CAD$880 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 SIGA Poker Championship

10-05-2019 14:49 UTC-5

More Chips

Lyle Bateman

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Deven Lane	53,000 31,000	31,000
Pete Fylyma	40,000
Chris Bowers	40,000
Casey Nicole	33,500 9,500	9,500
Brian Borsheim	32,000 -1,000	-1,000
Sheldon Birkeland	31,000
Dallas Larson	31,000 1,000	1,000
Brian Anderson	28,000 2,000	2,000
Tyler Bonkowski	28,000 4,000	4,000

Kyle Stronski	28,000 -2,000	-2,000
Sandra Loudon	28,000 -2,000	-2,000
Sunny Lubana	27,500 -2,500	-2,500
Pavel Krumer	25,000 -1,500	-1,500
Brad Korchinski	22,500 -4,500	-4,500
Kimberly McClymont	20,000 -10,000	-10,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

10-05-2019 14:29 UTC-5

After a limp from early position and a call from Casey Nicole the next seat over, Brad Korchinski bumped it up to 500 to go. The big blind made the call, as did Nicole, while the limper mucked his hand.

It checked to Korchinski on the flop, and he bet 600. The big blind got out of the way, but Nicole check-called. Both players checked the turn, and Nicole led out for 1,500 on the river. Korchinski made the call, and his pocket aces were ahead of the pocket jacks of Nicole.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Korchinski	27,000
Casey Nicole	24,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Casey Nicole Brad Korchinski

10-05-2019 14:10 UTC-5

Update Chips from Level 3

Lyle Bateman

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Bowers	40,000 10,000	10,000
Brian Borsheim	33,000 33,000	33,000
Clint Cockburn	29,000
Casey Nicole	27,000
Pavel Krumer	26,500 -3,500	-3,500
Brian Anderson	26,000
Tyler Bonkowski	24,000 -6,000	-6,000

Deven Lane	22,000 -8,000	-8,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

10-05-2019 13:56 UTC-5

More of the Usual Suspects

Lyle Bateman

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Another circuit around the room has revealed a few more familiar faces at the felt today. Brian Borsheim, Dallas Larson, Tyler Williams, and Kyle Stronski are all taking a second shot after falling short on Day 1a. As well, two of the Klimosko brothers made it out for Day 1a, with Derek bagging a Day 2 stack. Third brother Kris Klimosko is in action today, trying to join his brother on Day 2 tomorrow.

Regina's Deven Lane made the trip north for Day 1b as did Tyler Bonkowski and Pavel Krumer. In addition to them, local player Sunny Lubana has made an appearance for Day 1b.

The tables are all full to cap with 170 players in action and a wait list for available seats. So far, there have been no calls of "Seat Open!" echoing across the Tatanka Tipi Room as all 170 starting players are still playing a stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Borsheim	30,000
Dallas Larson	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tyler Williams	30,000
Kyle Stronski	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kris Klimosko	30,000
Deven Lane	30,000
Tyler Bonkowski	30,000

Pavel Krumer	30,000
Sunny Lubana	30,000
Chris Bowers	30,000
Kimberly McClymont	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sandra Loudon	30,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

10-05-2019 13:15 UTC-5

Familiar Faces in the Room

Lyle Bateman

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The community has come out in force for Day 1b, and there are a ton of familiar faces in the crowd. 2014 Champion Chris Bowers is in the field, looking to join 2017 Champ Trevor Norlander, and 2018 Champ Daniel Lefevbre in Day 2 action. In addition to Bowers, other players who have been sighted so far today include Kyle Irvine, Brian Anderson, Harley Hudson, Pete Fylyma, and Casey Nicole, who usually celebrates her birthday on one of the tournament days, but this year will be celebrating that on Monday. There are also a few players who tried on Day 1a and didn't make it through, including Sandra Loudon and Kimberly McClymont.

10-05-2019 13:02 UTC-5

Big Field to Start Day 1b

Lyle Bateman

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Day 1b of the SIGA Poker Championship is always the biggest, and the room was already full before the day even began. There's 170 entries on the board to start the day, and that number will only grow through the four and a half hours of late registration.

Last year, 232 entries swelled the prize pool on Day 1b, which meant the prize pool ended up at just a hair under $220,000. With the increased numbers on Day 1a, and the full room to start Day 1b, added to the increased buy-in, it's almost a certainty the 2018 prize pool will be crushed this year.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0