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1st Place: William Kopp ($40,836)
Before the first hand of heads up play began, William Kopp asked his opponent Mark Schumacher if he wanted to take a break. Mark agreed after the one minute left in the level ended. They never made...
View ArticleAugust 2014 - WSOP - Event #5 - $580 NLH - Results
PlaceNamePrize1William Kopp, Brecksville OH40,8372Mark Schumacher, Hopkinton MA25,2473John Weiss, Fairfield CT18,4304Paul Duchemin, Hopkinton MA13,6715Glen Minxolli, Peabody MA10,2986Michael Nye, E...
View ArticleEvent #7: $580 Six Max is Under Way
Cards are in the air for Event #7: $580 NLH Six Max. This tournament has a $40,000 Guarantee and features 12,000 starting stack. Full structure is available here.At 1pm, the final table for Event #6:...
View ArticleEvent #6 Final Table is Under Way
The final table for Event #6: $365 NLH is now under way. You can watch the live stream at www.FoxwoodsLive.com. Here are chip counts and seating assignments:Seat 1: Matt Smith - 321,000Seat 2: Scott...
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9th Place: Brian Campbell ($1,723)
Brian Campbell was all in preflop holding [Ks][Kc] and was in good shape to double up against his opponent's [Ad][Qs]. The [Qc][Qh][5s] flop changed all that, and Brian would need a king to survive....
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Event #6: Updated chip counts at the break
The final 6 players in Event #6: $365 NLH are now on their first break of the day. When the return, blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante. Here are updated chip counts:Seat 1: Matt Smith -...
View Article6th Place: Scott Inman ($3,528)
Scott Inman was all in with pocket sixes against his opponent's ace king. Scott's sixes were good thought the turn, but as Barry Greenstein says, "Ace on the river." Scott will exit this tournament in...
View ArticleEvent #7: $580 Six Max Prize Pool and Payouts
A total of 148 players entered today's Event #7: $580 Six Max NLH, creating a prize pool of $76,960. The top 15 players will make the money, with a mincash worth $1,060. Here are the full payouts:1st...
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Photos from Event #7
There are approximately 75 players remaining in Event #7, and they are now on their second break of the day. Here are some photos of notables from around the room:Je Wook Oh, Randal Sklar, and Bernard...
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5th Place: Paul Vacchio ($4,623)
Paul Vacchio and Matt Smith were heads up on a [Th][2h][Tc][Qh] board when Paul moved all in. Matt went deep into the tank and eventually made the call. Paul had flopped trip tens with his [Ks][Ts]...
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Jose Mendez gets lucky against Bob Lauria
Usually when you pick up ace king against your opponent's ace king, you expect to chop. That's just what Bob Lauria was thinking when he had Jose Mendez all in with [As][Kc]. When the flop fell...
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Event #6 is now on break
The final 4 players in Event #6: $365 NLH are now on break. Tournament staff are coloring up some chips on this break, and here are the updated chip counts:Seat 1: Matt Smith - 1,400,000Seat 5: Bob...
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4th Place: Eric Siegel ($6,173)
At 10,000/20,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante, Eric Seigel moved all in under the gun for 176,000. Matt Smith was next to act and reraised to 400,000. The blinds got out of the way, and Eric saw the bad...
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3rd Place: Jose Mendez ($8,389)
Jose Mendez was all in with [Ad][4h] against Bob Lauria's [As][Jd]. Jose would need a four to survive, and he found one on the [4s][5h][8s]. Unfortunately for him, Bob found a jack when the turn came...
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Heads up play has begun
After a brief break, heads up play has begun in Event #6: $580 NLH. Matt Smith has 1.7 million to Bob Lauria's 630,000. Blinds continue at 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante.
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Bob Lauria doubles through Matt Smith
On a [6s][3c][Jc], Bob Lauria found himself all in holding [Jh][9h] against Matt Smith's [Kc][4c]. Bob would need to avoid a king or a club to survive. The [9d] turn took away a few of Matt's outs,...
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Bob Lauria doubles up again!
The final board read [5h][8c][6h][Ac][8d] when Bob Lauria moved all in. Matt Smith mulled over his options and elected to make the call, seeing that his [As][9h] had been rivered by Bob's [8h][3h]....
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2nd Place: Bob Lauria ($11,601)
Bob Lauria awaits the river after hitting a queen on the turn
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