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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Sal Attina Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,431)


Sal Attina

Justin Schwartz raises to 26,000 from the button and Bernard Lee calls from the small blind. Sal Attina then moves all-in from the big blind for just a few chips more. Schwartz then announces that he is all-in and Lee folds A-10 face up.

Schwartz - [Ad][3c]
Attina - [Jd][8h]

The board runs out [Jc][3h][3d][2d][9c] and Schwartz flops trip three's to win the pot and eliminate Attina in 6th place for $12,431.

Stephen Hemsworth Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,280)


Stephen Hemsworth

Justin Schwartz raises to 22,000 from under the gun and Stephen Hemsworth calls from the big blind. The flop comes [7h][6c][4h] and Hemsworth checks.

Schwartz fires 17,000 and Hemsworth moves all-in. Schwartz snap calls and they turn over:

Schwartz - [Ad][As]
Hemsworth - [Tc][7c]

The turn is the [9h] and the river comes the [Jh]. Schwartz's aces wins the pot and eliminate Hemsworth in 7th place for $10,280.

Peter Campo Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,606)


Peter Campo

Nick Petranglo raises to 22,000 and Peter Campo moves all-in. Justin Schwartz, having both players covered, also announces that he is all-in. Petranglo folds and they turn over:

Campo - [As][9c]
Schwartz - [Kc][Kh]

The board comes [Qs][3c][2s][Qh][3h] and Schwartz's kings hold up to eliminate Campo in 8th place for $8,606.

Matt Matros Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,533)


Matt Matros

Micah Raskin raises to 22,000 before the flop and Matt Matros moves all-in for just over 150,000. Raskin calls and they turn over:

Matros - [3h][3s]
Raskin - [Ah][Qd]

The board runs out [9c][6h][2d][Qc][Jc] and Raskin pairs his queen to win the pot and eliminate Matros in 9th place for $7,533.

Final Results FWPF $1500 NLH 10-22-11

$2,500 Final Table Live Streaming After Dinner Break



The nine players remaining in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event have returned from dinner break and cards are back in the air.

You can watch the live stream by clicking "Watch LIVE Feature Table" at the top of the page.

Dinner Break at the $2,500 NLHE Final Table

The nine remaining players in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event are now on dinner break until 9pm ET.

Dana Kellstrom Eliminated in 10th Place ($6,125)


Dana Kellstrom

Michael McNeil raises to 12,000 and Dana Kellstrom moves all-in for just 500 more. McNeil calls and they turn over:

McNeil - [Ac][Qc]
Kellstrom - [Ks][Qh]

The board runs out [Qs][Td][8s][2h][Ah] and McNeil wins the pot to eliminate Kellstrom in 10th place for $6,215.

$2500 NLHE Final Table Chip Counts

We have reached the final table of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Justin Schwartz 280,700
2. Bernard Lee 210,500
3. Sal Attina 186,300
4. Michael McNeil 101,800
5. Micah Raskin 234,500
6. Nick Petranglo 342,800
7. Dana Kellstrom 49,900
8. Peter Campo 495,100
9. Matt Matros 330,200
10. Stephen Hemsworth 424,200

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $68,131
2nd - $38,249
3rd - $24,145
4th - $19,364
5th - $15,538
6th - $12,431
7th - $10,280
8th - $8,606
9th - $7,533
10th - $6,215

$2,500 NLHE Results - 11th-12th ($6,215)

The following players receive $6,215 of their finish in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event:

11th - Gina Fiore
12th - Adriano Pucci

$2,500 NLHE Results - 13th-15th ($5,378)

The following players receive $5,378 of their finish in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event:

13th - Mike Dentale
14th - Rajiv Maragh
15th - Tyng Low

YouTube video: Bubble Hand of the $2,500 No-Limit Event

With 16 players remaining and top 15 spots cashing, the bubble bursts in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event at the 2011 Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

Click here to view the video in HD

Miami John Cernuto Eliminated in 18th Place


Miami John Cernuto

Miami John Cernuto is the first causality on Day 2 of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event. His pocket sixes failed to improve after getting all-in before the flop against Mike Kalfa's pocket tens.

There are now 17 players remaining with the top 15 spots finishing in the money.

Day 2 of the $2,500 NLHE Now Streaming Live!



The final day of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event is now streaming live. Just click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live stream.

There are 18 players remaining and the blinds are 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $68,131
2nd - $38,249
3rd - $24,145
4th - $19,364
5th - $15,538
6th - $12,431
7th - $10,280
8th - $8,606
9th - $7,533
10th-12th - $6,215
13th-15th - $5,378

Day 2 of the $2,500 Kicks Off at 2pm

Day 2 of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event kicks off at 2pm ET today.

You will be able to watch the live stream of all the action by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

Here are the chip counts and seat assignments for the remaining players:

Place NameChipsTable/Seat
1Campo, Peter276,5002-8
2Matros, Matt249,9001-3
3Raskin, Micah235,2001-4
4Pucci, Adriano234,9002-3
5Fiore, Gina225,6001-7
6Schwartz, Justin218,5002-6
7Attina, Sal166,0001-8
8Maragh, Rajiv129,5001-2
9Petrangelo, Nick125,0002-7
10Lee, Bernard122,1001-6
11Cernuto, John107,5001-5
12McNeil, Michael107,1002-1
13Low, Tyng103,1002-9
14Kellstrom, Dana101,9002-4
15Hemsworth, Stephen91,0001-9
16Dentale, Michael68,2002-2
17Kalfa, Mike57,5001-1
18Smolyanskiy, Anton56,1002-5

$2,500 No Limit Hold'em 10-25-11 Returning Players

Place   Name Chips Table/Seat
1 Campo, Peter 276,500 2-8
2 Matros, Matt 249,900 1-3
3 Raskin, Micah 235,200 1-4
4 Pucci, Adriano 234,900 2-3
5 Fiore, Gina 225,600 1-7
6 Schwartz, Justin 218,500 2-6
7 Attina, Sal 166,000 1-8
8 Maragh, Rajiv 129,500 1-2
9 Petrangelo, Nick 125,000 2-7
10 Lee, Bernard 122,100 1-6
11 Cernuto, John 107,500 1-5
12 McNeil, Michael 107,100 2-1
13 Low, Tyng 103,100 2-9
14 Kellstrom, Dana 101,900 2-4
15 Hemsworth, Stephen 91,000 1-9
16 Dentale, Michael 68,200 2-2
17 Kalfa, Mike 57,500 1-1
18 Smolyanskiy, Anton 56,100 2-5

Final Results FWPF $230 NLH Bounty 10-24-11

Final Results FWPF $500 NLH Bounty 10-21-11

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Robert Allessandro Wins the $500 Deep Stack Event!


Robert Allesandro

After a four-way equity chop, Robert Allesandro is officially the winner of the $500 Deep Stack event.

He takes home $21,436, the World Poker Finals Trophy and the watch!

Payouts for 2nd-4th are as follows:


2nd - Jose Araujo $19,474


3rd - Bernard West $16,108


4th - George Babalis $13,767

John Trojan Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,277)


John Trojan

On a board of [Jc][7s][3d], Joe Araugo checks and John Trojan moves all-in. Araugo calls and they turn up:

Araugo - [Kh][Js]
Trojan - [Th][8s]

The turn is the [4c] and the river comes the [7h]. Araugo's pair of jacks hold up to win the pot and eliminate Trojan in 5th place for $7,277.

Jonathan Little Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,888)


Jonathan Little

Robert Allessandro raises to 85,000 and Jonathan Little moves all-in from the button for 320,000 more. Allessandro thinks for a moment before making the call. They turn up:

Little - [Jc][Jh]
Allessandro - [Qc][Jd]

Little has Allessandro drawing thin but the board runs out [5d][3d][2c][Qh][4d]. Allessandro spikes his queen on the turn to win the pot and eliminate the former World Poker Finals Main Event Champion in 6th place for $5,888.

Nikolaos Raptis Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,895)


Nikolaos Raptis

Joe Araugo raises to 110,000 from under the gun and Nikolaos Raptis moves all-in for just a few chips more from the small blind. Araugo calls and they turn over:

Araugo - [Ac][7d]
Raptis - [9d][8s]

The board runs out [As][Kh][Qc][Th][Ks] and Araugo wins the pot to eliminate Raptis in 7th place for $4,895.

Larry Riggs Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,970)


Larry Riggs

John Trojan raises to 75,000 before the flop and is called by Robert Allessandro. It is folded around to Larry Riggs, who moves all-in for an additional 315,000. Trojan folds and Allessandro announces call. They turn over:

Allessandro - [Jc][Js]
Riggs - [9c][9d]

The board runs out [Ts][8d][6d][5c][5s] and Allessandro's pocket jacks hold up to win the pot and eliminate Riggs in 8th place for $3,970.

Marc Pages Wins the $230 Super Bounty Event!


Marc Pages

Congratulations to Marc Pages, winner of the $230 Super Bounty.

After a four-way chop, Pages takes home the title as well as $7,606.

Results from the final table were as follows:

1st - Marc Pages $7,606
2nd - Shawn Wilder $5,225
3rd - Mark Brown $5,225
4th - Alan Robinson $5,225
5th - Charles Batt $2,361
6th - Travis White $1,894
7th - Matthew Kaplan $1,537
8th - David George $1,226
9th - Raymond Comprone $1,018
10th - Michael Dolan $646

Luke Serafin Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,253)


Luke Serafin

Robert Allessandro raises 55,000 before the flop and Luke Serafin moves all-in for 105,000 total. Joe Araugo calls and Allessandro tosses in the extra 50,000.

The flop comes [Qd][8d][7d] and Araugo checks. Allessandro bets 100,000 and Araugo thinks for a few minutes before folding pocket jacks, with the [Jd], face up.

Allessandro - [Qs][Ts]
Serafin - [Ac][Kh]

The turn is the [9d] and the river comes the [5h]. Allessandro's pair of queens holds up to win the pot and eliminate Serafin in 9th place for $3,253.

Mark Scellato Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,249)


Mark Scellato

Mark Scellato moves all-in before the flop for his last 290,000. Behind him, Larry Riggs moves all-in for 284,000. Everyone folds and they turn over:

Scellato - [Ah][Qd]
Riggs - [Jh][Js]

The board runs out [Ks][7c][3c][Ac][Jd] and Riggs rivers a set to win the pot and leave Scellato with only 6,000 in chips.

Just a few hands later, he is eliminated in 10th place for $2,249.

Jonathan Little Leads the $500 NLHE Final Table

We have reached the final table of the $500 No-Limit Hold 'em event.

Jonathan Little, who won the 2008 World Poker Finals Main Event for over $1,100,000, is the chip leader going into the final table.

Final table chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Jonathan Little 888,000
2. Luke Serafin 774,000
3. Mark Scellato 387,000
4. Joe Araugo 577,000
5. George Babalis 418,000
6. Larry Riggs 570,000
7. Bernard West 662,000
8. John Trojan 746,000
9. Robert Allessandro 639,000
10. Nikolaos Raptis 558,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $31,556
2nd - $18,258
3rd - $11,644
4th - $9,327
5th - $7,277
6th - $5,888
7th - $4,895
8th - $3,970
9th - $3,253
10th - $2,249

Photos: More $2,500 NLHE Day 1 Players


Andy Frankenberger, Eric "Sheets" Haber


Dwyte Pilgrim, Jim Campbell


Lee Childs, Todd Terry


Steve Brecher, Bernard Lee

$2,500 No-Limit Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 106 players in the $2,500 NLHE event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 15 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $68,131
2nd - $38,249
3rd - $24,145
4th - $19,364
5th - $15,538
6th - $12,431
7th - $10,280
8th - $8,606
9th - $7,533
10th-12th - $6,215
13th-15th - $5,378

Photos: Day 1 of the World Poker Finals $2,500 No-Limit Event


Allen Kessler, Brian Lemke


Matt Matros, Matt Brady


Jon Aguiar, Mike Dentale


Justin Schwartz, James Carroll


Miami John Cernuto, Steve Ryan

Photo: Jon Aguiar Demonstrates Proper iPad Use (attn: Jason Mercier)


Jon Aguiar checks out FoxwoodsPoker.com

Much talk has arose about the use of an iPad at the tables. In the photo above, Jon Aguiar shows exactly what is allowed.

You can have your iPad at the table as long as it is not being used for any phone-type functions (iMessage, Skype, ect.). It is fine to use for music, games, movies or any other function.

Per Connecticut Gaming Commission rules, you cannot have it sitting on the table. But, it is perfectly legal to have it in your hands or lap.

$500 Deep Stack Now in the Money!



The $500 Deep Stack event is now in the money and all players are guaranteed at least $1,084.

You can watch the live feed of all the action by clicking "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page.

Live Stream Table Featuring Jonathan Little


Jonathan Little

Day 2 of the $500 Deep Stack event is now streaming live.

Jonathan Little is among the chip leaders going into Day 2 and is seated at the feature table.

Click "Watch LIVE Video" at the top of the page to view the live feed.

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em Event About to Kick Off

The $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event is about to get underway.

Players are starting with 25,000 chips and the levels are 60 minutes in length.

$230 No Limit Hold'em Super Bounty 10-24-11 Returning Players

Place   Name Chips Table/Seat
1 White, Travis 721,000 2-7
2 Batt, Charles 712,000 1-1
3 White, Greg 631,000 2-2
4 Marshall, Justin 578,000 1-10
5 Robinson, Alan 501,000 1-7
6 Wilder, Shawn 475,000 3-9
7 Robinson, Henry 472,000 2-6
8 George, David 462,000 1-4
9 Pages, Marc 409,000 3-5
10 Wey TaYoug 401,000 3-8
11 Brown, Mark 378,000 3-4
12 Springer, Bryan 361,000 1-9
13 Parchev, Stefan 318,000 2-8
14 Sullivan, Barry 297,000 3-6
15 Mahan, Charles 289,000 2-10
16 Ryba, Ed 272,000 1-6
17 Nieliwocke, Michael 242,000 3-1
18 Dolan, Mike 217,000 2-4
19 Balazsi, James 202,000 1-5
20 Decosta, Eddie 188,000 3-2
21 Zuckerman, Dan 179,000 2-5
22 Kaplan, Matthew 178,000 2-1
23 Pattison, James 174,000 2-3
24 Gillis, John 161,000 2-9
25 Cedeno, Julio 149,000 1-2
26 Below, Gene 99,000 3-3
27 Comprone, Raymond 98,000 1-3
28 Fiske, Robyn 97,000 3-7
29 Lask, Charlie 84,000 3-10

$500 No Limit Hold'em 10-24-11 Returning Players

Place   Name Chips Table/Seat
1 On, Jack 359,500 5-2
2 Hortin, Dylan 312,500 5-9
3 Tinker, James 288,500 3-6
4 Raptis, Nikolaos 252,000 4-9
5 Little, Jonathan 237,000 1-5
6 West, Bernard 203,000 4-3
7 Peters, Reuben 198,500 1-8
8 Morris, Patrick 196,500 5-3
9 Welsh, Jim 190,000 2-5
10 Araujo, Joe 189,500 1-7
11 Bussey, Jim 184,500 3-7
12 Sanderson, Michael 174,500 3-3
13 Glassman, Greg 171,500 3-2
14 Hayes, James 160,500 4-10
15 Alafogiannis, Nikolaos 158,500 2-8
16 Arena, Larry 158,000 4-8
17 Liberta, Joseph 154,500 5-1
18 Sciannameo, Carlo 154,000 3-10
19 Clancey, Chris 149,000 2-2
20 Allessandro, Robert 138,000 3-9
21 Babalis, George 138,000 2-6
22 Riggs, Larry 137,000 1-1
23 Scellato, Mark 137,000 4-5
24 Serafin, Luke 130,500 1-4
25 Vizza, Francis 126,500 2-3
26 Kumm, Alan 124,000 3-8
27 Nantista, Ed 121,000 5-10
28 Wojnoski, Ron 118,000 1-6
29 Miller, Will Jr. 110,500 5-6
30 Rushe, Desmond 99,500 2-9
31 Georgiou, Nick 98,500 5-8
32 Almonte, Peter 97,000 2-10
33 Stearns, Steven 94,500 1-10
34 Trojan, John 94,000 5-5
35 Williams, Adrian 84,000 5-4
36 Bolton, John 81,000 2-7
37 Austein-Miller, Goeff 69,500 4-1
38 Encarnacion, Rameses 67,500 4-4
39 Kellish, James 63,000 3-5
40 Patten, Robert 62,500 4-7
41 Woods, Kevin 54,000 1-2
42 Avilla, Paul 49,500 4-2
43 Cincotti, Carl 30,500 2-1
44 Weiner, Rob 22,000 1-3
45 Magri, Steven 21,000 3-1

