$400 Mega Stack Challenge Final Numbers and Payouts

We had a total of 284 players in the $400 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack event.

The final 30 players will finish in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $23,141
2nd - $13,595
3rd - $8,774
4th - $7,038
5th - $5,400
6th - $4,387
7th - $3,664
8th - $2,989
9th - $2,520
10th-12th - $1,831
13th-15th - $1,494
16th-20th - $1,157
21st-30th - $915

$400 Mega Stack Challenge is Underway

The $400 Mega Stack Challenge event is underway.  This event features a $75,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20,000 chips and the first twelve levels are 30 minutes in length.  Every level after that will be 40 minutes in length.

The blinds are currently 75-150.

Foxwoods August 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #6 $180 NLH Final Results

Foxwoods August 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #5 $300 NLH Final Results

Quan Quach Wins the $300 Mega Stack Challenge for his Brother

$300 Mega Stack Champion Quan Quach

Quan Quach is officially the champion of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event.  He takes home $41,494 and the Mega Stack Trophy.

His brother, Phi Quach, passed away on June 8th.  Quan said "This is for you brother.  I love you and I miss you very much."

Arkado Gadelov Takes 2nd Place in the $300 Mega Stack ($28,360)

Arkado Gadelov

Once heads-up play started, Arkado Gadelov and Quan Quach came to an agreement on a deal, with Gadelov taking an additional $2,000 on top of second place money.

Gadelov officially finishes in second place and takes home $28,360.

Gregory White Eliminated in 3rd Place ($16,019)

Gregory White

Gregory White gets all-in with [Ad][3d] but runs into the [Ah][As] of chip leader Quan Quach.

The board of [Qc][9d][5c][5s][9h] does not help White and he is eliminated in 3rd place for $16,019.

Ryan Joyce Eliminated in 4th Place ($12,572)

Ryan Joyce

Chip leader Quan Quach raises to 375,000 from under the gun and Ryan Joyce moves all-in from the small blind for around 1,200,000.  Quach calls and they turn up:

Joyce - [Ac][Jd]
Quach - [7c][4c]

Joyce is ahead until the board runs out [9c][4s][2d][3h][2h].  Quach hits a pair of fours to win the pot and eliminate Joyce in 4th place for $12,572.

Kenneth Lane Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,138)

Kenneth Lane

Quan Quach raises to 400,000 from the button and Kenneth Lane moves all-in for around 350,000 more.  Quach calls and they turn up:

Quach - [5c][5s]
Lane - [Ah][Th]

The board runs out [Kc][Jc][4h][2s][9c] and Quach takes the pot, eliminating Lane in 5th place for $10,138.

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts from the Break

Here are the chip counts from the break in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge by seat assignments:

4. Kenneth Lane  1,005,000
5. Ryan Joyce  1,535,000
7. Arkado Gadelov  2,895,000
9. Quan Quach  5,155,000
10. Gregory White  1,450,000

The blinds will be going to 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante.

Gregory Gaudio Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,111)

Gregory Gaudio

Kenneth Lane moves all-in from under the gun for 810,000 and Gregory Gaudio calls all-in from the big blind.  They turn up:

Lane - [2c][2h]
Gaudio - [Kd][Jh]

The flop comes [Kh][9d][6c] and Gaudio takes the lead with a pair of kings.  The turn is the [3d] but the river falls the [2s], giving Lane a set and the pot.

Gaudio is eliminated in 6th place for $8,111.

Brad Grossman Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,184)

Brad Grossman moves all-in for his last 60,000 from under the gun and Arkado Gadelov raises to 380,000.  Gregory Gaudio, in the big blind, thinks for several minutes before mucking [Jd][Js] face up.  The players turn up:

Grossman - [Ac][8d]
Gadelov - [Kh][Qd]

The board runs out [Qc][9d][5s][6h][9h] and Gadelov pairs his queen to win the pot, eliminating Grossman in 7th place for $6,184.

