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Tuesday, August 22, 2017 2:35 AM Local Time
John Sciacca - Winner Event #4 - $25,060
After a tough heads-up battle, John Sciacca emerged victorious over Ilir Cenalia to win his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring in the $580 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max tournament at Foxwoods Casino. Sciacca defeated a field of 179 entrants to win $25,060, and the gold ring.
Sciacca is the owner of a car dealership, and plays $2/$5 No-Limit Hold'em to relax and have fun.
"I love the competitiveness of the game. I usually play the high-hand days here at Foxwoods. It's recreational, I just do it to have fun. I love to play," Sciacca explained.
Sunday, August 20, 2017 6:11 PM Local Time
Mackenzie Kraemer - Chipleader of Final Seven
Event #4, the only short-handed tournament of the series, has reached the unofficial final table of seven. The players have redrawn for their new seats, and are playing level 21 with 5,000/10,000 blinds, and a 1,000 ante.
Mackenzie Kraemer leads the final seven players, with 635,000. The next closest players is Josh Blatchford, with 479,000. The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,971, and the first place prize is $25,060.
Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: John Sciacca - 204,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: Ilir Cenalia - 185,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Caleb Clarke - 325,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: Brendan Wiley - 143,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Mackenzie Kraemer - 635,000 (63 bb)
Seat 6: Josh Blatchford - 479,000 (47 bb)
Seat 7: Joe Coulombe - 154,000 (15 bb)
Sunday, August 20, 2017 5:31 PM Local Time
Players are just returning from their break. Level 9 is underway and that means that registration is now closed
for the $580 no-limit hold'em six-max event. The fourth event of the
series saw a total of 179 entries, and surpassed the $50,000 guaranteed prizepool.
The 179 entries generated a prizepool of $89,500. The top 18 players
will finish in the money, all guaranteed at least $1,109, and the winner
will take home$25,060, the gold Circuit ring, and 50 Casino Champion
points.
A complete look at the payouts can be found in the link below or in the "Prizepool" tab at the top of the page.
Sunday, August 20, 2017 2:00 PM Local Time
The players are just coming back from their first break of the day
and there are a couple of hours left before late registration and re-entry
closes.
Here is a look at the structure for this event:
Sunday, August 20, 2017 3:05 AM Local Time
The fourth event of the series and the only short-handed event gets
underway on Sunday afternoon. The $580 no-limit hold'em six-max event gets
underway at 12 p.m. and here are the details:
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Blinds start at 25/50
- Day 1 is scheduled for 21 levels before players bag up for the day (Levels 1-18 are 30 minutes in length, and Levels 19-21 are 45 minutes in length.)
- There will be a 15-minute break after levels 4, 8, 15 and 18
- There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 12
- Players are are allowed one re-entry while registration is open
- Late registration and re-entry is open until the start of level 9 (~4:30 p.m.)
- There is a $50,000 guaranteed prizepool for the event
- The survivors of Day 1 will return on Monday August 21st at 1 p.m. to play down to a winner
