$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed | 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

11-05-2014 22:45 UTC-4

Sonny Rattan Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,607)

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Darrin Bracken won't soon forget this rollercoaster of a hand.

Bracken raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and Sonny Rattan shoved for 635,000 from the button. After getting an exact count Brackin pushed the calling chips into the pot.

Bracken:
Rattan:

The flop gave Bracken bottom set, but Rattan recognized that he wasn't dead yet.

"How 'bout a ten," he pleaded to the dealer.

Turn:

Rattan pumped his fist at the sight of his straight, but Bracken still had plenty of outs to send Rattan to the rail.

River:

Bingo. The table exploded as Bracken hit quads on the river. Rattan shook his head and made his way to the cashier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrin Bracken	3,400,000	700,000
Sonny Rattan	Busted

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

11-05-2014 22:39 UTC-4

Siavash Banai Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,022)

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Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Darrin Bracken raised from the small blind and Siavash Banash shipped it all in for around 800,000. Bracken called and was in excellent shape.

Bracken:
Banai:

The board gave Banai a sweat on the turn, but he whiffed on the river en route to his sixth-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrin Bracken	2,700,000	800,000
Siavash Banai	Busted

11-05-2014 22:35 UTC-4

Sweeney Raises the River

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Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Four players limped to see a flop of and all of them checked to the turn. Action checked to Chris Ventura who bet 175,000 and only Michael Sweeney called, bringing the on the river. Ventura fired again, this time for 250,000, but this time he was met with a raise to 750,000 from Sweeney. Ventura tanked for a long time before letting it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sweeney	2,650,000	550,000
Chris Ventura	750,000	-550,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

11-05-2014 22:03 UTC-4

Banai Doubles Through Raimondi

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante

Siravash Banai committed his stack preflop with the against Peter Raimondi's . The flop gave Raimondi top pair and a big lead, but Banai took control when the hit the turn, giving him Broadway. The completed the board and Banai secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Raimondi	1,800,000	-800,000
Siavash Banai	1,050,000	450,000

11-05-2014 21:58 UTC-4

Bracken Check-Shoves

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Sweeney opened to 130,000 from the button and Darrin Bracken defended his big blind. The flop rolled out and Bracken checked, opening the door for Sweeney to fire 225,000. But Bracken raised all in for 1,120,000 and Sweeney tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrin Bracken	1,400,000	400,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

11-05-2014 21:37 UTC-4

Tomasz Werstler Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,436); Alex Rivera Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,750)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Tomasz Werstler shoved for 405,000 from under the gun and Peter Raimondi flatted from middle position. Action folded over to Alex Rivera, who counted his chips and pushed him into the pot. Raimondi called, creating a huge three-way all-in.

Raimondi:
Werstler:
Rivera: