2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park

Final Results
Winner
Justin Thurlow
Prize
$47,635
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
376
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
62
Players Left
1

Shimelfarb Rips the River

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded around to James Lawrence in the small blind and he opened to 65,000. Gennady Shimelfarb was in the big blind and defended, taking the two heads up to the flop {3-Spades}{a-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Lawrence fired a continuation-bet of 100,000 and Shimelfarb called.

The turn came {a-Hearts} and Lawrence continued with another bet of 150,000. Shimelfarb stuck around, bringing the river {6-Diamonds}. Lawrence emptied the clip, firing a third barrel for 200,000. Shimelfarb went into the tank for about 20 seconds.

"All in," said Shimelfarb. Lawrence folded not long after and Shimelfarb took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb us
Gennady Shimelfarb
1,510,000
195,000
195,000
James Lawrence us
James Lawrence
480,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Gennady ShimelfarbJames Lawrence

Lawrence Wins with River Bet

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

James Lawrence defended his big blind to an open from Rob Wazwaz, who was in early position. The two went heads up to a flop of {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Lawrence checked. Wazwaz made a continuation-bet of 80,000 and Lawrence thought for about a half-minute before putting out chips to call.

Action went check-check on the turn {4-Diamonds} to bring the river {9-Clubs} onto the felt. Lawrence fired out 155,000 and Wazwaz sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
James Lawrence us
James Lawrence
980,000
-60,000
-60,000
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
820,000
-190,000
-190,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James LawrenceRob Wazwaz

Nghia "3 Putts" Le Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,930)

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Nghia "3 Putts" Le
Nghia "3 Putts" Le

Bob Van Syckle opened to 65,000 from early position and Nghia Le went all in for 120,000. Action made its way back to Van Syckle and he quickly confirmed the amount, telling Le he hoped that he had two overs while he got the number. A call was then made and hands were tabled.

Nghia "3 Putts" Le: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Bob Van Syckle: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Syckle was happy to see he was, in fact, up against two overcards. Le and Syckle talked about how patient Le had been, with Syckle telling him that he was sure to hit the board as the flop fell {5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Syckle was correct, as the turn {q-Diamonds} rolled off next.

"Eight," predicted Van Syckle, hoping for the re-suckout. He was one pip off but got the desired result as the river {7-Spades} gave him a set of sevens, leaving Le out of chips as the ninth-place finisher.

"Oh, man!" said the defending champion, hitting the table with a smile. "It was fun!" he added, still smiling as he walked over to the payout table to receive the $6,930 due to him.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Van Syckle us
Bob Van Syckle
1,360,000
695,000
695,000
Nghia Le us
Nghia Le
Busted

Tags: Nghia LeBob Van Syckle

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
SeatPlayer
1Bob Van Syckle
2Stephen Webb
3Saad Ghanem
4Nghia Le
5James Lawrence
6Gennady Shimelfarb
7Rob Wazwaz
8Eric Torgerson
9Justin Thurlow

John Sorenson Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,836)

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
John Sorenson
John Sorenson

Action folded around to Rob Wazwaz in the small blind, who went all in to put John Sorenson to a decision for the rest of his chips. Sorenson called.

John Sorenson: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Rob Wazwaz: {q-Spades}{2-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{8-Spades} to give Wazwaz a better two pair than that of Sorenson's to result in him taking 10th place in the tournament.

Play will be underway shortly for the final table. Stay tuned for redraw information.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
1,010,000
570,000
570,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Sorenson us
John Sorenson
Busted

Tags: John SorensonRob Wazwaz

"It's Hard To Knock Out '3 Putts!'"

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Nghia Le saw action folded to him on the button and shoved his last 90,000 into the middle. Justin Thurlow called from the small blind to give him action.

Nghia Le: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Justin Thurlow: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{a-Spades} to see the two players trade outs due to Broadway draws. It would end up not mattering as the turn {6-Diamonds} and river {5-Clubs} left Le out in front to score the double.

He gave himself a small round of applause, leading to a little laughter in response.

"It's hard to knock out '3 Putts'!" he said as the pot was sent his way.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Thurlow us
Justin Thurlow
1,300,000
-240,000
-240,000
Nghia Le us
Nghia Le
230,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Justin ThurlowNghia Le

Vic Peppe Eliminated in 11th Place ($5,836)

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Vic Peppe
Vic Peppe

Vic Peppe limped in from the cutoff and was raised to 85,000 by Gennady Shimelfarb out of the small blind. Peppe called and the two went heads up to the flop {q-}{6-}{4-}. Shimelfarb put out a continuation-bet of 85,000 and Peppe shoved all in. Shimelfarb called.

Vic Peppe: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Gennady Shimelfarb: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The turn {a-} and river {9-} were unable to improve Peppe beyond his pair of queens, leaving his hand second-best to Shimelfarb's kings to result in his elimination from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb us
Gennady Shimelfarb
1,315,000
300,000
300,000
Vic Peppe us
Vic Peppe
Busted

Tags: Gennady ShimelfarbVic Peppe

Webb Wins a Big Flip To Double

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Stephen Webb shoved all in from the hijack and was called by James Lawrence out of the small blind.

Stephen Webb: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
James Lawrence: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

An ace came in the window and it was all Webb would need to score the double on a runout of {10-Spades}{j-Clubs}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Webb gave his friend on the rail a fist bump and the dealer motioned to him to pull stacks forward for counting.

"Three (hundred and) ninety-five," said Webb, complying nonetheless.

"I think you've got more than that," the dealer said. He cut down the stacks to show Webb had his chips more than 20-tall, bringing his total to 435,000, which Lawrence paid off before getting ready for the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Webb us
Stephen Webb
1,200,000
740,000
740,000
James Lawrence us
James Lawrence
1,040,000
-390,000
-390,000

Tags: James LawrenceStephen Webb

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Thurlow Takes Big Pot Into Break; Chip Counts from Dinner

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

Three minutes into the break, Justin Thurlow and Eric Torgerson were still involved in a large pot.

Thurlow was on the opened to 50,000 and Torgerson called from the small blind. They saw a flop of {2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Torgerson check-called a continuation-bet of 60,000 from Thurlow.

The turn fell {2-Clubs} and Torgerson check-called a second barrel of 120,000. The river came {3-Hearts} and Torgerson checked once more. Thurlow fired out 225,000, sending Torgerson deep into the tank. Eventually, he folded.

"Here, I'll show one," said Thurlow showing {a-Hearts} to show that he had the nut flush as the pot was sent his way.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Thurlow us
Justin Thurlow
1,540,000
380,000
380,000
James Lawrence us
James Lawrence
1,430,000
100,000
100,000
Gennady Shimelfarb us
Gennady Shimelfarb
1,015,000
-25,000
-25,000
Bob Van Syckle us
Bob Van Syckle
665,000
-88,000
-88,000
Saad Ghanem us
Saad Ghanem
550,000
-160,000
-160,000
Eric Torgerson us
Eric Torgerson
500,000
-106,000
-106,000
Stephen Webb us
Stephen Webb
460,000
-35,000
-35,000
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
440,000
-130,000
-130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Vic Peppe us
Vic Peppe
420,000
-77,000
-77,000
John Sorenson us
John Sorenson
250,000
85,000
85,000
Nghia Le us
Nghia Le
220,000
-126,000
-126,000

Tags: Eric TorgersonJustin Thurlow