Main Event
Day 2 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods
Main Event
Day: 2
Day 2 Seating Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | SPENCER CHAMPLIN | 226,000 |
| 1 | 2 | STEVEN STASHIN | 88,500 |
| 1 | 3 | MICHAEL STASHIN | 325,500 |
| 1 | 4 | RALPH MACRI | 225,500 |
| 1 | 5 | RICHARD STEVENS | 222,000 |
| 1 | 6 | EVAN PAUSHTER | 92,500 |
| 1 | 7 | MICHAEL AZZARO | 164,000 |
| 1 | 8 | ANTHONY LEUNG | 169,000 |
| 1 | 9 | GIANNA PUERINI | 68,500 |
| 2 | 1 | GIULIANO LENTINI | 336,000 |
| 2 | 2 | ALEX JIM | 89,500 |
| 2 | 3 | DANIEL CHALIFOUR | 284,500 |
| 2 | 4 | MICHAEL KLEIN | 265,500 |
| 2 | 5 | MICHAEL CERVANTES | 242,000 |
| 2 | 6 | FRANK MILOWICKI | 164,000 |
| 2 | 7 | SCOTT EFRON | 139,000 |
| 2 | 8 | TERRENCE DOYLE | 101,000 |
| 2 | 9 | JOSEPH RUDY | 182,000 |
| 3 | 1 | JAMIE BERGER | 7,000 |
| 3 | 2 | MATTHEW ZOLA | 135,500 |
| 3 | 3 | MATTHEW WANTMAN | 150,000 |
| 3 | 4 | BRIAN HORAN | 138,000 |
| 3 | 6 | PATRICK DONNELLY | 231,000 |
| 3 | 7 | NAICHANG CHEN | 125,000 |
| 3 | 8 | MITCHELL GARSHOFSKY | 170,000 |
| 3 | 9 | YANIR HAHITTI | 250,000 |
| 4 | 1 | MICHAEL PEDULLA | 98,000 |
| 4 | 2 | MICHAEL MCGRATH | 54,500 |
| 4 | 3 | TARUN GULATI | 91,000 |
| 4 | 4 | JOSEPH HEINZMANN | 88,500 |
| 4 | 5 | GORDON WILCOX | 218,500 |
| 4 | 6 | DANIEL PODHEISER | 61,500 |
| 4 | 7 | DOMINICK PELLI | 46,000 |
| 4 | 8 | STANLEY LEE | 163,500 |
| 4 | 9 | HENRY VALENTINE | 55,500 |
| 5 | 1 | JUAN RAMIREZ-PARODI | 120,500 |
| 5 | 2 | SHANE BRANDES | 272,500 |
| 5 | 3 | ROBERT RICCIUTI | 114,000 |
| 5 | 4 | ROLAND ISRAELASHVILI | 115,500 |
| 5 | 5 | VINCENT MOSCATI | 57,000 |
| 5 | 6 | DAVID PLOTKIN | 331,500 |
| 5 | 7 | DANIEL WEINMAN | 43,500 |
| 5 | 8 | DAVID KURTZ | 49,000 |
| 5 | 9 | LEONARD SANDE | 164,500 |
| 6 | 2 | JEREMY BARRON | 109,000 |
| 6 | 3 | BRENT BALLENTINE | 125,500 |
| 6 | 4 | JUSTIN CAREY | 240,000 |
| 6 | 5 | JAMES HUNDT | 84,500 |
| 6 | 6 | STEVEN TABB | 83,500 |
| 6 | 7 | MICHAEL ROSSITTO | 82,000 |
| 6 | 8 | RAMI HAHITTI | 193,500 |
| 6 | 9 | EHSAN GHODS | 41,000 |
| 7 | 1 | VIMY HA | 293,000 |
| 7 | 2 | DAVID MOON | 269,000 |
| 7 | 3 | LUKE VRABEL | 92,500 |
| 7 | 4 | LUKE GRAHAM | 101,500 |
| 7 | 5 | OLAMIDE OTTI | 260,500 |
| 7 | 6 | AARON SMITH | 48,000 |
| 7 | 7 | ROBERT GARRETT | 159,000 |
| 7 | 8 | MUKUL PAHUJA | 210,000 |
| 7 | 9 | PETER MUGAR | 83,500 |
| 8 | 1 | DANIEL DIZENZO | 142,500 |
| 8 | 2 | ANDREW OSTAPCHENKO | 736,000 |
| 8 | 3 | GREGORY NERENBERG | 291,500 |
| 8 | 4 | PABLO DELGADO | 92,500 |
| 8 | 5 | DAVID PAREDES | 40,000 |
| 8 | 6 | DAVID KERPEN | 144,000 |
| 8 | 7 | MAURICE HAWKINS | 198,000 |
| 8 | 8 | SOKCHHEKA PHO | 182,000 |
| 8 | 9 | ALLEN FARRIS | 85,500 |
| 9 | 1 | BRANDON MILLER | 305,000 |
| 9 | 2 | SEAN THOMSON | 174,500 |
| 9 | 3 | GUANG LI | 355,000 |
| 9 | 4 | ZHI WU | 282,000 |
| 9 | 5 | EMMANUEL OKRAH | 23,500 |
| 9 | 6 | BASSAM AKIKI | 56,500 |
| 9 | 7 | PAUL SNEAD | 63,500 |
| 9 | 8 | ADAM BITKER | 162,000 |
| 9 | 9 | ANDREW LAUER | 128,000 |
| 10 | 1 | TSZ SHING | 345,000 |
| 10 | 2 | JUSTIN ADAMS | 169,500 |
| 10 | 3 | JOHN CAUTELA | 57,500 |
| 10 | 4 | VINCENT CIARROCCHI | 94,500 |
| 10 | 5 | PATRICK KELLY | 91,000 |
| 10 | 6 | LAUREN MONOSSON | 19,000 |
| 10 | 7 | VINEET PAHUJA | 332,000 |
| 10 | 8 | KYLE ANDERSON | 148,000 |
| 10 | 9 | KEVIN LUTZ | 75,500 |
Day 2 of Foxwoods Main Event Kicks-Off at Noon
Day 2 of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods $1,700 Main Event starts at noon. The two starting flights pulled together a total of 468 entries, which was less than last year but still enough to blast by the half a million guarantee that was set. Just 88 found a bag during the two starting flights and those lucky enough to do so will be returning on Day 2, battling it out for another ten levels of play.
