2005 New England Poker Classic - $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Day 2 of 4)
by Daniel Lazerek
$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Day 2 of 4) 90 players remain
All remaining players will be combined today. Blinds start at $400-$800.
NEW ENGLAND POKER CLASSIC Foxwoods Resort Casino Event #9: $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Buy In: $5,000 + $200 Entries: 387 Prize Pool: $1,935,000 + $20,000 Players Remaining: 90
Chip Count
| Table-Seat | Player | Chip Count | | 1-2 | Shahrokh Sarafzadeh | $67,500 | | 1-4 | Seth Gomes | $64,400 | | 1-1 | Matthew Casterella | $60,800 | | 4-8 | Jeffrey King | $53,100 | | 6-6 | John Rogers | $48,800 | | 9-5 | Brian Lesser | $48,000 | | 4-9 | John J. Aglialoro | $42,500 | | 8-8 | Stephen "Dakota" Happas | $41,800 | | 5-7 | Christopher Griffin | $40,300 | | 4-5 | William J. Hill | $40,000 | | 2-7 | Alan Ehrenworth | $39,700 | | 8-3 | Robey Rossi | $37,800 | | 5-2 | Michael Siwek | $36,100 | | 8-4 | Mazen Nesheiwat | $34,900 | | 1-6 | Michael Salem | $34,100 | | 7-2 | Raymond Sgambati | $33,800 | | TBD | Robert Barrett | $33,000 | | 5-8 | Barry Berger | $31,900 | | 6-2 | Jason Langiaese | $31,000 | | 7-7 | Steven Champ | $29,800 | | 6-8 | Joseph Tantillo | $29,600 | | TBD | Gavin Smith | $29,500 | | 2-6 | Geoffrey Munday | $29,400 | | TBD | Jonathan Schwartz | $28,900 | | 6-10 | David Singer | $28,400 | | 9-4 | George Kalaitzis | $26,400 | | 9-9 | Keith M. Geller | $26,400 | | TBD | Khenh Chanthamala | $26,200 | | 3-1 | Lawrence Cole | $25,500 | | 3-2 | Carlos Zambrano | $24,600 | | 3-7 | Luke Clark | $24,400 | | 8-7 | Curt Kohlberg | $24,200 | | 6-4 | Matthew Szymaszek | $24,100 | | 2-2 | Sam Haddad | $23,800 | | 7-8 | Todd Bourgault | $23,800 | | 8-2 | Rawley C. Hanssen | $23,700 | | 5-10 | Burton Bramble | $22,800 | | 9-3 | Howard Elfant | $22,800 | | 2-4 | Gregory Kolo | $22,600 | | 8-5 | Charles Casavant III | $21,700 | | TBD | Alfred Matthews III | $20,900 | | TBD | David Thompson | $20,800 | | 9-8 | Scott Reynolds | $19,000 | | 4-4 | Thomas Schreiber | $18,800 | | 3-5 | George G. Valos | $18,500 | | 9-1 | Bernard Lee | $16,800 | | 9-2 | Fran Cipriano | $16,600 | | 8-10 | Peter Athanasoulis | $15,500 | | 5-5 | Gerard Nadeau | $15,400 | | 3-3 | Peter J. Flanagan Jr. | $15,200 | | 4-2 | John Carello | $14,500 | | 4-10 | Cost Katikis | $14,100 | | 1-9 | John Pito | $13,700 | | 2-5 | Avdo Djokovic | $13,700 | | 5-6 | Tonio Scali | $13,400 | | 7-5 | Dick Carson | $13,300 | | 7-10 | Joseph Fernandez | $13,000 | | TBD | Justin Peckholdt | $13,000 | | 7-3 | David J. Barinelli | $12,900 | | TBD | James Bernard | $12,800 | | 2-3 | Brian Seymour | $12,500 | | 6-3 | Gregory Breiner | $12,500 | | 1-10 | Vincent Napolitano | $12,000 | | 3-8 | Mary Dale | $11,900 | | 9-10 | Paul Lombardo | $11,500 | | 2-1 | William Gazes | $11,400 | | 8-9 | Eli J. Rassow-Kantor | $11,300 | | 6-7 | Edson Pap | $11,000 | | 5-9 | John Amabile | $10,900 | | 3-10 | Neal Gersony | $10,500 | | 9-6 | Michael Luciano Polera | $10,400 | | 4-1 | Paul Matteo | $9,700 | | 6-9 | Kim Ung | $9,700 | | 5-3 | Ari Abramowitz | $9,500 | | 2-9 | Robert Teahan | $9,300 | | 4-3 | David Aronberg | $8,900 | | 1-5 | James T. Rhodes | $8,700 | | 2-8 | Paul Niles | $8,700 | | 1-7 | Robert Mackie | $8,000 | | 7-9 | Chad Moore | $7,600 | | 1-8 | John King | $6,400 | | 6-1 | Jerry Burgess | $6,100 | | 7-4 | Stephen Lateano | $6,000 | | 3-6 | James Pember | $5,900 | | 8-1 | Kevin Cantwell | $5,900 | | 5-4 | Joseph Peruti | $5,700 | | 3-4 | Robert Peterson | $4,900 | | 7-6 | Joseph Anthony | $4,400 | | 9-7 | John Lahoud | $3,100 | | 4-7 | Guy Louis Cicconi | $2,700 |
