2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
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

Thomson On Top

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson

Jimmy Thomson has moved firmly into the lead here after getting the best of a three-way pot with Nicholas Goetz and Eric Ylagam.

Thomson floated a raise from Ylagam and a re-raise from Goetz on a {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop. Then shoved over a 16,200 bet from Ylagam on the {J-Diamonds} turn to force two folds.

Thomson showed the {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} despite not having to and is all alone at the top of the counts now.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
175,000 82,000

Tags: Nicholas Goetz

Goetz Some

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Nicholas Goetz
Nicholas Goetz

Perennial Seneca Niagara contender Nicholas Goetz is at it again.

He flopped a set against a flush, turned a boat and got it in, and now has over 100,000 chips and a spot among the leaders heading into the late levels.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Goetz
Nicholas Goetz
120,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Shrontz Shines

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Vicki Shrontz
Vicki Shrontz

Rochester, NY's Vicki Shrontz has jumped up to a spot at or near the top of the counts after a massive hand before her table broke.

She got it in and held with pocket tens versus {a-}{k-} and {a-}{j-} to scoop a huge pot and now has over 120,000 at the final three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Vicki Shrontz
Vicki Shrontz
125,000

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Bagley's Big Bluff

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Darryl Bagley just ran a huge bluff in a massive pot to crest the 100,000 mark and leap into contention.

The Niagara Falls, NY native was making all kinds of noise throughout the hand, begging the dealer for a favorable flop and calling out what he thought his opponent's cards were, Hollywooding the whole way. It all started when he and two others got a fourth player all in before the flop for 17,000 a piece.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop and after two check's, one of Bagley's opponent's bet 13,000. Both players called creating a sizable side pot and the {3-Hearts} turn was revealed. Two more checks followed and Bagley's foe led for 26,000. The third player in the side pot folded and Bagley tank-called.

"Your ace of diamonds will not wind this hand," Bagley roared, as the {2-Spades} river came down. Bagley promptly shoved, having his opponent's 36,000 behind barely covered. He tanked for five full minutes before letting it go.

Bagley was shipped the side pot showing the {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} ten-high and the all in player took the main with the {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Player Chips Progress
Darryl Bagley
Darryl Bagley
115,000 115,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

PokerNews Pal Alex Rivera Wins Sabres Tickets

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Alex Rivera
Alex Rivera

Players in the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic have been asked to fill out a PokerNews ID card that will be used to help follow their progress in these events.

Each night the tournament staff here at the Niagara Falls Poker Room is planning to collect up those cards and enter them in a draw for one of ten pairs of Buffalo Sabres tickets. Players will get one entry for every bullet they fire.

Tonight, on the eve of his birthday, moments after re-entering the event more times than he would like to make public and offering this PokerNews reporter the chance to go to the game with him, Alex Rivera's name was randomly drawn.

He takes home tonight's Sabres tickets courtesy of the Niagara Falls Poker Room and is also building up a stack on this latest bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
45,000 45,000

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Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Top Jimmy

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jimmy Thomson owns the New York Fish House at City Market off Pine Avenue here in Niagara Falls and just finished up at the restaurant, rushing to the poker room to late register 10-minutes before the end of Level 8.

He won a big hand heading into the break making a flush over two pair and returned to the start of Level 9 running even better.

Moments ago he made a massive 13,000-chip hero call for all his chips on an {K-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{A-Hearts} board with {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} to drag a 66,000-chip pot against Bill Tilden's {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} bluff. Then, just a couple hands later he chipped up again, flopping a set of threes and holding against a flush draw.

Thomson is now close to 100,000 after just a level and a third of play.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
93,000
Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden
65,000 -36,000

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Hot Up In The Six

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Eric Ylagam
Eric Ylagam

Toronto's Eric Ylagam is heating up here in Level 9.

He picked up massive pot with kings over big slick and has crested 80,000.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Ylagam
Eric Ylagam
80,300

Tags: Eric Ylagam