Friday, August 14, 2015 2:57 PM Local Time
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Friday, August 14, 2015 2:56 PM Local Time
Chuck Maitlen raises to 450 from middle position, and Donald Lohr calls from his immediate left. Kevin Calenzo calls as well, and David Stefanski calls from the big blind.
The flop comes , and Maitlen continues for 650. Lohr and Calenzo call, and Stefanski folds.
The turn is the , and Maitlen checks. Lohr bets 1,250, and Calenzo raises to 4,000. Matilen folds, and Lohr calls. The river is the , and both players check.
Lohr shows , and Calenzo mucks his cards.
Donald Lohr - 42,500
Kevin Calenzo - 14,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 2:32 PM Local Time
After a couple players limp, Brad St. Vincent raises to 1,725. Only one player calls.
The flop comes , and both players check. The turn is the , and St. Vincent leads out for 2,000. His opponent quickly folds, and St. Vincent takes the pot.
Brad St. Vincent - 25,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 2:28 PM Local Time
David Patterson calls in the cutoff, John Chen raises to 1,500 on the button, and the big blind calls. With action back on Patterson, he shoves all-in for 3,400. Both Chen and the big blind call.
Chen and the big blind check it down when the board runs out .
Patterson tuns over , and the other players fold.
David Patterson -10,500
Friday, August 14, 2015 2:19 PM Local Time
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Andrew Badecker
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The field has nearly doubled in size since play started, and there are now 130 entries.
Among the players to take their seats during the past two hours are bracelet winners Chris Tryba and Andrew Badecker (pictured above), three-time ring winner Roland Israelishvili, and Brad St. Vincent, who won Casino Champion here at Foxwoods in May, and then finished fourth in the WSOP National Championship a couple weeks ago.
Friday, August 14, 2015 2:12 PM Local Time
| Level: | 4 | | Blinds: | 100/200 | |
Friday, August 14, 2015 1:58 PM Local Time
Chuck Maitlen raises to 450 from early position, and only the hijack calls.
The flop comes , and Maitlen continues for 550. The hijack calls, and Maitlen takes the pot.
Chuck Maitlen - 47,500
Friday, August 14, 2015 1:45 PM Local Time
On a board reading , Spyridon "Spyro" Mitrokostas checks in the small blind, the big blind bets 1,500, and Michael Cohen calls in middle position. With action back on Mitrokostas, he shoves all-in for 12,925. The big blind calls, and after a moment of thinking about it, Cohen reluctantly folds.
Spyro Mitrokostas:
Big Blind:
The turn and river are safe for Mitrokostas and he is awarded a full double up.
Spyro Mitrokostas - 31,100
Friday, August 14, 2015 1:37 PM Local Time
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Brad St. Vincent
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An early-position player raises to 350, and the cutoff calls. Brad St. Vincent - who recently finished in 4th place in last season's National Championship - is in the big blind, and he calls as well.
The flop comes , and St. Vincent checks. The preflop raiser continues for 450, both other players call.
The turn is the , and St. Vincent leads out for 1,000. Both opponents fold. As the dealer pushes him the pot, St. Vincent shows one card only, the .
Brad St. Vincent - 21,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 1:29 PM Local Time
On a board reading , Joseph Guarino bets 900, and Stephen "Dakota" Happas calls.
The turn comes the . Guarino leads for 1,500, Happas raises to 3,500, and Germano calls.
The river is the . Guarino checks and Happas bets 4,000. Guarino thinks for a few seconds and then throws in the chips to call.
"I have a monster," Happas says as he turns over for a straight flush.
Guarino flashes and says, "Nice hand," to Happas.
Happas says, "I was happy turning the straight, the river was even better for me."
Joseph Guarino - 10,000
Stephen Happas - 30,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 1:24 PM Local Time
| Level: | 3 | | Blinds: | 75/150 | |
Friday, August 14, 2015 1:12 PM Local Time
The board reads on the turn, and there's already about 7,500 in the pot.
Chuck Maitlen bets 2,500, and Brian LeBlanc moves all in. Maitlen calls and turns over for top set, and LeBlanc shows . The river is the , and Maitlen wins the pot.
Maitlen now has more than double his starting stack, and LeBlanc is down to 775. He ends up busting out on the next hand.
Chuck Maitlen - 43,500
Brian LeBlanc - Eliminated
Friday, August 14, 2015 1:06 PM Local Time
On a board reading , John Brakatselos in middle position check-calls a bet of 350 from William Frederick on the button. Both players check the turn.
When the falls on the river, Brakatselos bets out 1,125 and Frederick calls.
Brakatselos shows , but Frederick turns over for a turned set of aces.
John Brakatselos - 19,500
William Frederick - 22,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 12:55 PM Local Time
Grant Lang recently doubled up and appears to be the early chip leader.
According to Lang, a player had raised preflop, and another player three-bet to 1,000. Three players called, and the flop camd with two hearts. Action checked around to the preflop three-bettor, and he continued for 2,500. There was a fold and a call, and then Lang check-raised to 10,000.
The bettor folded , and the the other player moved all in. Lang called with . The turn was a , and the river was a , and Lang won the pot with a straight, scoring a bustout.
Grant Lang - 45,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 12:46 PM Local Time
| Level: | 2 | | Blinds: | 50/100 | |
Friday, August 14, 2015 12:45 PM Local Time
Brian Leblanc limps from the hijack, Michael Costa also limps in the cutoff, the small blind calls, and the big blind checks his option.
Both blinds check the flop. Leblanc leads for 350, and Costa calls. Both blinds fold.
Leblanc bets 700 when the comes on the turn, and Costa again calls.
Both players check the river.
"Nice hand," Leblanc says upon seeing Costa turn over . Leblanc shows , resulting in a chopped pot for both players.
Brian Leblanc - 20,100
Michael Costa - 16,900
Friday, August 14, 2015 12:44 PM Local Time
After a couple players limp, Dave Stefanski limps from the cutoff, and Hilary Dombrowski - who finished fourth in the Main Event here a year ago - calls from the button. The small blind calls, and the big blind checks his option.
The flop is , and action checks around to Stefanski. He bets 150. Dombrowski calls, and one of the limpers calls.
The turn is the , and both players checks, and then the river is the . It's checked to Dombrowski, and he bets 300. Only Stefanski calls. Dombrowski shows for a pair of jacks, and Stefanski mucks his cards.
Hilary Dombrowski - 21,500
Dave Stefanski - 19,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 12:23 PM Local Time
Two players in this tournament are coming off deep runs in the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas last month. Je Wook Oh finished in 68th place, and Dave Stefanski just barely missed the November Nine, finishing in 16th place.
Also here are two-time Circuit ring winner Kevin Calenzo and Spyro Mitrokostas, and players are still filtering in as late registration is open through the end of Level 12.
Friday, August 14, 2015 12:01 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air, and the first Main Event of the 2015-2016 season is now underway.
Friday, August 14, 2015 12:01 PM Local Time
| Level: | 1 | | Blinds: | 25/50 | |