Monday, October 24, 2011

Aaron Smith Wins the $1,000 Deep Stack Event!


Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith is the champion of the $1,000 Deep Stack event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals!

He takes home $43,185, the World Poker Finals Trophy and the watch!

Rob Garrett Eliminated in 2nd Place ($25,624)


Rob Garrett

On a board of [Ad][Jc][9c], Rob Garrett gets all-in with [Js][4c] against the [Ac][7c] of Aaron Smith. The turn is the [Kc], completing Smith's flush and locking up the pot. The [6s] falls on the river and Garrett is eliminated in 2nd place for $25,624.

Jeff Saunders Eliminated in 3rd Place ($16,665)


Jeff Saunders

Jeff Saunders raises to 155,000 from the small blind and Aaron Smith three-bets to 400,000 from the big blind. Saunders moves all-in and Smith immediately calls. They turn up:

Saunders - [Td][Th]
Smith - [Kd][Ks]

The board comes [Jh][7h][2c][Kc][Qd] and Smith wins the pot to eliminate Saunders in 3rd place for $16,665.

Jewook Oh Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,349)


Jewook Oh

A short stacked Jewook Oh gets all-in before the flop with [Kd][4s] against the [Ah][5d] of Aaron Smith.

The flop comes down [4c][2d][2h] and Oh takes the lead with a pair of fours. The [7d] on the turn changes nothing but the [As] on the river gives Smith a pair of aces and the pot.

Jewook Oh is eliminated in 4th place for $13,349.

John Ruddy Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,124)


John Ruddy

John Ruddy raises to 90,000 from under the gun and Aaron Smith three-bets to 230,000. Ruddy moves all-in and Smith calls. They turn up:

Ruddy - [As][Qs]
Smith - [Ad][Kd]

The board comes [8d][7h][5d][5h][Jd] and Smith improves to a flush to win the pot and eliminate Ruddy in 5th place for $10,124.

Paul Bernier Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,243)


Paul Bernier

Jeff Saunders raises to 45,000 before the flop and Paul Bernier moves all-in for 50,000 total. John Ruddy calls from the big blind and Saunders tosses in the extra 5,000.

The flop comes [Ac][Qs][9s] and Ruddy checks. Saunders fires 80,000 and Ruddy mucks. They turn over:

Bernier - [Ah][7h]
Saunders - [Ad][Jc]

The turn is the [Tc] and the river comes the [8s]. Saunders improves to a straight and wins the pot.

Paul Bernier is eliminated in 6th place for $8,243.

$230 Super Bounty Final Numbers & Payouts

We had a total of 474 players in the $230 Super Bounty event at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

The final 50 spots will finish in the money

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $10,435
2nd - $5,993
3rd - $3,810
4th - $3,043
5th - $2,361
6th - $1,894
7th - $1,537
8th - $1,226
9th - $1,018
10th-12th - $646
13th-15th - $467
16th-20th - $378
21st-30th - $294
31st-40th - $267
41st-50th - $240

Ted Driscoll Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,988)


Ted Driscoll

Robert Garrett raises to 47,000 before the flop and Jeff Saunders calls from the small blind. Ted Driscoll, in the big blind, moves all-in for an additional 48,000. Both Garrett and Saunders call and the flop comes out [Th][8c][6c].

Saunders leads out for 195,000 and Garrett mucks his hand. They turn over:

Driscoll - [Qh][3s]
Saunders - [Js][Ts]

The turn is the [Kd] and the river comes the [2h]. Saunders wins the pot and eliminates Driscoll in 7th place for $6,988.