Dan "The Man" Suied Wins the Mega Stack Challenge!
Congratulations to Dan Suied, winner of the $1,650 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge Main Event. Be sure to join us in October for Foxwoods World Poker Finals here at the Foxwoods Resorts Casino!
Tournament reporting from the felt
Monday, August 23, 2010
25 reports filed on this day.
Marc Podell Eliminated in 2nd Place
After taking most of his chips just a few hands earlier, Dan Suied raised all in from the small blind and Marc Podell called all in for the last of his chips. They showed: Suied [Kd][Jh] Podell [4h][4s]…
Mike Dentale Eliminated in 3rd Place
On a checked down board of [9d][8h][3c][8c][9c], Mike Dentale checked and Marc Podell bet 650K. Dan Suied mucked his hand and Dentale then moved all in for an additional 1.72 million. Podell announced "If you…
Ross Santos Eliminated in 4th Place
Ross Santos moved all in preflop and was called by Mike Dentale. The two players turned over: Santos [Ah][Qc] Dentale [6c][6h] Santos needed help but didn't receive any when the board ran out…
Grant Lang Eliminated in 5th Place ($25,608)
Grant Lang moved all in for just over 800K preflop and Marc Podell reshoved all in from the button. Everyone else folded and they turned over: Lang [Ac][2d] Podell [Ad][Kd] The board ran out…
Sam Haddad Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,720)
Sam Haddad opened to 350K preflop and Marc Podell moved all in for 1,820,000. Haddad thought for about 12 minutes before announcing call. They turned over: Haddad [9h][9c] Podell [Ad][Qc] Haddad was ahead…
Play Resumes at the Mega Stack Main Event.
The six remaining players have returned from dinner break and cards are back in the air. The blinds have been increased to 50,000-100,000 with a 15,000 ante.
Dinner Break Chip Counts
The chip counts on the dinner break are as follows: Sam Haddad 2,810,000 Dan Suied 2,700,000 Mike Dentale 2,190,000 Marc Podell 2,068,000 Ross Santos 1,850,000 Grant Lang 1,220,0200
DInner Break at the Foxwoods Mega Stack Main Event
The six remaining players are now on their one-hour dinner break.
Blind Increase with 6 Players Remaining
The blinds have been increased to 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Ben Bianco Eliminated in 7th Place ($17,227)
Dan Suied raised to 150K preflop and Ben Bianco moved all in for an additional 305K. Suied made the call and they turned over: Suied [Qd][Tc] Bianco [As][Jh] The flop came out [Ts][6s][2d], giving Suied the…
Rodney Legendre Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,968)
Dan Suied raised to 150K preflop from under the gun and Rodney Legendre moved all in for a total of 580K. Marc Podell made the call from the big blind and Suied folded. They turned over: Legendre [Tc][Ts]…
Break Time in the Mega Stack Main Event
The eight remaining players are now on a 10-minute break. When they return, the blinds will be increased to 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Robert Koerber Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,426)
Dan Suied raised to 175K preflop and a short stacked Robert Koerber moved all in for only 70K more. Suied made the call and they turned over: Suied [7h][7s] Koerber [Ah][9c] The board came [4h][3s][2s][4s][6d]…
Mike Perry Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,915)
Ross Santos raised to 125K from the button and a short stacked Mike Perry moved all in from the big blind for an additional 55K. Santos made the call and they turned over: Perry [Ac][Kh] Santos [8c][8d] The…
Break Time in the Mega Stack Main Event
The players are on a short break while the tournament officials color up the orange 1,000 chips. When play resumes, the blinds will be increasd to 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Mega Stack Final Table Chip Counts
The final table seating assignment and chip counts are as follows: 1. Grant Lang 1,008,000 2. Mike Perry 264,000 3. Mike Dentale 1,298,000 4. Rodney Legendre 631,000 5. Sam Haddad 1,948,000 6. Marc Podell…
Mega Stack Challenge Final Table Set
We are down to the final ten players in the $1,650 NLHE Mega Stack Challenge Main Event. Players are currently redrawing for seats at the final table.
$1,650 NLHE Results: 11th-14th
11th - Chris Valence $7,915 12th - Tyng Low $7,915 13th - Ed Papapietro $6,285 14th - Lior Barlev $6,285
Blind Increase with 11 Players Remaining
The players have been active early on the this final day and we are now on the final table bubble with 11 players remaining. The blinds have been increased to 15,000-30,000 with 4,000 ante.
Cards Back in the Air at the Mega Stack Main Event
Play has resumed at the $1,650 Mega Stack Challenge Main Event. The blinds are 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge Main Event
The final day seating assignment and chip counts are as follows: Table 1: 1. Barlev Clur 188,000 2. Ed Papapietro 265,000 3. Chris Valence 545,000 4. Rodney Legendre 674,000 5. Marc Podell 798,000 6. Robert…
Final Day Chip Counts and Seating Assignments
After the redraw, the seating assignment and chip counts are as follows: Table 1: 1. Barlev Clur 188,000 2. Ed Papapietro 265,000 3. Chris Valence 545,000 4. Rodney Legendre 674,000 5. Marc Podell 798,000 6…
Play Concludes for the Day
With 14 players remaining, play has come to an end for the day. Play will resume tomorrow at noon in the Foxwoods Poker Room and will continue until we have a winner. Chip counts and seating assignments will…
$1,650 NLHE Results: 15th-20th Place
15th - Irving Pimentel $6,285 16th - David Pocknett $4,888 17th - Mark Falow $4,888 18th - Jeff Picataggio $4,888 19th - Alfred Borges $4,888 20th - William Cunningham $4,888