A notorious single-geared chip collector with a habit of blowing big stacks late in events here at Seneca, Bruce Pace appears to be at it again.
He made it 700 preflop and got the call from John Stempien behind him before the big blind shoved short for 125 more. Pace tried to raise, but was quickly told he couldn't before he and Stempien called.
The flop fell and Pace led for 2,000 on the side. Stempein stuck around and the turn came the . This time Pace bet 3,000, but the sticky Stempien would not fold. The river came the and Pace fired again, this time for 5,000.
Stempien called, but joined the big blind in mucking when Pace showed the .
Kristan Mackiewicz just knocked out two players and now finds herself atop the chip counts.
This included John Stempien, who got it in on the first hand of his second bullet after flopping top pair tens with the . Mackiewicz held jacks and they held.
A few hands later she made top pair tens with the and got it in against a straight draw that failed to materialize.
Blake Napierala, who dominates most of the tournament series run here at Seneca, is off to a slow start in his effort to crush the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic.
He got short, and faced with a 1,500-chip bet from the cutoff, got it in for a little over 5,000 from the button with the .
The cutoff called with , but could not bust the ever-dangerous Napierala, who held on a run out.
After jumping out to an early lead, Brian Bordinaro was headed in the wrong direction before Bruce Pace came along.
Pace decided to get the last of his own dwindling stack in with on a flop. Bordinaro held the and was only too happy to call and get healthy again when the river came another diamond.
Dominic Baranyi simply ate Joe Ciffa's lunch today, getting the better of him in pot after pot until finally busting the local legend with over on a jack-high flop.
As a result, Baranyi now finds himself among the leaders as Level 7 comes to a close.
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and Pace led for 2,000 on the side. Stempein stuck around and the turn came the 
. This time Pace bet 3,000, but the sticky Stempien would not fold. The river came the 
and Pace fired again, this time for 5,000.
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. Mackiewicz held jacks and they held.
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, but could not bust the ever-dangerous Napierala, who held on a 
run out.
on a 
flop. Bordinaro held the 
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