With 595 entries total, including 439 unique entries and 156 re-entries, plus a $2,480 overlay taken care of by the Niagara Falls Poker Room, a $50,000 prize pool has been created for this event.
They will pay 45 spots with a min-cash worth $270 and a healthy $11,750 up for grabs for the winner. Check the Payouts Tab above for the full details.
The clock was paused with ten minutes remaining in the level and a draw was conducted to determine the number of hands left to play in this flight. They drew a five.
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The sixth and final starting flight for this third event on the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule drew 161 entries at the Niagara Falls Poker Room inside the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino today.
From there, just 33 made it through to the final day of this $50,000 Guaranteed $100 No-Limit Hold'em event, adding to the 87 from the first five flights to make for a total of 120 heading into the 11 a.m. local start time Thursday — Although that number will be smaller, considering some players may have bagged twice and will take only their best stack forward..
A total of 595 entries forced the Niagara Falls Poker Room to dip into the fees to cover a $2,480 overlay and get the prize pool up to the $50,000 guarantee, but they were only too happy to give a little boost to local poker economy. They will pay 45 spots total and the winner gets a nice trophy, PokerNews glory and an $11,750 first-place prize that amounts to a whole lot for a $100 buy-in.
Another nine players built six-figure stacks out of this flight, but it was a massive hand in the last few minutes that put local legend Andy Spears in top position for the flight, and overall.
The 2013 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event champ registered at the last minute and managed to win a 270,000-chip pot with against the all in preflop in the last minute of play, with a third player also putting in heaps and folding.
Spears will ride into Day 2 on top now with 286,700.
They will play down from some 120 to a champion tomorrow and PokerNews will be on hand for all the action from start to finish. Tune in at 11 a.m. local time to see how one lucky rounder becomes a 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic title holder.