$1,500 Main Event
Day 1 Started
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
Day 1 of Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event About to Begin
Welcome to our coverage of the 2013 Seneca Fall Poker Classic at the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel. For about a week now, players have been flocking to the hotel balcony on the venue's second floor for exciting poker action. Today marks the climax of this series as the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event will kick off for its first day of play.
The Main Event is a three-day event with unlimited re-entries. Players will be allowed to enter at any point during Day 1 as well as before the start of play on Day 2. The first day of play will be comprised of 11 60-minute levels with a 60-minute dinner break occurring after Level 6.
While this is the largest buy in event held at the Seneca Fall Poker Classic, PokerNews was also on hand to cover the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry event just two days ago. Be sure to take a look back at our coverage as we chronicled how Rick Block rose above the 86-player field to claim $9,127 in first-place prize money.
Play kicks off at 11 a.m. and we will be here providing all of the latest from the tournament floor. Be sure to stay tuned as this exciting event begins!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante:
Shuffle Up And Deal!
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Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The announcements have been made, and the cards are officially in the air for the 2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic Main Event! We're heading out to the floor to see who's here.
Track Your Own Tournament Progress with the PokerNews MyStack App!
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Attention poker players: PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for the Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic Main Event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
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Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Among the familiar faces seated in the room early on today is Sharman Olshan who recently finished in 7th place in the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Playing At A Discount
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The Seneca Niagara Poker Room has been running satellites into the Main Event since last month. According to the tournament staff, nearly 50 players had won seats as of this morning, and more qualifiers will be running throughout the day. Today's satellite winners will have until tomorrow morning to register for the event.
Another Final Table for Demmerley?
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Art Demmerley, who recently finished fifth in Event #7, just took his seat here in the Main Event. Demmerley has reached two final tables in this series (he won Event #1) and also took sixth in last year's Fall Poker Classic Main Event for $7,772. He'll certainly be on our radar today.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
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.