Michael Forca Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,766)

Michael Forca

On a board of [Jd][Tc][5c], Michael Forca, in the small blind, gets all-in against Arkado Gadelov in the big blind.   They turn over:

Forca - [7c][6c]
Gadelov - [Th][5d]

The turn is the [Ks] and the river comes the [9s].  Forca misses his flush and is eliminated in 8th place for $4,766.

Andrew Briggs Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,787)

Andrew Briggs

Quan Quach raises to 140,000 before the flop and Andrew Briggs calls all-in for his last 45,000.  It is folded around and they turn up:

Quach - [Kd][Ks]
Briggs - [Td][9d]

The board runs out [Qc][Qs][2s][6h][8s] and Briggs is eliminated in 9th place for $3,787.

Tim Reilly Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,189)

Tim Reilly

Tim Reilly moves all-in for just over 500,000 before the flop and Gregory Gaudio moves all-in on top from the button.   Everyone else folds and they turn up:

Reilly - [As][Ks]
Gaudio - [9h][9s]

The board runs out [Jc][5s][2c][5h][9c] and Gaudio improves to a full house to win the pot, eliminating Reilly in 10th place for $2,189.

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Now Streaming Live

We have reached the final table of ten in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge.

You can watch the final table live by clicking on www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Gregory Gaudio  855,000
2. Andrew Briggs  1,125,000
3. Brad Grossman  195,000
4. Kenneth Lane  1,410,000
5. Ryan Joyce  1,620,000
6. Michael Forca  795,000
7. Arkado Gadelov  2,275,000
8. Tim Reilly  545,000
9. Quan Quach  1,525,000
10. Gregory White  1,705,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $43,494
2nd - $26,360
3rd - $16,019
4th - $12,572
5th - $10,138
6th - $8,111
7th - $6,184
8th - $4,766
9th - $3,787
10th - $2,189

$500 Six-Max Mega Stack Final Numbers and Payouts

We had a total of 150 players in the $500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack event.

The final 15 players will finish in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $18,246
2nd - $10,243
3rd - $6,466
4th - $5,186
5th - $4,161
6th - $3,329
7th - $2,753
8th - $2,305
9th - $2,019
10th-12th - $1,664
13th-15th - $1,440

Ryan Joyce ‏Takes the Chip Lead with 19 Left

Ryan Joyce

With only 19 players remaining in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge, Ryan Joyce has taken the chip leader with over 1,600,000.

Players are currently on a color up break.  When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante.  The average chip stack is now just over 600,000.

Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge Now Streaming Live

Day Two of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge is now underway.  27 players remain from 804 that started play yesterday.

You can watch the live stream of the feature table by clicking on www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

The chip counts by seat assignments at the feature table are as follows:

1. Richard Balboni  455,000
2. Gregory Gaudio  409,000
3. Robert Davis  329,000
4. Tim Reilly  306,000
5. Gary Konvelski  694,000
6. open
7. Arkado Gadelov  692,000
8. Warren Demont  324,000
9. Gregory White  835,000
10. Chris O'Connell  240,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $43,494
2nd - $26,360
3rd - $16,019
4th - $12,572
5th - $10,138
6th - $8,111
7th - $6,184
8th - $4,766
9th - $3,787
10th-12th - $2,189
13th-15th - $1,662
16th-20th - $1,297
21st-27th - $953

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

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	White, Gregory	835,000	1-9
2	Grossman, Bradley	710,000	3-4
3	Briggs, Andrew	709,000	2-3
4	Konvelski, Gary	694,000	1-5
5	Gadelov, Arkado	692,000	1-7
6	Cobbs, Fredrick	685,000	2-10
7	Joyce, Ryan	649,000	2-2
8	Burke, Justin	622,000	2-1
9	Mahan, Charles	539,000	3-10
10	Lane, Kenneth	487,000	3-7
11	Quach, Quan	457,000	3-5
12	Balboni, Richard	455,000	1-1
13	Gaudio, Gregory	409,000	1-2
14	Ruskell, Shawn	365,000	3-8
15	Davis, Robert	329,000	1-3
16	Reynolds, ScottTuna	329,000	3-6
17	Demont, Warren	324,000	1-8
18	O'Coin, Joshua	312,000	2-8
19	Forca, Michael	307,000	3-1
20	Reilly, Tim	306,000	1-4
21	Brandt, Marc	292,000	2-4
22	O'Connell, John	285,000	3-9
23	Tate, Ernie	256,000	3-2
24	O'Connell, Christopher	240,000	1-10
25	Fish, Robert	232,000	2-7
26	Tenezaca, Milton	232,000	2-5
27	Korres, Chris	225,000	2-9

Foxwoods August 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #4 $120 NLH Final Results

Foxwoods August 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #3 $230 NLH Super Bounty Final Results

Foxwoods August 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #2 $180 NLH Final Results

Foxwoods August 2012 Mega Stack Challenge Event #1 $600 NLH Final Results

Dinner Break in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

The players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge are now on their dinner break.

There are 176 players remaining and the average chip stack is 68,500.

When play resumes, the blinds will be 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante.

Photos from Day One of the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

Rob Brown

Alex Rocha

Bobby Corcione

Holly Gilman

Bobby Ferdinand

Johannsy Joseph

Dan Voccia

$600 Mega Stack Champion Rick Kerman

$300 Mega Stack Challenge Final Numbers and Payouts

We had a total of 804 players in the $300 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack event.

The final 90 players will finish in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $43,494
2nd - $26,360
3rd - $16,019
4th - $12,572
5th - $10,138
6th - $8,111
7th - $6,184
8th - $4,766
9th - $3,787
10th-12th - $2,189
13th-15th - $1,662
16th-20th - $1,297
21st-30th - $953
31st-40th - $871
41st-50th - $811
51st-60th - $750
61st-70th - $689
71st-80th - $648
81st-90th - $608

Nearing 800 Players in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge

Play is well underway in the $300 Mega Stack Challenge event with 784 players currently in the field and registration still open.

The $300 Mega Stack features a $125,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The blinds are currently 100-200 and all players started with 15,000 in chips.

Rick Kerman is Champion of the $600 Mega Stack ($38,248)

Rick Kerman

After a heads-up equity chop, Rick Kerman is officially the champion of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

Kerman takes home $38,248 and the Mega Stack Trophy.

Steven Kingsley Finishes in 2nd Place ($32,600)

Steven Kingsley

Before heads-up play started, Steven Kingsley and Richard Kerman came to an agreement on a chip equity chop.

Kingsley officially finishes in second place and takes home $32,600.

Doug Bergman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($16,509)

Doug Bergman

Just after the elimination of Bobby Corcione, Doug Bergman gets all-in again, this time against Richard Kerman.

Bergman - [Ah][Kh]
Kerman - [Jc][Jh]

The board runs out [9d][9h][8h][7c][4c] and Kerman's jacks hold up to eliminate Bergman in 3rd place for $16,509.

Bobby Corcione Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,207)

Bobby Corcione

Richard Kerman raises to 125,000 from the button and Bobby Corcione moves all-in from the small blind.  Behind them, Doug Bergman moves all-in on top from the big blind.  Kerman folds and they turn up:

Corcione - [Kd][Qc]
Bergman - [4d][4s]

The flop comes [As][Qd][Th] and Corcione takes a commanding lead.  The turn is the [Ad] but the river comes the [4c], giving Bergman a full house and the pot.

Bobby Corcione is eliminated in 4th place and takes home $13,207.

William Boling Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,283)

William Boling

Steven Kingsley raises to 150,000 before the flop and William Boling moves all-in from the small blind for an additional 605,000.  Kingsley calls and they turn up:

Boling - [Qs][4d]
Kingsley - [Qd][Jh]

The board runs out [8d][3c][2c][6c][7c] and Boling is eliminated in 5th place for $10,283.

