Tournament reporting from the felt
32 reports filed on this day.
Frank Melgar moved all in for his last 90K. Gary Kreymer then moved all in from the button for a total of 235K. Todd Freeman called from the big blind and they turned over: Melgar [Jd][8h] Kreymer [Ac][Ad]…
The blinds have been increased to 25K-50K with a 5K ante.
Glenn McCaffrey raised to 90K and Todd Freeman called. Attilo Bitondo called all in for his last 70K from the button. The flop came [Ts][6h][5c] and McCaffrey led out for 125K. Freeman folded and they turned…
The remaining nine players are now on a 10-minute break. Tournament officials are coloring up the orange 1K chips. When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 20K-40K with a 5K ante.
Juan Catala shoved all in from the small blind and was called by Glenn McCaffrey in the big blind. They turned over: Catala [Jh][8c] McCaffrey [4c][4s] The board ran out [Qd][7s][5c][6d][Tc] and McCaffrey's…
Below are the final table chip counts by seating assignment: 1. Todd Freeman 822,000 2. Attilio Bitondo 1,134,000 3. Ryan Batza 908,000 4. Alexi Lammi 1,014,000 5. James Coghlan 1,511,000 6. Chris Ganias…
Talk radio personality Paul Harris has been eliminated in 11th place when his A-5 failed to improve against his opponent's pocket eights. The remaining ten players are redrawing for seats at the final table.
The 16 remaining players are currently on a 10-minute break. When they return, the blinds will be increased to 12K-24K with a 3K ante.
The blinds have been increased to 10K-20K with a 2K ante.
Play has resumed at the $560 Mega Stack Challenge event. The blinds have been increased to 8K-16K with a 2K ante.
The 19 players remaining in the $560 Mega Stack Challenge are now on a one-hour dinner break.
We are down to our final 20 players in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event. Players are currently drawing for seats at the final two tables.
The blinds have been increased to 6K-12K with a 1K ante.
The remaining 27 players are now on a 10-minute break. Tournament officials are coloring up the purple 500 chips. When play resumes, the blinds will be 5K-10K with a 1K ante.
UNBELIEVABLE!!! Soeun Soer moved all in preflop for his last 42,000. Ami Sharma then reraised to 100,000. Behind him, Todd Freeman moved all in and Sharma called all in for his last 150,000. They turned over…
With 46 players remaining and top 45 spots finishing in the money, the bubble is burst at the Foxwoods $560 Mega Stack Challenge event. Click here to view the video in HD
2009 WSOP Main Event 8th place finisher Kevin Schaffel has been eliminated in 42nd place. Kevin, along with Dennis Phillips, are serving as hosts to the 2010 May Mega Stack Challenge here at the Foxwoods…
David Giribaldi ended day one with 91,400 in chips. However, he called this morning and had an emergency that he had to attend to and would not be able to make today's action. Despite that, Giribaldi has made…
Alex "ags104" Santiago talks to Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum about his recent SCOOP victory and FTOPS final table as well as his plans for the upcoming WSOP. Click here to view the video in HD
The bubble has burst in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge. All 45 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $1,006. The video of the bubble hand will be posted shortly.
We are now down to 46 players with top 45 spots finishing in the money.
The 49 remaining players are currently on a 10-minute break. Tournament officials are coloring up the 100 chips. When play resumes, the blinds will be increased to 3K-6K with a 500 ante.
We are now down to our final 49 players with top 45 spots finishing in the money.
The blinds have been increased to 2,500-5,000 with a 400 ante. There are now 54 players left with top 45 finishing in the money.
Ernie Hou has had an up and down two days here at the $560 Mega Stack event, taking some of he most brutal beats. Yesterday, Ernie called a players all in after the turn of a nine high board with J-9. His…
The final 61 players in the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge have taken their seats and cards are in the air. The blinds are now 2K-4K with 400 ante. Top 45 players finish in the money and we will play down to a…
Dennis Phillips is eliminated from the $560 Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge with less than 100 players remaining. Click here to view the video in HD
Day one of the $560 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge event has concluded. There are just over 60 players remaining with top 45 finishing in the money. Play will resume tomorrow at noon. Stay tuned to…
After fighting a short stack for most of the day, Kevin Schaffel got all of his chips in the middle preflop with pocket aces against his opponent's pocket nines. The aces held and Schaffel over now over 100K…
The blinds have been increased to 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante. There are 75 players remaining with top 45 spots finishing in the money. This will be the last level of play this evening.