Event 1A $600 NLH: Rich Jute Leads Day 1A

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$500,000 Guaranteed

Level 17: 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante

Day 1A Entries: 159

Day 1A Players Remaining: 15

Livestream Final Table Link: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

Rich Jute

Robert Guilbeault

Day 1A of the Foxwoods Megastack Challenge $600 NLH $500,000 GTD event has come to an end with 15 players remaining thanks to a Dave Stefanski double knockout.

 Rich Jute is at the top of the Day 1A chip counts with a massive stack of 503,000.

Robert Guilbeault is right on his heels with 495,000 and Dave Stefanski rounds out the top three chip stacks with 490,500.

Dave Stefanski

The combined Day 1A-F survivors will return on Monday December 9 at 11 AM to resume play and play down to a winner.

The day two players will all be in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $1,200 for their efforts. Below is a full look at the Day 1A players that will be moving on to day two.

A full list of day two chip counts and seating assignments will be posted before the start of play.

Rich Jute- 503,000
Robert Guilbeault- 495,000
Dave Stefanski- 490,500
Pal Zagreda- 362,000
Calvin Ma- 330,5000
Charles Lee- 315,000
Joseph Muldoon- 262,500
Soheb Porbandarwala- 223,000
Johanssy Joseph- 219,000
John Lyons- 175,000
Yuliya Makarova- 161,000
Eric Kitain- 142,000
Branden Galpin- 124,000
Garrett Lavallee- 115,500
Joseph G- 59,000

Event 1A $600 NLH: Stefanski Doubles Through Joseph

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$500,000 Guaranteed

Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000 BB Ante

Day 1A Entries: 159

Day 1A Players Remaining: 22

Livestream Final Table Link: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

Dave Stefanski

Dave Stefanski raised to 8,500 from middle position and Johanssy Joseph re-raised to 21,500 from the button.

It folded back to Stefanski who moved all in for 114,500 and Joseph called putting Stefanski at risk.

Dave Stefanski: A♠️K♦️
Johanssy Joseph: A♥️Q♦️

The board ran out K♥️J♦️6♠️2♣️8♥️ and Stefanski paired his king in the window to earn the double up.

Dave Stefanski- 239,000
Johanssy Joseph- 200,000

Event 1A $600 NLH: Garrett LaVallee Leading the Way

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$500,000 Guaranteed

Level 14: 1,500/3,000/3,000 BB Ante

Day 1A Entries: 159

Day 1A Players Remaining: 30

Livestream Final Table Link: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

Garrett LaVallee

We are down to the final four tables here in the first Event flight and it's Garrett LaValle out in front with 440,000.

Soheb Porbandarwala

Soheb Porbandarwala sits in second with 350,000 and Johanssy Joseph rounds out the top three chip stacks with 315,000. 

LaValle and Porbandarwala are sharing the felt on table four so there's plenty of potential for a monster pot if these two monster stacks should elect to clash. 

Johanssy Joseph

Event 1 $600 NLH: A Look at the Numbers, 225 Day 1A-B Entries

The Day 1B Event 1 players have returned from break and Day 1B tournament registration and re-entry is now closed. There were 159 entries in our first flight and 66 entries here in the second flight.

This brings the combined Day 1A-B Event 1 total to 225 entries with 23 players moving on to day two.

Below is a look at the Day 1A-B Event 1 numbers and the players advancing to day two will all be in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $1,200 for their efforts.

Day 1A Total Entries: 159
Day 1A Players Advancing to Day 2: 16
17th-20th Place Paid $1,200

Day 1B Total Entries: 66
Day 1B Players Advancing to Day 2: 7
8th Place Paid $1,200

Event 1A $600 NLH: Faces from the First Flight

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$500,000 Guaranteed

Level 6: 300/500/500 BB Ante

Day 1A Entries: 135

Livestream Final Table Link: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

Calvin Ma

Mike Nye

Arnaldo "AG" Gordon

Johanssy Joseph

Soukha Kachittavong

LJ Sande

Event 1A $600 NLH: Pepper Triples Up

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)

$500,000 Guaranteed

Level 5: 200/400/400 BB Ante

Day 1A Entries: 127

Livestream Final Table Link: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

Adam Pepper

We caught up to the three handed action on the Q♥️5♥️2♦️ flop. It checked to Adam Pepper who bet 2,500 into a main pot of about 7,500 and LJ Sande check-raised to 6,300.