Starting the day with the overall chip lead is Andrew Ostapchenko who bagged large in Day 1a and is the clear favorite thus far to make a deep run. Another big name that made the second day is 13-time ring winner Maurice Hawkins, who is having a great month after a couple of deep runs, including a third-place finish in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Global Casino Championship in Cherokee for $119,555.
Many other familiar faces will be battling it out for a shot at the six-figure top prize and some of which are Vinny Pahuja (336,000), Gregory Nerenberg (291,500), defending champ Gordon Wilcox (218,500), Mukul Pahuja (210,000), Chico Pho (182,000), Brian Altman (172,000), Mitch Garshofsky (170,000), and Matthew Wantman (150,000).
There will be 88 starting Day 2 and of those, just 71 will be grabbing a piece of the prize pool. Starting the day this close to the money might make for some conservative play, but judging by the first two flights the tournament should retain the action-filled play that has been up to this point. A min-cash will be paying $2,481, but all eyes will be on the $143,293 first-place prize that the eventual champion will be taking home, along with a shiny new gold ring.
Play will begin at 12 p.m. local time, blinds will start on level 16 and will be 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play a total of ten 60-minute levels and there will be a 15-minute break between every two. A 75-minute dinner break will take place at the end of level 21 and all remaining by nights end will bag up for the final day.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the updates throughout this event, so stay tuned!
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament director has now informed all dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
Heinzmann Sends Valentine Out First on Day 2
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Henry Valentine moved all in for 55,500 from the hijack, Joseph Heinzmann shoved over the top for about 85,000 total and the two turned over their hands.
Henry Valentine: 
Joseph Heinzmann: 
The board ran out 
and Heinzmann's flopped boat took down the pot, eliminating Valentine from the tournament early on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Chen Secures a Double Through Donnelly
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The turned board read 
and there was around 95,000 in the middle. Patrick Donnelly moved all in and Naichang Chen called for his remaining 39,000 stack, players tabled their hands.
Naichang Chen: 
Patrick Donnelly: 
"Come on queen!" said Donnelly, but the river fell an 
and Chen pulled in the pot with his bullets, doubling through Donnelly in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 195,000 |
|
|
115,000 | -116,000 |
Pahuja Shoves the River
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The board showed 
and the pot was around 85,000. Otti Olamide pushed in a bet of 28,000 and Mukul Pahuja swiftly moved all in for about 80,000. Olamide released his hand and Pahuja scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | -55,500 |
|
192,000 | -18,000 |
Ostapchenko Continues to Surge
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The turned board read 
and there was around 35,000 in the pot. Maurice Hawkins bet 17,500, Andrew Ostapchenko called and the dealer flipped over a on the river.
Hawkins pushed in 27,000, Ostapchenko snap-called and Hawkins tabled 
for a rivered pair of queens. Ostapchenko peeled over 
for a turned straight and more than enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000 | 39,000 |
|
170,000 | -28,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000 | 348,000 |
|
570,000 | 244,500 |
|
405,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
385,000 | 135,000 |
|
290,000 | -46,000 |
|
270,000 | -21,500 |
|
|
245,000 | 53,000 |
|
175,000 | 82,500 |