$1,100 Main Event | 2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park

10-20-2019 23:06 UTC

Aaron Curti Eliminated in 15th Place; Scotter Clark Eliminated in 14th Place ($4,741)

HillKerby

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

James Lawrence opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and was called by Bob Van Syckle, who was on the button. Aaron Curti was in the big blind and reraised all in for 80,000, receiving calls from Lawrence and Van Syckle to give him an opportunity to triple up with any future action going into a side pot between Lawrence and Van Syckle.

The flop came and Lawrence checked. Van Syckle slid out a stack of chips to bet and Lawrence quickly folded to leave just two players remaining.

Aaron Curti:
Bob Van Syckle:

Van Syckle's flopped pair of tens was ahead of Curti's ace-high and nothing changed as the turn and river completed the runout to earn Van Syckle the pot as Curti was eliminated from the tournament.

Moments later, Scotter Clark shoved all in from the cutoff and was called by Gennady Shimelfarb.

Scotter Clark:
Gennady Shimelfarb:

Clark was unable to hit a nine as the board ran out clean for Shimelfarb, resulting in the 2015 Fall Poker Classic Main Event Champion taking 14th place in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Lawrence	880,000 132,000	132,000
Gennady Shimelfarb	820,000 325,000	325,000
Bob Van Syckle	753,000 23,000	23,000
Aaron Curti	Busted
Scotter Clark	Busted

Tags: Aaron Curti Bob Van Syckle Gennady Shimelfarb James Lawrence Scotter Clark

10-20-2019 22:26 UTC

Jesse Rockowitz Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,012)

HillKerby

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jesse Rockowitz opened the action with a raise to 35,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Justin Thurlow, who three-bet to 80,000 in the cutoff. Rockowitz four-bet all in for around 320,000 and Thurlow called.

Jesse Rockowitz:
Justin Thurlow:

The two were in a classic coin flip situation for the runout of , leaving Thurlow's queens best to send Rockowitz to the payout desk in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Thurlow	680,000 130,000	130,000
Jesse Rockowitz	Busted

Tags: Jesse Rockowitz Justin Thurlow

10-20-2019 22:21 UTC

Alex Winter Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,012)

HillKerby

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

James Lawrence opened to 35,000 from early position and received two calls before Alex Winter three-bet all in from the big blind. Lawrence reshoved to isolate the other two out of the pot and the two turned up their hands.

Alex Winter:
James Lawrence:

Winter was unable to hit a seven as the board came to result in his elimination in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Lawrence	760,000 80,000	80,000
Alex Winter	Busted

Tags: Alex Winter James Lawrence

10-20-2019 22:09 UTC

Erick Wright Eliminated in 18th Place ($4,012)

HillKerby

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Erick Wright shoved all in for 145,000 from middle position and action folded around to Saad Ghanem, who asked for confirmation of the amount before announcing a call.

Erick Wright:
Saad Ghanem:

Wright was in need of improving and was unable to do so on the flop . The turn took away his six outs but provided eight new ones for him to sweat. He would not get there, however, as the river came to leave him with ace-king high to Ghanem's top two pair to result in Wright departing the tournament in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saad Ghanem	710,000 258,000	258,000
Erick Wright	Busted

Tags: Erick Wright Saad Ghanem

10-20-2019 21:50 UTC

Hickerson Dusted by Van Syckle

HillKerby

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paul Hickerseon shoved all in for his last 85,000 from under the gun and Bob Van Syckle, who was next to act in middle position, announced a call. All remaining players folded and the two tabled their hands.

Paul Hickerson:
Bob Van Syckle:

The flop fell in Hickerson's favor. However, Van Syckle regained the lead on the turn and kept it as the river fell to send him home in 21st place.

Moments later, Robert Galinson was seen headed to the payout desk as well to become the 20th place finisher, bringing the tournament just one elimination away from the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Van Syckle	730,000 360,000	360,000
Paul Hickerson	Busted

Tags: Bob Van Syckle Paul Hickerson Robert Galinson

10-20-2019 21:08 UTC

Cassioppi Next To Fall; Chip Counts from Table 2

HillKerby

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Bobby Cassioppi, who shoved all in for his last 10 or so big blinds. Eric Torgerson quickly called from the big blind.

