2005 New England Poker Classic - $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Day 1 of 4)
by Daniel Lazerek
$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Day 1 of 4)
Half the field will play today (Friday), and the other half will play tomorrow. The remaining players will be combined on Sunday. Final table will be played on Monday.
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
Chip Count
The following 43 people advance to Day 3:
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| Table-Seat | Player | Chip Count | | 1-1 | Matthew Casterella | $60,800 | | 4-8 | Jeffrey King | $53,100 | | 6-6 | John Rogers | $48,800 | | 9-5 | Brian Lesser | $48,000 | | 8-8 | Stephen "Dakota" Happas | $41,800 | | 5-7 | Christopher Griffin | $40,300 | | 5-2 | Michael Siwek | $36,100 | | 7-7 | Raymond Sgambati | $33,800 | | 10-6 | Robert Barrett | $33,000 | | 7-7 | Steven Champ | $29,800 | | 11-4 | Gavin Smith | $29,500 | | 11-2 | Jonathan Schwartz | $28,900 | | 9-4 | George Kalaitzis | $26,400 | | 9-9 | Keith Geller | $26,400 | | 11-7 | Khenh Chanthamala | $26,200 | | 3-7 | Luke Clark | $24,400 | | 2-2 | Sam Haddad | $23,800 | | 5-10 | Burton Bramble | $22,800 | | 2-4 | Gregory Kolo | $22,600 | | 8-5 | Charles Casavant III | $21,700 | | 10-7 | Alfred Matthews III | $20,900 | | 10-8 | David Thompson | $20,800 | | 9-8 | Scott Reynolds | $19,000 | | 4-4 | Thomas Schreiber | $18,800 | | 3-5 | George Valos | $18,500 | | 8-10 | Peter Athanasoulis | $15,500 | | 3-3 | Peter Flanagan | $15,200 | | 4-2 | John Carello | $14,500 | | 4-10 | Cost Katikis | $14,100 | | 7-5 | Dick Carson | $13,300 | | 10-10 | Justin Peckholdt | $13,000 | | 10-3 | James Bernard | $12,800 | | 6-3 | Gregory Breiner | $12,500 | | 9-10 | Paul Lombardo | $11,500 | | 6-7 | Edson Pap | $11,000 | | 9-6 | Michael Luciano Polera | $10,400 | | 4-1 | Paul Matteo | $9,700 | | 6-9 | Kim Ung | $9,700 | | 6-1 | Jerry Burgess | $6,100 | | 3-6 | James Pember | $5,900 | | 3-4 | Robert Peterson | $4,900 | | 9-7 | John Lahoud | $3,100 | | 4-7 | Guy Louis Cicconi | $2,700 |
Payout Structure
| 1st | $630,488 | | 2nd | $342,125 | | 3rd | $185,725 | | 4th | $127,075 | | 5th | $87,975 | | 6th | $73,312 | | 7th | $58,650 | | 8th | $48,875 | | 9th | $43,988 | | 10th | $39,100 | | 11th | $34,212 | | 12th | $29,325 | | 13th | $24,438 | | 14th | $19,550 | | 15th | $14,672 | | 16th | $12,707 | | 17th | $12,707 | | 18th | $12,707 | | 19th | $12,707 | | 20th | $12,707 | | 21st | $10,752 | | 22nd | $10,752 | | 23rd | $10,752 | | 24th | $10,752 | | 25th | $10,752 | | 26th | $8,797 | | 27th | $8,797 | | 28th | $8,797 | | 29th | $8,797 | | 30th | $8,797 | | 31st | $6,842 | | 32nd | $6,842 | | 33rd | $6,842 | | 34th | $6,842 | | 35th | $6,842 |
Local hero Greg Raymer did not survive Day 1. Other notable exits include Chris Ackerman, Matt Matros, and Russell Rosenblum. |
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