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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 3:15 PM Local Time
Olivier Lacoste - Winner Event #6 - $17,640
Olivier Lacoste has secured his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring and $17,640 after taking down the $580 No-Limit Hold'em Event #6 at Foxwoods Casino. Lacoste is here on the East Coast on holiday with his family from France.
"It's truly a poker story," Lacoste explained, "I met my wife in 2009 at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, we got married, have two children, and now live in France. I am here in Massachusetts for three weeks on holiday visiting my wife's family, my in-laws. I decided to play this tournament, and now I have won a Circuit ring. Unbelievable."
Lacoste defines himself as a recreational player. He used to play live and online in France, but now his job as a financial advisor, and his two children take precedence over poker.
Lacoste was actually eliminated the very last hand before registration closed in this event. He flopped a set of queens against Foxwoods' regular Bobby Corcione's flopped set of aces. He quickly re-entered, and made his way into the money that night, and to the winner's spotlight the following afternoon.
This will be the only tournament of the series that Lacoste is able to play due to family obligations, but he is very excited to have secured a WSOP ring, and hopes that he can also continue his run at the WSOP International Circuit stop in France in November 2017.
Official Report
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 1:14 AM Local Time
At the end of the day, only three of the 126 entrants remain in Event
#6. Olivier Lacoste, from France, leads the final three with 693,000.
Play will resume at Level 22, with 6,000/12,000 blinds, and a 2,000
ante.
Here is a look at the final three players heading into Day 3:
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:45 PM Local Time
Richard Finchum
Event #6: $580 no-limit hold'em, has reached the
unofficial final table of ten. The players have redrawn for their new
seats, and are now playing level 17 with 2,000/4,000 blinds, and a
500 ante.
Richard Finchum leads the final ten players, with 248,000. The
next closest players is Antonios Mouratidis, with 230,000. The remaining players are all guaranteed
at least $1,291, and the first place prize is $17,640.
Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Richard Finchum - 248,000
Seat 2: Kin Lam - 135,000
Seat 3: Jordan Metzler - 100,000
Seat 4: Jason Gooch - 152,000
Seat 5: Caleb Clarke - 70,500
Seat 6: Sean Thompson - 193,000
Seat 7: Antonios Mourtatidis - 230,000
Seat 8: Forrest Mansur - 99,500
Seat 9: Olivier Lacoste - 192,500
Seat 10: Dilip Patel - 79,000
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 6:00 PM Local Time
Registration is closed for the $580 no-limit hold'em event #6. This event drew 126 entries and generated a prizepool of $63,000.
The top 15 spots will get paid with a min-cash worth $1,064. The top
spot will take home $17,640, the gold Circuit ring, and 50 Foxwoods Casino Champion points.
For a look at the full prizepool and payout structure, please click the link in the PDF below, or click the "Prizepool" tab above.
Players will return to play Level 9, with 300/600 blinds, and a 100 ante. A few of the notables still in the field include:
Bobby Corcione - 40,000
Xavier Valerio - 40,000
Metzler - 39,000
Nicholas McDonald - 39,000
Chris Tryba - 39,000
Jason Gooch - 35,000
Chris Leong - 35,000
John Caputo - 24,000
Mark Walsh - 21,000
Lenny Coretelino -19,000
Johanssy Joseph - 13,000
Sherwin Agard, - 11,000
Denise Pratt - 8,000
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 11:01 AM Local Time
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 3:21 AM Local Time
The sixth event of the series and the third event to boast a $580
buy-in gets underway this morning. The $580 no-limit hold'em begins at 11 a.m., and here are the details:
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Blinds start at 25/50
- Late registration is open until the start of level 9 (~3:30 p.m.)
- Players are allowed one re-entry while registration is open
- There are 15-minute breaks after levels 4, 8, 12, and 18.
- There is a 60-minute break after level 15
- Day 1 is scheduled to play 21 levels before bagging (Levels 1-18 are 30 minutes in length, and Levels 19-21 are 45 minutes in length.)
- There is a $50,000 guaranteed prizepool for this event