2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 2
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
Entries
149
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Byczkiw Loses Flip, Then Busts

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Martin Feijo was all in for just under 50,000 with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} against Mark Byczkiw's {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. Byczkiw had just 12,000 behind, so this was essentially for his tournament life as well. The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, giving Feijo top pair and the double. Byczkiw was sent to the rail three hands later.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Feijo
105,000
37,000
37,000
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Mark Byczkiw
Busted

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Thomas On a Roll; Pfeifer Eliminated

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Randy Pfeifer - Eliminated
Randy Pfeifer - Eliminated

Travell Thomas opened with a raise to 8,500 and Randy Pfeifer three-bet shoved for around 58,000. Thomas called and tabled {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}. He was flipping against Pfeifer's {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, and the {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Spades} board brought Pfeifer's tournament to an end in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Travell Thomas
295,000
50,000
50,000
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Randy Pfeifer
Busted

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Halat Busted by Salhab

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Budway Salhab raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and found a three-bet ship from Leon Halat for 31,000. Salhab mulled over the choice for a moment before dropping in a call and rolling over {Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}.

"You might be ahead," said Halat. "I only looked at a jack."

Halat rolled over {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} to show that Salhab was indeed ahead. The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Halat was unable to improve to the best hand. He was eliminated from play and Salhab now has around 200,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Budway Salhab
200,000
44,000
44,000
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Leon Halat
Busted

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Clayton Bests Napierala Again

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Blake Napierala - Eliminated
Blake Napierala - Eliminated

Blake Napierala lost a huge pot to Tom Clayton earlier in the day, and Clayton got the rest of his chips just moments ago. Napierala was all in for around 40,000 preflop with {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} and in dire straits against Clayton's {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}, and the {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} rang true for Clayton.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Clayton
420,000
5,000
5,000
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Blake Napierala
Busted

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Koppe Doubles Through Cafarella

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Kai Koppe got his short stack of 47,000 all in before the flop against Matt Cafarella.

Cafarella: {A-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Koppe: {A-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Both players paired up when the flop came down {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{J-Clubs} but Koppe retained his lead with a pair of jacks. Cafarella failed to improve on the turn ({2-Diamonds}) or the river ({10-Spades}) which meant that Koppe was able to double up. This hand crippled Cafarella who was left with just 30,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Kai Koppe
95,000
27,000
27,000
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Matt Cafarella
30,000
-85,000
-85,000

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Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

River Saves Cafarella

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Andy Spears raised to 10,000 from early position and Matt Cafarella moved all in for 26,000 from middle position. Michael Iacovano then re-shoved from the blinds, and Spears got out of the way.

Cafarella: {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Iacovano: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

A small crowd gathered as the dealer rolled out a {5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop. The turn was the {2-Spades}, and Cafarella had three outs to save him on the river. Sure enough, the {9-Spades} arrived to save Cafarella from elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Cafarella
65,000
35,000
35,000
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Michael Iacavone
50,000
-100,000
-100,000

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Iacavone Eliminated; We're On The Bubble

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Michael Iacovone - Eliminated
Michael Iacovone - Eliminated

Michael Iacavone moved all in for 51,000 from the cutoff and Ryan Hall re-raised from the button. The blinds released, and the cards went on their backs.

Iacovano: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Hall: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

Hall's hand held up through the {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} board, and Iacavone was eliminated. We're now on the money bubble, with the top 18 players guaranteed at least $3,106!

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Mark Bowman Bubbles

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Mark Bowman - Bubble Boy
Mark Bowman - Bubble Boy

On a flop of {2-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, Mark Bowman moved all in for 46,000 and found calls from Tom Clayton and Brian McCormick. Clayton and McCormick checked it down as the {9-Diamonds} hit the turn and a third diamond fell on the river.

The all-in Bowman showed {A-}{Q-} for top pair with a queen kicker which was ultimately behind McCormick's {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for a diamond flush. McCormick scooped up the pot and burst the bubble in the process by sending Bowman to the rail. Players are now re-drawing for the final two tables. A full seating chart will be made available shortly.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Bowman
Busted

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Final 18 Redraw

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Table 4

SeatPlayer
1Travell Thomas
2Scott Gaddi
3Tom Clayton
4Long Nguyen
5Andy Spears
6Hoss Colao
7Tom McCormick
8Budway Salhab
9Mike O'Halloran

Table 9

SeatPlayer
1Martin Feijo
2Erik Lemarquand
3Kai Koppe
4Alex Barker
5Johannes Mueller
6Matt Cafarella
7Ryan Hall
8Scott Aitchison
9Jason Nablo

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