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Season 5

 

 

World Poker Tour Event - Foxwoods Poker Classic
- reported by Thomas Hardy

The final table of the Foxwoods Poker Classic had 5 east coast poker players sat down, so there was a lot of bragging rights on the line as well as the $1,300,000 first prize. Here is how the table looked at the start of play:

Seat 1: Raj Patel - 3,347,000
Seat 2: Paul Matteo - 570,000
Seat 3: Fred Goldberg - 1,044,000
Seat 4: Seth Berger - 1,505,000
Seat 5: Allen Kessler - 444,000
Seat 6: Tony "Bagels" Cavezza - 1,391,000

Matteo, had Ah 8d and limped into the pot. Allen Kessler had As Kc and moved all-in for 215,000 more. Matteo didn’t think for long before calling. The flop brought 6c 3d 7d. The 5s came down on the turn the 4h fell on the river, giving Matteo a straight, Kessler was out in 6th and won $136,452.

Patel, limped in with As Ad. Again his play worked, Goldberg made it 225,000 from the small blind with a pair of nines. Now short-stacked, Seth Berger then moved all in with Ac 5h. Goldberg folded and Berger realized how far behind he was. While he flopped an open-ended straight draw, he missed his eight outs twice. Berger finished in fifth place and earned $175,439.

Patel limped in from the button with 9c 8c. Matteo completed form the small blind with As 5d. This time, however, Fred Goldberg was destined to get involved. With Jd Jc, Goldberg raised another 250,000 more. Patel got out of the way, leaving Matteo to make the unorthodox call out of position in the small blind with his weak ace.

The flop came 6s 4s 2c, giving Matteo the gutshot straight draw and the flush draw. He moved all-in and Goldberg called, the Ts then came off on the turn and Goldberg was out in fourth place, earning $233,918.

Patel came in for his standard raise with Ah 8h. Cavezza looked down Ad Ac and re-raised another 400,000. Patel then re-raisied to 1.2 million. Cavezza then moved all-in. Patel then called and the flop came down 8d 8s 7h the turn and river were no help and Matteo then slumped off to collect his $370,370.

The final hand was an action packed one, Patel raised to 240,000 with 6s 4h. Matteo called with Kc 2d they then got all in on the river when the board was 3d Kh 5c Ks 7h. Matteo took home $643,275 for second. With Patel taking home the title and $1,298,405.