Event 1 ($600 NLH) 10th Place- Ronald Birmingham ($7,758)

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 9
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ronald Birmingham

Ronald Birmingham moved all in for his last 375,000 from late position and Basel Chaura re-shoved all in for about 3,500,000. The rest of the table quickly folded and the cards were shown.

Basel Chaura: Q♠️Q♣️

Ronald Birmingham: A♣️7♣️

The board ran out Q♦️6♦️4♦️9♣️10♥️ and Chaura improved to top set to earn the pot and the knockout. Brimingham is the first player to fall from the final table and will take home $7,758 for his efforts.

Basel Chaura- 4,100,000

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Final Table Set, Bianco Leads

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 10
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ben Bianco

With the elimination of Chris Petteruti in 11th place the Event 1 final table is now set. Ben Bianco is leading the way with a massive stack of 9,900,000.

Bianco is holding strong at the top and he is showing no signs of slowing down.

Peter Tripp sits in second with 5,050,000 and Basel Chaura rounds out the top three chip stacks with 3,600,000.

Peter Tripp

The players will battle into the late night hours until we have our first Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Champion of the series.

One of these players will take home $104,087 along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy.

Below is a look at the updated chip counts and final table seating assignments as well as what's at stake.

Seat 1. Zach Stone- 3,300,000
Seat 2. Ronald Birmingham- 775,000
Seat 3. Robert Achorn- 2,375,000
Seat 4. Basel Chaura- 3,600,000
Seat 5. Calvin Ma- 2,750,000
Seat 6. David Pimentel- 2,500,000
Seat 7. Peter Tripp- 5,050,000
Seat 8. Eric Blythe- 540,000
Seat 9. Ben Bianco- 9,900,000
Vito Masi- 950,000

Payouts

1. $104,087+Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Trophy
2. $67,095
3. $47,606
4. $33,641
5. $24,206
6. $18,993
7. $15,889
8. $12,910
9. $10,241
10. $7,758

Event 1 ($600 NLH): 11th Place- Chris Petteruti ($7,758)

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 10
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Chris Petteruti

Chris Petteruti was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $7,758 for his efforts. The Event 1 final table is now set and the updated chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.

Event 1 ($600 NLH): 12th Place- Nhan Cao ($7,758)

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 11
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Nhan Cao was the next player to fall in 12th place. He will take home $7,758 for his efforts and we are now just one elimination away from the Event 1 final table.

Event 1 ($600 NLH): 13th Place- Scott Demetri ($6,021)

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 12
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Scott Demetri

Scott Demetri moved all in for his last 230,000 from late position. Calvin Ma called from the button and Vito Masi called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned the A♥️4♠️3♠️ flop and Masi checked to Ma who bet 225,000. Masi quickly folded and the hands were shown.

Ma turned over A♦️Q♠️ for top pair and Demetri showed K♥️2♥️. Demetri called for a three but the 6♣️ turn and  6♥️ river sealed the deal for Ma. 

Demetri is our 13th place Event 1 finisher and will take home $6,021 for his efforts.

Calvin Ma- 3,850,000

Event 1 ($600 NLH): 14th Place- Eric Phan ($6,021)

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 13
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Eric Phan

The action folded to Eric Phan in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 800,000. Calvin Ma snap called turning over A♥️Q♣️ and was dominating the A♦️7♠️ of Phan.

The board ran out clean for Ma and Phan was eliminated in 14th place earning $6,021 for his efforts. 

Calvin Ma- 3,500,

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Ben Bianco Extends His Lead

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 14
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ben Bianco

Ben Bianco is showing no signs of slowing down and he has extended his chip lead. Bianco just took a sizeable pot from Basel Chaura holding ace king on a king high board.

Bianco is now up to 7,000,000 and he's all alone at the top of the chips counts. Bianco sits with nearly twice the chips of his closest competitor Robert Achorn who is up to about 3,800,000.

Event 1 ($600 NLH) 15-18th Place

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 14
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Jordan Phillips

Sebastian Marquez

There was a rapid string of bustouts just after the final two table table re-draw. Sebastian Marquez was the first to fall in 18th and Jordan Phillips quickly followed in 17th.

Gary Lucci was the next to go in 16th and David Anderson was sent to the rail in 15th.

We are down the final 14 players and we're now just four eliminations away from the Event 1 final table.

15. David Anderson- ($6,021)
16. Gary Lucci- ($5,400)
17. Jordan Phillips ($5,400)
18. Sebastion Marquez ($5,400)

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Ben Bianco Leads the Final 18

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 18
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Ben Bianco

We are down to the final two Event 1 tables and it's Ben Bianco leading the final 18 with 4,300,000. The players will battle it out until our Event 1 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Champion is crowned.

One of these players will earn a six figure payday and take home $104,087 along with the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge trophy.

Below is a full look at all of the updated chip counts and seating assignments.

Table 1.

Seat 1. Eric Phan- 580,000
Seat 2. Calvin Ma- 850,000
Seat 3. Robert Achorn- 2,650,000
Seat 4. Vito Masi- 1,600,000
Seat 5. Donald Birmingham- 1,475,000
Seat 6. Zach Stone- 850,000
Seat 7. Gary Lucci- 740,000
Seat 8. Scott Demetri- 1,525,000
Seat 9. Jordan Phillips- 1,425,000

Table 2.

Seat 1. Sebastian Marquez- 550,000
Seat 2. Eric Blythe- 3,000,000
Seat 3. Chris Petteruti- 2,510,000
Seat 4. Ben Bianco- 4,300,000
Seat 5. David Anderson- 850,000
Seat 6. David Pimentel- 1,800,000
Seat 7. Peter Tripp- 2,900,000
Seat 8. Nhan Cao- 2,275,000
Seat 9. Basel Chaura- 1,650,000

Payouts

1. $104,087+Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Trophy
2. $67,095
3. $47,606
4. $33,641
5. $24,206
6. $18,993
7. $15,889
8. $12,910
9. $10,241
10-12. $7,758
13-15. $6,021
16-18. $5,400

Event 1 ($600 NLH): Pocket Kings for Basel Chaura

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,286
Players Remaining: 22
Feature Table Live Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/foxwoodspoker

Basel Chaura

The action folded around to Thai Hoa Quach in the cutoff and he moved all in for 650,000. Ben Bianco called and Basel Chaura re-shoved all in from the small blind for 790,000.

Bianco called putting both players at risk and the hands were shown.

Basel Chaura: K♠️K♣️
Ben Bianco: A♠️10♠️

Thai Hoa Quach: A♣️3♦️

The dealer fanned the Q♠️7♠️7♦️ and Bianco picked up the nut flush draw. He shouted for a spade but the 5♦️ and J♦️ completed the board.

Chaura let out a fist pump as he scored the knockout and nearly tripled his stack.

Basel Chaura- 2,310,000
Ben Bianco- 2,800,000
Thai Hoa Quach- Eliminated in 23rd Place ($4,283)