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1st Place: Eric Siegel ($31,301)

Steven Shackleton was all in preflop with [Ks][5s] against the [Ad][Kd] of Eric Siegel.  Steven was able to spike a pair on the [Jh][9d][5c] flop, but Eric picked up a flush draw on the [Jd] turn.  The [Qd] river completed Eric's flush, sending Steven to the rail in 2nd place.

Eric Siegel will take home $31,301 for his 1st place finish, and he will take home the Foxwoods Mega Stack trophy.  Congratulations!

2nd Place: Steven Shackleton ($19,302)

Steven Shackleton stands as he sees the river deliver the winning flush to his opponent

Eric Siegel takes the chip lead

Eric Siegel was outchipped almost 3 to 1 against Steven Shackleton before these two hands.

On the first, Eric doubled up holding [Ac][4d] against Steven's [Kh][3h].  The [Ad][9s][Kc][Qh][7d] board gave Eric the winning pair of aces, and he got a double-up to almost even out the stacks.

On the very next hand, Eric was all in again, this time holding [Ah][2s] to Steven's [Kh][Jd].  Again, the best hand held up through the [9d][4s][6d][5s][Td] board.

Steven was left with a little over 400,000, but was able to double up a few hands later with [Ah][8s] against Eric's [Qc][Ts].

3rd Place: Albert Muir ($14,160)

Albert Muir has been eliminated in 3rd place when his ace ten failed to improve against the ace king of Eric Siegel.  Albert will earn $14,160 for his efforts.

Eric Siegel doubles through Albert Muir

Eric Siegel was all in preflop holding [Kd][Kc] against the A-Q of Albert Muir.  The [Qd][Th][7c] gave Eric a bit of a scare, but the five outer never materialized through the [Tc] turn and [2s] river.

4th Place: Michael Nye ($10,493)

Michael Nye was all in with [Jc][Ts] against the A-[7s] of Steven Shackleton.  Michael found a pair on the J-7-A flop, but Steven's two pair would be hard to overcome.  The [Ks] turn and [Th] river failed to improve Michael's hand, and he will exit this tournament in 4th place.  He will earn $10,493 for his efforts.

Eric Siegel doubles through Steven Shackleton

Eric Siegel was all in for his tournament life holding [Kh][9h] vs. the [Ad][Kc] of Steven Shackleton.  Eric would need a lot of help, and he did find a flush draw on the [Jh][8c][3h].  The [7h] on the turn was just what Eric needed, though the card devastated Steven.  The [Ac] gave Steven a losing top pair hand, and Eric earned the double up.

5th Place: Carl Priest ($7,899)

Carl Priest was all in preflop by the [Ah][2h] and was called by Albert Muir holding [Ks][Qc].  The flop fell [5d][6h][9h], jeeping Carl in front with ace high and giving him a flush draw.  Albert would need a king or a queen, but the [Tc] on the turn gave him a gutshot as well.  The river fell the [Jd], filling Albert's gutshot and sending Carl to the rail in 5th place, good for $7,899.

6th Place: Haralambos Saridis ($6,022)

Haralambos Saridis moved all in from the cutoff before Steven Shackleton snap called his all in from the button.  Action was on Carl Priest in the small blind, who tanked for a few minutes before finally folding what he later claimed was pocket nines.  Albert Muir folded [Ac][2c] in the big blind, and the two players tabled their hands:

Haralambos [Td][9d]
Steven [Ks][Kh]

With pocket nines in the muck, Steven had little to worry about.  The [3s][Qc][4d] changed nothing, but the [Kd] opened up straight and flush draws for Haralambos.  The [Kc] hit the river, however, to give Steven quad kings and send Haralambos to the rail in 6th place, good for $6,022.

Eric Siegel doubles through Haralambos Saridis

Eric Siegel was all in preflop holding the [9h][9d] against the [Ac][6c] of Haralambos Saridis.  The [4s][Ad][8c] was unfavorable to Eric, and the [7c] on the turn left Eric drawing to just one out, as the [9c] would give Haralambos the nut flush.  Amazingly, the [9s] fell on the river to give Eric the winning set.

7th Place: John Germano ($4,621)

John Germano has been eliminated in 7th place when his K-J failed to outrun Michael Nye's A-K.  John will collect $4,621 for his efforts.

Updated chip counts at breaks

The final 7 players are now on break.  When they return, they will be playing 40,000/80,000 blinds with a 10,000 ante.  Here are updated chip counts as they currently stand:

Seat 1: Carl Priest - 800,000
Seat 2: Albert Muir - 2,200,000
Seat 3: Michael Nye - 1,500,000
Seat 6: Haralambos Saridis - 1,400,000
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 500,000
Seat 9: John Germano - 1,100,000
Seat 10: Steven Shackleton - 1,300,000

8th Place: Derek Medeiros ($3,651)

Derek Medeiros was eliminated in 8th place when his [Qc][Ts] failed to improve against the [9d][9c] of Steven Shackleton.  Steven rivered an unnecessary flush when the board fell [Kd][4d][8d][4h][Ad], and Derek was sent to the rail to collect $3,651.

