Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Out and Back In
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Taleb Gets There To Score a KO
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was around 9,000 in the pot and action was on a player in early position, who had bet 4,200 and was raised to 10,000 by Ahmed Taleb, who was on his direct left. The early-position player reraised all in for about 16,000 and Taleb threw in chips to call.
"He has two queens," said another player at the table.
All-In Player: 
Ahmed Taleb: 
The all-in player's hand was correctly guessed and the player saw himself in great shape to score a double. Unfortunately for him, the turn fell 
to improve Taleb to top two pair. Things stayed that way as the 
fell on the river to complete the runout, resulting in Taleb's two pair remaining best to earn him the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,500 | 77,500 |
Dresch Sends Rockowitz To the Rail
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jesse Rockowitz was seen standing up from the table after losing an all-in preflop situation from the big blind against Jeremy Dresch, who was on the button. The dealer was in the process of counting stacks to confirm that Dresch covered, and he did. The board read 
.
Rockowitz's hand of 
for a pair of sixes was still tabled, though it was no match for Dresch's tabled 
, which earned him the pot and the knockout with his pair of nines when all was said and done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,700 | |
|
|
Busted |
Bloomberg Doubles
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded around to the player in the cutoff and he opened the action with a raise to 3,400. Mark Bloomberg was on the button and three-bet to 8,000. His opponent four-bet all in and he quickly called.
Mark Bloomberg: 
Cutoff: 
Bloomberg's cowboys had his opponent's ladies smashed going to the flop 
. The turn 
and river 
completed the runout to secure him the double and he pushed forward his stack to be counted. It was totaled to 19,700 and he was paid promptly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,900 | 41,900 |
Faces in the Crowd
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | |
|
57,200 | |
|
36,500 | |
|
30,200 | |
|
19,600 | |
|
|
18,000 | |
|
|
17,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Dinner Break
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Players are currently on a dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 6:22 p.m. local time, returning to Level 9 with blinds of 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big-blind ante. At the current time, the tournament clock reads 140 entries with 76 players remaining.
Patricia Boeckman Wins 2019 Fall Poker Classic Ladies Event
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
While PokerNews is focused on bringing you live updates from the 2019 Fall Poker Classic High Roller and Main Event, there have been a slew of side events playing out over the past two weeks.
One of them was Event #13: $125 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em, which attracted 73 entries and offered up a $7,008 prize pool.
The final table of nine got a piece of it including Gayle Hillman (9th - $224), Jenna Westad (7th - $308), and Christine Flug (3rd - $967), just to name a few.
In the end, Patricia Boeckman bested Rachael Stein in heads-up play to win the title and $2,243 first-place prize.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Boeckman | $2,243 |
| 2 | Rachael Stein | $1,388 |
| 3 | Christine Flug | $967 |
| 4 | Cathy Knutson | $708 |
| 5 | Kelly Veazie | $519 |
| 6 | Dawn Halverson | $392 |
| 7 | Jenna Westad | $308 |
| 8 | Linda Bieza | $259 |
| 9 | Gayle Hillman | $224 |
Break Time
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Players are on their second 10-minute break of the day.