9th Place: Mikhail Alkhazov ($2,503)

From the button, Mikhail Alkhazov moved all in, and Jason Surro made the call from the big blind. Mikhail held [9d][9c] but was unlucky to have run into Jason's [Td][Tc]. The [8h][4d][Jh][Kc][2c] board could not save Mikhail's tournament life. He will exit Event #8 in 9th place, collecting $2,503 for his efforts.

Jason Surro doubles through Kevin Calenzo

At 2,000/4,000 blinds with a 500 ante, Grant Lang raised to 10,500 before Jason Surro rerasied to 42,000. Action folded to Kevin Calenzo in the big blind who declared himself all in. Grant snap folded, and Jason took a moment before calling, asking Kevin, "You got it?" Kevin said, "I have... a hand," as he revealed [Jh][Jc]. Jason was flipping for a tournament life as he held [As][Kh]. The [8h][8s][8d] flop gave Kevin a full house, but Jason was still live with his overcards. The [Qh] brought some chop outs, but the [Ks] on the river gave Jason the winning hand. He will double up to 290,000.

Kevin Calenzo doubles up with a full house

On a [Ad][4d][Qs][Qh][4s] board, Kevin Calenzo moved all for 67,000 and was called by Grant Lang. Kevin revealed the [Kh][Qc] for queens full of fours, and Grant mucked. After the hand, Kevin is up to 250,000.

Tarun G. doubles up twice

On the first hand of the final table, a short stacked Tarun G. doubled up with [Ad][8d] against his opponent's [Qh][Jh].

The last hand just saw Tarun double up again, this time with [Jd][Jc] against his opponent's [Ac][8c], all in on a [Jh][7d][Ah] board. The [3c] turn and [Ad] river gave Tarun a winning full house.

He now sits on 194,500 at Level 17 begins (2,000/4,000 blinds with a 500 ante).

10th Place: John Comeau ($2,027)

John Comeau was all in preflop holding [8h][8c] but ran into his opponent's [Ad][Ac]. John failed to find an eight on the [6d][6s][Ts][Kc][7d] board, and he will exit Event #10 in 10th place. John will collect $2,027 for his efforts.

Final table reached

The final table has been reached in Event #8 $1,125 NLH. Here are chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: Renick Patterson - 196,500
Seat 2: Noah Norick - 120,5000
Seat 3: Tarun G. - 54,000
Seat 4: Mikhail Alkhazov - 75,000
Seat 5: Grant Lang - 245,000
Seat 6: John Comeau - 58,500
Seat 7: Jason Surro - 266,500
Seat 8: Steven Tabb - 94,500
Seat 9: Michael Falcone - 189,000
Seat 10: Kevin Calenzo - 138,000

Here are the prizes left to play for:

1st Place: $29,100
2nd Place: $17,983
3rd Place: $12,804
4th Place: $9,302
5th Place: $6,887
6th Place: $5,199
7th Place: $4,006
8th Place: $3,133
9th Place: $2,503
10th Place: $2,027

Here are the recent in-the-money finishes:

11th Place: Pierre-Paul Paulin ($2,027)

12th Place: Victor Paulino ($2,027)

Event #8 Update

Event #8 $1,125 NLH started with 95 entries and they have just made the money. Still alive in the final 12 are Kevin Calenzo and Tarun G.

Since play has gone so quickly, play will continue when the final table is reached.

YouTube Video: WSOP-C Event #4 Omaha/8

$250 Seniors Prize Pool & Payouts

$250 Seniors received 363 entries, creating a $73,943 prize pool. The top 45 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $332. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $16,267
2nd Place: $10,056
3rd Place: $7,395
4th Place: $5,404
5th Place: $4,111
6th Place: $3,143
7th Place: $2,440
8th Place: $1,922
9th Place: $1,556
10th-12th Place: $1,242
13th-15th Place: $1,020
16th-18th Place: $850
19th-21st Place: $709
22nd-24th Place: $613
25th-27th Place: $532
28th-30th Place: $458
31st-33rd Place: $414
34th-36th Place: $362
37th-45th Place: $332

