Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$1,350
Prize Pool
$194,110
Entries
149
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Images From The Field
Crimmen Catches on the Turn
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Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Donald Crimmen limped from under the gun, and two more players followed before Marcy Jo Penkalski raised to 600 from the big blind. All three limpers came along, and the dealer rolled out a 
flop. Adam Oshei checked from the small blind and Penkalski bet 1,675. Crimmen then raised to 4,000, and the player in Seat 8 flatted. The small blind folded and Penkalski called.
The 
hit the turn and Penkalski slowed down with a check. Crimmen bet 4,000 and only Penkalski called, bringing the 
on the river. This time Penkalski took the initiative and fired 7,000 into the pot. Crimmen paused for a moment before tossing in the call.
Penkalski showed 
for a pair, but Crimmen tabled 
for a turned two pair. With that pot he has now nearly doubled his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Early Chip Counts
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
37,000
500
|
500 |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
28,200
28,200
|
28,200 |
|
||
|
22,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
18,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
Break Time
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Spears Busts Decklyer
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Andy Spears' table has just gone from playing five-handed to playing four-handed after the elimination of Dale Decklyer from play.
In Decklyer's final hand, the player in the cutoff opened to 250. The button folded to Spears in the small blind who made it 700 to go. Decklyer took a moment before verbally announcing "raise" and throwing out a single blue T1,000 chip from the big blind. The verbal declaration counted as a four-bet and thus the action was put to 1,250. The original raiser in the cutoff folded and Spears announced a five-bet to 3,200. Decklyer called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned 
on the felt and Spears continued his aggression with a bet of 2,800. Decklyer made it 5,600 to go and Spears came right back over the top for 9,200 total. Decklyer flatted to fourth street.
The 
struck the turn and Spears announced an all in bet. Decklyer called for his tournament life and the two hands were tabled.
Spears: 
Decklyer: 
Decklyer was behind with his pocket kings and needed to spike one of the two remaining cowboys on the river to stay alive. The river instead was the 
and Decklyer was eliminated from play early in the second level. Spears scooped up the large pot and is now sitting on around 55,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Late Arrivals
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Several players are taking advantage of the late registration option today. Among them is Andy Spears, who just took his seat next to Dale Decklyer at Table 16. Spears already has one big victory in Niagara Falls here in 2013, winning the Summer Slam Series Main Event for $23,700 in August. He followed that up with his first World Series of Poker Circuit title in Cincinnati in September.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
80 Registered So Far
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
After one level of play, the amount of total entries in this event has increased to 80. Tables are still playing short-handed, though, as players have the option of buying in at any time. This could lead to a large influx of players to the field at any point throughout the day.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: