The General Knocks One Out (Event #11B)

"The General" raised to 4,100 on the button.  The player in the small blind shoved all in for 20,700.  The big blind folded, and General called.

General:  [ks][kd]
Small Blind:  [as][qc]

The board ran out [qd][10d][9h][7c][8d], eliminating The General's opponent just after the rebuy period has closed.

WPF Event #10 ($250 Ladies) Final Table (w/ Photos)

Seat 1 - Linda Swears

Seat 2 - Robin MacDonald

Seat 3 - Liz Kasparian

Seat 4 - Keiko Kim

Seat 5 - Debbie Juda

Seat 6 - Christine Garofalo

Seat 7 - Naomi Mayor

Seat 8 - Nancy O'Neill

Seat 9 - Patricia Moody

Players Near Bag and Tag In Event #11A

The clock has been paused in Flight A of Event #11.  The players will play three more hands before bag and tag for the night.  At the present, there are 37 players remaining.

The players in Flight B are playing Level 4, and will play through Level 12 before bagging and tagging for the night.

Nick McDonald Doubles Through Brad St. Vincent In Event #11A

Nick McDonald shoved all in and Brad St. Vincent said, "I told you I would call you with ace-queen.  I call," He turned over [ad][qc].  McDonald showed [kh][qd].

The flop came [2h][kc][ks].  St. Vincent semi-jokingly said, "I have a straight draw."

The turn was the [8s], and the river the [5s] giving McDonald a full double.  He is now sitting with 16,000.

Chris Castronovo Takes Down a Big One (Event #10 - $250 Ladies)

Chris Castronovo

Two players in middle position limped in for 2,400, and Chris Castronovo made it 6,000 in the hijack.  The player on the button called, and did both limpers.

All players checked the [ad][7c][2h] flop.

When the turn came the [2s], the player first to act bet 6,000, the person in middle position folded, Castronovo called, and the button folded.

The river came the [5s].  The first player checked, Castronovo shoved all in, and her opponent tank folded.

Castronovo is now sitting with around 65,000 in chips just before dinner break.

WPF Event #11 Flight B Under Way

We are now in the third level of Flight B and there are 72 runners that have entered so far.  There were 142 entrants in Flight A this morning at 11am.  As a reminder, registration is open for this event until the beginning of Level 10.

There is a $300,000 guarantee for this event.  Day 2 will be at noon tomorrow (Sunday Oct. 11th) and Day 3 (Final Table) will be at noon on Monday Oct. 12th.

WPF Event #10 ($250 Ladies) Prize Pool Information

There were 97 entries in today's $250 Ladies event, generating a prize pool total of $20,229.

The top 12 places will be paid out as follows:

1 - $5,665
2 - $3,823
3 - $2,508
4 - $1,882
5 - $1,416
6 - $1,132
7 - $931
8 - $748
9 - $609
10 - $505
11 - $505
12 - $505

Liz Kasparian Knocks One Out (Event #10 - Ladies)

Liz Kasparian

A player in early position shoved all in and Liz Kasparian called.

Kasparian:  [jd][jc]
Opponent:  [10s][10d]

The board ran out [ad][ah][2s][kc][5h], sending her opponent to the rail and chipping Kasparian up to around 40,000.

Tony Sabbagh Winner of Event 6 ($300 NLH Bounty)

Tony Sabbagh - Winner Event #6 - $4,700

Congrats to Tony Sabbagh, the recent winner of Foxwoods World Poker Finals Event #6, the $300 NLH Bounty Tourney.  The final four made a chop deal and then played it out for the trophy and title.

The players to cash this event were as follows:

1 - Tonny Sabbagh ($4,700)
2 - Michael Futeran ($4,700)
3 - Peter Tripp ($4,700)
4 - Martin Rawitz ($3,169)
5 - John Quirk ($1,761)
6 - Martin Messier ($1,442)
7 - Jeremy Wing ($1,174)
8 - Andrew Allain ($934)
9 - Joseph Starratt ($750)
10 - Tesfay Begazyon ($587)
11 - Je Wook Oh ($587)
12 - Paul Tetrault ($587)
13 - Mike Santos ($533)
14 - Krishen Persaud ($533)
15 - Robert Gilbert ($533)

"The General" Eliminated by Brad St. Vincent (Event #11A)

"The General" shoved all in preflop and was called by Brad St. Vincent.

General:  [ad][ks]
St. Vincent:  [6h][6s]

The flop came [6c][as][3c], giving St. Vincent the lead with his set of sixes.

The [8c] turn and [js] river did not improve The General's hand and he was sent to the rail.

