2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park

Final Results
Winner
Justin Thurlow
Prize
$47,635
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
376
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
219
Players Left
35

Luhm Wins Biggest Pot of the Night So Far

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Stuart Luhm
Stuart Luhm

There was around 20,500 in the middle on a board reading {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} with action heads up between Stuart Luhm in the big blind and Shelly Morrill, who was on the button. Luhm checked to Morrill, who put out a bet of 12,000. Luhm went into the tank for over a half-minute.

"All in," he said softly. Morrill took about three seconds before announcing a call.

Stuart Luhm: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}
Shelly Morrill: {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Luhm had top two pair with the nut flush draw and was poised to deliver a chilling cooler to Morrill for a pot that would end up being greater than 200,000 as long as he could fade the last two fives in the deck. The river fell {7-Diamonds} to earn him the double and he pushed his stack forward to be counted. It was totaled to be 93,300 and Morrill paid it off, taking her under a six-figure stack despite being solidly above average. On the other hand, Luhm has likely taken over the chip lead with a monstrous stack of 210,200.

Player Chips Progress
Stuart Luhm us
Stuart Luhm
210,200
210,200
210,200
Shelly Morrill us
Shelly Morrill
90,200
-93,800
-93,800

Tags: Shelly MorrillStuart Luhm

Big Stacks Around the Room: Greetings from Alaska

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Paul Hickerson
Paul Hickerson

There have been a few large stacks spotted throughout the six remaining tables, including Mario Hudson, Cody Jaeschke, and Paul Hickerson. Hickerson has the largest stack of the three and made sure to mention that he was visiting from Kotzebue, Alaska. He has made no waste of his time in The North Star State thus far, currently boasting a stack just shy of 200,000 with less than 90 minutes of play left in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Hickerson us
Paul Hickerson
197,500
197,500
197,500
Mario Hudson us
Mario Hudson
192,500
24,700
24,700
Cody Jaeschke us
Cody Jaeschke
146,000
146,000
146,000

Tags: Cody JaeschkeMario HudsonPaul Hickerson

Thurlow Picks off Le for Heaps

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Justin Thurlow
Justin Thurlow

Justin Thurlow and Tam Le had gotten stacks in with over 50,000 in the middle prior to the rest of the stacks being committed. The board read {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} with Thurlow's winning hand of {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} still tabled. The dealer was in the process of counting stacks and totaled Le's to be around 68,000 with Thurlow's totaling more than that, leaving Le dry on chips as the two exchanged a fist bump before Le got up and left.

Thurlow was kind enough to recount the action after the hand, stating that Le had opened to 6,000 from under the gun and Thurlow called on his direct left. The two went heads up to the flop, where Thurlow called Le's continuation-bet. Le shipped the rest in on the turn and Thurlow called.

Le had {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Thurlow was able to hit a safe river to score the knockout and vault his stack to over 213,500. He talked about it after the fact, saying that he had barely over starting stack when the level began.

"But it's make-or-break, though," said Thurlow. "I've busted so many tournaments in Level 13 too!"

It is looking like he will survive this one with less than 10 minutes remaining in the penultimate level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Thurlow us
Justin Thurlow
213,500
213,500
213,500
Tam Le us
Tam Le
Busted

Tags: Justin ThurlowTam Le

Belland, Jaeschke, Thurlow Lead Day 1b of 2019 Canterbury Park Fall Poker Classic $1,100 Main Event

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cody Jaeschke
Cody Jaeschke

The field has been set for Day 2 of the 2019 Canterbury Park Fall Poker Classic $1,100 Main Event.

Day 1b saw 219 entries add to the first flight’s 157 runners, bringing the two-day total up to 376 as 14 levels were played to conclusion. When Level 14 ended, 35 players remained with Steven Belland leading the way and bagging a stack of 243,000.

Belland had around half that figure going into the final level of the night before winning a few pots that sent him up the counts. Meanwhile, Cody Jaeschke (226,500) appeared to be a lock for the chip lead before losing a huge pot in the last couple minutes of the night to fall back into second in chips for the flight.

Justin Thurlow (217,500), Kou Vang (211,500), and Jason Seitz (190,500) round out the top five, with all three also experiencing significant gains to their stacks during the final hour of play for the evening. Other players to advance included Yao Yin (173,000), Blake Bohn (118,500), Tyler Kolness (111,000), and past champions Brad Berman (88,500) and Scotter Clark (61,000).

Among those who were not as fortunate in their trials included another trio of former champions in Mike Schneider (2012), Dennis Stevermer (2017), and Nghia Le (2018). Le, better known around the Minnesota poker community as ”3 Putts” will still have a shot at defending his title due to taking a shot at Day 1b after bagging the smallest stack of 39,000 on Day 1a.

The 35 to advance to Day 2 will add their names to the roster of 27 that punched their tickets from the initial flight, meaning that a field of 62 will combine under one roof for the first time to compete for the championship.

Day 2 will begin at 12:30 p.m. local time at the beginning of Level 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000). Levels will remain at 40 minutes in length and the tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner. However, just 45 are set to make it into the money, meaning there is plenty of work to be done for all who return.

PokerNews will be onsite covering the tournament to its conclusion. Come back and find out who will claim the title.

Tags: Blake BohnBrad BermanCody JaeschkeDennis StevermerJason SeitzJustin ThurlowKou VangMike SchneiderNghia LeScotter ClarkSteven BellandTyler KolnessYao Yin