$100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Completed
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
$100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$80
Prize Pool
$50,000
Entries
595
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Another 16 Through to Day 2; Rice Leads The Group
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The second of six starting flights for this third event on the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule drew 94 entries at the Niagara Falls Poker Room inside the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino tonight.
From there, just 16 made it through to the final day of the $50,000 Guaranteed $100 No-Limit Hold'em event set for Thursday — Joining the 13 that came through from a 56 player field in the morning session.
With 150 entries so far, the event isn't exactly on pace to meet the guarantee, but big numbers are expected in four more flights over the next two days, making it a good bet to happen.
Jim Goertz busted Marcy Jo Phillips in a set-over-set debacle to push into the chip lead as the day wore on. However, local tourney grinder Keith Mueller made quads against him to take that lead into the last level of the night.
In the end, a late rush from local Edward Rice saw him grab the overnight lead on 152,200.
Just seven other players made it past the six-figure mark, including PokerNews Pal Alex Rivera, going from 45,000 to over 130,00 by playing every one of the last six hands.
However, they all still trail Day 1a chip leader Anthony Knoll and the 161,400-chip stack he built in the early flight.
With Monday and the first two flights now out of the way, the third and fourth flights will go off tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time.
Tune in then as PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action from start to finish.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
152,200 | 152,200 |
|
135,400 | 75,400 |
|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
123,400 | 400 |
|
|
122,300 | 122,300 |
|
117,800 | 55,800 |
|
|
111,600 | 111,600 |
|
|
110,500 | 110,500 |
|
|
86,300 | 86,300 |
|
|
72,600 | 72,600 |
|
|
62,200 | 62,200 |
|
58,500 | -9,500 |
|
|
40,700 | 40,700 |
|
35,400 | -33,600 |
|
29,400 | 29,400 |
|
27,700 | 27,700 |
Six More Hands!
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The clock was stopped with ten minutes to play and a draw was conducted to determine the number of hands left to play in this flight. They drew a six.
They're Gonna Kick The Door In Again
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Keith Mueller took a 120,000-chip pot off Jim Goertz, getting 40,000 in on the river after turning quad tens.
Goertz paid him off with what looked like either a flush or top-two with a decent kicker, but did not show.
Goertz is still healthy heading into the close of play, but it looks like Mueller might lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000 | |
|
88,000 | -3,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Arrows of Neon and Flashing Marquees
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
James Miller turned a six-high straight holding the 
. He also picked up a a flush draw as back up and got called in two spots when he pushed all in.
After a brick-like river, he emerged with a triple up and is now a contender to bag big with two levels to play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 | 68,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
She Lost Her Sparkle
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Alicia LaPorte Pachla shoved over a James Miller open for some 12,000.
One player behind jammed more and after Miller folded, Pachla found out she was in deep trouble with the 
versus the 
.
She picked up an open-ender on the turn, but no Joy for Pachla on the river had her saying an early goodnight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hang It Up And See What Tomorrow Brings
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Niagara-On-The-Lake, Canada's Jim Goertz has emerged as the chip leader here in Level 12.
He busted Marcy Jo Phillips when they both flopped a set. His aces were quite a bit bigger than her threes and they held.
He flopped a pair of aces a few minutes later and relieved yet another player of all his chips moving up close to 100,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,000 | 91,000 |
|
Busted |