$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day 2 Started
$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day 2 Started
For three days, poker players inside the Seneca Poker Room attempted to advance to Day 2 of the Fall Poker Classic $50,000 guaranteed event. Most tried and failed, but 110 will return this afternoon to play down to a champion.
Event #2 of the Fall Poker Classic resumes at noon ET on Wednesday. Marc Pusmucans enters the day with the chip lead after bagging 188,000 in Flight B, but he's followed closely by Peter Raimondi, Mirko Medic, Darrin Bracken and Steven Solodiuk. Other notables still in contention include Rick Block, Nick Walker, Alex Rivera and Josh Knight.
Play will resume in Level 13 with the blinds at 1,200/2,400/300. We will be on the floor from start to finish today so follow this space for live updates from Event #5!
The decks have been shuffled, the button is in Seat 1, and the cards are in the air here on Day 2! We'll have the payout information posted momentarily. Good luck to all players.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The payouts are up for Event #2! The tournament surpassed its $50,000 guaranteed prize pool as 560 entries generated a prize pool of $53,200. The top 45 spots will earn a minimum of $287, and the eventual winner on Wednesday will take home the top prize of $12,502.
Place | Payout | Place | Payout | |
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1 | $12,502 | 10-12 | $931 | |
2 | $7,710 | 13-15 | $686 | |
3 | $5,054 | 16-18 | $511 | |
4 | $3,511 | 19-21 | $410 | |
5 | $2,607 | 22-24 | $394 | |
6 | $2,022 | 25-27 | $378 | |
7 | $1,750 | 28-36 | $325 | |
8 | $1,436 | 37-45 | $287 | |
9 | $1,170 |
Well, that escalated quickly. Mandy Smith is on fire here in Level 13. The Flight B chip leader started the day with 148,000, but she's already increased her stack to around 400,000 at Table 10 after picking up aces twice and busting another player with . Tablemate Rick Block said she won the first six hands at the table.
Smith has double the stack of anyone else in the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mandy Smith | 400,000 | 251,800 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
With the board showing , Mandy Smith checked and Buck Ramsay moved all in for 30,200. Smith went into the tank for nearly two minutes before cutting out 30,200 from her stack. She shuffled the chips twice and pushed them into the pot.
Ramsay looked pained as he turned over for two pair. Smith rolled over the for a straight, and she added another 50,000 to her towering stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mandy Smith | 450,000 | 50,000 |
Buck Ramsay | Busted |
On a board, Steve Ma had another player all in with around 300,000 in the pot. Ma was drawing thin with the for two pair against an opponent's , but the drilled the river to give Ma a better full house and the massive pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Steve Ma | 320,000 | 200,100 |
Marc Pusmucans entered the day as the chip leader but he's been sliding during the first hour. Pusmucans opened to 7,500 and Alex Rivera flatted to see a flop. Pusmucans led out for 20,000, Rivera moved all in for 49,800 and Pusmucans called.
Rivera:
Pusmucans:
Rivera was way out in front and his higher pair held up through the turn and river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alex Rivera | 120,000 | 29,800 |
Marc Pusmucans
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110,000 | -78,000 |