Royal Flush for Priscilla Amaral (Event #10 - Ladies)

Prescilla Amaral Picks Out a Prize for her Royal Flush

Priscilla Amaral raised to 450 in early position and the player directly to her left called.

The flop came [qs][10h][2c].  Amaral bet 800 and her opponent called.

Amaral bet 1.200 when the turn came the [kh] and again her opponent called.

When the river came the [qh], Amaral shoved all in and her opponent folded.

Amaral showed [ah][jh] for the royal flush.

WPF Event #11 Flight A - Early Notables

A few early notables in the field include:

"The General"
Chris Tryba
Je Wook Oh
Spiro
Ralph Macri
James Campbell
Johanssy Joseph
Jeremy Meacham

Alrighty... Here we go, @FoxwoodsPoker $1200 NL event. 20k chips to start, 40min levels pic.twitter.com/pmQJr4b5jY

— Podi (@PodimanPoker) October 10, 2015

Foxwoods 1200 today, first tourney in a long while. 21425 at 25-50 thanks to aces the first hand.

— Pete Kaemmerlen (@RealBillyBizzle) October 10, 2015

WPF Event #10 Ladies Tournament Underway

There are currently 72 runners in the Ladies World Poker Finals Event #10.  They are playing 50/100 antes.  

Schedule for Sat. Oct. 10th Foxwoods World Poker Classic

9am:
$60 No Limit Hold Em

9am:
$200 Mega Super Satellite (win a $1,200 voucher)
2 seats guaranteed 

11am:

Event #10 $250 Ladies Event
$300,000 Guarantee
($215 Buy-in / $35 Entry Fee)
"With Re-Entries"
Players start with 15,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels:  30 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 7
Full Structure is available here.

11am:
Event #11 Flight A $1,200 NLH Multi Flight Event
$300,000 Guarantee
($1,090 Buy-in / $110 Entry Fee)
"With Re-Entries"
Players start with 20,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels 1-12:  40 minutes
Levels 13+:  60 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 10
Full Structure is available here.

1pm:
$200 Mega Super Satellite (win a $1,200 voucher)
2 seats guaranteed 

5pm:
Event #11 Flight B $1,200 NLH Multi Flight Event
($1,090 Buy-in / $110 Entry Fee)
"With Re-Entries"
Players start with 20,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels 1-12:  40 minutes
Levels 13+:  60 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 10
Full Structure is available here.

7pm:
$230 No Limit Hold Em Survivor (win $2,000 in cash)


A full schedule for the World Poker Finals series is available here.

Joe Heinzmann Wins WPF Event #9 ($300 HOSE)

After a chop deal between the final three players, Joe Heinzmann would claim the title of Event #9 champion and the trophy.

Joe and His Lovely Wife

Mike Borchetta Wins Event #8 ($300 NLH Big Stack)

Mike Borchetta - 1st Place - $5,000

After a long heads up battle, Mike Borchetta became the eventual winner of Event #8.  The players did come to a chop deal when they were five handed.  But it was Borchetta who ultimately claimed the trophy and title of Event #8 champion.

David Kluchman Eliminated in 2nd Place - Event #8

David Kluchman - 2nd Place - $9,500 (5 handed chop deal)

David Kluchman shoved all in holding [6d][5c] and was called by Mike Borchetta holding [as][5h].

The board ran out [9h][8h][4h][jc][qd].  Borchetta's ace high took down the pot and Kluchman is the second place finisher.

Mike Borchetta Doubles Up - Event #8

Mike Borchetta limped in on the button.  David Kluchman shoved all in and Borchetta snap-called.

Borchetta:  [ac][ks]
Kluchman:  [ad][9c]

The board ran out [qd][ah][4s][kc][5d] to give Borchetta the chip lead and leave Kluchman with less than ten big blinds.

Double Elimination of Soukha Kachittavong/Michael Bissonnette (Event #8)

Soukha Kachittavong shoved all in from the cutoff for 575,000.  Michael Bissonnette re-shoved over the top for 1,125,000 from the small blind.  Mike Borchetta went into the tank and said, "How can I fold this hand twice on the same final table?" After two more minutes of thinking it over he called.  

Kachittavong:  [9c][9s]

Bissonnette:  [9h][8h]

Borchetta:  [ad][kh]

The flop came [jc][5c][3s] leaving Kachittavong in the lead.  He maintained that lead when the turn came the [2d].  But when the [kd] hit on the river, Borchetta would win the hand and eliminate both Kachittavong and Bissonnette.  According to the chop deal between the final five, Kachittavong took home $5,430 and Bissonnette took home $5,000.  

