Main Event
Day 1a Started
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods
Main Event
Day: 1a
WSOP Circuit Foxwoods $1,700 Main Event Set to Begin at Noon
The 2019/20 season of the World Series of Poker Circuit rolls on with Event #10: $1,700 Main Event at Foxwoods (Connecticut). What has already been a busy circuit stop will culminate with the Main Event, which will be played over a total of four days.
Last year, this Main Event at Foxwoods was won by Gordon Wilcox. The Boston native navigated a field of 519 entries to take home a first-place prize totaling $169,052.
The structure for the Foxwoods Main Event follows the pattern of many other WSOPc stops. There will be two starting days, Flight A and Flight B. Both begin at noon local time, with Flight A beginning today. Players have the option of one re-entry per flight, equaling a maximum of four entries. Day 1 will consist of 15 levels of play, lasting 40 minutes each. There is a 15-minute break every three levels with a 75-minute dinner break after level 9. Registration is open until the start of level 13 (approximately 9:45 p.m.).
PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all of the action for this important WSOP Circuit Main Event. In the meantime, here's a look at all those who've captured gold rings thus far at the WSOP Circuit Foxwoods stop.
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $400 NLH | 207 | $68,310 | Andrew Heckman | $16,566 |
| Event #2: $600 NLH 6-Handed | 92 | $47,380 | Andrew Lauer | $14,058 |
| Event #3: $600 NLH | 1,754 | $903,310 | Bob Ricciuti | $134,413 |
| Event #4: $400 NLH Turbo | 322 | $106,260 | Max Wiosna | $23,664 |
| Event #5: $600 NLH | 156 | $80,340 | Michael Zaino | $21,050 |
| Event #6: $400 NLH One-Day | 237 | $78,210 | Luke Graham | $18,364 |
| Event #7: $400 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better | 124 | $40,920 | Darrell Lee | $11,143 |
| $250 Seniors Event | 464 | $92,800 | Scott Robbins | $18,811 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament director has announced shuffle up and deal and the cards are now in the air in the Main Event. Button is in the 1 seat.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Recent Ring Winners Among Entrants
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Bob Ricciuti has been spotted in the field. He was the winner of the Foxwoods Event #3: $600 NLH, a tournament which attracted a gargantuan field of 1,754 entries. Ricciuiti took home the grand prize of $134,413 and the WSOP Circuit Ring as a reward for his victory.
Darrell Lee is also in the field as he won a ring by winning Event #7: $400 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Stefanski Takes Early Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Dave Stefanski and his opponent saw a flop of 
. Stefanski, who was out of the small blind, led with a bet that his opponent called.
The turn was the 
. Stefanski checked and his opponent bet 2,800 which Stefanski called.
The river came the 
to put a third club on the table. Both players checked and Stefanski showed the winner with the 
to take the pot.
Elsewhere, well known circuit grinder Robert Georato was seen on the felt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Andrew Heckman Wins Event #1: $400 NLH for His Second Gold Ring
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that attracted 207 runners and created a $68,310 prize pool. One player that made a deep run was famed poker lawyer and frequent PokerNews contributor Maurice “Mac” VerStandig of the VerStandig Law Firm. He wound up taking fifth place for $3,812.
In the end, it was 24-year-old Andrew Heckman who emerged victorious to win the tournament for $16,566 and his second gold ring.
“It feels really good because I told this kid I wasn’t gonna duplicate my other ring, just to give me more motivation to win that one – and that was two years ago,” said an elated Heckman, after explaining that his first ring was stolen.
“I’m definitely a better tournament player than cash, but I play cash a lot. It feels good to win tournaments,” said Heckman, who learned to play from his dad. “He was really good. He won tournaments all the time. I used to stay up long nights and watch him when I was a kid before school and stuff. He’d tell me ‘go to bed’ and this and that.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Heckman | W. Bridgewater, Massachusetts | $16,566 |
| 2 | Joseph Taylor | Redford, Michigan | $10,239 |
| 3 | David Erban | N/A | $7,221 |
| 4 | Michael Bohmerwald | Stamford, Connecticut | $5,198 |
| 5 | Maurice "Mac" Verstandig | Gaithersburg, Maryland | $3,812 |
| 6 | Bruno Kreuschdesouza | Revere, Massachusetts | $2,855 |
| 7 | Matthew Zola | Riverside, Connecticut | $2,186 |
| 8 | David Valone | New Haven, Connecticut | $1,708 |
| 9 | Aleksey Filatov | Norwood, Massachusetts | $1,374 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Choi Takes From Georato
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Robert Georato bet 1,200 with three other opponents in the pot on a flop that read 
. Only Yoon Choi called. The turn was the 
and Georato checked.Choi bet 2,000 and Georato called.
The river came the 
. Both players checked. Georato showed the 
which was beaten by the 
of Choi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
27,000 | -3,000 |
Ramirez-Parodi Takes Pot, But Wanted More
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Action was picked up on the turn of a board that read 
. Stephen Gardner made a bet of about 2,600 which Juan Ramirez-Parodi called. The river came the . Ramirez Parodi checked and Gardner checked behind.
Gardner showed 
but Ramirez-Parodi had that beat as he revealed 
for two pair.
"Barrel that river!' said Ramirez-Parodi. "I was ready to make the check raise" he said with a smile as he collected the smaller pot than he would have liked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |