May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #6 - $400 NLH - Returning Players

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
10-6	Norton, Kyle	386,000
5-4	Patel, Dilipkumar	310,000
5-2	DeFrancesco, Nikki	266,000
2-5	Dobrilovic, Tom	226,500
3-3	Guzman, Dan	220,000
3-6	Riggillo, David	217,500
1-4	Huang, Zhang	215,000
4-4	Nguyen, Thomas	205,500
6-5	Begazyon, Tesfay	199,500
10-8	Voll, Jameson	186,000
6-4	Stefanski, David	181,000
2-9	Spain, Randy	179,500
4-8	Vo, Jake	170,000
1-9	Meacham, Jeremy	167,500
7-1	Ortiz, Alex	162,500
4-7	Crisafi, Mario	154,000
10-4	Nelligan, Joe	141,500
5-1	Daly, Zach	140,500
3-8	Sham, Brian	135,000
8-8	Wall, Chris	134,000
3-7	Becker, Alan	132,000
5-6	Miller, William	131,000
10-2	Boulay, Gary	127,500
9-7	Chabi, Elan	123,000
10-5	Warm, Geraldine	123,000
5-9	Coan, Tom	120,000
7-2	Grandieri, David	118,000
4-6	Alexander, Heidi	111,000
8-4	Saleba, Charles	107,500
4-2	Barnes, Chris	101,500
2-1	Davidson, Sean	98,000
1-1	Gorenc, Marty	94,000
9-6	Guthrie, Bart	93,000
6-7	Trumbo, Keith	93,000
9-2	Desjardins, Art	92,000
10-9	Patel, Raj	91,500
6-1	Nye, Mike	91,000
6-9	Haxhillary, Vesel	90,000
8-1	Matos, Joe	89,000
8-2	Yanofski, Dan	88,500
7-8	Galler, Bill	86,500
9-8	Milone, John	86,000
9-4	Wilder, Shawn	83,000
9-1	Chalifour, Dan	81,500
2-3	Caputo, John	81,000
1-2	Feldman, Ryan	81,000
5-8	Shapiro, Dan	80,500
9-3	Lavoie, Michael	80,000
4-5	Schwartz, Justin	78,000
7-4	Amaral, Chris	77,000
1-6	Foxen, William	75,500
1-3	Masuck, Peter	74,000
6-8	Jackson, Christopher	72,000
7-3	Romanovitz, Keith	71,000
7-7	Kusnerak, Daniel	69,500
4-1	Perry, Mark	68,500
7-5	Gilmartin, John	68,000
5-3	Martucci, Joe	67,500
9-5	Santiago, Wilfred	66,100
2-2	Diotalevi, Richard	59,000
10-1	Lauer, Andrew	59,000
6-2	Mestieri, Cory	59,000
3-4	Santora, Gene	57,500
8-6	Deely, David	54,500
8-3	Lau, Johnny	51,000
3-9	Pelli, Dominic	51,000
9-9	Agard, Sherwin	50,000
10-3	Ricciuti, Bob	49,500
7-9	Wang, Xiao	47,000
1-8	Holbrook, Tom	46,500
1-5	Pitti, Joe	46,500
2-7	Bulbulian, Mark	46,000
2-4	Barbessi, Brian	42,000
10-7	Pacheco, Richard	41,500
3-5	Hoglund, Thomas	37,500
8-9	DeMarco, Louis	36,500
6-3	Avilla, Paul	33,500
7-6	Cannava, Brian	33,000
5-5	Fraser, Kevin	28,500
8-5	Wu, Yao	27,000
3-2	Boulanger, Diane	26,500
1-7	Romanow, Jason	26,000
2-8	Goldstein, Larry	21,000
8-7	Perry, Derrick	21,000
4-3	Sgroi, Anthony	18,000

Play has concluded for the day

The final four hands have been played and the remaining 59 players are bagging up their chips for the night. They will return tomorrow at 11am to play down to an eventual winner.

Full chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.