The middle position player called and Pepper moved all in for 18,800. Sande called and the middle position player put his last 15,000 into the pot.

Adam Pepper: 5♣️5♦️
LJ Sande: A♠️Q♣️
Middle Position: K♥️8♥️

The turn J♣️ and river 9♠️ sealed the deal for Pepper and he more than tripled his stack.

Adam Pepper- 49,000
LJ Sande- 20,000

Event 1A $600 NLH: Plenty of Time to Get in on the Action

$600 NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 2: 100/200
Day 1A Entries: 62
Livestream Final Table Link: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

The field is growing fast here in our first $600 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed flight and the players continue to file into the tournament area.

There's still plenty of time to get in on the action as Day 1A tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 9 (Approx. 3:30 PM).

The second (Turbo) flight will begin at 5:00 PM and Day 1B tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until approximately 8:00 PM.

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Championship NLH: LJ Sande Wins His Third Foxwoods Poker Title and $67,200

Leonard "LJ" Sande

The Foxwoods World Poker Finals $2,500 Championship NLH $250,000 Guaranteed drew a total of 107 entries.

After three long days of play LJ Sande was the last man standing and it was anything but easy for the Connecticut pro.

Sande grinded a short stack for nearly all of day two and managed to find a double up just before the bag and tag. He returned to day three in the middle of the pack where he remained for much of the day.

Sande stayed patient and with just four players remaining he vaulted to the top picking up pocket queens to eliminate Paul Snead.

Dave Stefanski was the next player to fall and Sande would face Mike Stashin heads up for the title.

The two players battled for nearly an hour and in the end Sande came out on top earning his third Foxwoods Poker title and $67,200.

Below is a look at the final table results and the full tournament results will be posted as soon as they're available.

1. LJ Sande $67,200+WPF Trophy
2. Mike Stashin- $45,360
3. Dave Stefanski- $29,760
4. Paul Snead- $22,320
5. Brock Wilson- $16,800
6. Soukha Kachittavong- $13,440
7. Steven Tabb- $11,040
8. Ken Rawlinson- $8,800
9. Matt Voskuil- $7,200
10. Tarun Gulati- $6,000

Championship NLH: 2nd Place- Mike Stashin ($45,360)

$2,500 Championship NLH

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 27: 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante

Total Entries: 107

Players Remaining: 1

Livestream Feature Table: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

Mike Stashin

LJ Sande raised to 100,000 and Mike Stashin moved all in for 775,000. Sande went into the tank before leaning back in his chair.

"I really feel like this is the one" Sande said as he thought it over. "I'll show you" replied Stashin and after a few more moments Sande called.

LJ Sande: Q♥️9♥️
Mike Stashin: A♦️2♣️

The dealer fanned the A♥️7♥️3♥️ flop and Sande flopped the second nut flush to put a hammerlock on the hand. The turn 4♣️ left Stashin drawing dead and the 8♣️ completed the board.

"You played great man" Stashin said as the two shook hands and Stashin is our Championship runner up earning $45,360 for his efforts.

Championship NLH: Stashin Trips Up Sande to Even the Score

$2,500 Championship NLH

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 26: 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante

Total Entries: 107

Players Remaining: 2

Livestream Feature Table: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

Mike Stashin

There was about 350,000 in the pot on the Q♠️10♦️5♠️10♣️ board when Mike Stashin check-raised all in for 920,000. LJ Sande gave it plenty of thought before he called and the hands were shown.

Mike Stashin: 10♥️♥️6
LJ Sande: Q2♠️

The river 3 was no help to Sande and Stashin earned the doubled up.

Mike Stashin- 2,200,000
LJ Sande- 2,080,000

Championship: Heads-Up, Sande Shoves the River

$2,500 Championship NLH

$250,000 Guaranteed

Level 26: 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante

Total Entries: 107

Players Remaining: 2

Livestream Feature Table: Twitch.TV/FoxwoodsPoker

It didn't take long for the chip lead to change hands during heads up play. In one of the very first hands the board was reading J♣️10♥️8♦️9♥️7♥️ and there was already over a million in the pot.

Mike Stashin fired out a bet of 450,000 and LJ Sande moved all in. Stashin instantly folded and Sande dragged in the massive pot.

LJ Sande- 3,100,000
Mike Stashin- 1,180,000