2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info
2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$52,410
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,350
Prize Pool
$194,110
Total Entries
149
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 149
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Spears Drags One

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Flop: {4-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Brian McCormick checked over to Andy Spears on the button who tapped the table back. The {K-Hearts} hit the felt on fourth street and McCormick checked for a second time. Spears fired 62,000 forward and McCormick came over the top for 242,000 total. Spears called.

The river paired the board with the {J-Diamonds} and McCormick slowed with a check. Spears moved 420,000 into the middle of the table and McCormick snapped him off, showing {K-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}. Spears flipped up a winning {A-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and dragged in the pot.

Tags: Andy SpearsBrian McCormick

McCormick Shoves The River

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Brian McCormick raised his button and Andy Spears called to see a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}. McCormick bet 140,000 and Spears called, and the {4-Spades} hit the turn. McCormick fired again, this time 220,000, and Spears called. On the {7-Hearts} river, McCormick moved all in, and Spears went into the tank. After about two minutes of thought, Spears waived the white flag and McCormick raked in a big pot to retake the lead.

Tags: Andy SpearsBrian McCormick

Spears Regains Chip Lead

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop of {9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, Brian McCormick checked over to Andy Spears who checked it back. Fourth street brought the {Q-Spades} to the felt and McCormick fired 90,000. Spears called to see the {7-Spades} pair the board on the river.

McCormick checked and Spears cut out a bet of 237,000. McCormick thought for a moment before calling and showing {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for nines and sevens. Spears rolled over {J-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for trip sevens and took down the pot. Spears now has about 2.41 million and has regained the chip lead.

Tags: Andy SpearsBrian McCormick

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Updated Heads-Up Counts

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Spears Takes One

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

On a completed board of {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, Brian McCormick led into the pot with a bet of 180,000. Spears verbalized a call and tabled {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for kings and nines with an ace. McCormick dropped his hand into the muck and Spears pulled in the pot. He's now flirting with 2 million in chips.

Tags: Andy SpearsBrian McCormick

Spears Picks Off Bluff For The Double-Up

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Andy Spears
Andy Spears

With the board reading {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs}, Andy Spears checked and Brian McCormick bet 110,000. Spears called, and the {4-Clubs} appeared on the river. Spears checked again, and McCormick moved all in, effectively putting Spears all in. Spears went into the tank and then reluctantly placed a stack of chips into the pot for a call.

"Nice call," said McCormick as he tabled {Q-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Spears rolled over {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a pair of kings, and he is right back in it with around 1,750,000.

Tags: Andy SpearsBrian McCormickSeneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic

McCormick Takes The Lead

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Brian McCormick
Brian McCormick

Andy Spears had been the chip leader of this tournament for as long as we can remember. But that just changed after he lost a big pot to Brian McCormick.

McCormick raised the button and Spears called to see a flop of {Q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Spears check-called a bet of 75,000, and the {3-Spades} hit the turn. Spears check-called again, this time for 95,000, and the dealer rolled over the {2-Spades} on the river. Spears tapped the table and McCormick pushed out a big bet of 220,000. Spears sighed and called, and McCormick showed {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for a full house. With that pot he has taken the chip lead for the first time in this event.

Heads Up Counts

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Barker Eliminated in 3rd Place ($19,799)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Barker -3rd Place
Alex Barker -3rd Place

Brian McCormick had the button and opened the action with a raise to 50,000. Andy Spears folded his small blind and Alex Barker three-bet to 150,000. McCormick announced a four-bet all in and Barker called for his tournament life of about 400,000 total.

McCormick: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Barker: {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

McCormick was way out in front and extended his lead further when he made top set on the {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{J-Spades} flop. The {9-Clubs} on fourth street gave Barker a few outs to chop with a straight. The river brought the {A-Diamonds}, though, and Barker was eliminated in third place, thrusting McCormick and Spears into heads up play.

Tags: Alex BarkerBrian McCormick