$400 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

A total of 429 entrants played the $400 Mega Stack, creating a prize pool of $145,645.  The two chip leaders from each day are awarded $1,500 and $1,000, so that leaves $140,645 to be awarded.  The top 54 places are in the money, with a mincash worth $689.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $29,184
2nd Place: $18,073
3rd Place: $12,306
4th Place: $9,423
5th Place: $7,032
6th Place: $5,626
7th Place: $4,641
8th Place: $3,657
9th Place: $2,826
10th-12th Place: $2,053
13th-15th Place: $1,772
16th-18th Place: $1,561
19th-21st Place: $1,350
22th-24th Place: $1,139
25th-27th Place: $998
28th-36th Place: $886
37th-45th Place: $787
46th-54th Place: $689

Last break of the day

Players are now on their last break of the day.  After this break, blinds will be 800/1,600 with a 200 ante.  Levels will now be 40 minutes throughout the remainder of the tournament.  After 3 levels, play will conclude for the night and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 11am to combine with the Day 1A players.  The board currently reads 96 remaining players.

Players are now on break

The tournament is now on their second break of the day.  Since there is no dinner break, this break will be 20 minutes long and the tournament staff will be coloring up and racing off the 25 chips.  The board reads 162 players remaining from the 262 that began, but we will have official numbers shortly.  When players return, they will be playing 300/600 blinds with a 100 ante.

First break of the day

Players are now on their first break of the day. When they return they will be playing 100/200 blinds with a 25 ante.  Registration is still open.

$400 Mega Stack Day 1B is Under Way

Cards are in the air for Event #6 $400 Mega Stack Day 1B.  Today is the second of two starting days, and has a $100,000 Guarantee.  Players start with 20,000 in chips and play 30 minute levels for the first 12 levels, and then 40 minute levels for the remainder of the tournament.

You can watch our Featured Table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

YouTube Video: $400 Mega Stack Day 1A

YouTube Video: $300 Mega Stack Final Table

YouTube Video: $300 Mega Stack Day 1 Part 2

YouTube Video: $300 Mega Stack Day 1 Part 1

Play is done for the night

With 10 minutes left in level 15, a card has been drawn.  The field will play 4 more hands before wrapping up play for the day.  The surviving players will return on Friday at 11am to join with tomorrow's flight to play down to a winner.  Currently the board reads 31 players remaining.

The chip leader at the end of the day will be awarded $1,500, and the second place chip leader will be awarded $1,000.

Tomorrow is Day 1B at 11am, and players can re-enter will bring their best chip stack forward.

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #5 - $230 NLH - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Mark Perry, Cheshire, CT	$5,400
2	Glen Breton, Whitefield, ME	$6,686
3	Joseph Guarino, Walpole, MA	$5,000
4	Robert White, Manchester, CT	$4,000
5	Medric Belmore, Warwick, RI	$2,195
6	Je Wook Oh, Flushing, NY	$1,738
7	Scott Jacobs, East Weymouth, MA	$1,405
8	Stephen Friedrich, Tolland, CT	$1,141
9	Ken Eggleston, West Suffield, CT	$919
10	George Vanschaick, Centereach, NY	$632
11	Carl Gueli, Great Neck, NY	$632
12	Lee Hirsch, East Meadow, NY	$632
13	Thomas Balla, Carle Place, NY	$561
14	Barry Rosenkranz, E. Longmeadow, MA	$561
15	Robert Richardson, Dorchester, MA	$561
16	Jorge Rosales, Allston, MA	$526
17	Robert Lorenzo, Milford, MA	$526
18	Steve Corrado, Dedham, MA	$526
19	Marty Gorenc, Port Orange, FL	$491
20	Edward O’Connor, Dedham, MA	$491
21	Edward Bazyk, Newtown, CT	$491

5pm Update

It's almost 5pm and the $400 Mega Stack is nearing the 3rd break of the day.  Today's flight got 159 entries and is currently down to 64 players.  Level 12 is about to begin, which is 600/1,200 blinds with a 200 ante.  Following that is a 15 minute break, and then three 40 minute levels before completely play for the night.  Players that survive will return on Friday at 11am to combine with tomorrow's Flight B players.

