Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:10 PM Local Time
A player in early position raises and Anthony Delia calls in the big blind.
The flop is . Delia checks, his opponent bets 300, and Delia calls.
On the turn, Delia checks, his opponent bets 500, and Delia check-raises to 1,500. After a brief pause, his opponent puts in a reraise to 4,500. Delia makes it 10,500 and his opponent quickly announces "All in." He has Delia covered.
Delia can't get the chips in fast enough and he shows for a flopped full house.
His opponent turns over for trip kings.
The river does not help his opponent and Delia's stack is counted down. His opponent matches Delia's 19,575 and is left with around 5,000.
Anthony Delia - 40,250
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:03 PM Local Time
Five players limp to see the flop comes . Both blinds check and Dena Pearlman bets 300 from middle position. Bob Ferdinand calls from the hijack, and everyone else folds. Both players check the on the turn, then they check again when the falls on the river.
Pearlman tables for two pair, aces and nines, and Ferdinand mucks his cards.
Dena Pearlman - 27,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:01 PM Local Time
Nicholas Kapla opens to 300 under the gun, a player in middle position calls, and James Magner calls in the big blind.
The flop is . Magner checks, Kapla continues for 500, and the next player raises to 1,050. Magner folds and Kapla calls.
On the turn, Kapla checks, his opponent bets 1,500, and Kapla quickly slides in calling chips.
The river is the and Kapla leads out for 1,750. His opponent calls and Kapla shows . His opponent mucks and Kapla takes down the pot.
Nicholas Kapla - 23,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:53 PM Local Time
There are four players to see the flop. The small blind checks, Michael Lowe bets 200 in the big blind, the hijack calls, and the button and small blind both fold.
The turn is the . Lowe bets 300, and his opponent calls.
Both players check the river.
"Queens and sixes," Lowe says as he turns over .
His opponent does a triple check of his cards and then hesitantly throws them into the muck.
Michael Lowe - 27,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:53 PM Local Time
After three players put in 250 preflop, 2012 November Niner Michael Esposito raises to more than 1,000 from the big blind. The player to his direct left calls and everyone else folds.
The flop comes and Esposito continies for 1,075. His opponent calls, and the turn is the . Esposito bets again, this time for 3,025. His opponent thinks for a minute, then mucks his cards.
Michael Esposito - 24,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:41 PM Local Time
There's around 1,500 in the pot, and a board reading . Ralph Macri checks in the small blind, and Andrew Heckman bets 700. Macri calls.
The river is the . Macri checks again, and this time Heckman bets 1,200. Macri pauses and then throws in a chip to call.
"Two kings," Heckman says as he turns over .
"Kings are good," Macri says as he mucks his cards face down.
Andrew Heckman - 25,000
Ralph Macri - 15,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:41 PM Local Time
| Level: | 2 | | Blinds: | 50/100 | |
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:37 PM Local Time
Matthew Zola raises to 150 from the cutoff, and Robert Georato (winner of the Circuit Main Event at Harveys Lake Tahoe last year) calls from the button.
The flop is and Zola continues for 400. Georato calls again. The turn is the and both players check. The river is the , and Zola bets 525. Georato raises to 2,000. Zola thinks a few moments, then taps the table and mucks his cards.
Robert Georato - 22,000
Matthew Zola - 19,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:31 PM Local Time
Nicholas Spinale limps under the gun and action folds around to Robert Corcione, who makes it 650 to go in the big blind. Spinale calls and they head to the flop.
The flop is . Corcione bets 1,000 and Spinale calls.
Both players check the turn.
On the river, Corcione bets 2,000 and Spinale quickly calls.
Corcione:
Spinale:
Spinale's flopped straight draw turns into trips on the river, which is good enough to take down Corcione's kings up.
Nicholas Spinale - 23,500
Robert Corcione - 17,200
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:30 PM Local Time
There is about 4,000 in the middle, and a board reading . Ryan Chua bets 350 in the hijack, and the player on the button calls saying, "I had the flush already."
Chua turns over and his opponent shows , and then tosses it into the muck face up.
Ryan Chua - 25,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:25 PM Local Time
In one of the first hands of the day, there was a five-way limped pot.
The flop comes . The blinds check and Matthew Kaplan bets 450 under the gun. Michael Falcone calls in the next position, the late position limper folds, and the blinds fold.
They go heads up to the turn. Kaplan bets 1,300 this time and Falcone calls.
The river is the . Kaplan tosses out a bet of 2,100 and Falcone calls.
Kaplan:
Falcone:
Kaplan's two pair is no good against the rivered flush of Falcone, and Falcone picks up a nice pot early.
Michael Falcone - 25,200
Matthew Kaplan - 16,800
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:21 PM Local Time
Midway through Level 1, there are currently 16 tables in play.
Not surprisingly, several players who busted out yesterday are back for another shot, including Dave Stefanski, Tim Reilly, Philip Shing, Chris Leong, James Magner, and Robert Georato.
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:02 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air and Day 1B is now officially underway.
Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:02 PM Local Time
| Level: | 1 | | Blinds: | 25/50 | |
Saturday, August 27, 2016 9:12 AM Local Time
Jose Montes Led Day 1A
Welcome to Day 1B of the Circuit Main Event at Foxwoods!
Yesterday in Day 1A, there were 162 entries, and 30 survived to the end of the night. They were led by Jose Montes (pictured above), who bagged up 364,000 in chips. He's followed by Samuel Taylor - the defending champion in this event - with 238,500.
Here's the key info for today:
- This is the second and last starting flight for this event.
- Players start with 20,000 in chips.
- Blinds start at 25/50.
- Day 1 is scheduled for 15 levels.
- Levels on Day 1 are 40 minutes each. They increase to 60 minutes for Day 2.
- There will be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9 (roughly 6:20 p.m.)
- There will be a 10-minute break after every two levels.
- This is a limited re-entry event. Players may enter up to twice on each starting day. Players who bag chips may not re-enter.
