Main Event Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods

08-23-2019 18:25 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	135,000 5,000	5,000
Michael Wang	123,000 -19,000	-19,000

Roland Israelashvili	83,000 53,000	53,000
Michael Rossitto	58,000 23,500	23,500
Mitch Garshofsky	56,000 4,000	4,000
Vincent Moscati	29,400 -3,600	-3,600

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	135,000 5,000	5,000
Michael Wang	123,000 -19,000	-19,000

Roland Israelashvili	83,000 53,000	53,000
Michael Rossitto	58,000 23,500	23,500
Mitch Garshofsky	56,000 4,000	4,000
Vincent Moscati	29,400 -3,600	-3,600

Dinner Break

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Jeff McMillan

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on a 75 minute dinner break.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-23-2019 19:48 UTC-4

Bob Ricciuti Claims Event #3: $600 NLH Title for $134,413

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

While PokerNews is only live reporting the High Roller and Main Event tournaments at the World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods stop, there have been plenty of other side events playing out all week long.

One of them was Event #3: $600 NLH, a tournament that drew 1,754 entries over five starting flights and created a $903,310 prize pool.

Among those to finish in the top 264 and make the money were Mike Wang (14th - $9,846), Andrew Cooper (28th - $3,974), Benjamin Sears (37th - $2,529), Stephen Silverman (59th - $1,896), Daniel Weinman (80th - $1,535), Mike Azzaro (106th - $1,174), and Dan Barry (121st - $1,174).

In the end, local favorite Bob Ricciuti from Johnston, Rhode Island took it down in front of his big rail for $134,413 and his first gold ring.

“I have a reputation for being bitter because I’ve been around a long time and I’ve never gotten a big payday. People that know me know the real me. They’ll see you when you’re busting a tournament, and the whole world is looking at you at your weakest moment. So, it feels like vindication. It feels really nice,” said an emotional Ricciuti.

He added: “For the first couple of years I was playing professionally we were struggling. My daughter was young. But here I am 13 years later and I’m still grinding it out. I’m always fighting for my life – I’m fighting for my family.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Robert Ricciuti	Johnston, Rhode Island	$134,413
2	Corbin Avery	Claremont, New Hampshire	$83,105
3	Rafael Polanco	N/A	$63,683
4	Albert Arcand	Boston, Massachusetts	$49,140
5	Dennis Gokman	Jersey City, New Jersey	$38,210
6	Jovy Ounthongdy	East Hartford, Connecticut	$29,900
7	John Phan	Seattle, Washington	$23,576
8	Daniel Lee	Medford, Massachusetts	$18,789
9	Steven Wojcik	N/A	$15,215

Tags: Bob Ricciuti

08-23-2019 19:57 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

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Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	120,000 -3,000	-3,000

Bob Ricciuti	115,000 63,000	63,000
Andrew Dubuque	95,000 48,000	48,000
Allen Kessler	67,000 9,000	9,000
Roland Israelashvili	58,000 -25,000	-25,000
Gregory Neal	47,000 -48,000	-48,000
Dave Stefanski	40,000 -3,000	-3,000
Vincent Moscati	38,000 8,600	8,600
Stanley Lee	35,000 35,000	35,000

08-23-2019 20:07 UTC-4

Lee Shoves Out Opponent

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Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On the turn the board read . Stanley Lee bet 8,500 and was called by his opponent. The river came the . his opponent checked immdiately. Lee took his time before moving all of his chips into the middle to cause his opponent to snap fold and hand the pot to Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanley Lee	53,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Stanley Lee

08-23-2019 20:11 UTC-4

Giulino Extracts All of Moscati's Chips

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The flop showed and there was around 9,000 in the pot. Action checked to Joseph Giulino who bet 3,800 and a small blind opponent check-called. Vincent Moscati check-raised to a massive 25,000 and Giulino was the only person to call.

A fell as the turn card and Moscati moved all in for this remaining 6,300. Giulino snap-called and the two tabled their cards.

Vincent Moscati:
Joseph Giulino:

Moscati needed to hit to keep his hopes alive, but an changed nothing, missing Moscati who was eliminated from the tournament to the likes of Giuilino and his pocket ladies.