2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$19,546
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$151,805
Entries
603
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Leo Kaplin Eliminated by Jeffrey Hobrecker

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Leo Kaplin Eliminated
Leo Kaplin Eliminated

Jeffrey Hobrecker raised from early position and Leo Kaplin jammed the rest of his short stack in the middle. Hobrecker called.

Hobrecker tabled ace-queen of hearts, while Kaplin showed a dominated ace-six of clubs.

The flop brought an ace, and the turn gave Kaplin a flush draw but the river was a break and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Hobrecker
Jeffrey Hobrecker
600,000
225,000
225,000
Leo Kaplin us
Leo Kaplin
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey HobreckerLeo Kaplin

Jason Garofalo vs. John Stempien

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Garofalo
Jason Garofalo

On a board reading {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, Jason Garofalo led out for 25,000 from the big blind and John Stempien raised to 90,000 from the hijack. Garofalo called.

The turn was the {5-Clubs}, and both players checked.

The river was the {2-Hearts}. Garofalo led out for 90,000, and Stempien quickly called.

Garofalo tabled {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for two pair, sevens and deuces. Stempien mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Garofalo
Jason Garofalo
550,000
220,000
220,000
John Stempien
John Stempien
120,000
-155,000
-155,000

Tags: John StempienJason Garofalo

Comeback Kids

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Varun Palackan
Varun Palackan

Lee Sylvester and Varun Palackan were both chopped down to short stacks but have also both clawed their way back. The interesting part about this is that Sylvester made his comeback through Palackan and left him with one big blind. Immediately after this, Palackan went on a heater of his own.

Sylvester got his chips in the middle with ace-five against Palackan's ace-queen. The river was a five, giving Sylvester a much needed double up. Shortly after, Sylvester picked up pocket jacks and Palackan tried to knock him out with nines, but Sylvester flopped a set and it held.

Palackan was left with one big blind and doubled up twice. In the first hand he held {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and went up against {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}. He backed into a flush for the first double. The next hand he picked up pocket aces and got a call from the big blind with {j-}{9-}, giving him his second double up.

Both players now have a bit more room to play.

Player Chips Progress
Lee Sylvester
Lee Sylvester
120,000
47,000
47,000
Varun Palackan
Varun Palackan
100,000
21,500
21,500

Tags: Lee SylvesterVarun Palackan

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Peter DeSantis is Clawing Back

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Peter DeSantis has had a crazy day but has ended up on the positive side of things going into the next break.

He explained how he raised preflop with pocket sevens and got one caller. The flop came seven-high and his opponent called his all in, tabling pocket jacks.

DeSantis held up and is now sitting on a healthy stack again.

Player Chips Progress
Peter DeSantis
Peter DeSantis
200,000
115,000
115,000

'The Mayor' First to Cross Half-Million Mark

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Mike Rellinger Crosses the half-million mark
Mike Rellinger Crosses the half-million mark

Mike 'The Mayor' Rellinger raised to 16,000 from early position, and John McCauley moved all in for his remaining 48,000 on the button. Rellinger asked how much more it was for him to call, and eventually decided to gamble.

Rellinger: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
McCauley: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The flop came {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, giving Rellinger an overwhelming lead with a set of fours.

The {9-Spades} on the turn left McCauley drawing dead to the {5-Spades} on the river and he was sent to the rail.

Rellinger is the first to cross the 500,000 chip mark in this tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Rellinger us
Mike Rellinger
610,000
130,000
130,000
John McCauley us
John McCauley
Busted

Tags: Mike Rellinger