$400 Mega Stack Is Under Way

Cards are in the air for Event #6 $400 Mega Stack Day 1A.  This tournament features two starting days, and has a $100,000 Guarantee.  Players start with 20,000 in chips and play 30 minute levels for the first 12 levels, and then 40 minute levels for the remainder of the tournament.

You can watch our Featured Table at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

9pm Update

Today's $230 Mega Stack is down to the final 16 players and are in the money as of the final 21 players.

With blinds at 4,000/8,000, Je Wook Oh is still alive with 170,000 and has a great shot at making another final table this series.

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #4 - $300 NLH - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Jason Haller, Preston, CT	$15,000
2	Edward Finlayson, Milford, CT	$15,000
3	John Quirk, Warwick, RI	$13,205
4	Milton Haughton, Jamesport, NY	$13,205
5	Bradley St. Vincent, Bristol, RI	$5,750
6	Andrew Lauer, Granby, CT	$4,600
7	Fred Goldstein, Waltham, MA	$3,795
8	Michael Lavoie, Wolcott, CT	$2,991
9	Gary Konvelski, Turners Falls, MA	$2,314
10	Tarun Gulati, Glastonbury, CT	$1,679
11	Welther Marmol, Providence, RI	$1,679
12	Joe Starratt, Middleboro, MA	$1,679
13	Frank Durkee, Franklin, MA	$1,449
14	Ahmed Khater, Milford, NH	$1,449
15	Eric Phan, Braintree, MA	$1,449
16	Mark Cerilli, Hingham, MA	$1,276
17	Fletcher Pitts, Windsor, CT	$1,276
18	Tarek Abou-Assali, Wellesley Hills, MA	$1,276
19	Joshua Sarmir, Arlington, MA	$1,104
20	Robert Rioux, Plainville, CT	$1,104
21	Jonathan Rodgers, Ledyard, CT	$1,104
22	Ralph Macri, Redding, CT	$931
23	Robert Barrett, Bedford, MA	$931
24	William Delsanto, Cranston, RI	$931
25	Nicholas Faucher, Warwick, RI	$816
26	Mark Perry, Cheshire, CT	$816
27	Donald Caliguri, Medford, MA	$816
28	Matthew Dunham, Cranston, RI	$724
29	Sattia Sok Mak, Fall River, MA	$724
30	Jason Macchia, Massapequa Park, NY	$724
31	Paul Trofimov, Roslindale, MA	$724
32	Laszlo Madar, Bridgeport, CT	$724
33	Thomas Coan, Hauppauge, NY	$724
34	Sara Stohler, Washington, DC	$724
35	Derek Happas, Braintree, MA	$724
36	Brian Rosengarten, Plainview, NY	$724
37	Kenneth Flynn, Norwalk, CT	$644
38	Timothy Farrenkopf, Derry, NH	$644
39	Jose Mendez, Stamford, CT	$644
40	Michael Laiosa, Medford, MA	$644
41	Damon Hilton, Gales Ferry, CT	$644
42	Henry Robinson, West Haven, CT	$644
43	Edward Ribeiro, Marstons Mills, MA	$644
44	Timothy Hyldburg, Essex Junction, VT	$644
45	Barry Rosenkranz, E. Longmeadow, MA	$644
46	Andrew Kaplan, Cranston, RI	$563
47	Anthony Cuppone, Killington, VT	$563
48	Billy Papadopoulos, Canton, MA	$563
49	Roland Dallaire, Westport, MA	$563
50	Albert Lee, Allston, MA	$563
51	Alexander Dertouzos, Westborough, MA	$563
52	Kevin Calenzo, Las Vegas, NV	$563
53	Carl Gueli, Great Neck, NY	$563
54	Karen Vermilya, Undisclosed	$563

$230 Mega Stack Update

It's 4:15pm and the $300 Mega Stack Final Table has recently finished.  Meanwhile, today's $230 Mega Stack plays on.  A total of 181 entrants entered today's tournament, and only 62 remain.  The top 21 players will get paid, and the field is currently playing 600/1,200 blinds with a 200 ante.

1st Place: Jason Haller ($15,000)

Jason Haller moved all in with [Qd][Jh] and was called by Edward Finlayson who held [Th][Tc].  It was a coin flip for the trophy, and Jason came out on top when the board fell [Ah][9d][Qc][8d][8h].  The stacks were counted down, and Jason had Edward slightly covered.  Jason will take home $15,000, the title, and the trophy for his efforts today.

