$500 Six Handed Now on Dinner Break

The 30 remaining players in today's $500 Six Handed are now on their one hour dinner break.  Play will resume at approximately 7:50pm EST, and we will be streaming a featured table at that time on www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

YouTube video: Daniel Pignatoro gets coolered to bust out in 3rd place

It was a limped pot between all three players, and action checked to Jack D'Agostino who bet on a J♦7♠9♠ flop. Daniel Pignatoro check raised all in, and Kevin McCormick also moved all in. Eventually Jack folded, and the other two revealed their cards: Daniel 9♥7♦ Kevin T♠8♦ Daniel had flopped two pair but was drawing to only four outs as Kevin had flopped the nuts. The turn and river fell 4♣6♣, and Daniel was eliminated in 3rd place, good for a $16,616 payday.

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$500 Six Handed Will Go Live At 7:45pm

Now that the $300 Mega Stack has reached its winner, we will be moving a featured table of the $500 Six Handed to the live stream after their dinner break.  The field will take their one hour dinner break at approximately 6:45pm EST, so expect us to be broadcasting live at approximately 7:45pm EST.  Tune in to www.FoxwoodsLive.com at that time.

Only 44 players remain in today's field, and they are currently playing 800/1,600 blinds with a 200 ante.

1st Place: Kevin McCormick ($40,000)

After getting heads up, Kevin McCormick and Jack D'Agostino agreed on a chop of the remaining prize pool.  Originally the payouts were $45,117 and $27,344, but the two decided to make the payouts $40,000 and $32,461.  Kevin will collect the title and the trophy along with his $40,000.

2nd Place: Jack D'Agostino ($32,461)

3rd Place: Daniel Pignataro ($16,616)

It was a limped pot between all three players, and action checked to Jack D'Agostino who bet on a [Jd][7s][9s] flop.  Daniel Pignatoro check raised all in, and Kevin McCormick also moved all in.  Eventually Jack folded, and the other two revealed their cards:

Daniel [9h][7d]
Kevin [Ts][8d]

Daniel had flopped two pair but was drawing to only four outs as Kevin had flopped the nuts.  The turn and river fell [4c][6c], and Daniel was eliminated in 3rd place, good for a $16,616 payday.

$500 Six Handed Update

While the $300 Mega Stack plays 3-handed, the $500 Six Handed tournament is now down to 52 players and are currently playing 600/1,200 blinds with a 200 ante.  The top 18 players will be in the money.

YouTube video: Steven Blaine elimination hand

Steven Blaine has been eliminated in 5th place when his A♠7♦ failed to beat Jack D'Agostino's A♣Q♣. Jack flopped top pair on the Q♦T♦6♣ flop and it held up through the K♠ turn and 8♣ river. Steven will earn $10,517 for his efforts.

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Three handed chip counts & payouts

After Kevin McCormick won a huge pot off of Daniel Pignataro, here are approximate chip counts for the final three:

Seat 1: Daniel Pignataro - 2,500,000
Seat 2: Kevin McCormick - 5,100,000
Seat 3: Jack D'Agostino - 6,150,000

As a reminder, the top three spots pay out as follows:

1st Place: $45,117

2nd Place: $27,344

3rd Place: $16,616

4th Place: Alexander Haran ($13,041)

Alexander Haran was all in preflop holding the [Js][Jd] but was coolered by Daniel Pignataro's [Ks][Kh].  The 18% underdog did not come through when the board ran out [6h][Tc][2d][Td][7h].  Alexander will earn $13,041 for his 4th place finish.

5th Place: Steven Blaine ($10,517)

Steven Blaine has been eliminated in 5th place when his [As][7d] failed to beat Jack D'Agostino's [Ac][Qc].  Jack flopped top pair on the [Qd][Td][6c] flop and it held up through the [Ks] turn and [8c] river.  Steven will earn $10,517 for his efforts.

6th Place: Scott Reynolds ($8,413)

Scott Reynolds pushed all in from the small blind at 40,000/80,000 for around 500k holding the [Kc][9h].  Kevin McCormick in the big blind elected to call with [Qd][Jd] as he had around 2.4 million in chips.  The flop was unfavorable to Scott when it fell [7d][Qs][9s], and the [8c] turn and [Ac] river changed nothing, sending Scott to the rail in 6th place, good for $8,413.

7th Place: Joe DeAndrade ($6,416)

Joe DeAndrade was all in preflop holding the [Ah][2h] against the [5d][5c] of the Alexander Haran.  Alexander claimed another elimination when the board ran out [8h][Qs][7d][2s][8s].  Joe will earn $6,416 for his 7th place finish.

YouTube video: Thomas McClay elimination

Thomas McClay was all in preflop holding the T♥9♦ against the A♦K♦ of Alexander Haran. Thomas was live all the way to the river, but was unable to pair his hole cards when the board fell 3♥4♥J♦2♦8♠. Thomas will earn $4,942 for his 8th place finish.

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YouTube video: Steven Blaine doubles up

Steven Blaine hits a 3-outer to double up and survive at the 7-handed final table

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$500 Six Handed Prize Pool & Payouts

While the $300 Mega Stack Final Table plays on, the $500 Mega Stack has been whittled down from its 174 entrants to 111 players remaining.  Here are the prize pool & payouts:

Total Entrants: 174
Prize Pool: $74,262

1st Place: $20,348
2nd Place: $11,325
3rd Place: $7,872
4th Place: $6,089
5th Place: $4,753
6th Place: $3,496
7th-9th Place: $2,413
10th-12th Place: $1,708
13th-18th Place: $1,336

8th Place: Thomas McClay ($4,942)

Thomas McClay was all in preflop holding the [Th][9d] against the [Ad][Kd] of Alexander Haran.  Thomas was live all the way to the river, but was unable to pair his hole cards when the board fell [3h][4h][Jd][2d][8s].  Thomas will earn $4,942 for his 8th place finish.

9th Place: William Haley ($3,914)

William Haley was all in on a K-X-X with two diamond flop holding the [Ad][5d] against the K-J of Kevin McCormick.  William was looking for a diamond or an ace to save his tournament life, but Kevin's pair of kings held up to eliminate William in 9th place.  He will earn $3,914 for his efforts.

Players are now on break

The final 9 players are now on break.  When they return, they will be playing 30,000/60,000 blinds with a 10,000 ante.

On one of the last hands before break, Alexander Haran was all in with Q-T against  Jack D'Agostino's A-K.  Alexander was in trouble as the flop fell Q-J-T as Jack had flopped the nuts.  But the river was a ten to give Alexander a full house and the double up.

10th Place: Peter Masuck ($2,271)

Peter Masuck has been eliminated when his pocket sevens failed to outrace his opponent's A-Q.  Peter will collect $2,271 for his 10th place finish.

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Reached!

With the elimination of the 11th place finisher, the $300 Mega Stack has now reached its final table.  Here are the seating assignments and chip counts of the final 10:

Seat 1: Alexander Haran - 755,000
Seat 2: Steven Blaine - 505,000
Seat 3: Daniel Pignataro - 3,040,000
Seat 4: William Haley - 1,010,000
Seat 5: Scott Reynolds - 600,000
Seat 6: Kevin McCormick - 370,000
Seat 7: Thomas McClay - 740,000
Seat 8: Joe DeAndrade- 1,060,000
Seat 9: Peter Masuck - 265,000
Seat 10: Jack D'Agostino 4,145,000

Here are the payouts for the final table:

1st Place: $45,117
2nd Place: $27,344
3rd Place: $16,616
4th Place: $13,041
5th Place: $10,517
6th Place: $8,413
7th Place: $6,416
8th Place: $4,942
9th Place: $3,914
10th Place: $2,271

$500 Six Handed now on break

The players in today's $500 Six Handed are now on their first break of the day.  The board currently shows 154 players registered, and late registration is still open.  Final prize pool and payouts will be posted shortly.

Players are now on break

The 22 remaining players are now on break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 100 chips.  The field will be playing 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante when they return.

$300 Mega Stack Day 2 Is Under Way

The 32 remaining players in yesterday's $300 Mega Stack have returned, and play has begun for the day.  The field is playing 12,000/24,000 blinds with a 4,000 ante, and will play down to an eventual winner.  Everyone is currently guaranteed $904, with first place taking home a $45,117 payday.

You can watch our featured streaming table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

$500 Six Handed Is Under Way

Cards are in the air for today's $500 Six Handed.  This is a new tournament in the Mega Stack Series, so come down to try a change from the normal 10 handed tables.

Yesterday's $300 Mega Stack will resume at 12pm EST, and we will be streaming a featured table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com at that time.

May Mega Stack 2012, Event #5 - $300 No Limit Hold'em Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	D'Agostino, Jack	1,257,000	1-10
2	Pignataro, Daniel	1,158,000	2-1
3	Blaine, Steven	882,000	4-6
4	Cirillo, Michael	740,000	1-4
5	Haley, William	651,000	2-4
6	McCormack, Kevin	609,000	2-6
7	Demarco, Massie	559,000	3-8
8	Masuck, Peter	460,000	3-10
9	Solerti, Jimmy	448,000	1-8
10	Walsh, Mark	438,000	3-5
11	McClay, Tom	436,000	2-9
12	Overton, Floyd	424,000	2-8
13	Leone, Eric	385,000	4-2
14	DeAndrade, Jose	319,000	1-9
15	Mercier, Mike	297,000	3-9
16	Kromholz, Franc	294,000	4-9
17	Kim, Yongjoo	290,000	4-4
18	Reynolds, Scott"Tuna"	283,000	1-6
19	Cudia, Tony	282,000	1-7
20	Shail, Michael	248,000	4-1
21	Grato, Steven	241,000	4-8
22	Haran, Alex	233,000	4-10
23	Claffy, William	232,000	2-7
24	Tierinni, Matthew	223,000	3-7
25	Burke, Justin	216,000	3-1
26	Ordway, Barry	147,000	1-2
27	Azzaro, Michael	143,000	4-3
28	Patel, Raj	128,000	1-1
29	Miller, William	117,000	2-3
30	Galvin, Rick	113,000	2-10
31	Bourgoin, Richard	84,000	3-2
32	Jia, Heng-Li	33,000	3-4

Play has concluded for the night

At the completion of the last level, the tournament staff has paused the clock and is distributing bags as play is finished for the night.  36 players remain, and they will return at 12pm EST tomorrow to play down to an eventual winner.  When they return, they'll be playing 15,000/30,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante.  Chip counts and seating assignments for tomorrow will be posted shortly.

Don't forget tomorrow is a brand new $500 Six Handed Mega Stack event at 11am.

Players are now on break

The 66 remaining players are now on a 10 minute break.  When they return, the field will be playing 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

Players are in the money!

With a thunderous applause, the final 90 players are now in the money.  All remaining players are guaranteed $631, but everyone has their eyes on the $45,117 first place prize.

Tournament is now hand for hand

With 93 players remaining in the tournament, we are now hand for hand.  We will continue to play hand for hand until we are down to the final 90 players, who will then be guaranteed $631.

Players are now on break

Players are now on a 15 minute break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 100 chips.  When they return, the field will be playing 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante.

Players are back from dinner break

The dinner break is complete, and the 171 remaining players have returned to play 1,500/3,000 blinds with a 400 ante.  The top 90 players will make the money.

Players are now on dinner break

The 171 remaining players are now on their one hour dinner break.  The tournament will resume at approximately 7:45pm EST, and the field will be playing 1,500/3,000 with a 400 ante when they resume.

Players are now on break

The 270 remaining players from the $300 Mega Stack are now on break.  They will come back and play 2 more 30 minute levels, and then they will take their dinner break.

$300 Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 834 entrants in today's $300 Mega Stack, creating a prize pool of $216,840.  Here are the payouts:

1st Place: $45,117
2nd Place: $27,344
3rd Place: $16,616
4th Place: $13,041
5th Place: $10,517
6th Place: $8,413
7th Place: $6,416
8th Place: $4,942
9th Place: $3,914
10th-12th Place: $2,271
13th-15th Place: $1,724
16th-20th Place: $1,346
21st-30th Place: $988
31st-40th Place: $904
41st-50th Place: $841
51st-60th Place: $778
61st-70th Place: $715
71st-80th Place: $673
81st-90th Place: $631

$300 Mega Stack Is Under Way

Cards are in the air for today's $300 Mega Stack.  Players start with 15,000 chips and rounds will last 30 minutes.  There are already 409 entrants, and late registration is still open.

You can watch our live featured table by going to www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Foxwoods May 2012 Mega Stack Challenge $180 NLH Final Results

Foxwoods May 2012 Mega Stack Challenge $600 NLH Final Results

4 Way Chop in the $600 Mega Stack!

After the elimination of William Miller in 5th place, the remaining four players agreed on an ICM chop of the remaining prize pool.  Justin Schwartz will take the title and the trophy, and the four players will earn the following:

1st Place: Justin Schwartz ($25,748) *bottom left
2nd Place: Vazgen Garigyan ($24,763) *top right
3rd Place: Steven Fiorentini ($23,914) *top left
4th Place: Alex Peterson ($23,673) *bottom right

YouTube video: Alex Peterson makes quads to eliminate Chris Schonbach

At the final table of the $600 Mega Stack, Alex makes quad deuces to eliminate CHris Schonbach in 6th place.

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5th Place: William Miller ($10,031)

William Miller was all in preflop with [Kd][Qh] and was called by Vazgen Garigyan holding the [9c][8c].  The [Td][2h][Ts] flop was good for William, but the [Jh] on the turn gave Vazgen 10 outs to a straight or a pair.  The [7d] on the river sealed William's fate, and he was sent to the payout desk to collect $10,031 for his 5th place finish.

6th Place: Chris Schonbach ($8,098)

Chris Schonbach was all in preflop holding the [7s][5s] against the [2d][2c] of Alex Peterson.  When the flop fell [3d][3s][4h], Chris picked up 13 outs to beat Alex.  But Alex had other plans, as the [2h] hit the turn to leave Chris drawing dead.  To add insult to injury, the [2s] hit the river to make Alex quads.  Chris will exit the tournament in 6th place, good for $8,098.

Cards are back in the air

The six remaining players are now back from their dinner break and are playing 30,000/60,000 blinds with a 10,000 ante.

Players are now on dinner break

The 6 remaining players at the $600 Mega Stack final table are now on their one hour dinner break.  When they return, they will be playing 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante.  Here are updated chip counts:

Seat 1: Steven Fiorentini - 1,935,000
Seat 2: Justin Schwartz - 2,690,000
Seat 3: Alex Peterson - 520,000
Seat 4: Vazgen Garigyan - 1,585,000
Seat 5: Chris Schonbach - 1,350,000
Seat 6: W. Miller, Jr. - 850,000

7th Place: Jeff Wang ($6,718)

Jeff Wang was eliminated in 7th place when Chris Schonbach rivered a straight holding K-Q.  Jeff will collect $6,718 for his efforts.

8th Place: Christopher Lim ($5,429)

Christopher Lim was all in preflop holding [As][Th] against the [Ad][Kh] of Alex Peterson.  Lim picked up a straight draw by the turn on a [6d][3h][7c][9h] board, but the river fell the [Ks] to send Christopher to the rail in 8th place.  He will collect $5,429 for his efforts.

Alex Peterson has doubled up

Alex Peterson was all in preflop holding the [Qs][Qc] against the [Kd][Jd] of Justin Schwartz.  When the flop fell [Jh][Td][9d], Justin picked up a straight draw, a flush draw, and a draw to trip jacks.  Alex was a 55% favorite after the flop, and when the turn fell [4c], he was a 72% favorite.  Justin was unable to eliminate his third opponent when the river fell the [2h], giving Alex the double up.  He now sits on about 900,000.

9th Place: Patrick O'Brien ($4,436)

Patrick O'Brien was all in preflop holding the [Ad][Qc] against the [Jh][Jd] of Justin Schwartz.  Justin's jacks held strong through a board of [5s][Ks][7c][4c][8h], and he will make his second elimination at this final table.  Patrick will collect $4,436 for his 9th place finish.

10th Place: Tyng Low ($3,036)

In a brutal set over set situation, Tyng Low was on the wrong end with a set of sevens against Justin Schwartz's top set of queens.  Tyng was all in on the flop, and he could not manage to spike his one outer to survive.  He will exit the tournament in 10th place, good for $3,036.

Final table is under way

The final 10 players have been re-seated and are now continuing the 15,000/30,000 blind level.  You can watch all of the action live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.