon tomorrow. The average chip counts is just over 120,000. The final 30 players will finish in the money.

Names, chip counts and Day Two seating assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.

Break Time in the $600 Mega Stack Event

The players in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event are now on a 10-minute break.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante.

With 59 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just under 98,000.

Blind Increase with 78 Players Remaining

The blinds in the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge have been increased to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.

With 78 players remaining, the average chip stack is now just over 74,000.

Dinner Break in the $600 Mega Stack Event

The players are now on a 75-minute dinner break.

There are approximately 136 players remaining and the average chip stack is 42,500.

When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 500-1,000 with a 100 ante.

The Jonathan Duhamel Comeback is Stopped Short!

Jonathan Duhamel

Despite building his stack up from 1,500 to over 16,000, the comeback run for Jonathan Duhamel has come to an end.

His pocket queens ran into his opponent's pocket aces and were unable to improve, sending the 2010 WSOP Main Event Champion to the rail shortly before the dinner break.

Duhamel will be here all week as one of our November Nine Reunion and Mega Stack Challenge hosts!

A Comeback for Jonathan Duhamel!

WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel

After being crippled and left with only 1,500 in chips, Jonathan Duhamel has slowly built his stack back up and is now sitting on a much more comfortable 16,000 in chips.

Blind Increase in the $600 NLHE Mega Stack

The blinds in the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event have been increased to 300-600 with a 75 ante.

There are approximately 181 players remaining and the average chip stack is now just under 32,000.

November Niner Soi Nguyen Eliminated

Soi Nguyen

2010 World Series of Poker November Niner and one of the hosts of the February Mega Stack Challenge, has been eliminated on Day One of the $600 NLHE Mega Stack event.

His tweet (@SoiNguyen) about his elimination hand was as follows:

"Wow is all I can say. Blinds 1-2 I'm BB utg makes it 550 5 callers b4 me I wake up with KK raise to 2500 all 6 players call. 10h4h6s flop I lead put with 8500 utg makes it 20k utg+2 calls allin I ship my last 10k. Utg tables QhJh other guy Ac6c turn 8c river 3h Busto"

$600 Mega Stack Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 289 players in the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge $75,000 Guaranteed event.

The final 30 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $35,658
2nd - $20,950
3rd - $13,520
4th - $10,846
5th - $8,320
6th - $6,760
7th - $5,646
8th - $4,606
9th - $3,877
10th-12th - $2,822
13th-15th - $2,302
16th-20th - $1,782
21st-30th - $1,411

November Nine Reunion Drawing Winners!

WSOP November Niner Soi Nguyen drawing the winners!

Here are the winners of the November Nine Reunion Tournament Drawing.

Please contact Jeffrey Toth in the Foxwoods Poker Room to RSVP your seat to the February 8th tournament if your name has been drawn.

First Name	Last Name	Hometown
Anthony	Hammond	Coventry, RI
Mark	Walsh	Boston, MA
Mathhew	Daley	South Easton, MA
Phillip	Jackson	Springfield, MA
James	Brunelle	Worcester, MA
Tae Son	LaVigne	Blackstone, MA
Richard	Grygiel	Chicopee, MA
Peter	Cardin	North Providence, RI
Christopher	Walsh	Brookline, MA
Timothy	Fisher	Manchester, NH
Julio	Orellano	New Haven, CT
William	Raynor	Harrisville, NH
Kevin	Sniffin	Danbury, CT
Benjamin	Hopkins	North Smithfield, RI
John	Makridakis	North Wa;tham, MA
Craig	Petraitis	Sutton, MA
Anthony	Palladino	Franklin Lakes, NJ
Michael	Hashim	Pittsfield, MA

Deja Vu for Jonathan Duhamel?!?!

WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel

Everyone in the poker world saw the now famous Jonathan Duhamel vs. Joseph Cheong hand at the WSOP Main Event final table. Jonathan Duhamel just had to relive that moment, but with a much different result.

After a three-bet from Duhamel preflop, his opponent called and the board came 10-7-7. A bet by Duhamel induced a raise from his opponent and a call from Duhamel. After the turn, Duhamel's opponent moved all in and the WSOP Champion made the call.

Duhamel turned up pocket queens, but his opponent held the A-7, the same hand Cheong held against Duhamel's queens at the Main Event.

However, the outcome did not goes his way this time. The river bricked out and Duhamel was let with around 1,500 in chips.

Since then, he has chipped up to over 2,000 but is still short-stacked.

Break Time in the $600 Mega Stack Event

The players are now on their first ten-minute break of the day.

During the break, November Niner Soi Nguyen is drawing the winning names of the players who will be participating in the November Nine Reunion Event on Tuesday.

The winning names will be listed right here on FoxwoodsLive.com later on in the day.

Blind Increase in the $600 NLHE Mega Stack

The blinds have been increased to 50-100.

There are now over 250 players entered in today's event with registration still open.

Soi Nguyen & Jonathan Duhamel Hosting the $600 Mega Stack

Soi Nguyen


Jonathan Duhamel

Main Event Champ Jonathan Duhamel Gets the Event Underway!

Soi Nguyen and Jonathan Duhamel

World Series of Poker November Nine members Soi Nguyen and Champion Jonathan Duhamel just gave the "Shuffle Up and Deal" announcement and cards are in the air here at the $600 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event.

$600 NLHE Event About to Start!

The first event in the Foxwoods February Mega Stack Challenge Series is about to get underway.

The $600 No-Limit Hold 'em event starts at 11am. Players will start the tournament with 20,000 in chips and levels will last 45 minutes each. The blinds start out at 25-50.

February Mega Stack Challenge Schedule:

November Nine To Reunite at Foxwoods in February!

2010 WSOP MAIN EVENT NOVEMBER NINE TO REUNITE AT FOXWOODS MEGA STACK CHALLENGE IN FEBRUARY

WSOP FINAL TABLE PLAYERS WILL COMPETE AGAIN

MASHANTUCKET, CT — The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event final table players will reunite to play against each other at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. on Tuesday, Feb. 8 during its Mega Stack Challenge XIX. Never before during the modern era of poker have the WSOP final table players, currently dubbed the November Nine, ever been reassembled.

To add to the uniqueness of this extraordinary event, Foxwoods Resort Casino will offer a series of qualifying tournaments – from Jan. 11 through February 3 – that give Foxwoods poker players an opportunity to hit the felt against members of the 2010 WSOP November Nine. The reunion event, which will be a three-table tournament, will be held on the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 8 in the newly opened Foxwoods poker tournament room.

“This will be a legendary reunion watched by the entire poker community,” said professional poker player and media personality Bernard Lee, who is also spokesperson for Foxwoods Resort Casino and its World Poker Tour-branded Poker Room. “Not only will the November Nine meet at Foxwoods to resurrect memories of their last game, the players will also test their skills against the casino’s strongest poker players.”

The 2010 WSOP November Nine are Jonathan Duhamel (2010 WSOP Main Event Champion), John Racener, Joseph Cheong, Filippo Candio, Michael Mizrachi, John Dolan, Jason Senti, Matt Jarvis, and Soi (Cuong) Nguyen.

In addition to playing in the reunion event, the November Nine will also host the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge XIX tournament series held from Feb. 4–13.

“We are thrilled to host these poker superstars at Foxwoods and are proud to be a part of such a historic event. We are pleased to be able to share this reunion of the 2010 November Nine with not only the Foxwoods players, but also the entire poker community,” said Terry Chiaradio, director of Poker Operations, Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Lee catapulted into the poker spotlight after he finished 13^th in the 2005 WSOP and became the top New England finisher. Lee has become a media personality since becoming professional and playing on the tournament circuit, during which time he has won more than $1.75 million and three titles. Since February 2009, Lee is the spokesperson for Foxwoods Resort Casino and their World Poker Tour-branded Poker Room.

Co-host of ESPN.com’s weekly online poker show, “ESPN Inside Deal;” Lee is also host of the The Bernard Lee Poker Show on radio in Massachusetts and simulcast on Rounders Radio, www.roundersradio.com, the largest online poker talk radio station in the world.

Lee is poker columnist for the Boston Herald, ESPN.com, PokerNewsDaily.com, All-In magazine and other media outlets. He has also released two books, The Final Table, Volume I and Volume II, which are compilations of his Sunday Herald poker columns. He is also a poker commentator for the WSOP and Eastern Poker Tour.

Michael Woods Wins the Mega Stack ($40,048)

Michael Woods

Michael Woods is officially the winner of the 2010 December Mega Stack Challenge Main Event!

Congratulation to Michael and everyone who took part in the Mega Stack.

We will see you in February for the next Mega Stack Challenge series!!!

David Espinola Finishes in 2nd Place ($40,047)

David Espinola

After a deal was made heads-up, David Espinola is officially the runner-up of the Foxwoods Mega Stack Main Event.

David Hickman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($30,000)

David Hickman

On a board of [8c][4d][3d], David Hickman got all in against David Espinola. They turned up:

Hickman [9h][8h]
Espinola [Kd][8s]

The turn was the [Ac] and the river came the [Jc]. Espinola won the pot and Hickman was eliminated in 3rd place.

Brad McFarland Eliminated in 4th Place ($30,000)

Brad McFarland

Brad McFarland got the last of his chips in before the flop against Michael Woods. They turned up:

McFarland [Tc][9c]
Woods [Ah][Js]

The flop came [Kd][Qd][4h] and both players flopped gut shot straight draws. The turn was the [Td], giving Woods the straight. The river bricked out for McFarland and he was eliminated in 4th place for $30,000.