Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$1,350
Prize Pool
$194,110
Entries
149
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Updated Chip Counts
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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,387,000
-193,000
|
-193,000 |
|
1,238,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
838,000
-212,000
|
-212,000 |
|
581,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
|
429,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Budway Salhab Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,870)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Budway Salhab is first to act and opens to 37,000. Andy Spears three-bets to 83,000 from the cutoff and the other three players at the table fold. Salhab thinks for about 45 seconds before announcing an all in bet for 390,000. Spears pondered for a moment, gave a quick shrug, and announced a call.
Salhab: 
Spears: 
The two were racing for Salhab's tournament life heading to the flop. Spears jumped out into the lead when he paired up on 
and Salhab stood from his seat and threw his coat on. The turn brought the 
and the river the 
, ensuring that Spears would eliminate Salhab in fifth place and absorb his chip stack.
"That's a horrible call with ace-jack," said Salhab after the hand. Spears gave a short reply regarding how often he'd been three-betting Salhab while stacking his new chips to a stack of about 1.82 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,820,000
433,000
|
433,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Barker, Spears Battle
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Barker had been open-limping the majority of his buttons at this final table, but this time he raised to 37,000. Andy Spears defended his big blind and the flop rolled out 
. Spears check-called a bet of 50,000, and the 
hit the turn. Both players checked, bringing the 
on the river. Spears checked again, and Barker fired 100,000 into the pot. Spears wasted little time in tossing in a call, but Barker tabled 
for a straight and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Barker Closes The Gap
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Andy Spears is under the gun and raises to 32,000. Alex Barker calls from the small blind and the two see 
hit the felt. Barker check-calls a continuation of 38,000 from Spears and the 
strikes the turn.
Barker leads on the turn for 65,000 and Spears comes right back over the top for 174,000 total. Barker announces a three-bet and Spears quickly shoots his hand into the muck, awarding Barker the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,580,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
1,540,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
McCormick Nears 1 Million
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
With a board showing 
, Brian McCormick bet 50,000 and Alex Barker min-raised to 100,000. McCormick moved all in for more than 800,000, and Barker tank-folded. McCormick is closing in on the 1 million-chip mark again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,770,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
1,380,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
|
970,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
|
355,000
-226,000
|
-226,000 |
Johannes Mueller Eliminated in 4th Place ($14,558)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Brian McCormick opened to 40,000 and it folded to Johannes Mueller who shipped all in for 243,000 total. Action came back to McCormick and he announced a call.
McCormick: 
Mueller: 
The board ran out 
and Mueller was eliminated from play in fourth place. He will collect $14,558 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Three-Handed Chip Counts
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,740,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
1,405,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
|
1,328,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
McCormick Gets Tricky
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Barker limped his button and Brian McCormick completed his small blind. Andy Spears raised to 65,000 from the big blind, and Barker called. McCormick then woke up with the re-raise to 195,000. Spears laughed as he got up from the table to chat with D.J. MacKinnon on the rail, and Barker's cards also went into the muck.