Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods
$3,250 High Roller
Day: 2
Stefanski Surge Continues
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dave Stefanski was well ahead of Spencer Champlin in a preflop all in holding the 
vs the 
of Champlin.
The board ran out 
and Champlin was eliminated in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Table Redraw and Chip Counts
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Seat | Player |
| 1 | Scott Efron |
| 2 | Andrew Lauer |
| 3 | Lauren Monosson |
| 4 | Paul Snead |
| 5 | Tarun Gulati |
| 6 | Josias Santos |
| 7 | Luke Graham |
| 8 | Dave Stefanski |
| 9 | James Frangoulidis |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
423,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
315,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
310,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
195,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
172,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
145,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
110,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
62,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
|
58,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Frangoulidis Holds With Nines
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Luke Graham moved all in from the cutoff, James Frangoulidis re-shoved from the small blind to fold out the big blind and the cards were on their backs.
Luke Graham 
James Frangoulidis 
The flop 
the turn 
the river 
and the field was officially trimmed to the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
418,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Stefanski's River Boat Blasts Hole in Lauer's Stack
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Four players were on the turn of a board that read 
. Dave Stefanski bet 14,000, Andrew Lauer called and the other two players in the hand got out of the way.
The river was the to pair the board. Stefanski put together some chips and put out a bet of 51,500. Lauer called after a about fifteen seconds.
Stefanski tabled the 
for the full boat. "Good river" said Lauer as he mucked his hand to tilt the table's chips in favor of Stefanski.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
445,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
341,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
Santos Eliminated as Bubble Boy
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Josias Santos's 
went up in flames against the 
of Paul Snead on a board that read 
as all of his chips went into the stack of Snead and assured the remaining seven players of a payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Lauer Three-Bets Two Opponents Out
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Paul Snead raised to 15,000 under the gun, James Frangoulidis called from the cutoff. Out of the small blind, Andrew Lauer three-bet to 53,000.
Snead thought it over for a while and confirmed the count before folding. Frangoulidis also folded after a few moments and Lauer added a nice chunk to his stack with the preflop aggression.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
465,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
|
328,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
180,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Snead Pays Stefanski's Nut Flush, But Avoids Larger Damage
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river of a board that read 
. Dave Stefanski bet about 45,000 into a pot of around the same size. Paul Snead thought for about ten seconds before calling with some trepidation.
Stefanski showed the hammer with the 
, while Snead turned over the 
for a lesser flush.
Several players at the table complimented Snead on only calling rather than even considering a raise and hence losing the minimum.
"I just knew he had it" said Snead as he saw more of his stack cut away to continue his downward trajectory.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
135,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Break Time
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
It is time for the second 15-minute break of the day.