Event #8 Prize Pool & Payouts

Event #8 $1,125 NLH received 95 entries, just missing the $100,000 Guarantee. After removing the 3% staffing fee, the net prize pool will be $97,000. The top 12 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $2,027. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $29,100
2nd Place: $17,983
3rd Place: $12,804
4th Place: $9,302
5th Place: $6,887
6th Place: $5,199
7th Place: $4,006
8th Place: $3,133
9th Place: $2,503
10th-12th Place: $2,027

Event #6 Final Table resumes

The final five players from Event #6 $365 NLH have begun play for Day 2. Here are the remaining players:

Seat 1: Shawn Daigle - 162,000
Seat 3: Joe Starratt - 397,000
Seat 6: John Pura - 569,000
Seat 9: "Blackjack" - 380,000
Seat 10: Jack Duong - 531,000

Here are the remaining prizes to be played for:

1st Place: $15,950
2nd Place: $9,851
3rd Place: $7,116
4th Place: $5,220
5th Place: $3,902

Wednesday's Schedule

Today is Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Circuit. This series features $1,300,000 in Guaranteed Prizes and awards 12 Gold Rings. Here's what's on today's schedule:

11am:
Event #8 $1,125 NLH
$100,000 GUARANTEED
($1,035 Buy-in / $90 Entry fee)
Players start with 15,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of level 9 (approximately 3:20pm).
Levels 1-12 will be 30 minutes. Remaining levels on Day 1 will be 40 minutes.
Day 2 levels will be 50 minutes, resuming at 1pm.
There is a dinner break after Level 12 (approximately 5:20pm).
The day will conclude at approximately 12:40am.
Full structure is available here.

1pm:
$250 Seniors Event
($210 Buy-in / $40 Entry fee)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of level 5 (approximately 3:10pm).
Levels will be 30 minutes.
There is a dinner break after Level 12 (approximately 9:30pm).
Full structure is available here.

1pm:
Day 2 of Event #6 $365 NLH (5 players remain)
Levels will be 50 minutes.
There is a dinner break after Level 27 (approximately 6:20pm).
Full structure is available here.

A full series schedule is available here.

Aiman Abbassi wins Event #7

Aiman Abbassi has won Event #7 $365 Pot Limit Omaha. His [Ad][Kd][Jh][3h] made a heart flush to secure the win, and he will take home $7,840 for outlasting the 79 person field, along with a World Series of Poker Circuit ring. Here are the full results:

1st Place: Aiman Abbassi ($7,840)
2nd Place: Roger Shattuck ($5,000)
3rd Place: Joseph Bezjian ($3,361)
4th Place: Kyle Dynia ($2,388)
5th Place: Vincent Bevilacqua ($1,781)
6th Place: Pierre Armster ($1,338)
7th Place: Neftali Zelaya ($1,097)
8th Place: Jesse Letarte ($950)

Event #6 Returning Players

Five players remain in Event #6 $365 NLH, and they will resume at 1pm EST to play down to a winner. Here are chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: Shawn Daigle - 162,000
Seat 3: Joe Starratt - 397,000
Seat 6: John Pura - 569,000
Seat 9: "Blackjack" - 380,000
Seat 10: Jack Duong - 531,000

1st Place: Daniel Pickering ($27,653)

Daniel Pickering and James Karos had been playing heads up for nearly three hours, and the chip lead traded back and forth several times. After coolering James a few hands earlier, Daniel had James all in again with a coin flip. Daniel's [4h][4d] was up against James's [Ah][7c]. James was drawing nearly dead on the [4c][9c][3s] flop, and the [9s] gave Daniel an unbeatable full house. Once the [Ac] hit the river, Daniel was declared the winner of Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack. He will take home $27,653 along with the title and World Series of Poker Circuit ring. Congratulations, Daniel!

2nd Place: James Karos ($17,094)

Daniel Pickering coolers James Karos

The board read [9d][Ac][5h][Ad][7d] and James Karos had bet out 1,000,000. Daniel Pickering moved all in for 2,900,000 and James called saying, "I hope you don't have the flush." James tabled [As][8h] for trip aces, but Daniel had him outkicked with his [Ah][Qd]. Daniel will double up and take a huge chip lead as James is crippled down to under 800,000.

Daniel Pickering doubles through James Karos

At 60,000/120,000 blinds with a 20,000 ante, Daniel Pickering moved all in for 1,920,000 and was snap called by James Karos. Daniel had the edge with his [Ad][7c] against James's [Kh][Th]. The [Qd][9s][3s] flop gave James ten outs, and the [9c] on the turn changed nothing. The [8c] river was the blank Daniel was looking for, and he will double up to bring this match close to even.

A few hands later, the blinds were increased to 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante.

Heads up chip counts

Play is down to the final two players in Event #5 $365 Monster Stack. It's a very close match as Daniel Pickering has a very slight lead with 4,340,00 to James Karos's 4,020,000. The two are taking a quick bathroom break before resuming play.

3rd Place: Tom Dragone ($12,570)

On a [Ks][7s][5c][2c] board with over 1,000,000 in the pot, James Karos moved all in for over 1,400,000 and Tom Dragone made the call. James held [Kc][9s] for top pair, and Tom would need to improve with his [9c][7c]. The river fell the [Qd], awarding James the double up.

On the very next hand, Tom Dragone moved all in with K-3 and was called by Daniel Pickering with [9h][9c]. There was a king in the window, but the flop fanned out [9s][Th][Kc] to leave Tom drawing thin. The [6d] sealed his fate, and when the meaningless [2c] hit the river, Tom was eliminated in 3rd place. He will collect $12,570 for his efforts.

Event #6 Final Table Reached

Event #6 $365 NLH has reached its final table. Here are the chip counts and seating assignments for the final 9:

Seat 1: Shawn Daigle - 295,500

Seat 2: Derek Blenman - 117,000

Seat 3: Joe Starratt - 270,000

Seat 4: Carl Racz - 118,000

Seat 5: Rob Palazzo - 80,000

Seat 6: Billy Pappas - 269,000

Seat 7: John Pura - 550,500

Seat 8: Blackjack - 110,000

Seat 9: Jack Duong - 239,500

Daniel Pickering takes a huge chip lead

The board read [4c][4h][3d][3c] and James Karos check raised Daniel Pickering's 250,000 bet. It was 650,000 more chips to call, and Daniel put them in after a long pause. The river landed [Qh] and James instantly bet out 1,000,000 roughly half his remaining stack. Daniel briefly thought and made the call. James confidently flipped over pocket aces, but Daniel had gotten lucky on the turn with his ace trey.

After the hand, Daniel had 6,200,000, or roughly 75% of the chips in play.

Updated chip counts

The final 3 players in Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack are now on a 10 minute break. Here are updated chip counts in seat order:

James Karos - 1,590,000
Tom Dragone - 1,720,000
Daniel Pickering - 5,050,000

Here are the prizes left to play for:

1st Place: $27,653
2nd Place: $17,094
3rd Place: $12,570

Event #6 & #7 Update

While Event #5 plays three handed, two other ring events are in play.

Event #6 $365 NLH has just reached the final 18 players and are now redrawing for seats at the final two tables.

Event #7 $365 PLO has just reached the final table of 10 players, but is still outside the money. The top 8 players will make the money.

4th Place: Andrew Kaplan ($9,288)

Andrew Kaplan was all in preflop holding [Ac][7d] and was up against Daniel Pickering's [4s][4h]. The [2h][2s][2c] gave Andrew one additional out, but the [9d] turn and [5s] river gave Daniel the winning full house. Andrew will exit Event #5 in 4th place, good for $9,288.

