$1,500 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2 Begins: Spears Leads Returning 46; Re-Entries Possible
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.
Shuffle Up And Deal!
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The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air here on Day 2.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Nasso Busts Guindon Early
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
18,900
|
18,900 |
|
|
Busted |
Total Entrants: 149
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
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.
Nguyen Doubles Through Clayton
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We arrived at the table just as the money went in to find Long Nguyen all in before the flop holding 
. Nguyen was at risk for 46,600 but he was out in front of Tom Clayton's 
.
Both players paired up on the 
flop with Nguyen retaining his lead. The turn and river brought the and the 
respectively, allowing Nguyen to double through with his ace-high flush. Nguyen now has around 105,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
12,000 |
$1,500 Snickers Bar
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Pete Magliarditi, who has a row of snickers bars placed on the rail in front of him, just gave one of them away to Varun Palackan. Palackan moved his short stack all in with 
and Magliarditi called with the . The 
flop gave Palackan an open-ended straight draw, and he added even more outs to a flush when the hit the turn. However, he bricked the 
river, and Magliarditi rewarded him with the chocolate bar as a consolation prize.
Magliarditi is having a nice weekend at the tables. In addition to winning a seat to this event in a satellite last night, he won the Bad Beat Jackpot in the poker room downstairs yesterday. The jackpot was worth $84,000, and Magliarditi took half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
Busted |
Colao Busts Grace
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Hoss Colao raised to 3,500 from the button and the small blind folded. John Grace three-bet shipped all in for 27,800 from the big blind and Colao went into the tank. Roughly 45 seconds passed before Colao dropped forward a call.
Colao:
Grace: 
The board ran out 
and Colao was able to score the knockout with aces and sixes. Grace was sent packing and Colao now has about 105,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted |
Lemarquand Eliminates Wheeler
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
On a flop of 
, Ron Wheeler found himself all in for what looked to be around 35,000 in chips against Erik Lemarquand. Wheeler rolled over 
for top two pair but was behind Lemarquand's 
for a set of sixes.
Despite rooting for an ace or a nine, Wheeler was unable to improve through the turn () or the river (
). He was eliminated from play and Wheeler took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
|
Busted |