$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed Day 1b | 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

11-03-2014 00:34 UTC-4

Steve Ma Takes Huge Chip Lead Before the Break

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Steve Ma went on a huge rush before the break and is now the overwhelming chip leader going into the final two levels of the night. Ma eliminated former leader Richard Powell with against to surpass 100,000 in chips, and has since increased his stack to 150,000.

The remaining 14 players are on a 10-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Ma	150,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

11-02-2014 23:48 UTC-4

Pusmucans First to 100K

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Only two players exceeded the 100,000 mark in the first flight of the day (Mandy Smith and Josh Knight), and Marc Pusmucans appears poised to join them here in Flight B. Pusmucans won his biggest pot of the day against previous chip leader Richard Powell when his held up against on a board. He has since reached the century mark, dominating the action at Table 7.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Pusmucans	100,000

11-02-2014 23:43 UTC-4

Barry "The Beast" Bolts

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A player in middle position opened to 3,000 and Barry Kruger moved all in for around 17,000 from the button. His opponent paused briefly before announcing a call.

Kruger:
Opponent:

The flop left Kruger drawing thin, and he whiffed on the turn and river. The man known as "The Beast" will have to wait for another flight to advance to Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Kruger	Busted

11-02-2014 23:38 UTC-4

Ladies Leaving Us

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alicia Pachla	Busted
Sharman Olshan	Busted

11-02-2014 23:37 UTC-4

You Shall Not Pass

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Registration is officially closed for Flight B. The 57 entries equal exactly half of Flight A's 114, which came as a surprise to several of the players in attendance this evening.

"The power of the NFL," one dealer said. "It can prevent any poker player from coming to the room."

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

11-02-2014 23:32 UTC-4

"I'll Wait 'Til Tomorrow"

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

With a raise to 3,400 in front, David Schrader committed his last 4,000 from the big blind and the other player called.

Schrader:
Small Blind:

Schrader's cards were live, but he found no help on the board. "Good luck, everyone," he said as he stood up from the table.

Adam Foster reminded Schrader that he still had two minutes to re-enter, but Schrader was done for the day.

"I'll wait 'til tomorrow."

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Schrader	Busted

11-02-2014 23:15 UTC-4

The Clock is Ticking

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

With only 15 minutes remaining in Level 8, players are running out of time to register or re-enter in Flight B. If you're in the area and on the fence, you better make your way over to the poker room now.