2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$11,365
Event Info
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$96,738
Entries
599
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000

The Final Day of the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $200 NLH Starts Now!

2015 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event
2015 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event

A champion will be crowned in the $200 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed Event #1 at the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic today.

A total of 90 players will enter the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, just a stone's throw from the famous falls, and by the time things are said and done, just one will walk away $22,447 richer and a 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic title holder.

But first, there's a little bit of business, as players will have to carefully navigate their way past the 54-player money bubble and several pay jumps before reaching the final table, where the lion's share of the $96,738 prize pool awaits.

After four starting flights over the past two days, Day 1a chip leader Michael Davis and his 342,000-chip stack sit well above the rest of the field. In fact, no other player is even over the 300,000 mark, but names like Luis Ortis, David Wiles, Peter Alba, Kevin Reyes, and Brian Bowen should have a say in things moving forward as the only ones over 200,000.

Plus, there's a group of talented locals including [Removed:339], Alex Visbisky, Nicholas Goetz, Mark Roberts, Yong Wolfer, John Abraham, Todd Saffron, Rick Block and Nick Walker, all above the six-figure mark and champing at the bit to get going in the concourse outside the poker room right now.

Play will kick off at 11 a.m. local time with blinds at 1,500/3,000, a 400-chip ante. The length of today's levels increase to 40 minutes, leaving the tournament with enough play that it's really anybody's ball game right now.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be inside the ropes from start to finish today, capturing all the action and feeding it to you in palatable live update form for your reading pleasure. Just sit back and enjoy as the first event on the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule plays down to a winner, right here, right now.

Tags: Alex VisbiskyBrian BowenDavid WilesJohn AbrahamKevin ReyesMark RobertsMichael DavisNicholas GoetzNick WalkerPeter AlbaRick BlockTodd SaffronYong Wolfer

Klis The Sky

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Erik Klis
Erik Klis

Amherst, NY's Erik Klis has emerged as the new chip boss thanks to a huge start to the day.

He kicked things off when another six-figure stack ran queens into his aces, then busted the dangerous Peter Raimondi moments ago, winning a race with the {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} against Raimondi's {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}.

Klis is now the first player up to 400,000 and in the lead.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Klis us
Erik Klis
400,000
279,500
279,500

Tags: Erik Klis

The Gras Is Always Greener

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Gras
Chris Gras

A wild ride for local cash specialist Chris Gras now sees him on 310,000 and among the leaders.

It started yesterday when he got down to just 4,300 in the late levels getting aces cracked. He quickly picked up aces again to double and found a way to come back and bag 77,000.

He started today doubling with tens over big slick, then used big slick himself to win a 280,000-chip flip against Yong Wolfer's jacks.

Gras is now deep, on a heater and a serious contender.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Gras us
Chris Gras
310,000
310,000
310,000
Yong Wolfer
Yong Wolfer
Busted

Tags: Alex VisbiskyChris GrasYong Wolfer

O'Connor Leads After Fleecing [Removed:340]; Bubble Busts

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Geoff O'Connor
Geoff O'Connor

We picked up the action on a {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop with Geoffrey O'Connor and David Wiles checking to Joseph [Removed:340].

[Removed:340] bet 20,000, O'Connor raised to 56,000 and after Wiles folded, [Removed:340] made the call. The turn came the {8-Diamonds} and O'Connor led for 60,000. [Removed:340] called and the river came the {6-Diamonds}. O'Conner led again for 77,000 and [Removed:340] called, mucking when O'Connor showed the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

As he moved into the lead, the bubble popped with a player who did not want to be identified running queens into aces and failing to find a miracle.

With that the remaining field is in the money and on a 10-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Geoffrey O'Connor
Geoffrey O'Connor
515,000
381,200
381,200
Joseph Elhage us
Joseph Elhage
200,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: David WilesGeoff O'Connor

Alba Makes Quads; Busts Two

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Peter Alba
Peter Alba

Peter Alba got in preflop three ways with the {k-Spades}{j-Spades}, having a player on the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and another on the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} both covered.

The {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{j-Hearts} flop gave the queens a set. The {j-Diamonds} turn made Alba trips , but the queens filled up.

In the end, the {j-Clubs} river came down, making Alba made quads, felting both the shorter stacks and pushing him over 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Alba us
Peter Alba
420,000
191,800
191,800

Tags: Peter Alba

[Removed:340] Cracks Klis' Kings To Take The Lead

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Erik Klis
Erik Klis

Erik Klis and Joseph [Removed:340] just got it all in preflop in a one-million-chip pot with Klis holding the {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} and [Removed:340] on {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

It was a massive cooler, but things flipped upside down when the board rolled out {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} giving [Removed:340] a set.

[Removed:340] had Klis barely covered and as he jumped into the lead, Klis left with a bad beat story and a 20th-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Elhage us
Joseph Elhage
1,000,000
575,000
575,000
Erik Klis us
Erik Klis
Busted

Tags: Erik Klis

Massive Cooler Puts Baranyi Ahead Big

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Dominic Baranyi
Dominic Baranyi

Todd Saffron opened to 60,000 from the button and [Removed:339] flatted from the small blind.

Dominic Baranyi bumped it to 150,000 from the big blind and while Saffron folded, [Removed:340] called. The flop came {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and after Baranyi led out for 200,000, [Removed:340] shoved.

Baranyi called off some 600,000 with the {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and was light years ahead of [Removed:340]'s {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. Baranyi held on the {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} run out to snatch the 1.7 million chip pot and [Removed:340] was left crippled, busting the very next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Dominic Baranyi us
Dominic Baranyi
1,700,000
840,000
840,000
[Removed:339]
[Removed:339]
Busted

Tags: Dominic BaranyiTodd Saffron

Art Demmerley Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,567)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Art Demmerley
Art Demmerley

Kristan Mackiewicz made it 75,000 and Art Demmerley pushed in on her direct left for almost 400,000.

Mackiewicz quickly called with the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} and Demmerley was racing for his tournament life with the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

The {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{k-Clubs} board was a monster one for Mackiewicz as she made two pair to win the race and bust Demmerley.

Player Chips Progress
Kristan Mackiewicz us
Kristan Mackiewicz
1,100,000
400,000
400,000
Art Demmerley us
Art Demmerley
Busted

Tags: Art DemmerleyKristan Mackiewicz

Michael Davis Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,031)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Davis
Michael Davis

Michael Davis got the last of his short stack in with {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} dominating big stack Dominic Baranyi's {k-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}.

However, the board ran out {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, giving Baranyi two pair and sending the overnight chip leader home ninth.

Player Chips Progress
Dominic Baranyi us
Dominic Baranyi
2,100,000
350,000
350,000
Michael Davis us
Michael Davis
Busted

Tags: Dominic BaranyiMichael Davis

Kevin Reyes Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,418)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Kevin Reyes
Kevin Reyes

Kevin Reyes got one shove through, but the second in a row, this time for 209,000, was called by Geoffrey O'Connor when he found {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} in the small blind.

Reyes was in tough with the {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and never found any footing on the {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} board to go bust eighth.

Player Chips Progress
Geoffrey O'Connor
Geoffrey O'Connor
1,650,000
290,000
290,000
Kevin Reyes
Kevin Reyes
Busted

Tags: Geoff O'ConnorKevin Reyes