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Friday, August 17, 2018 3:27 PM Local Time
After a relatively short Day 2, Vittorio Faricelli has claimed the first World Series of Poker Circuit ring of the Foxwoods Series after taking down Event #1 ($400 No-Limit Hold'em) for $11,187.
Of the three players returning for Day 2, James Campbell was the shortest stack. Campbell was eliminated in the first level of the day, leaving Lowell Kim and Faricelli heads up for the title. Kim scored an early double up, but Faricelli slowly chipped away at Kim's stack until the two ultimately got it all in with Faricelli holding against Kim's 10-9 of diamonds. Faricelli's ace-high was good the whole way, but he ended up rivering a straight just for good measure. Kim took home $6,914.00 for his second place showing.
In March of this year Vittorio Faricelli nearly won his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring after taking second place in the $365 No-Limit Hold’em Circuit event at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. Today, he closed out the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Event #1 at Foxwoods Casino earning, $11,187 for his victory.
Faricelli greatly attributes maintaining a positive attitude to his success in poker, “Everybody goes through ups and downs in life. It’s important to have gratitude to help you power through the rough times. After the thunderstorms comes the sunshine.”
Faricelli is also a newlywed, having married his partner Pamela in May of this year. “I am running great in poker and life,” Faricelli concluded with a smile.
A list of results can be found under the Results Tab.
The official report can be found by clicking this link.
Friday, August 17, 2018 2:47 AM Local Time
The final three players in Event #1 will return today at noon to play down to a winner in Event #1.
For a look at the three remaining players, please see this link.
Friday, August 17, 2018 1:31 AM Local Time
Friday, August 17, 2018 1:30 AM Local Time
Day 1 has just wrapped up in Event #1, and just three players remain from the 113 original runners. Vittorio Faricelli leads the pack, having ended the day with 774,000.
Here is a list of the final three players in order of chip counts:
Vittorio Faricelli - 774,000
Lowell Kim - 641,000
James Campbell - 274,000
The unofficial final table of ten was reached midway through Level 18 (2,500/5,000 blinds, with a 500 ante.) James Campbell led heading into the final ten. He obtained the chip lead one-off the money when he got involved in a three-way all in pot with pocket tens against a player's pocket twos, and the pocket aces of Joe Heinzmann. Both Camby and his opponent made quads, leaving Heinzmann with only ten big blinds on the stone bubble. Heinzmann got it all in a few hands later with ace-jack against Campbell's king-queen, and Campbell rivered a king to eliminate Heinzmann and burst the bubble.
The final three players come back for Day 2 tomorrow (Friday August 17th) at noon to play down to a winner. All have their eyes set on the $11,187 top prize, the coveted World Series of Poker gold ring, and the 50 Casino Champion points.
Results
Day 2 Seating Assignments
Thursday, August 16, 2018 7:09 PM Local Time
Midway through level 18 (2,500/5,000 blinds with a 500 ante) the unofficial final table of ten has been reached for Event #1. The first player winner will take home $11,187 along with the coveted World
Series of Poker Circuit ring, and 50 Casino Champion points.
James Campbell leads the final ten players with 550,000 in chips.
Here is a look at how the final table stacks up:
Seat 1: David Compton - 46,000
Seat 2: Mike Le - 222,000
Seat 3: Chris Basha - 46,500
Seat 4: Daniel Podheiser - 106,000
Seat 5: Lowell Kim - 158,000
Seat 6: Martin Borras - 106,000
Seat 7: James Campbell - 550,000
Seat 8: Vittorio Faricelli - 240,000
Seat 9: Darren Martin - 133,000
Seat 10: Aaron Barham - 188,500
Thursday, August 16, 2018 5:23 PM Local Time
Registration has closed for Event #1, and the prizes have been announced:
Total Entries: 113
Total Prizepool: $37,290
Placed Paid:12
First Place: $11,187
Min-Cash: $779
A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the PRIZEPOOL tab, above.
Once the unofficial final table of ten is reached, an update with names and chip counts will be posted. Results will be posted at the end of the night, as will the names and chip counts of the players advancing to Day 2.
Thursday, August 16, 2018 7:36 AM Local Time
Thursday, August 16, 2018 7:35 AM Local Time
Welcome to the first event of the 2018-2019 World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Foxwoods Casino. Action begins at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 16th, and this event will play out over the course of the next two days, at which point the first gold ring of the series will be awarded.
Here is a quick look at the details for this event:
- Players start with 15,000 in chips
- Blinds start at 25/50
- Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 (approx. 3:30 pm)
- Unlimited re-entry is available until the start of Level 9
- Forfeiting your stack to re-enter will be allowed during the post-Level 8 break only
- Levels 1-18 will last 30-minutes. Levels 19+ will be 45-minutes in length
- There will be a 15-minute break after Levels 4, 8, 12, and 18, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 15 (approx. 7:15 pm)
- This is a two-day event. Day 1 play will conclude after 21 levels
- Day 2 will resume at noon on Friday August 17th, and will continue until a winner has been crowned