Foxwoods Resort Casino, the largest resort casino in North America, has been hosting the annual Foxwoods Poker Classic for the past two weeks. The series has attraced top fields of both professional and amateur poker players, but it all comes to an end this weekend!
Held in the largest poker room on the East Coast, the 21-event series, which spanned 17 days, culminates this weekend with a $2,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event, which features a $500,000 guarantee.
Last year’s Foxwoods Poker Classic had a total of 4,458 entries and paid out over $2.1 million in prize money, with the Main Event drawing 226 entries and a prize pool of over $548,000. This year, Foxwoods added several increased guarantees to their events, totaling $1,600,000.
Foxwoods Poker Room boasts close to 100 tables in the sprawling main room featuring a variety of live-action games that are spread around the clock. An additional 60 tournament tables are located in a separate tournament room offering weekly no-limit hold’em events with total payouts over $200,000 and guarantees totaling over $70,000. Foxwoods is also associated with the World Series of Poker and will host a WSOP Circuit event beginning May 13-24, so mark your calendar. In addition, Foxwoods will also offer satellites for the WSOP Main Event from June 1-14.
For more information and results from the Foxwoods Poker Classic, as well as other poker events happening at Foxwoods Resort Casino, visit www.foxwoods.com, like Foxwoods on Facebook, and follow Foxwoods on Twitter.
On a flop of , action exploded with Joel Matheson betting 4,000 from the big blind, Kou Vang calling under the gun, and the player on the button raising to 19,000. Matheson put in 15,000 more, folding out Vang, and the player on the button called off for a bit less.
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Matheson's two pair were best, and the and was a safe run out.
Allen Kessler said he lost most of his chips when he ran into a set before his table broke. He got his last 11,700 in under the gun with and was put at risk by a player holding . The flop came , giving Kessler a set, and he turned his opponent dead with the .
Lance Harris bet 8,200 from the button after a middle player checked to him on a board of . Harris' opponent put him all in for 18,000 more, which caused Harris some concern.
"I wish I knew you better," he said as he thought for a couple of minutes.
"I'm John," the player offered.
That got a chuckle from the table, and Harris asked if he could see his opponent's hand if he mucked.
"For $5," John replied. Harris sent him a $10 bill shortly after and mucked.
"I've only got $3," John said, handing Harris short change.
Andy Rogowski opened for 2,100 early and saw Jon Hanner make it 4,600. Rogowski called, and the two saw flop. Rogowski checked and called a 4,500 bet from the Minnesotan, and a hit the turn. Rogowski checked again and Hanner bet 9,000. Rogowski folded after tanking a couple of minutes and Hanner showed .
"I know you have that," Rogowski said. "That's all you have."
, action exploded with Joel Matheson betting 4,000 from the big blind, Kou Vang calling under the gun, and the player on the button raising to 19,000. Matheson put in 15,000 more, folding out Vang, and the player on the button called off for a bit less.
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