$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day 1a Completed
$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day 1a Completed
The 2014 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic continued Sunday with the start of Event #2, a $125 buy-in no-limit hold’em event with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. The special event features six separate starting flights across three days with the survivors advancing to Day 2 on Wednesday to play down to a champion.
The first flight began at 11 a.m. ET and when registration closed after eight levels a total of 114 entries were tallied. Only 28 survived the day, with Mandy Smith and her stack of 148,200 leading the way.
Smith quickly climbed the leaderboard near the end of the day and won a big pot on the final hand of the night. With the flop showing Smith checked and her opponent bet 12,000. Smith the announced all in, effectively putting the other player all in for around 65,000 more. He eventually folded the face up, and she flicked her cards to the dealer without showing.
Some of the others advancing in the first flight were Josh Knight, Carol Leonardi, Kristan Mackiewicz, and Cameron Bartolotta.
Be sure to stay tuned to our continuous coverage of Event #2 throughout the week!
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mandy Smith |
148,200
33,200
|
33,200 |
Josh Knight |
112,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Carol Leonardi |
96,200
-13,800
|
-13,800 |
Kristan (Bucki) Mackiewicz
|
83,200
3,200
|
3,200 |
Jim Pifer |
81,100
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Sam Desabio |
74,400
74,400
|
74,400 |
John Vertino
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
John Abraham |
73,800
73,800
|
73,800 |
Rasvan Rimniceanu
|
71,800
71,800
|
71,800 |
Ray Williams |
64,800
64,800
|
64,800 |
Chris Ventura |
60,700
60,700
|
60,700 |
Thomas Law
|
60,700
60,700
|
60,700 |
Roy Sorgenfrei
|
60,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Zachary Anslow
|
57,300
57,300
|
57,300 |
Martin Mango
|
52,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
David Keag
|
50,100
50,100
|
50,100 |
Andrea Stracuzzi |
49,500
49,500
|
49,500 |
Adam Oshei |
48,600
48,600
|
48,600 |
Varun Palackan |
46,800
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
Cameron Bartolotta | 44,300 | |
Greg Illig |
44,100
44,100
|
44,100 |
Nik Hill Bettl
|
41,200
41,200
|
41,200 |
Jeff Hagen |
41,200
41,200
|
41,200 |
Brian Burns |
38,300
38,300
|
38,300 |
Derek Krueger
|
38,000 |
Flight A of Event #2 has come to a close. From a field of 114 only 30 advanced to Day 2 on Wednesday. We'll have a full chip count list and a recap coming for you shortly.
Shortly after Vicky Shrontz doubled through Kristan Mackiewicz , Shrontz was all in again with the against the pocket nines of Mackiewicz. The board rang true for the latter and she increased her stack to 80,000.
Vicky Shrontz moved all in for around 15,000 preflop and Kristan Mackiewicz reshoved behind. The rest of the table folded and the cards went on their backs.
Shrontz:
Mackiewicz:
Shrontz had two live cards and she hit gin on the flop, giving her a pair and a flush draw. Mackiewicz called for her our cards on the turn and river but none of them arrived, and Shrontz began stacking her newfound chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kristan (Bucki) Mackiewicz
|
50,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Vicky Shrontz
|
34,000 |
We've reached the final level of the first starting flight in Event #2. The players who survive the level will bag and tag, but all of them will have the option of playing another flight and attempt to accumulate more chips to take into Day 2.
Flight B is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m and we'll be on the floor from start to finish!
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Oh a flop of , John Stempien was all in for his last 18,400 with the and was called by an opponent's . The turn and river completed the board, securing Stempien's double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Stempien |
42,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mandy Smith | 115,000 | |
Carol Leonardi |
110,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Josh Knight |
100,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Roy Sorgenfrei
|
90,000 |