5th Place: Todd Bartlett ($6,989)

After being crippled by James Karos the previous hand, Todd moved the rest of his stack in with [Kd][9d] and was called by [Ad][5s]. The [5h][7h][8d] gave Todd a gutshot, and the [Tc] on the turn gave him an open ended straight draw. The [2c] river kept the pair of fives in front, and Todd Bartlett will exit Event #5 in 5th place, good for $6,989.

James Karos doubles through Todd Bartlett

From the button, Todd Bartlett raised to 175,000 and James Karos moved all in for 1,090,000. Andrew Kaplan folded his big blind, and Todd snap called with [Ad][Ac]. James was disgusted as he tabled his [As][9h]. The [4s][2c][2s] fell, and a player called for a spade to hit the turn for a sweat. A spade did hit when the [Qs] fell on the turn, and amazingly the [8s] hit the river to complete the runner-runner straight. Todd could only say, "Every time" as he pushed over all but 300,000 of his stack to James.

Event #7 Prize Pool & Payouts

Event #7 $365 Pot Limit Omaha received 79 entries, creating a $23,755 prize pool. The top 8 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $950. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $7,840
2nd Place: $5,000
3rd Place: $3,361
4th Place: $2,388
5th Place: $1,781
6th Place: $1,338
7th Place: $1,097
8th Place: $950

Event #5 is now on dinner break

The final five players in Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack are now on a one hour dinner break. When they return, blinds will be 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante. Here are updated chip counts in seat order:

James Karos - 1,050,000
Andrew Kaplan - 775,000
Tom Dragone - 2,740,000
Daniel Pickering - 2,250,000
Todd Bartlett - 1,400,000

Here are the remaining prizes left to be played for:

1st Place: $27,653
2nd Place: $17,094
3rd Place: $12,570
4th Place: $9,288
5th Place: $6,989

6th Place: Bob Ricciuti ($5,342)

7th Place: Christopher Uryevick ($4,148)

8th Place: Noel Dorsett ($3,268)

Noel Dorsett moved all in from the button and was called by Andrew Kaplan in the big blind. Noel was ahead with his [Ac][8c] against [As][2d], but the [9d][2c][5s] flop chaned that. Noel would need to catch an eight to survive, but the board ran out [Qh][Qc] to give Andrew the winning two pair. Noel will finish Event #5 in 8th place, good for $3,268.

9th Place: Nick Major ($2,636)

Nick Major was all in holding [Kd][Js] and was up against Bob Ricciuti's [Ad][Ks]. The [9c][Td][9s] flop gave Nick a gut shot to go with his live card, and the turn [8s] gave him more straight outs. But the [4c] river was a blank, and Bob's ace high will hold up. Nick will exit Event #5 in 9th place, good for $2,636.

10th Place: Neto Aristoteles ($2,111)

Neto Aristoteles moved all in preflop holding [As][3s] and was called by a player holding [Jd][Jc]. Neto flopped an ace on the [Ac][Qc][8c] flop, but his opponent had a flush draw and a draw to a set. The [2s] was no help, but the [Jh] on the river sent Neto to the rail in 10th place. He will collect $2,111 for his efforts.

Final table reached

On a [Qh][6s][Ts][As] board, Victor Paulino check raised all in on and was called. Victor's [Kd][Jc] was in front, and he couldn't believe his opponent called him with [2s][2d] as they had virtually equal stacks. The [5s] hit the river to give Victor's opponent a flush, and Victor will be brutally eliminated in 11th place for $2,111.

The final table in Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack will resume shortly. Here are chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: Nick Major - 274,000
Seat 2: James Karos - 478,000
Seat 3: Neto Aristoteles - 339,000
Seat 4: Noel Dorsett - 53,000
Seat 5: Bob Ricciuti - 1,332,000
Seat 6: Andrew Kaplan - 912,000
Seat 7: Tom Dragone - 1,297,000
Seat 8: Christopher Uryevick - 418,000
Seat 9: Daniel Pickering  - 2,075,000
Seat 10: Todd Bartlett - 1,181,000

Here are the prizes left to play for:

1st Place: $27,653
2nd Place: $17,094
3rd Place: $12,570
4th Place: $9,288
5th Place: $6,989
6th Place: $5,342
7th Place: $4,148
8th Place: $3,268
9th Place: $2,636
10th Place: $2,111

Bob Ricciuti wins a huge pot with aces

Bob Ricciuti was involved in a three way all in holding pocket aces. John Iraj was all in for less holding [Qd][Qc], while Aristoteles Neto held [Ac]]Kd] and had Bob covered. The board  ran out [Jc][3s][8h][Jh][2h], keeping Bob's aces in front. John will exit the tournament in 12th place for $2,111, while Bob will more than double up. He now sits on almost 1,400,000.

Event #6 Prize Pool & Payouts

Event #6 $365 NLH received 204 entries, creating a $61,343 prize pool. The top 21 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $680. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $15,950
2nd Place: $9,851
3rd Place: $7,116
4th Place: $5,220
5th Place: $3,902
6th Place: $2,963
7th Place: $2,288
8th Place: $1,797
9th Place: $1,444
10th-12th Place: $1,165
13th-15th Place: $956
16th-18th Place: $803
19th-21st Place: $680

Final 2 tables reached

Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack resumed play at 1pm, and in the second level of the day the field was trimmed from the 28 that returned to the final 18. The final two tables are redrawing for seats, but in the meantime here is a full list of remaining players:

Bartlett, Todd
Campo, Peter
Dorsett, Noel
Dragone, Thomas
Guarino, Joseph
Iraj, John
Kapla, Nicholas
Kaplan, Andrew
Karos, James
Muniz, Michael
Murphy, Lynn
Neto, Aristoteles
Paradis, Maurice
Paulino, Victor
Pickering, Daniel
Riucciuti, Robert
Seigle, Adam
Uryevick, Chris

Here are recent eliminations:

19th Place: Therese Belisle ($1,206)
20th Place: Jarrod Dykens ($1,206)
21th Place: Warren O'Brien ($1,206)
22th Place: Giedrius Bagdonas ($1,043)
23th Place: Tedford Armistead ($1,043)
24th Place: Lynn Murphy ($1,043)
25th Place: David Forte ($904)
26th Place: Joseph Cordero ($904)
27th Place: Michael Falcone ($904)
28th Place: Andrew Skrivanic ($779)

YouTube Video: WSOP-C Event #3 $580 Six Max Final Table

YouTube Video: WSOP-C Event #1 $580 NLH Final Table

Tuesday's Schedule

Today is Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Circuit. This series features $1,300,000 in Guaranteed Prizes and awards 12 Gold Rings. Here's what's on today's schedule:

11am:
Event #6 $365 NLH
$60,000 GUARANTEED
($310 Buy-in / $55 Entry fee)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of level 9 (approximately 3:20pm).
Levels 1-12 will be 30 minutes. Remaining levels on Day 1 will be 40 minutes.
Day 2 levels will be 50 minutes, resuming at 1pm.
There is a dinner break after Level 12 (approximately 5:20pm).
The day will conclude at approximately 12:40am.
Full structure is available here.

1pm:
Event #7 $365 Pot Limit Omaha
($310 Buy-in / $55 Entry fee)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of level 9 (approximately 5:50pm).
Levels 1-10 will be 30 minutes. Remaining levels on Day 1 will be 40 minutes.
Day 2 levels will be 50 minutes, resuming at 1pm.
There is a dinner break after Level 10 (approximately 6:20pm).
The day will conclude at approximately 1:40am.
Full structure is available here.

1pm:
Day 2 of Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack
Levels will be 50 minutes.
There is a dinner break after Level 27 (approximately 6:20pm).
Full structure is available here.

A full series schedule is available here.

