Kevin Saul Wins 2013 WSOP Circuit Foxwoods

Kevin Saul has won the 2013 WSOP Circuit Foxwoods, after defeating a field of 615 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the  $194,178 first-place prize.
Following his impressive victory in Connecticut, the poker pro now takes his live tournament winnings to $2,578,989, to go with the $2.3 million he has amassed playing online under the screen name “BeL0WaB0Ve”.
Controlling the early action at the $1,675 buy-in Main Event final table was Paul Snead who eliminated Stephen Dare in 9th ($18,031), before doing likewise to Pete Campo in 8th ($22,654) and Ethan Foulkes in 7th ($28,662).
Next, Kevin Saul (Kd-9d) added massively to his stack after doubling up against Bobby Corcione (A-A) on a 6d-8d-7s-Js-Jd board, and soon after a severely short-stacked Corcione was sent to the rail by Cory Waaland in 6th for $37,356. Lall Bharat (A-J) then proceeded to eliminate Ben Reason (4-4) in 5th for $49,007.
In a dramatic hand, Lall Bharat then folded his pocket nines pre-flop to allow Kevin Saul (8-8) and Paul Snead (A-Q) to battle it out, and after the board rolled out 8-8-4-2-K, Snead was knocked out in 4th for $65,096. Kevin Saul (A-K) subsequently eliminated Cory Waaland (6-6) in 3rd ($87,842) to herald in the heads-up phase of the competition.
At this stage, Saul held a 7.4 million to 4.6 million chip advantage over Lall Bharat, who was eventually whittled down to 1.9 million chips before the defining hand was played. On the button, Bharat announced all-in with Ks-5s only to be called by Saul holding A-K. The board then fell 8-Q-6-A-6 to relegate Lall Bharat to a runner-up finish worth  $119,742, while Kevin Saul was crowned the 2013 WSOP Circuit Foxwoods champion.
The final table payouts were as follows:
1st Kevin Saul    $194,178
2nd Lall Bharat    $119,742
3rd Cory Waaland $87,842
4th Paul Snead    $65,096
5th Ben Reason    $49,007
6th Bobby Corcione $37,356
7th Ethan Foulkes $28,662
8th Pete Campo    $22,654
9th Stephen Dare $18,031