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2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
The magic number for today's number is 121. That's the number of players needed to meet the $200,000 guarantee for this event after 99 entries were tallied yesterday.
With the tournament board reading 110 and six more hours of registration open, that number seems safe.
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30,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Randy Pfiefer was the fist player eliminated from today's event after being the victim of a cooler spot in the blinds.
Dave Grana opened from the button, Pfeifer three-bet from the small blind and Sam Guercio flatted from the big blind. Grana four-bet, and then Pfeifer moved all in. Guercio reshoved, and Grana paused for about 30 seconds before releasing.
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board sent Pfeifer back to the cage to re-enter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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52,000 | |
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30,000 |

Joe Ciffa bagged the biggest stack on Day 1a and is the leader in the clubhouse. Twenty-two others punched their ticket to Day 2 as well. Here's a look at the leaderboard from Friday's first flight:
Main Event Day 1a Top 10
| Place | Player | Chips |
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| 1 | Joe Ciffa | 297,600 |
| 2 | Jeff Hagen | 212,400 |
| 3 | Veerab Zakarian | 195,400 |
| 4 | Robert Donegan | 180,100 |
| 5 | Jonathan Cosme | 171,300 |
| 6 | Rick Block | 170,800 |
| 7 | Ronald Wheeler | 170,100 |
| 8 | Michael Ferrer | 168,200 |
| 9 | John Stempien | 162,700 |
| 10 | Ed Arnold | 141,700 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:

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30,000 |
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