Kwang-soo Lim Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,302)

Kwang-soo Lim

Richard Kerman raises before the flop to 100,000 and Kwang-soo Lim moves all-in.  It is folded back around and Kerman calls.  They turn over:

Kerman - [Qd][Qh]
Lim - [8d][8s]

The board runs out [Ac][Ad][5c][3s][7s] and Lim is eliminated in 6th place for $8,302.

Arun Korvi Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,886)

Arun Korvi

On a board reading [Qh][9s][2c], Arun Korvi fires 150,000 and Steven Kingsley three-bets to 450,000.  Korvi puts in his last few chips and they turn over:

Korvi - [Ac][7s]
Kingsley - [4c][4d]

The turn is the [Jd] and the river comes the [3d].  Kingsley's pocket fours hold up to eliminate beginning of Day 2 chip leader Korvi in 7th place for $6,886.

Walter Tauro Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,566)

Walter Tauro

Walter Tauro moves all-in before the flop and is called by Steven Kingsley in the big blind.  They turn over:

Tauro - [Ah][4h]
Kingsley - [9h][9s]

The board comes [Qh][7s][5h][2s][Kc] and Kingsley's pocket nines hold up to eliminate Tauro in 8th place for $5,566.

Fred Paradis Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,551)

Fred Paradis

Fred Paradis gets all-in before the flop with [Qc][Qs] against the [As][Jc] of Arun Korvi.

The board runs out [Ad][2d][2s][5d][Ah] and Korvi improves to a full house to eliminate Paradis in 9th place for $4,551.

$600 Mega Stack Final Table Now Streaming Live

We have reached the final table of nine in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge.

You can watch the final table live by clicking on www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Chip counts by seat assignments are as follows:

1. Steven Kingsley  565,000
2. Richard Kerman  957,000
3. Kwang-soo Lim  484,000
4. Bobby Corcione  772,000
5. Walter Tauro  794,000
6. Arun Korvi  791,000
7. William Boling  1,018,000
8. Doub Bergman  3,391,000
9. Fred Paradis  440,000

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $44,905
2nd - $25,943
3rd - $16,509
4th - $13,207
5th - $10,283
6th - $8,302
7th - $6,886
8th - $5,566
9th - $4,551

Live Stream of the $600 Mega Stack to Begin at Final Table

With only 16 players remaining in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event, we are quickly approaching the final table.

The blinds are currently 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante and the average chip stack is now 573,000.

The live stream will begin once we reach the final table of ten players.

You can watch live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

The WSOP Circuit Comes to Foxwoods March 27th-April 8th

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The 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Series makes a stop at Foxwoods this year from March 27th to April 8th.

Play against the best Circuit grinders in the country and earn your spot in the 2013 World Series of Poker National Championship.

Come and take your shot with 12 Circuit Ring events in 12 days.

From Foxwoods to the WSOP and Back for Bobby Corcione

Bobby Corcione

In what is becoming an annual occurrence, at least one member of the Foxwoods family makes a very deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

This year, that honor belongs to Bobby Corcione, who finished 21st out of 6,598 entrants to take home $294,601.

Now, Corcione is back at Foxwoods and is still alive on Day Two of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge.

Day 2 of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge Underway

Arun Korvi

Day Two of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event is now underway.

There are 29 players remaining and the blinds are now 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Arun Korvi is the current chip leader with 861,000.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $44,905
2nd - $25,943
3rd - $16,509
4th - $13,207
5th - $10,283
6th - $8,302
7th - $6,886
8th - $5,566
9th - $4,551
10th-12th - $3,113
13th-15th - $2,358
16th-20th - $1,792
21st-29th - $1,433

August Mega Stack 2012, Event #1 - $600 No Limit Hold'em Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Korvi, Arun	861,000	3-9
2	Dreher, Philip	744,000	1-1
3	Boling, William	612,000	3-7
4	Nowiszewski, Michael	553,000	1-2
5	Thompson, Michael	501,000	2-7
6	Lim, Kwang-soo	484,000	1-4
7	Jaffee, Larry	423,000	3-1
8	Boutin, David	413,000	1-8
9	Krishnanand, Deeneash	360,000	2-5
10	Pereira, Renato	326,000	3-8
11	Paradis, Fred	295,000	2-6
12	Bergman, Doug	285,000	1-3
13	Lim, Christopher	270,000	3-5
14	Tauro, Walter	268,000	1-6
15	Ritchie, John	253,000	3-3
16	Corcione, Robert	237,000	1-7
17	Kingsley, Steve	235,000	1-10
18	Smith, Joseph	215,000	3-6
19	Lemoi, Henry	203,000	1-5
20	Ricciardi, Nicholas	200,000	2-10
21	Le, Ryan	195,000	2-9
22	Pacileo, Michael	194,000	1-9
23	Kerman, Richard	188,600	3-2
24	Sklaroff, Joshua	169,000	2-4
25	Driscoll, Ted	161,000	3-4
26	Adam, Kevin	160,000	3-10
27	Valden, David Jr.	143,000	2-1
28	Dornbush, Gary	136,000	2-2
29	Bates, Elkanah	108,000	2-8

Play Concludes on Day One of the $600 Mega Stack

Play has come to an end on Day 1 of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge.

The 29 remaining players will resume play at noon tomorrow and play down to a winner.

The chip counts and seat assignments for Day 2 will be posted momentarily.

The Money Bubble Bursts in the $600 Mega Stack

With only 40 players now remaining in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event, the money bubble has officially burst.

The blinds are currently 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante and the average chip stack is just over 229,000.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $44,905
2nd - $25,943
3rd - $16,509
4th - $13,207
5th - $10,283
6th - $8,302
7th - $6,886
8th - $5,566
9th - $4,551
10th-12th - $3,113
13th-15th - $2,358
16th-20th - $1,792
21st-30th - $1,433
31st-40th - $1,282

Schedule for Tomorrow at the Mega Stack Challenge

11:00 am - $230 No-Limit Hold 'em Super Bounty with a $25,000 Guarantee

Noon - Day 2 of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge

6:00 pm - $120 No-Limit Hold 'em Deep Stack with a $10,000 Guarantee

Less than 100 Players Remaining in the $600 Mega Stack

With top 40 spots cashing, there are now only 90 players remaining in the $600 Mega Stack Challenge event.

The blinds have been increased to 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante. The average chip stack is now 114,700.

Play Set to Resume After Dinner Break

Play on Day 1 of the $600 Mega Stack Challenge is about to resume after the dinner break.

With 120 players remaining, the average chip stack is now 76,400.

When play resumes, the blinds will be 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante.

$600 Mega Stack Challenge Final Numbers and Payouts

We had a total of 367 players in the $600 No-Limit Hold 'em Mega Stack event.

The final 40 players will finish in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $44,905
2nd - $25,943
3rd - $16,509
4th - $13,207
5th - $10,283
6th - $8,302
7th - $6,886
8th - $5,566
9th - $4,551
10th-12th - $3,113
13th-15th - $2,358
16th-20th - $1,792
21st-30th - $1,433
31st-40th - $1,282

The $125,000 GTD $600 Buy-In Mega Stack Event is Underway!

The August Mega Stack Challenge is officially underway with the start of the $600 buy-in No-Limit Hold 'em event.

This event features a $125,000 Guaranteed prize pool.

The blinds are currently 25-50 and players start with 25,000 in chips.

Levels 1-8 will be 30 minutes in length, Levels 9-17 will be 40 minutes in length and Levels 18 and up will be 50 minutes in length.

Our live stream coverage of the August Mega Stack Challenge will be begin with the final table of this event.