2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

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

An Offer He Can't Refuse

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Mark Vitrano
Mark Vitrano

Buffalo, NY's Mark Vitrano was the recipient of an early gift when one heads-up opponent bet {j-}{6-} on a jack-high flop into his pocket kings, then called it off when Vitrano shoved.

Warding off all spite from the poker gods on the turn and river, Vitrano collected the full double up and has moved ahead of the pack heading into Level 4.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Vitrano
Mark Vitrano
30,000

Tags: Mark Vitrano

Lingenfelter Gets Randy; Felts One

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Randy Lingenfelter
Randy Lingenfelter

Holding {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for two pair, local charter boat operator Randy Lingenfelter just called a 6,000-chip bet on the turn of a {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board.

He did the same with a full house when his opponent shoved the {7-Spades} river for a little more. The full house was good, but Lingenfelter didn't need it, his opponent had {q-}{6-} and couldn't even beat his flopped middle pair.

With the full double up in tow, Lingenfelter is now near the top of the early counts.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Lingenfelter
Randy Lingenfelter
30,000 30,000

Tags: Randy Lingenfelter

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Allan Town

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Craig Allan
Craig Allan

Woodstock, ON, Canada's Craig Allan took half of Sharman Olshan's stack making a flush against her turned straight.

Then he got the other half when she opened shoved {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for 7,000 in early position and he woke up with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} and a call in the big blind.

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, barely making Allan sweat and sending Olshan to the cage to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Allen
Craig Allen
30,000
Sharman Olshan us
Sharman Olshan
15,000

Tags: Craig AllanSharman Olshan

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Smashing The Guarantee!

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
'That cash just looks so sweet'
'That cash just looks so sweet'

This first event on the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule has already met it's $50,000 prize pool guarantee with seven more levels of open registration and re-entry, and a fourth flight set for 6 p.m. this evening.

After drawing a total of 249 entries over two flights Friday and 70 entries on the board already this morning, the prize pool is up to an estimated $51,841 and counting.

Tighe and Boutelle Chop One Up

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Pat Tighe
Pat Tighe

Pat Tighe and Kurt Boutelle are smiling despite chopping up a pot.

Both turned a straight holding {7-}{6-} and got all of a third player's chips in the middle with top pair and a turned flush draw.

It's not a full double up for either, but it'll do. Increasing your starting stack by 50 per cent in the first ten minutes is bound to put a smile on anyone's face.

Player Chips Progress
Pat Tighe us
Pat Tighe
22,500 22,500
Kurt Boutelle
Kurt Boutelle
22,500 22,500

Track Your Own Chips With The PokerNews My Stack App!

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
My Stack
My Stack

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Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Day 1c of the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $200 No-Limit Hold'em Starts Now!

The 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic continues today in Western New York with the final two of four starting flights in the $200 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed Event #1.

The first one kicks off at 11 a.m. local time inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and all indications are it will be a big one.

Friday's first two starting flights drew 127 and 122 respectively, putting the event on a pace to absolutely crush the guarantee.

A total of 33 survived those first two flights and today's players will be hoping to join them by playing through 14 30-minute levels or down to 12 per cent of the starting field for the flight, whichever comes first. Players start out with 15,000 in chips and registration and unlimited re-entry is available through the first eight levels.

Of course, even players who bag chips can fire again in the final 6 p.m. flight this evening, taking thier best stack forward to Sunday's second and final day.

Stay tuned for a ton of action from Niagara Falls as the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand for it all from start to finish.