Bobby Cassioppi:
Eric Torgerson:

Cassioppi needed help to stay alive and it would not come as the dealer brought a runout of , resulting in his elimination from the tournament shortly after the redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Lawrence	680,000 53,000	53,000
Eric Torgerson	537,000 431,500	431,500
Zeph Baer	427,000 23,000	23,000
Scotter Clark	325,000 150,000	150,000
Gennady Shimelfarb	265,000 -87,500	-87,500
Rob Wazwaz	263,000 128,000	128,000

Stephen Webb	217,000 6,000	6,000
Robert Galinson	93,000 -20,000	-20,000
Bobby Cassioppi	Busted

Tags: Bobby Cassioppi Eric Torgerson

10-20-2019 20:37 UTC

Lawrence Gets It All from Jaeschke

HillKerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action saw 35,000 go in preflop from both James Lawrence in the hijack and Cody Jaeschke in the cutoff. The two saw a flop of and Lawrence checked. Jaeschke put out a bet of 50,000 and Lawrence check-raised to 140,000.

Jaeschke thought for a bit and then announced he was all in. Lawrence quickly called, leaving Jaeschke unhappy at the transpiration of events.

Cody Jaeschke:
James Lawrence:

Jaeschke's pair of nines was still best but he would need to fade a dozen of the remaining cards in the deck to stay on top. The turn was exactly what he didn't need, giving Lawrence the nuts before the river finished the runout.

Stacks were counted and Lawrence's was totaled to be 287,000. Jaeschke's was 250,000 and he was wished a good game from all before making his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Lawrence	627,000 489,000	489,000
Cody Jaeschke	Busted

Tags: Cody Jaeschke James Lawrence

10-20-2019 20:13 UTC

Baer Knocks Out Taylor

HillKerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Zeph Baer saw action folded to him in the cutoff and opened to 17,000. Jeff Taylor was on the button and three-bet all in for 63,000 and Baer made the call upon action folding its way back to him.

Jeff Taylor:
Zeph Baer:

Taylor was on the plus-end of the coin flip going to the runout, but would not stay there for long as the board ran out to give Baer a pair of queens on the flop and send Taylor to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zeph Baer	404,000 278,000	278,000
Jeff Taylor	Busted

Tags: Jeff Taylor Zeph Baer

10-20-2019 19:29 UTC

Jaeschke Sends Schumacher Home on the Bubble

HillKerby

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sammy Whammy opened the action with a raise to 20,000 from early position and was called by Cody Jaeschke, who was in the cutoff. Jake Schumacher three-bet all in out of the small blind and action folded around to Jaeschke, who decided to call. Action was held up due to the all-in-and-call situation.

Meanwhile, Everett Carlton and Nghia Le got all in on an adjacent table as well and it was time for both runouts to happen. Carlton and Le both had ace-king and chopped the pot as the real action was happening between Jaeschke and Schumacher.

Jake Schumacher:
Cody Jaeschke:

Jaeschke obliterated the board as it ran out , giving him a flush by the turn and leaving Schumacher to claim the unfortunate title of Bubble Boy.

"3 Putts" Le has also since won another massive pot as the dust has settled with in-the-money play and now finds himself with around 410,000 in chips, putting him near the top of the leader board as the tournament has made its way into the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cody Jaeschke	490,000 263,500	263,500
Nghia Le	410,000 285,000	285,000
Sammy Whammy	88,000 -32,000	-32,000
Everett Carlton	57,000 15,500	15,500
Jake Schumacher	Busted

Tags: Cody Jaeschke Everett Carlton Nghia Le Sammy Whammy

10-20-2019 18:51 UTC

Alsup Eliminates Sell Before Break; Short Stacks and Eliminations Nearing Bubble

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are on their first 10-minute break of the day to color up the T500 chips.

Just before break, Rich Alsup was on the button and raised to 10,500 after action was folded to him. Jason Sell three-bet all in from the big blind for 54,000. Alsup thought for a while and then called.

Jason Sell:
Rich Alsup:

Alsup was all over the flop , but the turn put Sell back in front and in position to double. The river turned the tides once more, however, and Sell found himself with the second-best hand and no more chips, resulting in his elimination from the tournament.

Brad Berman was also eliminated right before break, ending his campaign at a third Main Event title and missing an opportunity at eclipsing $1,000,000 in lifetime earnings.

Aside from that, play has been trending towards a slower pace as the tournament is just four eliminations away from the money. Here are a few short stacks with the bubble approaching.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Alsup	236,000 85,500	85,500

Bob Van Syckle	64,500 -42,000	-42,000
Robert Mitchell	44,000 -98,500	-98,500
Everett Carlton	41,500 -14,500	-14,500
Paul Kelly	38,500 -67,000	-67,000
Matt Williams	Busted
Jeffrey Radigan	Busted
Brad Berman	Busted
Jason Sell	Busted

Tags: Brad Berman Jason Sell Rich Alsup