Who's Who Early on Day 1
Feb 07, '15
Cards have only been in the air a short while, but the field is already filling up! The tournament clock reads 106 players, and first and foremost among them we have a former World Series of Poker main event champion.
Following the Chris Moneymaker boom, Greg Raymer won the 2004 WSOP main event and has been a permanent fixture on the live tournament poker scene ever since. Raymer has about $7.5 million in live winnings and that makes him one of the highest earning live players hailing from the United States.
Most recently (2012), Raymer went on a tear on the Heartland Poker Tour, snapping up four Heartland Poker Tour main event wins – one in July in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a second in September in St. Louis, Missouri, a third in October in Altoona, Iowa and an astounding fourth in November in Florence, Indiana.
We’ve also spotted East Coast regulars Dave Stefanski, Maurice Paridis and Tom Dobrilovic.
Card Player Poker Tour Season II preliminary champion Je Wook Oh is also in the field. Oh won Event 5: No-limit Hold’em Mega-Stack challenge right here at Foxwoods a year go for $46,252, which happened to be the second largest cash of his career.
Chris Schonboch, who racked up quite a few CPPT cashes during Season II, is here. Schobnach finished second at Foxwoods last year in the $600 no-limit hold’em and 12th in the main event. Schonboch then made a trip to the Caribbean and finished 5th in the CPPT Card Player Cruises main event.
Kevin Calenzo, the owner of two WSOP rings and just under $1 million in live earnings, has taken his seat among the field as well.
Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Kevin Calenzo, David Stefanski, Chris Schonbach, Tom Dobrilovic
Another Chop
Feb 08, '15
Dave Stefanski raised to 25,000 from the small blind and Jason Calnan called from the big blind. The flop was K
Q
6 and both checked. The turn was the 7, Stefanski bet 30,000 and Calnan raised to 65,000. Stefanski called an the river was the A.
Stefanski showed K
5 and Calnan showed K
4 and they chopped the pot.
Player Tags: Jason Calnan, David Stefanski
Tran Long Eliminated in 27th Place ($3,897)
Feb 08, '15
Tran Long found himself all in holding QQ against the AK of David Stefanski.
The board came out AA646 and Long was eliminated in 27th place, earning $3,897.
Stefanski now finds himself on top of the leader board with 675,000.
Player Tags: David Stefanski, Tran Long
More for Stefanski
Feb 08, '15
Dave Stefanski seems to be quietly taking over his table.
Stefanski raised to 9,000 from the hijack seat and Ted Driscoll called from the button. After a flop of J75 both players checked. After the 4 opened on the turn, Stefanski bet 12,000 and Driscoll folded.
Player Tags: David Stefanski, Ted Driscoll
Dave Stefanski Takes Chip Lead
Feb 08, '15
Dave Stefanski is up to 475,000 and appears to be the current chip leader.
Player Tags: David Stefanski
Dave Stefanski Climbing
Feb 08, '15
Dave Stefanski has chipped up around 310,000 in the last level.
Player Tags: David Stefanski
A few Level 13 Updates
Feb 08, '15
Chris Tryba and Greg Raymer happened to draw the same table today. With both being talkative players, we are sure to hear lots of colorful and interesting stories throughout the day.
At table 4: Tryba raised to 3,800 from middle position and James Campbell called from the hijack seat. The two saw a flop of Q108 and both checked. The turn was the 6 and both players checked again. The river was the K and Tryab check-folded to Campbell’s 11,100 bet.
Siddart Dutta has been eliminated from the tournament.
At table 6: Mathew Wantman completed from the small blind and Dave Stefanski raised from the big blind. Wantman folded and Stefanski took in a small pot.
The tournament clock currently reads 91 players, meaning we have lost seven players in just over 30 minutes of play.
Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Christopher Tryba, James Campbell, David Stefanski
Dave Stefanski Eliminated 8th ($11,694)
Feb 09, '15
Dave Stefanski was all-in for roughly 300,000 and Jay Feingold easily called.
Stefanski: K9
Feingold: AA
The board: Q7579
Stefanski will add $11,694 to his nearly $700,000 in live tournament earnings.
Player Tags: David Stefanski, Jay Feingold
Updated Chip Counts
Feb 09, '15
Jay Feingold – 2,000,000
David Grandieri – 1,500,000
Frank Sgambato – 1,160,000
Fred Paradis – 1,150,000
PJ Caruso – 1,100,000
Dilipkumar Patel – 1,100,000
David Stefanski – 625,000
Sharman Olshan – 160,000
Player Tags: Frank Sgambato, David Stefanski, Dilipkumar Patel, David Grandieri, Fred Paradis, Jay Feingold, Sharman Olshan
Final Nine Chip Counts
Feb 09, '15
Chip Counts for the final nine players:
Jay Feingold – 1,600,000
Dave Stefanski – 1,400,000
Frank Sgambato – 835,000
PJ Caruso – 650,000
Sharman Olshan – 180,000
Dillipkumar Patel – 1,150,000
Fred Paradis – 1,280,000
David Grandieri – 1,220,000
Bobby Corcione – 180,000
Player Tags: David Stefanski, Robert Corcione, Jay Feingold, Sharman Olshan
David Stefanski has had a lot of good results in tournaments on the East Coast and his biggest victory came right here at Foxwoods. In December 2012 Stefanski won the Mega Stack Main Event for $52,359 and he must feel right at home here this weekend going for another title.
With a board showing A
J
3
5
to give Bramley a better pair.