After winning the tournament, Jason admitted to Edward that it was his first tournament.  Congratulations to all of the players today!

2nd Place: Edward Finlayson ($15,000)

3rd Place: John Quirk ($13,205)

4th Place: Milton Haughton ($13,205)

Four way deal struck

There remaining four players have agreed to a four way chop and will play for just the trophy and the title.  Here are the final payouts:

Jason Haller - $15,000

Edward Finlayson - $15,000

John Quirk - $13,205

Milton Haughton - $13,205

Milton Haughton doubles through John Quirk

Milton Haughton was all in preflop holding [As][Qh] and would need to get lucky as John Quick had called him with [Ah][Ks].  Luck was on his side when the flop fell [4c][3s][Qc].  Neither the [2c] turn or [6s] river brought the king John was hoping for, and Milton doubled through him to get to over 1,000,000 in chips.

5th Place: Brad St. Vincent ($5,750)

After a raise by Brad St. Vincent, John Quirk moved all in and Brad made the quick call.

John [Jd][9c]

Brad [Qs][Qd]

John would need some help to survive, and the [2h][Ts][9s] gave him outs to survive.  The [3d] was no help, but the [Jc] river gave John the winning two pair.  The stacks were counted down, and Brad had John slightly covered.

The next hand, Brad got the last of his chips in with [Td][4d] and ended up losing to John's [7s][5s].  Brad will collect $5,750 for his 5th place finish.

John Quirk celebrates as he hits the river

Brad St. Vincent doubles through John Quirk

Brad St. Vincent was all in preflop holding [Ac][Kc] and was in great shape to double up against John Quirk's [Ad][Qc].  The [2d][2h][5s] flop gave John some chop outs, but the [4d] turn and [2c] river kept Brad's ace king in the lead.  Brad will double up to just around 900,000.

6th Place: Andrew Lauer ($4,600)

Andrew Lauer was all in preflop holding [Ac][3c] and would need to improve against his opponent's [8s][8c].  The [2s][Js][Jc] gave Andrew a backdoor flush draw and running counterfit outs.  The [Td] on the turn meant Andrew was drawing to a ten or an ace, but the [6c] hit the river to send Andrew to the rail in 6th place.  He will earn $4,600 for his efforts.

Milton Haughton doubles through Andrew Lauer

Milton Haughton was all in preflop holding [As][Qh] against Andrew Lauer's [Qd][Jd].  The board ran out a clean [3c][Ad][6h][9h][Kd], and Milton will double up.

Andrew is left with 175,000 at 20,000/40,000 blinds.

7th Place: Fred Goldstein ($3,795)

Fred Goldstein was all in preflop holding [Ad][6h] and was up against Brad St. Vincent's [As][Jh].  The board ran out [2d][4s][Kd][5s][4h], and Fred was knocked out in 7th place, good for $3,795.

8th Place: Michael Lavoie ($2,991)

Michael Lavoie was all in preflop holding [Ah][9s] and was snap called by Jason Haller who held the superior [As][Kc].  All the remaining players folded, and Michael would need to catch a nine to survive.  The [2c][5c][4d] flop gave Michael four more outs to a chop, but the [Ts] turn and [Qc] river left Michael heading to the payout desk to collect his $2,991 for his 8th place finish.

Brad St. Vincent doubles through Edward Finlayson

Brad St. Vincent was all in preflop holding [Th][7c] against the [Ah][Qs] of Edward Finlayson.  Brad was in deep trouble after the [Qd][9d][9h] flop, but the [Kh] turn gave him a glimmer of hope with a gutshot straight draw.  Amazingly, the [Js] hit the river to give Brad the doubleup.

9th Place: Gary Konvelski ($2,314)

Gary Konvelski was all in preflop holding [Ac][Qs] and ran into Edward Finlayson's [Kh][Kc].  Gary flopped top pair on the the [Qh][7d][4s], but he failed to suck out on Edward when the turn and river came [Tc][Td].  Gary will earn $2,314 for his 9th place finish.

