2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods

Final Results
Winner
Justin Carey
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$143,293
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$709,020
Entries
468
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Valentine Busts Opponent With Kings

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Rapid action was picked up on the flop of {4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds} as Henry Valentine bet 1,500 and was raised to 3,500 by John Sitton. Valentine then three-bet to 8,500 and Sitton made the call.

The turn came the {6-Hearts}. Sitton bet 10,000 and Valentine moved all in. Sitton slowed down the rapid-fire action that had occurred up to that point by thinking for a few moments. He then put in his chips for the call.

Valentine turned over the {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} which was ahead of the {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} of Sitton. The river did not help Sitton as the {a-Clubs} rolled off and Valentine collected the rest of Sitton's chips, who was forced to walk away busted.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Valentine us
Henry Valentine
72,000
72,000
72,000
John Sitton us
John Sitton
Busted

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Giulino Busts Opponent

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The chips got all in on the turn with the board reading {3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Joseph Giulino's {a-Diamonds}{k-} was exposed and as the {4-Clubs} came on the river it confirmed his hand as the best one as his opponents hand was whisked away quickly by the dealer and all of his chips were sent over to the stack of Giulino.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Giulino us
Joseph Giulino
63,000
63,000
63,000

Heinzl Benefits From Set Over Set

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn of a board that read {k-}{j-}{4-}{9-}. Steve Sanzaro moved all in and was snap called by Joshua Heinzl.

Heinzl immediately showed {k-}{k-} for top set. Sanzaro could not believe his misfortune as he slowly rolled over his beaten {j-}{j-} second set and cursed his luck. The river came an {8-} and Heinzl was sent a huge pot and Sanzaro was left without any chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Heinzl us
Joshua Heinzl
78,000
78,000
78,000

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Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko us
Andrew Ostapchenko
68,000
68,000
68,000
Bob Ricciuti us
Bob Ricciuti
52,000
22,000
22,000
Juan Carlos Ramirez Parodi us
Juan Carlos Ramirez Parodi
50,000
13,000
13,000
Bhavin Patel us
Bhavin Patel
48,000
48,000
48,000
Gregory Neal us
Gregory Neal
44,000
44,000
44,000
Dave Stefanski us
Dave Stefanski
43,000
5,000
5,000
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
36,000
36,000
36,000
Darrell Lee us
Darrell Lee
35,000
5,000
5,000
Michael Rossitto us
Michael Rossitto
33,000
33,000
33,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
28,000
28,000
28,000
Anthony Leung us
Anthony Leung
26,000
26,000
26,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
15,000
15,000
15,000

Ostapchenko Looking to Follow Up on Parx Success

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Andrew Ostapchenko in Vegas WSOP action.
Andrew Ostapchenko in Vegas WSOP action.

Earlier this week, Andrew Ostapchenko struck it big at Parx Casino in Philadelphia.

He was there for the Parx Big Stax XXX and played the Big Stax 1100, an $1,100 buy-in tournament that drew 455 entries.

Ostapchenko came out on top of that field to win a $97,220 first-place prize. It was his first recorded live victory and second-biggest career cash after scoring over $200k in the 2017 WSOP Main Event.

Ostapchenko has made the journey to Foxwoods and is looking to keep the ball rolling with a deep run, and if he has his way, another victory.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Andrew Lauer Wins WSOPC Foxwoods Event #2 for His 3rd Gold Ring

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Andrew Lauer
Andrew Lauer

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 #2: $600 NLH 6-Handed, a tournament that drew 92 entrants and created a $47,380 prize pool. Among those to get a piece of it but fall short of the final table were Allen Kessler (14th - $957), John Cautela (13th - $957), Mark Phillips (12th - $1,089), Dan Chalifour (11th - $1,089), and Robert Morton (10th - $1,302).

In the end, it was 29-year-old Andrew Lauer winning the tournament for $14,058 and his third gold ring.

“It feels amazing. I can only play a few events so when I came down I said the six-max is the one,” Lauer said after the win. “The third one was kind of elusive. I got heads-up down in Florida – didn’t get it. Made a couple other final tables – couldn’t get it. So, to actually get it feels amazing. Gotta keep going for more though – get four and five.”

It wasn’t easy for Lauer, who faced a tough final table including a long heads-up battle.

“When I came into the final table I didn’t love my seat. I had one of the chip leaders on my right and then I had, in my opinion, the best player at the table on my left - James Camby. So, I knew I was going to be handcuffed.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Andrew LauerGranby, Connecticut$14,058
2Charles Alex BartonBoston, Massachusetts$8,690
3Steve WilliamsAthens, Texas$5,775
4James CampbellMarlborough, Massachusetts$3,975
5Matthew CooperWest Haven, Connecticut$2,838
6Dennis BrandSugar Land, Texas$2,108
7Roland IsraelashviliForest Hills, New York$1,620
8David LabriolaNaugatuck, Connecticut$1,620
9Vincent MoscatiVerplanck, New York$1,302

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