Haralambos doubles up through John again!

Haramlambos Saridis doubled up for a second time at this final table, and again it was at the expense of John Germano.  Haramlambos picked up [Ah][Ac] against John's [9d][9c].  The board ran out [8h][As][Jd][Jc][Qd], and Haramlambos vaulted up to approximately 1.5 million, while John was left with around 700,000.

9th Place: Svetoslav Georgiev ($2,941)

Coming in as the second shortest stack, Svetoslav could not get anything going at this final table.  He got the last of his chips in with [Js][7s] against the A-T of Carl Priest.  Like Silvio, Svetoslav was live to the river but was unable to catch a pair.  He will exit this tournament in 9th place, good for $2,941.

10th Place: Silvio Mantuano ($2,325)

Though it was his birthday yesterday and Silvio thought he was going to win the tournament today, unfortunately he was eliminated in 10th place.  Silvio was unfortunate to lose the bulk of his chips in a kings vs. aces scenario against Michael Nye.  He got the rest of his chips in with K-8 against the A-7 of Steven Shackleton.  Silvio was live all the way to the river, but failed to connect.  He will earn $2,325 for his 10th place finish.

$400 Six-Max Prize Pool & Payouts

There were 126 entries in today's $400 Six-Max tournament.  The top 15 players will make the money, with a mincash worth $607.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $12,192
2nd Place: $7,537
3rd Place: $5,433
4th Place: $3,931
5th Place: $2,858
6th Place: $2,087
7th-8th Place: $1,522
9th-10th Place: $1,116
11th-12th Place: $821
13th-15th Place: $607

Early action at this final table

We've seen two players all in and at risk so far at this final table, but no eliminations.

Haralambos Saridis looked to be our 10th place finisher when he ran his A-T into the A-Q of John Germano, but a ten on the flop saved Haralambos's tournament life.

Then Michael Nye was the benefactor of a cooler, picking up pocket aces against the pocket kings of Silvio Mantuano.  An ace fell on the flop, and by the turn Silvio was drawing dead, leaving him with only a few hundred thousand chips.

In 3 minutes, blinds increase to 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante.

Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Here are chip counts and seating assignments for the $300 Mega Stack final table:

Seat 1: Carl Priest - 725,000 (14.5 BB's)
Seat 2: Albert Muir - 2,200,000 (44 BB's)
Seat 3: Michael Nye - 715,000 (14 BB's)
Seat 4: Derek Medeiros - 605,000 (12 BB's)
Seat 5: Svetoslav Georgiev - 570,000 (11 BB's)
Seat 6: Haralambos Saridis - 475,000 (10 BB's)
Seat 7: Silvio Mantuano - 930,000 (19 BB's)
Seat 8: Eric Siegel - 650,000 (13 BB's)
Seat 9: John Germano - 1,120,000 (22 BB's)
Seat 10: Steven Shackleton - 865,000 (17 BB's)

Here are the payouts for the final table:

1st Place: $31,301
2nd Place: $19,302
3rd Place: $14,160
4th Place: $10,493
5th Place: $7,899
6th Place: $6,022
7th Place: $4,621
8th Place: $3,651
9th Place: $2,941
10th Place: $2,325

Final table reached

With the elimination of our 11th place finisher, the $300 Mega Stack has now reached the final table.  Players are now redrawing for seats, and play will resume shortly.

Full chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.

Day 2 has begun

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack Tournament. The final 20 players from yesterday will play until they've reached an eventual winner.

2013 May Mega Stack Challenge - Event #4 $300 NLH Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Stachura, Maciej	973,000	1-8
2	Muir, Albert	773,000	1-7
3	Napoli, Robert	717,000	2-9
4	Siegel, Eric	705,000	1-1
5	Saridis, Haralambos	616,000	2-3
6	Nye, Mike	473,000	1-4
7	Georgiev, Svetoslav	468,000	2-5
8	Germano, John	448,000	1-6
9	Grimes, Jennifer	416,000	1-2
10	Shackleton, Steven	415,000	2-6
11	Priest, Carl	404,000	2-2
12	Ranieri, Steve	392,000	2-7
13	Perry, Mark	377,000	2-8
14	Meikle, Todd	360,000	1-10
15	Medeiros, Derek	304,000	2-1
16	Prasetyo, Aditya	293,000	1-3
17	Mantuano, Silvio	234,000	2-4
18	Dugas, Stephen	180,000	1-5
19	Martone, Lawrence	176,000	1-9
20	Patel, Bhavin	109,000	2-10

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Play has concluded for the night

Play has concluded for the night in today's $300 Mega Stack tournament.  Just 20 players remain, and they will be bagging their chips and return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play down to an eventual winner.