Chip Count (by table)
| Table-Seat | Player | Chip Count | | 1-1 | Matthew Casterella | $60,800 | | 1-2 | Shahrokh Sarafzadeh | $67,500 | | 1-4 | Seth Gomes | $64,400 | | 1-5 | James T. Rhodes | $8,700 | | 1-6 | Michael Salem | $34,100 | | 1-7 | Robert Mackie | $8,000 | | 1-8 | John King | $6,400 | | 1-9 | John Pito | $13,700 | | 1-10 | Vincent Napolitano | $12,000 | | 2-1 | William Gazes | $11,400 | | 2-2 | Sam Haddad | $23,800 | | 2-3 | Brian Seymour | $12,500 | | 2-4 | Gregory Kolo | $22,600 | | 2-5 | Avdo Djokovic | $13,700 | | 2-6 | Geoffrey Munday | $29,400 | | 2-7 | Alan Ehrenworth | $39,700 | | 2-8 | Paul Niles | $8,700 | | 2-9 | Robert Teahan | $9,300 | | 3-1 | Lawrence Cole | $25,500 | | 3-2 | Carlos Zambrano | $24,600 | | 3-3 | Peter J. Flanagan Jr. | $15,200 | | 3-4 | Robert Peterson | $4,900 | | 3-5 | George G. Valos | $18,500 | | 3-6 | James Pember | $5,900 | | 3-7 | Luke Clark | $24,400 | | 3-8 | Mary Dale | $11,900 | | 3-10 | Neal Gersony | $10,500 | | 4-1 | Paul Matteo | $9,700 | | 4-2 | John Carello | $14,500 | | 4-3 | David Aronberg | $8,900 | | 4-4 | Thomas Schreiber | $18,800 | | 4-5 | William J. Hill | $40,000 | | 4-7 | Guy Louis Cicconi | $2,700 | | 4-8 | Jeffrey King | $53,100 | | 4-9 | John J. Aglialoro | $42,500 | | 4-10 | Cost Katikis | $14,100 | | 5-2 | Michael Siwek | $36,100 | | 5-3 | Ari Abramowitz | $9,500 | | 5-4 | Joseph Peruti | $5,700 | | 5-5 | Gerard Nadeau | $15,400 | | 5-6 | Tonio Scali | $13,400 | | 5-7 | Christopher Griffin | $40,300 | | 5-8 | Barry Berger | $31,900 | | 5-9 | John Amabile | $10,900 | | 5-10 | Burton Bramble | $22,800 | | 6-1 | Jerry Burgess | $6,100 | | 6-2 | Jason Langiaese | $31,000 | | 6-3 | Gregory Breiner | $12,500 | | 6-4 | Matthew Szymaszek | $24,100 | | 6-6 | John Rogers | $48,800 | | 6-7 | Edson Pap | $11,000 | | 6-8 | Joseph Tantillo | $29,600 | | 6-9 | Kim Ung | $9,700 | | 6-10 | David Singer | $28,400 | | 7-2 | Raymond Sgambati | $33,800 | | 7-3 | David J. Barinelli | $12,900 | | 7-4 | Stephen Lateano | $6,000 | | 7-5 | Dick Carson | $13,300 | | 7-6 | Joseph Anthony | $4,400 | | 7-7 | Steven Champ | $29,800 | | 7-8 | Todd Bourgault | $23,800 | | 7-9 | Chad Moore | $7,600 | | 7-10 | Joseph Fernandez | $13,000 | | 8-1 | Kevin Cantwell | $5,900 | | 8-2 | Rawley C. Hanssen | $23,700 | | 8-3 | Robey Rossi | $37,800 | | 8-4 | Mazen Nesheiwat | $34,900 | | 8-5 | Charles Casavant III | $21,700 | | 8-7 | Curt Kohlberg | $24,200 | | 8-8 | Stephen "Dakota" Happas | $41,800 | | 8-9 | Eli J. Rassow-Kantor | $11,300 | | 8-10 | Peter Athanasoulis | $15,500 | | 9-1 | Bernard Lee | $16,800 | | 9-2 | Fran Cipriano | $16,600 | | 9-3 | Howard Elfant | $22,800 | | 9-4 | George Kalaitzis | $26,400 | | 9-5 | Brian Lesser | $48,000 | | 9-6 | Michael Luciano Polera | $10,400 | | 9-7 | John Lahoud | $3,100 | | 9-8 | Scott Reynolds | $19,000 | | 9-9 | Keith M. Geller | $26,400 | | 9-10 | Paul Lombardo | $11,500 | | TBD | Robert Barrett | $33,000 | | TBD | Gavin Smith | $29,500 | | TBD | Jonathan Schwartz | $28,900 | | TBD | Khenh Chanthamala | $26,200 | | TBD | Alfred Matthews III | $20,900 | | TBD | David Thompson | $20,800 | | TBD | Justin Peckholdt | $13,000 | | TBD | James Bernard | $12,800 |
 Veteran pro Bill Gazes struggled all day, but made it to Day 3 with $11,400. |
 Local superstar John D'Agostino was one of the few widely recognized pros in attendance. D'Agostino was knocked out in the late afternoon. Other notable exits included Paul Darden, Nick Frangos, and Brian Haveson. |
 Nick Frangos |
 Defending champ Eric Buchman was knocked out late in the day. | |