Mitch Garshofsky had his opponent covered and at risk preflop holding 
against 
. A deuce hit the flop to send Garshofsky into the lead and he would not look back as a the turn and river kept his pair of twos ahead to bust his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | 2,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The flop showed 
and there was around 9,000 in the pot. Action checked to Joseph Giulino who bet 3,800 and a small blind opponent check-called. Vincent Moscati check-raised to a massive 25,000 and Giulino was the only person to call.
A 
fell as the turn card and Moscati moved all in for this remaining 6,300. Giulino snap-called and the two tabled their cards.
Vincent Moscati: 
Joseph Giulino: 
Moscati needed to hit to keep his hopes alive, but an 
changed nothing, missing Moscati who was eliminated from the tournament to the likes of Giuilino and his pocket ladies.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000 | 89,000 |
|
Busted |
On the turn the board read 
. Stanley Lee bet 8,500 and was called by his opponent. The river came the 
. his opponent checked immdiately. Lee took his time before moving all of his chips into the middle to cause his opponent to snap fold and hand the pot to Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | 18,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | -3,000 |
|
115,000 | 63,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 48,000 |
|
67,000 | 9,000 |
|
58,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
47,000 | -48,000 |
|
40,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
38,000 | 8,600 |
|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
While PokerNews is only live reporting the High Roller and Main Event tournaments at the World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods stop, there have been plenty of other side events playing out all week long.
One of them was Event #3: $600 NLH, a tournament that drew 1,754 entries over five starting flights and created a $903,310 prize pool.
Among those to finish in the top 264 and make the money were Mike Wang (14th - $9,846), Andrew Cooper (28th - $3,974), Benjamin Sears (37th - $2,529), Stephen Silverman (59th - $1,896), Daniel Weinman (80th - $1,535), Mike Azzaro (106th - $1,174), and Dan Barry (121st - $1,174).
In the end, local favorite Bob Ricciuti from Johnston, Rhode Island took it down in front of his big rail for $134,413 and his first gold ring.
“I have a reputation for being bitter because I’ve been around a long time and I’ve never gotten a big payday. People that know me know the real me. They’ll see you when you’re busting a tournament, and the whole world is looking at you at your weakest moment. So, it feels like vindication. It feels really nice,” said an emotional Ricciuti.
He added: “For the first couple of years I was playing professionally we were struggling. My daughter was young. But here I am 13 years later and I’m still grinding it out. I’m always fighting for my life – I’m fighting for my family.”
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Ricciuti | Johnston, Rhode Island | $134,413 |
| 2 | Corbin Avery | Claremont, New Hampshire | $83,105 |
| 3 | Rafael Polanco | N/A | $63,683 |
| 4 | Albert Arcand | Boston, Massachusetts | $49,140 |
| 5 | Dennis Gokman | Jersey City, New Jersey | $38,210 |
| 6 | Jovy Ounthongdy | East Hartford, Connecticut | $29,900 |
| 7 | John Phan | Seattle, Washington | $23,576 |
| 8 | Daniel Lee | Medford, Massachusetts | $18,789 |
| 9 | Steven Wojcik | N/A | $15,215 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Players are now on a 75 minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
123,000 | -19,000 |
|
|
83,000 | 53,000 |
|
58,000 | 23,500 |
|
|
56,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
29,400 | -3,600 |