Full chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.

Last level of the night

Blinds have gone up to 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante, and this will be the last level of the night.  Only 22 players remain from the starting field of 591 entrants, and those players that make it through the next 30 minutes will bag up their chips and return at 12pm EST to play down to a winner.

Last break of the night

We are down to 36 players in today's $300 Mega Stack tournament, and they are all now on their last ten minute break of the night.  When they return, blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.  The field will play that level and two more before bagging up their chips for the night and returning at 12pm EST.

$300 Mega Stack is in the money!

With the elimination of our 64th place finisher, the remaining 63 players from today's $300 Mega Stack tournament are now all in the money.  Each player is guaranteed at least $491, with all eyes on the $31,301 first place prize.

Full payouts can be viewed here.

Players are now on break

With the money bubble looming, the 65 remaining players are now on break.  The tournament staff are coloring up and racing off the 500 chips, and when they return the field will be playing 3,000/6,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.  The top 63 players will make the money.

Cards are back in the air

Players have returned from dinner break, and cards are back in the air in today's $300 Mega Stack tournament.  Blinds are 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante, and approximately 105 players remain.  Top 63 players will be in the money.

Players are now on dinner break

The remaining players from today's $300 Mega Stack Tournament are now on their one hour dinner break. When they return, they'll be playing 1,500/3,000 blinds with a 500 ante.

Cards are back in the air

Players have returned from break and are now playing 500/1,000 blinds with a 100 ante.

$300 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

There were 591 entries in today's $300 Mega Stack Tournament, creating a $153,660 prize pool.  The top 63 players will get paid , with a mincash worth $491.  First place is $31,301.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $31,301
2nd Place: $19,302
3rd Place: $14,160
4th Place: $10,493
5th Place: $7,899
6th Place: $6,022
7th Place: $4,621
8th Place: $3,651
9th Place: $2,941
10th-12th Place: $2,325
13th-15th Place: $1,907
16th-18th Place: $1,579
19th-21st Place: $1,326
22nd-24th Place: $1,117
25th-27th Place: $953
28th-30th Place: $834
31st-33rd Place: $715
34th-36th Place: $640
37th-45th Place: $581
46th-54th Place: $536
55th-63rd Place: $491

Players are back from their second break

Players are now back from their second break of the day and are now playing 300/600 blinds with a 75 ante.  The tournament clock shows 589 entries, and registration should be closed momentarily.  As soon as payouts are established, they will be posted here.

Players are now on break

Players in the $300 Mega Stack are now on their first 10 minute break of the day.  The field has swelled to 462 players, with registration still open for another 3 levels.  When they return, they will be playing 100/200 blinds.

$300 Mega Stack is Under Way

Cards are in the air for the $300 Mega Stack event.  Already 260 players have registered for this tournament, and registration is open for 6 levels.

You can watch our featured table on our live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

$600 Mega Stack Final Results

1st Place: Jon Walker ($39,848)
2nd Place: Nancy O'Neill ($24,636)
3rd Place: Scott Inman ($17,984)
4th Place: Jeremy Costa ($13,340)
5nd Place: David Carleton ($10,049)
6th Place: Ron Miller ($7,675)
7th Place: Fred Paradis ($5,960)
8th Place: Rothan Long ($4,695)
9th Place: Jonathan Horowitz ($3,758)
10th Place: Mike Pasquale ($3,031)

Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Play is now under way at the $600 Mega Stack final table.  Here are chip counts & seating assignments:

Seat 1: Jon Walker - 195,000 (10 BB's)
Seat 2: Rothan Long - 208,000 (10 BB's)
Seat 3: Ron Miller - 452,000 (23 BB's)
Seat 4: Mike Pasquale - 1,168,000 (58 BB's)
Seat 5: Jonathan Horowitz - 521,000 (26 BB's)
Seat 6: Scott Inman - 1,161,000 (58 BB's)
Seat 7: Jeremy Costa - 922,000 (46 BB's)
Seat 8: Nancy O'Neill - 637,000 (32 BB's)
Seat 9: David Carleton - 449,000 (22 BB's)
Seat 10: Maurice Fred Paradis - 1,004,000 (50 BB's)

You can watch the final table live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Final Table Reached!

With the elimination of our 11th place finisher, the final table of the $600 Mega Stack has been reached.  Players are now redrawing for their final seats, and we will have names and chip counts posted shortly.