Chop Deal Between Final Five (Event #8)

The following chop deal has been made between the final five players:

David Kluchman - $9,500
Soukha Kachittavong - $5,430
Joseph Bezjian - $5,000
Michael Bissonnette - $5,000
Mike Borchetta - $5,000

They are playing it out for the trophy.

Joseph Bezjian Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,000) - Event #8

Joseph Bezjian - 6th Place - $5,000

David Kluchman raised to 125,000 in the cutoff.  Joseph Bezjian shoved all in from the small blind, and Mike Borchetta reshoved over the top.  Kluchman thought for a moment before calling.

Kluchman:  [7s][8s]
Bezjian :  [ac][5s]
Borchettta:  [9c][9s]

The board ran out [3c][qs][kc][2s][5c], eliminating Bezjian in 6th place.

Chris Macneil Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,235) - Event #8

Chris Macneil - 6th Place - $2,235

Chris Macneil shoved all in on the button and was called by David Kluchman in the big blind.

Macneil:  [4c][4d]
Kluchman: [ac][7c]

The board ran out [jc][8s][7d][6s][ks], sending Macneil home in 6th place, and chipping Kluchman up to 3,250,000.

Kluchman is the current chip leader of the table.

Final Table of Event #9 ($300 HOSE)

Marie Johnson Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,467) Event #8

Marie Johnson shoved all in from under the gun and Chris Macneil called in the small blind.

Johnson: [kd][10d]
Chris Macneil:  [as][qd]

The board ran out [5][5h][2s][8s][qh] sending Johnson home in 8th place and chipping Macneil up to just under 900,000.

Mike Borchetta Doubles Up (Event #8 $300 NLH Big Stack)

Mike Borchetta

At 10,000/20,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante, a player in middle position raised to 45,000, the player on the button called, and Mike Borchetta shoved all in from the small blind for 145,000 total.  The original raiser in middle position reshoved over the top, and the player on the button hesitantly folded.

Middle Position:  [ad][5d]
Borchetta:  [ah][qd]

The board ran out [js][8d][2c][3c][6d] awarding Borchetta the pot.  He is now sitting with 300,000 in chips.

Bubble Burst in Event #8 ($300 NLH Big Stack)

Two players were knocked out at the same time to officially break the money bubble in Event #8.

Ronald Lockwood and William Matsen will share the 21st place prize and each take home $316.00.

Janice Delaney (Event #9 $300 HOSE) Takes One Down

Janice Delaney

A player in middle position raised to 3,000, the player in the cutoff called, and Janice Delaney called in the small blind.    

Delaney checked the [kc][9d][7d] flop.  The player in middle position bet 3,000, and both players called. 

All players checked the [6d] turn.

Delaney checked the [4h] river, the player in middle position bet 3,000, the cutoff folded, and Delaney called.  

Delaney turned over [7c][5d][3c][2d] and announced with a sigh, "I have a flush and a two-three low."

The player in middle position mucked his card and said, "You sounded so disappointed,"  

Event #9 ($300 HOSE) Prize Pool Information

There were 54 entries in today's $300 HOSE event, generating a prize pool total of $13,619.

The top seven places will be paid out as follows:

Rank:    Prize:
1            $4,427
2            $2,996
3            $1,906
4            $1,499
5            $1,157
6            $885
7            $749

Event #8 ($300 NLH Big Stack) Prize Pool Information

There were 179 entries in today's $300 NLH Big Stack event, generating a prize pool total of $45,143.

The top 21 places will be paid out as follows:

Rank:    Prize:
1            $11,399
2            $7,336
3            $4,650
4            $3,724
5            $2,821
6            $2,235
7            $1,806
8            $1,467
9            $1,176
10-12    $812
13-15    $722
16-18    $677
19-21    $632

Cards In the Air - Event #8

The $25,000 guarantee, $300 NLH big stack event has just started the second level.  There are already 82 runners in this event.  Registration is open until the start of level 11.

Schedule for Fri. Oct. 9th Foxwoods World Poker Classic

9am:
$60 No Limit Hold Em

11am:

Event #8 $300 No Limit Hold 'Em Big Stack
$25,000 Guarantee
($260 Buy-in / $40 Entry Fee)
"With Re-Entries"
Players start with 30,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels 1-25:  20 minutes
Levels 26+:  30 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 11
Full Structure is available here.

12pm:

Event #9 $300 HOSE 
($260 Buy-in / $40 Entry Fee)
Players start with 10,000 in non-value tournament chips
Levels:  30 minutes
Registration open until the start of level 5
Full Structure is available here.

6pm:
$200 Mega Super Satellite (win a $1,200 voucher)
10 seats guaranteed 

8:30pm:
$100 No Limit Hold Em Bounty


A full schedule for the World Poker Finals series is available here.

Jason Calnan Wins WPF Event #5 ($19,778)

Jason Calnan - 1st Place - $19,778

After battling it out with Jeff Miller heads up, Jason Calnan would take the title of Event #5 champion, the $19,778 prize money, and the trophy.  Calnan was victorious after the final hand when he got it in with [qc][qd] vs. [qs][9d] and the board ran out jack-high rainbow.

Jeff Miller Takes 2nd Place ($12,075) - Event #5

Jeff Miller - 2nd Place - $12,075

Jeff Miller raised to 160,000 on the button.  Jason Calnan shoved all in in the big blind, and Miller called.  Calnan had Miller covered by quite a lot.

Calnan turned over [qc][qd].  When Miller saw Calnan's hand he said, "I am drawing dead here," as he turned over [qs][9d].

The board ran out [jd][6s][4h][5h][8h], and Miller was eliminated in second place.

Calvin Ma Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,979) - Event #5

Calvin Ma - 3rd Place - $7,979

On a board reading [5c][5d][qd][6h][jh] Calvin Ma bet 150,000 and Jason Calnan shoved all in .

Ma called and turned over [qc][7h].  But unfortunately for Ma, Calnan had flopped trip fives holding [9h][5s].

Ma was eliminated in 3rd place with a $7,979 payday.

Final Table in Event #6 ($300 NLH Bounty)

The final ten players in Event #6 are currently playing Level 21 (5,000/10,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante).

"The General" Eliminated in 4th Place ($6,339) - Event #5

Calvin Ma raised to 110,000 on the button.  Jason Calnan reraised to 525,000.  "The General" shoved all in for less (480,000).  Ma tank folded, and Calnan called.

Calnan:  [ah][jh]
General: [10h][10c]

The board ran out [js][5s][3s][qd][9c] eliminating "The General" in 4th Place.

Brendan Wiley Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,658) - Event #5

Brendan Wiley - 5th Place -$4,658

Brendan Wiley shoved all in on the button and was called by Jeff Miller in the big blind.

"I call, I have aces," Miller said as he tabled [ad][ah].

"Ah man, how do I run jacks into aces here," Wiley asked as he tabled [jc][jd].

The board ran out [3c][4h][8s][2c][7h] sending Wiley home in 5th place.

Miller is now sitting with 2,475,000.

Melisa Singh Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,795) - Event #5

Melisa Singh - 6th Place - $3,795

Melisa Singh shoved all in from under the gun for just shy of 200,000 and Brendan Wiley called in the big blind.

Singh:  [jh][10s]
Wiley: [ac][9c]

The board ran out [9h][6c][5h][7c][kc] giving Wiley the nut flush and sending Singh home in 6th place.

George Kalaitzis Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,105) - Event #5

George Kalaitzis - 7th Place - $3,105

Melisa Singh raised to 100,000 (at 25,000/50,000/5,000) on the button and George Kalaitzis having only 50,000 behind, put his remaining chips into the middle without looking at his cards.  

Singh turned over [qc][10c] and Kalaitzis turned over seven-four off-suit.

The board ran out [10s][7c][ac][9c][jc] giving Singh the flush and sending Kalaitzis home in 7th place.

Jeff Miller Doubles Through Melisa Singh (Event #5)

Jeff Miller was all in and called by Melisa Singh.

Miller:  [ad][kd]
Singh: [qs][qh]

The flop came [as][9d][7c] giving Miller the lead with his pair of aces.

The [9h] turn and [3h] river did not bring Singh the queen she needed, and Miller doubled up to just over 1,000,000 in chips.

Brendan Wiley Doubles Through Calvin Ma

Jeff Miller raised to 85,000 in the hijack.  Calvin Ma called in the cutoff, and Brendan Wiley shoved all in from the big blind for 234,000.  Miller folded and after Ma asked himself, "Why am I always the one left with the tough decision?" he opted to call.

Ma: [ac][4c]
Wiley: [ad][10d]

The board ran out [3s][kc][8d][9c][9d] to give Wiley a full double up to just over 500,000.

John O'Connor Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,458) - Event #5

John O'Connor - 8th Place - $2,458

Calvin Ma raised to 60,000 on the button and John O'Connor shoved all in for 259,000 in the small blind.

Ma thought out loud for a bit, "This would be sick.  But you are the tightest player at the table."  After a few more moments Ma threw in a chip and called.