$300 Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Seat 1: Jason Haller - 2,075,000
Seat 2: Brad St. Vincent - 198,000
Seat 3: Gary Konvelski - 249,000
Seat 4: Fred Goldstein - 330,000
Seat 5: Edward Finlayson - 1,206,000
Seat 6: John Quirk - 1,292,000
Seat 7: Milton Haughton - 445,000
Seat 8: Andrew Lauer - 540,000
Seat 9: Michael Lavoie - 500,000

Here are the remaining prizes to be awarded:

1st Place: $23,864
2nd Place: $14,778
3rd Place: $10,063
4th Place: $7,705
5th Place: $5,750
6th Place: $4,600
7th Place: $3,795
8th Place: $2,991
9th Place: $2,314

Final table reached

We have reached the final 10 players in the $300 Mega Stack.  Players have redrawn for seats and chip counts are being taken.  They will be posted shortly.

Day 2 is Under Way

Cards are back in the air for Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack.  17 players remain and they will be playing down to a winner.

You can watch live at www.FoxwoodsLive.com.

$230 Mega Stack Is Under Way

Cards are in the air for today's $230 Mega Stack.  There is a $20,000 Guarantee and registration is open until the end of level 6.

At 12pm EST, Day 2 of the $300 Mega Stack will be restarting.  You will be able to watch a live stream of the featured table at that time.

Play has concluded for the night

With 19 players remaining, Day 1 of the $300 Mega Stack is now complete.  Players are now bagging up their chips and will resume at 12pm to play down to a winner.

Tomorrow at 11am is also Event #5 $230 Mega Stack with a $20,000 Guarantee.  Players start with 15,000 in chips and levels are 25 minutes long.

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #3 - $230 Omaha HiLo - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Charles Gulisano Hamden, CT	$4,598
2	Mark Spaight Riverside, RI	$3,219
3	Paul Stendig Larchmont, NY	$1,992
4	Winchester Brown Wethersfield, CT	$1,533
5	Adam Stone Waterbury, VT	$1,149
6	George Lynch Uncasville, CT	$920
7	Gordon Sprague Preston, CT	$766
8	Pamela Jamison Phoenixville, PA	$613
9	David Chesley Manchester, NH	$536

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #2 - $230 NLH Bounty - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Michael Sheridan, Lowell, MA	$7,804
2	Harry Mozian, Thornwood, NY	$4,929
3	Harold Loman, Haverhill, MA	$3,179
4	James French, Portsmouth, NH	$2,569
5	Krishna Mohan, Quincy, MA	$1,927
6	Melvin Satterwhite, Lynn, MA	$1,541
7	David Luty, Preston, CT	$1,252
8	Bryan Eastman, North Dartmouth, MA	$1,028
9	Joseph Williams, Provincetown, MA	$812
10	Anthony Cucinotta, Medford, MA	$561
11	Jonathan Giordano, East Syracuse, NY	$561
12	Marty Gorenc, Port Orange, FL	$561
13	Rochefort Milien, Brockton, MA	$497
14	Gary Samperi, North Branford, CT	$497
15	Glen Minxolli, Peabody, MA	$497
16	Robert Goldstein, Laguna Hills, CA	$465
17	Andrew Fienberg, Framingham, MA	$465
18	Albert Olechnowicz, Eastchester, NY	$465
19	Badre Tefado-Imam, Watertown, MA	$433
20	Richard Jordan, Shelton, CT	$433
21	Joseph Rodriguez, Fairfield, CT	$433
22	David Carleton, Saugus, MA	$401
23	Charles Craw, Taunton, MA	$401
24	Brian Smith, Upton, MA	$401

