$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em $200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em $200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$910
Entries
263
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Joe Ciffa Leads Day 1a of 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event
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Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
For almost a week now, players have been flocking to the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel for the 2014 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic. Friday marked the climax of the series as the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event got underway at 11 a.m. ET. The no-limit hold'em event is open to players 18 and up and boasts a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
A total of 99 entries hit the felts on Friday, and at the end of 13 45-minute levels only 23 remained. Seneca Poker regular and room favorite Joe Ciffa finished as the overwhelming chip leader with 297,000
Ciffa has made a name for himself on the PokerNews Live Reporting page this year. In July Ciffa won two events at the Seneca Summer Slam Series — on back-to-back days — and now he'll have a chance to add a Main Event title to his growing poker résumé. Ciffa dominated his table late Friday evening and bagged a huge chip lead over his next closest competitor, Jeff Hagen.
Among the others who advanced to Day 2 were Rick Block, John Stempien, Joseph Elia, Andre Smith, Alex Barker and Scott Gaddi. Elia made a brilliant call for his tournament life with only minutes left in the day. On a flop of 
, Jonathan Cosme checked and Elia led out for 9,000. Cosme check-shoved all in for 44,100 effective, and Elia stood up out of his seat. He contemplated a decision for about a minute before making a call — with only ace-high.
Elia: 
Cosme: 
Elia's read was dead on but he still needed to fade a lot of outs to hold. The 
turn and 
river improved him to an unneeded pair of aces and he doubled his stack to over 100,000.
Several of the area's top players failed to make it through the day, including Travell Tomas, D.J. MacKinnon, Jason Nablo, Nick Walker and defending champion Andy Spears. All will have another chance on Saturday when the second flight begins at 11 a.m. ET.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for continuing coverage of the Main Event!
Official Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
297,600 | 57,600 |
|
212,400 | |
|
195,400 | 75,400 |
|
180,100 | 10,100 |
|
171,300 | -23,700 |
|
170,800 | |
|
|
170,100 | |
|
168,200 | |
|
162,700 | -39,300 |
|
|
141,700 | |
|
118,700 | 8,700 |
|
112,600 | |
|
105,000 | |
|
|
103,700 | |
|
|
91,300 | |
|
|
90,100 | |
|
|
87,000 | -18,000 |
|
85,400 | |
|
|
83,800 | |
|
|
69,300 | |
|
66,600 | -92,400 |
|
|
47,500 | -22,500 |
|
38,900 | -11,100 |
Bag and Tag!
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Flight A is a wrap. We'll have official chip counts and a recap up shortly. Thanks for following along!
Elia Calls Shove With Ace-High
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
On a flop of , Jonathan Cosme checked and Joseph Elia led out for 9,000. Cosme check-shoved all in for 44,100 effective, and Elia stood up out of his seat. He contemplated a decision for about a minute before making a call — with only ace-high.
Elia:
Cosme:
Elia's read was dead on but he still needed to fade a lot of outs to hold. The turn and river improved him to an unneeded pair of aces and he doubled his stack to over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 42,000 |
Block Five-Bet Shoves
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Scott Gaddi opened to 4,500 from middle position and it folded over to Rick Block who three-bet to 11,600 from the small blind. Back on Gaddi, he clicked it back with a four-bet to 23,000 with around 50,000 behind. Block paused momentarily before announcing all in, and Gaddi quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 5,000 |
Evening Photos
Last Level of the Night
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
We've reached the final level of Flight A. The plan is to stop the clock with 10 minutes remaining, draw a card and play that number of hands before ending the night. Then the players will bag, tag and have a day off before returning on Sunday.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Various Stacks
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
202,000 | 7,000 |
|
185,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
159,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
140,500 | -29,500 |
|
|
105,000 | -55,000 |
|
|
105,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
68,000 | -16,000 |
|
15,000 | -10,000 |