Monday, August 19, 2013 7:26 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser raises to 175,000 and Wes Wyvill calls. The flop comes and Wyvill checks. Strasser bets 175,000, then Wyvill check-raises to 500,000 total. Strasser gets a sense of Wyvill's remaining chips (roughly 3.4 million) and calls.
The turn brings the and Wyvill elects to check. Strasser bets 700,000 and Wyvill calls. The river pairs the board with the and Wyvill checks again. Strasser announces he is all-in, having Wyvill's remaining 2,715,000 chips covered.
Wyvill goes in the tank for over two minutes. After a long spell of sitting silent and motionless, save for his one hand riffling chips, Wyvill quietly says "call".
Strasser turns over for trip fives. Once again, the river five proves to be an important one for Strasser, as Wyvill reveals he held the .
With the hand, Strasser wins the 2013-2014 Foxwoods Main Event. The 28 year old finance professional from New York City earns $186,600, the Circuit Ring, and the first automatic bid in the 2014 WSOP National Championship in Atlantic City.
Wyvill collects a solid $115,069 payday for the runner-up finish.
Here are the final table results for the Foxwoods Circuit Main Event:
1st: Jason Strasser - $186,600
2nd: Wes Wyvill - $115,069
3rd: Joe Morneau - $84,414
4th: Bryan Leskowitz - $62,555
5th: Mike Guadano - $47,095
6th: James Rubin - $35,898
7th: Scott Baker - $27,545
8th: Keith Donovan - $21,770
9th: Frank Pezzullo - $17,357
Monday, August 19, 2013 7:25 PM Local Time
Monday, August 19, 2013 7:07 PM Local Time
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 7:06 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser raises to 125,000 and Wes Wyvill calls. The flop comes , Wyvill checks, and Strasser bets 140,000. Wyvill calls, then the turn brings the . Wyvill checks, Strasser bets 425,000, and Wyvill calls. The river is the and Wyvill checks a third time. Strasser bets 850,000 and Wyvill calls.
Strasser turns over for a rivered two pair, kings and fives.
Wyvill lets out a loud sigh and comments on the unfortunate river. He flashes the , then mucks. The players then take a brief five-minute break.
Jason Strasser - 7,820,000
Wes Wyvill - 4,005,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 6:56 PM Local Time
On a flop reading , Wes Wyvill checks and Jason Strasser bets out 140,000. Wyvill calls and the turn is the .
Wyvill checks again and Strasser continues with aggression, firing 300,000. Wyvill calls again and the river comes the . Wyvill checks for third time and Strasser fires 700,000.
After several minutes of thinking, Wyvill finally releases his hand.
Jason Strasser - 6,500,000
Wes Wyvill - 4,300,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 6:40 PM Local Time
Wes Wyvill raises to 125,000 and Jason Strasser calls. The flop comes and Strasser checks. Wyvill bets 125,000 and Strasser calls.
The turn brings the . Strasser checks, Wyvill bets 225,000, and Strasser calls. The river is the and Strasser check-calls a bet of 335,000 from Wyvill.
"Queens," Wyvill announces as he turns over . Strasser nods, then mucks, giving Wyvill the pot.
Wes Wyvill - 5,620,000
Jason Strasser - 6,300,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 6:38 PM Local Time
After being down by as much as 2-1, Jason Strasser has rallied back in the past 20 minutes and is now the chip leader in this contentious heads up showdown, thanks to several small pots going in his stack.
Jason Strasser - 6,700,000
Wes Wyvill - 4,100,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 6:36 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Jason Strasser checks to Wes Wyvill, who bets 175,000. Strasser raises to a total of 375,000. Wyvill calls and the turn comes the .
Both players check and the river falls the . Strasser slides out 700,000 in green 25,000 chips. Wyvill thinks for a few moments before mucking his cards.
Jason Strasser - 7,200,000
Wes Wyvill - 3,600,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 6:22 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser raises to 125,000, Wes Wyvill reraises to 350,000 total, and Strasser calls.
The flop comes and Wyvill bets 325,000. Strasser calls. The turn brings the and Wyvill quickly checks. Strasser bets 575,000 and Wyvill calls.
Before the river can come out, Wyvill checks in the dark, telling Strasser, "Your bet, sir." The river brings the , and Strasser takes his time before betting 1,075,000, roughly half of his remaining stack.
Wyvill takes some to think himself before calling.
Strasser shows for trip nines, Wyvill mucks, and Strasser rakes in the massive pot.
Jason Strasser - 5,860,000
Wes Wyvill - 5,950,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 5:55 PM Local Time
Wes Wyvill raises to 125,000 and Jason Strasser calls. The flop comes , Strasser checks, Wyvill bets 115,000, and Strasser check-raises to 315,000 total. Strasser calls.
The turn brings the and Strasser checks again. Wyvill bets 325,000, Strasser folds, and Wyvill takes the pot.
With that, Wyvill is now up to almost 8 million chips and has a 2-1 advantage in this heads-up match.
Wes Wyvill - 7,955,000
Jason Strasser - 4,030,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 5:44 PM Local Time
Cards are back in the air after a short break with the blinds now at 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Current chip counts are as follows:
Wes Wyvill - 7,430,000 (123 BB's)
Jason Strasser - 4,400,000 (73 BB's)
Monday, August 19, 2013 5:42 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 5:39 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser min-raises from the button and Wes Wyvill reraises to 315,000 out of the big blind. Strasser calls. The flop comes and Wyvill bets 265,000. Strasser calls.
The turn is the and Wyvill bets 545,000. Strasser folds and Wyvill takes the pot.
Wes Wyvill - 7,215,000
Jason Strasser - 4,770,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 5:22 PM Local Time
Wes Wyvill raises to 100,000 before the flop and is called by Jason Strasser. The flop comes and Strasser checks.
Wyvill bets out 90,000 and Strassers makes it 280,000 total. Wyvill thinks for a few moments before calling. The turn is the and Strasser fires 575,000. Wyvill tosses his hand to the muck and Strasser takes the pot.
Jason Strasser - 5,100,000
Wes Wyvill - 6,615,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 5:12 PM Local Time
We haven't had any big hands yet heads-up between Jason Strasser and Wes Wyvill. However, Strasser has been slowly creeping back to almost even with Wyvill by taking small pots.
Wes Wyvill - 6,200,000
Jason Strasser - 5,600,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 4:54 PM Local Time
We are down to the final two players in the Foxwoods Circuit Main Event. Second place will take home $115,069 while first gets $186,600 as well as the Circuit Ring and a seat to the WSOP Championship.
Chip counts are as follows:
Wes Wyvill - 7,020,000
Jason Strasser - 4,995,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 4:52 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser raises to 100,000 from the button and Joe Morneau three-bets to 225,000 from the small blind. In the big blind, Wes Wyvill puts in a fourth bet to 425,000. Strasser folds and Morneau announces that he is all-in. Wyvill calls and turns over against the of Morneau.
The board runs out and Wyvill takes the pot with jacks full of tens.
Joe Morneau is eliminated in 3rd place for $84,414
Wes Wyvill - 7,020,000
Joe Morneau - Eliminated in 3rd place for $84,414
Monday, August 19, 2013 4:42 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser raises to 100,000 on the button and Joe Morneau reraises to 245,000 out of the small blind. Wes Wyvill folds the big blind, then Strasser moves all-in, having Morneau covered. Morneau thinks a bit, then folds, and Strasser takes the pot.
Jason Strasser - 4,625,000
Joe Morneau - 1,245,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 4:38 PM Local Time
Joe Morneau raises to 100,000 before the flop and Wes Wyvill three-bets to 280,000. Morneau double checks his cards before announcing all-in.
Wyvill asks for a count and the amount is an additional 935,000. After a few moments, Wyvill releases his hand and taps the table.
Joe Morneau - 1,450,000
Wes Wyvill - 5,350,000
Monday, August 19, 2013 4:23 PM Local Time
The final three players are back from their latest beak and cards are, once again, in the air. Blinds are up to 25,000/50,000 ante 5,000. Here is the latest look at the chip counts:
Wes Wyvill - 6,160,000 (123 BBs)
Jason Strasser - 3,880,000 (78 BBs)
Joe Morneau - 1,775,000 (36 BBs)