Ma:  [ac][9s]
O'Connor:  [kh][jd]

The flop came ace high, and O'Connor failed to improve on the turn or river so he was sent home in 8th place with a payday of $2,458.

Brendan Doyle Wins Event #7 - $300 PLO High Only ($2,878)

Brendan Doyle - Winner of Event #7 - $2,878

Brendan Doyle bested a field of 35 today to take home the top prize of $2,878 as well as the coveted trophy.

The following are the top five, including cashes:

1 - Brendan Doyle ($2,878)
2 - Rajendra Patel ($2,507)
3 - Michael Dobbs ($1,412)
4 - Christopher Korres ($1,148)
5 - Zachary McClelland ($882)

Ronnie Browne Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,909) - Event #5

Ronnie Brown - 9th Place - $1,909

Ronnie Brown shoved all in for 269,000 from the cutoff and Jason Calnan called in the small blind.

Browne:  [ad][4c]
Calnan:  [6s][6h]

The board ran out [kc][7d][2d][4s][qh] eliminating Browne in 9th place.

Event #5 Payouts/Cashes (18th - 10th Place)

Rank:   Prize:      Player:
18         $1,035      Gennadiy Peselev
17         $1,035      Venkatara Ganne
16         $1,035      Thomas Little
15         $1,164      Stephen Ranieri
14         $1,164      Ralph Macri
13         $1,164      Michael Riordan
12         $1,380      Eric Flores
11         $1,380      Bhavin Patel
10         $1,380      She Wok Long

Event #5 Final Table (w/ Chip Counts)

Seat:     Player:                    Chips:

1            Yasin Ahmady        991,000

2            George Kalaitzis     538,000

3            Jeff Miller               693,000

4            EMPTY  

5            Ronnie Browne       325,000

6            Calvin Ma               888,000

7            Jason Calnan          1,376,000

8            John O'Connor       444,000

9            Brendan Wiley       364,000

10          Melisa Singh          1,236,000

George Kalaitzis Doubles Up on Final Table Bubble (Event #5)

George Kalaitzis

George Kalaitzis shoved all in from under the gun for 182,000.  A player in middle position immediately called.  Ronnie Browne reshoved over the top from the small blind, and the player in middle position went into the tank. He thought for over 3 minutes, eventually swishing his chip stack around, closing his eyes, and pointing to a chip.  

"If this is an orange chip, I fold.  If it's black, I call."  He ultimately ended up touching an orange chip and announced that he folded.  

Kalaitzis:  [js][jd]

Browne:  [ah][qd]

The flop and turn came [10d][9h][8c][8s].  Before the river card was dealt, Kalaitzis said, "two."

The river came the [2c] awarding Kalaitzis the full double up.  He now has 542,000 in chips.  

The player that folded preflop told the table that he had folded Ace-King.  

Eric Flores Eliminated By Melisa Singh (Event #5)

Melisa Singh

Melisa Singh raised to 50,000 from under the gun.  A player in middle position called, and Eric Flores shoved all in for 500,000.  Singh called the all in and the player in middle position folded pocket tens.

Singh:  [kc][qs]
Flores: [ac][9s]

The board ran out [qh][jc][2d][js][4s] sending Flores to the rail with a $1,380 payday, and chipping Singh up to 1,200,000 in chips.

Of the remaining 11 players Singh is now second in chips, just behind Jason Calnan who has 1,400,000.

Tony James' Four Flush (Event #6 $300 NLH Bounty)

Tony James

A player under the gun shoved for 23,100 (at 1000/2000 blinds w/ 300 ante).  The player in the hijack called, as did Tony James on the button.

Both the hijack and James checked the [5c][4h][3h] flop and [jh] turn.

When the [9h] river hit, the player that was all in accidentally exposed his cards before the other player's had acted.  He showed [jc][jd] for a turned set.

After a few moments the hijack and James both decided to check and James quickly said, "I check, I have a flush," and turned over [ad][qh].

"Unbelievable," the all-in player said as he packed up his belongings and headed to the rail.

The hijack mucked his cards without showing.

Tony James is now sitting with 135,000 in chips.

Aces (Again) for Jason Calnan (Event #5)

Jason Calnan - Current Chip Leader Event #5 

Jason Calnan raised to 45,000 on the button, and a player in the big blind shoved all in for approximately 275,000.  Calnan quickly called.

Calnan:  [ah][ad]
Big Blind: [as][8c]

The board ran out [kh][qd][5s][8d][10s].

As the chips were being passed to Calnan the player that was just eliminated asked Calnan, "How many $&*#@ times can you get aces?"

Calnan is now sitting with 1,200,000 in chips.