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The tournament board reads 149 total entries for this event, creating a prize pool of $194,100. According to the tournament staff, seven players re-entered the tournament this morning and three players won their seat in a satellite late last night. All of those players started with 30,000 in chips today, which comes out to around 19 big blinds. We'll post the payout information as soon as it becomes available.
We arrived at the table in time to find Tom Guindon all in and at risk before the flop against Greg Nasso. Guindon held 
and was racing for his tournament life against Nasso's 
.
The flop came 
, giving Nasso a set of tens and a death grip on the hand. The 
on the turn sealed the deal and the 
finished off the board. Guindon hit the rail and Nasso scooped the pot. He now has around 225,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000
18,900
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18,900 |
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air here on Day 2.
Welcome back to our coverage of the 2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic $1,500 Main Event! Yesterday saw 140 entries hit the felt with hopes of bagging up and returning for Day 2. After 11 levels, only 46 players were able to accomplish that goal. Andy Spears built up the largest stack in the field to end the day and will be returning with that stack of 293,000.
Today will see the final 46 return with the possible addition of anyone who chooses to re-enter or late register. Registration is open until the start of Day 2, which means that we could see the total number of entrants jump one more time at the start of the day. With that in mind, prize pool information will be made available later in the day once registration officially closes.
Alex Barker sits close behind Spears with the second largest stack of 262,500. Rounding out the top three is Mike O'Halloran who finished Day 1 with 236,200. Here's a look at the top ten chip counts from the end of the night:
Day 1 Top 10 Stacks
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Spears | 293,000 |
| 2 | Alex Barker | 265,200 |
| 3 | Mike O'Halloran | 236,200 |
| 4 | Greg Nasso | 206,100 |
| 5 | Michele Iacovone | 190,900 |
| 6 | Mark Roberts | 168,200 |
| 7 | Johannes Mueller | 162,500 |
| 8 | Jeremy Joseph | 151,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Hall | 150,500 |
| 10 | Dennis Durante | 146,500 |
The field will play down to the final table of 9 today. Those 9 will return tomorrow for the chance of being crowned the Main Event champion. Play kicks off for Day 2 at 12 p.m. local time so be sure to stay tuned here for all of the latest updates from the tournament floor.
$1,500 Main Event
Day 2 Started
