Card Player Poker Tour: Fred Paradis Wins Foxwoods Main Event

Take him down to Paradise City!

Fred Paradis dominated a field of 282 players over three days to win the Card Player Poker Tour Foxwoods $1,650 no-limit hold’em main event for his largest live score throughout his seven-year career.

A regular in the Northeast card rooms and dubbed a ‘hometown hero’ by those who frequent the poker room at Foxwoods, Paradis took home $81,528 and the title of CPPT champion.

Paradis ended day 2 as the chip leader, but did not hold that spot throughout the day 3. He played through a series of highs and lows and when three-handed play got underway between him, third place finisher PJ Caruso and runner-up Dilipkumar Patel, Paradis was the short-stack.

“I started off with a tough seat because the four best players at the table were on my left,” Paradis said. “One guy just kept spewing every time and I jammed on him once with jack-high, I flopped a gutter-ball and two overs and he folded. That is how I started building my chipstack three-handed.”

After Caruso’s elimination, the tournament looked like it would come to a quick end when Paradis had a massive lead over Patel and moved all-in. Patel called but ended up winning the hand and a few hands later, their stacks were even.

“I’ve been there several times before and it’s just one hand at a time,” Paradis said. “There are a lot of swings in tournament poker, and cash games too. I’m used to it. Just wait and be patient and pick the spots.”

And pick his spots he did. Only a short time would pass before Paradis had regained a sizable lead and when the time was right, he called Dilipkumar’s all-in. Paradis tabled A7 to Patel’s K3. The board ran out A83JQ and Paradis secured the title.

With this win Paradis now has six career titles and over $426,000 in live tournament earnings.

A regular at Foxwoods, Paradis can be found playing $20-$40 limit hold’em or $5-$10 no-limit hold’em when he is not in tournaments.

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