2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic

$500 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$9,127
Event Info
Buy-in
$450
Prize Pool
$36,765
Entries
86
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
1,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Urbanski Sends Koppe To The Rail

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

A short-stacked Kai Koppe moved all in from early position for 40,000, and Tom Urbanski re-raised all in for around 100,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and the cards went on their backs.

Koppe: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Urbanski: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{J-Spades}{9-Hearts}{K-Hearts}, sending Koppe to the rail empty-handed in 17th place.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Urbanski
Tom Urbanski
160,000 67,000
Kai Koppe us
Kai Koppe
Busted

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Final Two Tables (full)

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

With the elimination of two players just moments ago, we're down to our final two tables here in Event #7. Here's a look at the table draws, along with each player's chip count.

Table 12

SeatPlayerChips
1Leon Halat80,000
2Christian Conrad52,000
3Andrew Spears98,000
4Randy Pfeifer50,000
5Sharman Olshan134,000
6Budway Salhab76,000
7Eric Liu41,000
8Eric Gierlinger207,000
9Jeff Joseph270,000

Table 13

SeatPlayerChips
1Howard Kitchie125,000
2Tom Urbanski93,000
3Josh Knight105,000
4Jack Vaccarello66,000
5Kai Koppe50,000
6Rick Block295,000
7Art Demmerley110,000
8Chris Myers270,000
9EMPTY 
Player Chips Progress
Rick Block
Rick Block
295,000 167,000
Jeff Joseph
Jeff Joseph
270,000 20,000
Chris Myers
Chris Myers
270,000 75,000
Eric Gierlinger
Eric Gierlinger
207,000 207,000
Sharman Olshan us
Sharman Olshan
134,000 -13,000
Howard Kitchie
Howard Kitchie
125,000 -20,000
Art Demmerley us
Art Demmerley
110,000 -19,000
Josh Knight
Josh Knight
105,000 -3,600
Andrew Spears us
Andrew Spears
98,000 -19,000
Tom Urbanski
Tom Urbanski
93,000 93,000
Leon Halat
Leon Halat
80,000 -6,000
Budway Salhab
Budway Salhab
76,000 35,000
Jack Vaccarello
Jack Vaccarello
66,000 -4,000
Christian Conrad
Christian Conrad
52,000 52,000
Kai Koppe us
Kai Koppe
50,000 50,000
Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer
50,000 15,000
Eric Liu us
Eric Liu
41,000 -42,000

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Myers Scores Knockout

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

After significant preflop action, three players took to a flop of {6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Jeff Joseph checked over to the second player to act who open-shipped all in for 29,200. Chris Myers called the bet and Joseph went into the tank for about forty-five seconds before releasing his hand.

Myers: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Opponent: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Myers led with his pair of kings and stayed that way through the turn ({8-Clubs}) and the river ({8-Hearts}). Myers scored the knockout and brought his stack up to 195,000. This knockout reduced the field down to the final 18 and prompted a total redraw of the tournament field. A full seating chart will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Myers
Chris Myers
195,000 1,000

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Rodney Budschuh Eliminated

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

On the last hand before the break, Rick Block raised to 4,200 from early position and Rodney Budschuh moved all in for 16,800 from the small blind. Howard Kitchie flatted from the big blind, and Block called as well. On the {J-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop, Kitchie fired 30,000 into the pot. Block opted to fold and was relieved when the cards were turned up.

Budschuh: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Kitchie: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

Kitchie's sneakily-played aces were way out in front, and they held up through the {8-Diamonds} turn and {2-Clubs} river. Kitchie is now working with around 145,000.

Player Chips Progress
Howard Kitchie
Howard Kitchie
145,000 30,000
Rick Block
Rick Block
128,000 128,000
Rodney Budschuh
Rodney Budschuh
Busted

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Vaccarello Spikes River, Doubles Through Mueller

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Jack Vaccarello was all in preflop holding the {A-Clubs}{J-Spades} against Johannes Mueller's {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Mueller was relatively safe through the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop and {7-Spades} turn, but the {A-Spades} on the river shipped the double to Vaccarello, leaving the former chip leader Mueller with just 23,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Vaccarello
Jack Vaccarello
85,700 85,700
Johannes Mueller us
Johannes Mueller
23,000 -52,000

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Budschuh Cracks Aces to Survive

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

After a preflop confrontation that resulted in a three-way all in, Josh Knight rolled over two aces - the {A-Spades} and the {A-Hearts}, to show that he was dominating his opponents. Another short stacked player tabled {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} while Rodney Budschuh, also all in for his tournament life, flipped over {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}.

Knight was looking to scoop a sizable pot if his aces kept the lead. It looked as if this would be the case after the {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop hit the felt. The {7-Clubs} on the turn changed nothing, as Knight was still out in front with his bullets.

The river, however, brought the {Q-Clubs} down onto the felt with a thud which allowed several table members to release gasps while Budschuh bellowed in celebration. Budschuh was able to drag in the main pot and survive with 24,000 in chips. Knight's aces were still better than the third players treys, though, which allowed him to grab the side pot.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Knight
Josh Knight
130,000 -500
Rodney Budschuh
Rodney Budschuh
24,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300