August 2015 - Foxwoods WSOP-C - Event #5 - $365 Monster Stack NLH Returning Players Day 2

Table-Seat	Name	Chip Count
4-7	Armistead, Tedford	435,000
3-6	Bagdonas, Giedrius	476,000
3-4	Bartlett, Todd	237,000
2-2	Belisle, Therese	69,000
2-7	Campo, Peter	533,000
3-3	Cordero, Joseph	175,000
2-8	Dorsett, Noel	111,000
2-3	Dragone, Thomas	262,000
3-8	Dykens, Jarrod	540,000
1-7	Falcone, Michael	104,000
4-2	Forte, David	134,000
4-6	Guarino, Joseph	126,000
1-2	Iraj, John	186,000
1-4	Kapla, Nicholas	233,000
2-4	Kaplan, Andrew	885,000
1-1	Karos, James	282,000
1-3	Major, Nicholas	277,000
4-1	Muniz, Michael	319,000
4-8	Murphy, Lynn	182,000
3-5	Neto, Aristoteles	418,000
1-6	O'Brien, Warren	150,000
3-9	Paradis, Maurice	179,000
2-9	Paulino, Victor	431,000
3-7	Pickering, Daniel	643,000
2-1	Riucciuti, Robert	150,000
4-4	Seigle, Adam	312,000
4-5	Skrivanic, Andrew	147,000
1-8	Uryevick, Chris	274,000

Six more hands

With 10 minutes left on the clock, a card has been drawn. Six more hands will be played before the 28 remaining players will bag up for the night. The survivors will return at 1pm EST to play down to a winner.

10:30pm Update

The final 58 players are now on break. When they return blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante. Here are select chip counts from around the room:

Bob Ricciuti - 342,000
Terry Bellisle - 163,000
David Pocknett - 130,000
Fred Paradis - 65,000
David Chaves - 60,000
Mike Nye - 45,000

Bob Ricciuti vaults to the chip lead

There are 96 players remaining in Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack. The top 45 players will make the money. While the rest of the field has 200,000 chips or less, Bob Ricciuti has found himself as the tournament chip leader, sitting on 312,000. He shares a table with Mike Nye, who sits on 63,000.

Event #5 Update

While Event #4 plays three handed, Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack is beginning Level 12. 225 players remain from the 418 entrants that started the day. Here are select chip counts from around the room:

Fred Paradis - 74,000
Welther Marmol - 60,000
Mike Nye - 60,000
Ron Dalgo - 50,000
Chris Milano - 46,000
Chris Amaral - 40,000
Soukha Kachittavong - 33,000
Bob Ricciuti - 30,000

Event #5 Prize Pool & Payouts

Event #5 $365 NLH Monster Stack received 418 entries, creating a $125,693 prize pool. The top 45 players will be in the money, with a mincash worth $565. Here are the full payouts:

1st Place: $27,653
2nd Place: $17,094
3rd Place: $12,570
4th Place: $9,288
5th Place: $6,989
6th Place: $5,342
7th Place: $4,148
8th Place: $3,268
9th Place: $2,636
10th-12th Place: $2,111
13th-15th Place: $1,734
16th-18th Place: $1,445
19th-21st Place: $1,206
22nd-24th Place: $1,043
25th-27th Place: $904
28th-30th Place: $779
31st-33rd Place: $703
34th-36th Place: $615
37th-45th Place: $565

1st Place: Philip Shing ($14,543)

On a [2c][9c][Th][2h][3c] board, Thomas Dragone was all in and was called by Philip Shing. Thomas had rivered a flush with his [Jc][5c], but Philip had rivered the nut flush with his [Ac][7c]. Thomas will finish Event #3 $580 Six-Max in 2nd place and collect $9,731.

Philip Shing will take home the title, the first place prize of $14,543, and a World Series of Poker Circuit ring. Congraultions, Philip!

2nd Place: Thomas Dragone ($9,731)

Updated chip counts

Event #3 $580 Six-Max has been heads up for over an hour. Here are the final two players' chip counts:

Philip Shing - 1,065,000
Tom Dragone - 175,000

Meanwhile, Event #4 $365 Omaha/8 is down to the final four players. Here are updated chip counts in seat order:

Andrew Chapman - 525,000
Paul Zarcone - 210,000
Dan Yahaofski - 110,000
Greegory Gaudio - 335,000