$130 Bounty Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 183 entries in today's $130 Bounty Event, creating a $18,300 prize pool.  Here are the payouts:

1st Place: $4,473
2nd Place: $2,763
3rd Place: $1,995
4th Place: $1,464
5th Place: $1,094
6th Place: $831
7th Place: $642
8th Place: $504
9th Place: $409
10th-12th Place: $326
13th-15th Place: $268
16th-18th Place: $225
19th-21st Place: $190

Final two tables reached!

Pocket aces was the hand that brought the field down from 21 to 20, and the tournament clock is paused while the players redraw for new seats.  The final 20 players are guaranteed at least $1,732, with the next pay jump at 18 players.

Bobby Ferdinand eliminated in 26th place

After grinding a short stack for the latter part of Day 1, Bobby Ferdinand was eliminated in the first 15 minutes of play on Day 2.  He will exit this tournament in 26th place, good for $1,282.

$600 Mega Stack Day 2 is Under Way

Cards are back in the air for Day 2 of the $600 Mega Stack Tournament.  29 players have returned and are now playing 4,000/8,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.  They will play down to an eventual winner today.

You can watch our streaming featured table by heading over to www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Full chip counts & seating assignments are available here.

Prize pool & payouts are available here.

2013 May Mega Stack Challenge - Event #1 $600 NLH Returning Players

Place	Name	Chips	Table/Seat
1	Costa, Jeremy	948,000	3-4
2	Walker, Jon	628,000	2-7
3	Labelle, Zachary	623,000	3-6
4	Pasquale, Mike	488,000	1-3
5	McDonald, Nick	483,000	2-4
6	Inman, Scott	460,000	2-1
7	Horowitz, Jonathan	395,000	3-9
8	Schonbach, Chris	362,000	1-4
9	Long, Rohan	339,000	2-6
10	Happas, Steve	330,000	2-5
11	Awalt, Mark	320,000	2-10
12	Lask, Dylan	312,000	3-3
13	Courtney, Bob	290,000	1-10
14	Brackesy, Steven	255,000	1-1
15	Carleton, David	219,000	3-1
16	Paradis, Fred	217,000	2-2
17	O'Neill, Nancy	216,000	3-8
18	Miller, Ron	174,000	3-10
19	Imprescia, Rick	156,000	3-7
20	Nunes, Curtis	150,000	3-2
21	Dunlop, Justin	139,000	1-9
22	Fury, Dane	133,000	2-8
23	Vaillancourt, David	132,000	1-7
24	Kelliher, Tim	129,000	2-3
25	Allain, Luke	124,000	1-8
26	Harmon, Tom	114,000	3-5
27	Ferdinand, Bobby	109,000	1-2
28	Maynard, Jason	65,000	1-5
29	Reisman, James	40,000	2-9

Play has concluded for the night

After 19 levels of play, a field of 337 entrants has been trimmed to just 29 players.  Play is now complete for the day, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play down to a winner.

A full list of players and chip counts will be released shortly.

Players are now in the money

The bubble has burst in today's $600 Mega Stack event, and the remaining 36 players are now on the money.  Everyone is guaranteed $900, with all eyes on the $39,848 1st place prize.

There is just over a half an hour of play before play concludes for the day.  Currently blinds are 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante, and the average stack is around 234,000 or 39 big blinds.

Players are on their last break of the night

With the completion of level 18, the tournament staff are now coloring up and racing off the 500 chips.  The 41 remaining players are now on their last 10 minute break of the day.  When they return, we will be playing 3,000/6,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.  After that 50 minute level, play will conclude for the day and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 12pm EST to play down to a winner.

Featured table now streaming live!

Players are back from their dinner break and are now playing 800/1,600 blinds with a 200 ante.

Our featured table is now streaming live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

Players are now on dinner break

The 126 remaining players from today's $600 Mega Stack event are now on their 1 hour dinner break.  Play will resume at approximately 7:15pm EST, and we anticipate tournament officials moving a table into our live streaming table to be broadcast through the end of the day.  Stay tuned.

$600 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

The first event of the Mega Stack series had 337 entrants, creating a $178,610 prize pool.  The top 36 players will earn a minimum of $900, while first place will get just shy of $40,000.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $39,848
2nd Place: $24,636
3rd Place: $17,984
4th Place: $13,340
5th Place: $10,049
6th Place: $7,675
7th Place: $5,960
8th Place: $4,695
9th Place: $3,758
10th-12th Place: $3,031
13th-15th Place: $2,477
16th-18th Place: $2,061
19th-21st Place: $1,732
22nd-24th Place: $1,489
25th-27th Place: $1,282
28th-30th Place: $1,126
31st-33rd Place: $1,004
34th-36th Place: $900