May 2014 - Mega Stack Challenge - Event #1 - $600 NLH - Final Results

Place	Name	Prize
1	Jeremy Meacham, Edgartown, MA	$38,666
2	David Espinola, Dracut, MA	$23,608
3	Je Wook Oh, Flushing, NY	$15,597
4	David Pocknett, Mashpee, MA	$12,394
5	Craig Sklar, Guilford, CT	$9,106
6	George Abi-Zeid, Miller Place, NY	$7,420
7	Michael Pasquale, Lynn, MA	$6,070
8	Matthew Costanzo, Miller Place, NY	$4,806
9	Eric Israilov, Broolyn, NY	$3,720
10	Rory Belanger, Bristol, CT	$2,698
11	Alias Mourtadh, Yonkers, NY	$2,698
12	Andrew Lauer, Granby, CT	$2,698
13	Steve Firestone, San Diego, CA	$2,276
14	Thomas Walsh, Lowell, MA	$2,276
15	Thomas Hoglund, New Bedford, MA	$2,276
16	Roland Israelashvili, Forest Hills, NY	$2,023
17	Giuseppe Ruvolo, Gloucester, MA	$2,023
18	Jeffrey Blake, Rochester, NH	$2,023
19	Chris Schonbach, Braintree, MA	$1,770
20	Matthew Wantman, Stoneham, MA	$1,770
21	Ernest Hou, Fall River, MA	$1,770
22	Keith Trumbo, Cheshire, CT	$1,601
23	Robert Ricciuti, Johnston, RI	$1,601
24	Gerald Aiello, Winchester, MA	$1,601
25	Long Tran, Newton, MA	$1,433
26	Charles Houle, Leominster, MA	$1,433
27	David Whitley, Salem, MA	$1,433
28	Erik Orman, North Dartmouth, MA	$1,315
29	Paul Freedman, Seabrook, NH	$1,315
30	Andrew Smith, Sound Beach, NY	$1,315
31	Chien Vo, Quincy, MA	$1,315
32	Ryan Torgersen, Granby, CT	$1,315
33	Rene Rodriguez, Derry, NY	$1,315
34	Daniel Chalifour, Swanzey, NY	$1,315
35	Gerard Vye, Andover, MA	$1,315
36	Frank Meaney, Thomaston, CT	$1,315

Last break of the night

The 55 remaining players are on their last 15 minute break of the day in today's $300 Mega Stack.  With the top 54 players getting paid, this means the tournament is hand for hand when play resumes.  The blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante, and there will be four more levels of play for the day before the field bags up for the night.

$300 Mega Stack Prize Pool & Payouts

There were a total of 456 entries in today's $300 Mega Stack, creating a $118,560 prize pool.  The top 54 players will be in the money with a mincash worth $563.  First prize will pay $23,864.  Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $23,864
2nd Place: $14,778
3rd Place: $10,063
4th Place: $7,705
5th Place: $5,750
6th Place: $4,600
7th Place: $3,795
8th Place: $2,991
9th Place: $2,314
10th-12th Place: $1,679
13th-15th Place: $1,449
16th-18th Place: $1,276
19th-21st Place: $1,104
22nd-24th Place: $931
25th-27th Place: $816
28th-36th Place: $724
37th-45th Place: $644
46th-54th Place: $563

Players are on their second break of the day

The second break is here, and there are 315 players remaining from the starting field of 453 entries.  Registration is still open through the end of this break, which means we will have prize pool and payout information shortly.

$300 Mega Stack Is Under Way

Cards are in the air in today's $300 Mega Stack.  This tournament has a $100,000 Guarantee, and registration is open until the end of level 6.  Players start with 15,000 in chips, and levels are 30 minutes.

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

YouTube Video: $600 Mega Stack Final Table

YouTube Video: $600 Mega Stack Day 2 Part 2

YouTube Video: $600 Mega Stack Day 2 Part 1

1st Place: Jeremy Meacham ($38,666)

It didn't take long for David Espinola to get his short stack in against Jeremy Meacham, and David was in good shape to double up, holding A-9 to Jeremy's A-8.  Unfortunately, it was Jeremy's day as the flop fell 7-8-7 to give Jeremy the best hand.  His lead held through the turn and river, and Jeremy Meacham has won the first Mega Stack tournament of the series.  Jeremy will collect $38,666, the trophy, and the title for his efforts today.

2nd Place: David Espinola ($23,608)

Heads up chip counts

With the elimination of Je Wook Oh in 3rd place, we are now heads up.  Here are estimated chip counts for the remaining two players:

Jeremy Meacham - 3,800,000
David Espinola - 500,000