$1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
$1,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$256,866
Entries
291
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Buck Ramsay Leads Day 1a of the Main Event as 13 Survive
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Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The first of two Day 1 flights for the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $1,000 Main Event went off in Niagara Falls, NY, on Friday.
Day 1a drew a total of 82 entries, with just 13 players making it through 15 40-minute levels to book a seat in Sunday's Day 2.
As it seems every Main Event at Seneca Niagara is these days, this one was all about Port Colborne, ON, Canada's Buck Ramsay.
The winner of both the 2015 Western NY Poker Challenge Main Event and the 2014 Summer Slam Main Event got things started by winning a big pot with kings early. Then, just before the halfway mark of the day, Andy Spears ran 
suited into Ramsay's kings to give him close to 100,000 in chips.
Ramsay spun that up even more before picking up another pot with aces, and finally stacking a second player on six figures with kings, again, against the 
right before play halted. In the end, he bagged a massive 461,500.
University of Rochester student Yi-Wei Lu also had a big day, running well, playing well, and threatening for the lead all day and night before bagging his own massive stack of 395,000.
But it was 2014 Seneca Niagara Poker Classic champ Rick Block who earned the spot under Ramsay on the leader board at the end of play.
Block's title defense started off a little rocky, as he busted early and fired a second bullet. A swingy day saw him head into the late levels with a decent stack, before he played Blake Napierala like a fiddle in Level 15, check-calling all in with a rivered flush to bust the Seneca superstar and bag a big 397,000 himself.
The 13 surviving players will return to play for seats at the final table Sunday morning, but Saturday is another day and another flight, as Day 1b of the the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $1,000 Main Event kicks off at 11 a.m. local time.
PokerNews will be on hand for every flop, turn, and river, and you are more than welcome to join us then.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
461,500 | 61,500 |
|
397,000 | 102,000 |
|
|
395,500 | 15,500 |
|
255,000 | -5,000 |
|
207,000 | -43,000 |
|
177,500 | 7,500 |
|
|
141,500 | 141,500 |
|
|
95,500 | 3,500 |
|
|
92,500 | 17,500 |
|
|
86,500 | 36,500 |
|
62,500 | 62,500 |
|
|
50,500 | 50,500 |
|
37,500 | -58,500 |
Five More Hands!
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The clock was stopped with ten minutes left in the level and a draw was conducted to determine the number of hands left to play before the end of the flight. They drew a five.
Buck Again!
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
It appears Buck Ramsay has grabbed the lead heading into the final few minutes here after busting yet another player with a six-figure stack.
Ramsay three-bet pocket kings out of the big blind and called what amounted to the original raiser's four-bet shove. His opponent had the and flopped a flush draw and the case king. Ramsay faded the spade and even though his opponent made aces up on the river, his set held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000 | 70,000 |
Block Threatens After Felting Napierala
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Rick Block is now a good bet to bag big in defense of his title after felting Blake Napierala.
He defended his big blind with the 
against a Napierala open, then check-raised on the 
flop. Napierala called, and then led again for 35,000 when Block checked the 
turn.
Block called and then slyly checked the 
river. Napierala shoved and Block beat him to the pot with the call. Napierala mucked and complimented Block's play before saying goodnight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000 | 135,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Another Shorty Shoves
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Buck Ramsay continues to send people home with a frown.
His latest victim was a short stack shoving 
into his big blind. Ramsay made up the 20,000-chip difference with the dominated 
. His opponent even had a blocker, but couldn't prevent Ramsay from finding two clubs on the flop and a third on the river.
The field is now down to 18 and two tables heading into the last level for the night and it's a toss up for the lead between Ramsay and Yi-Wei Lu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 25,000 |
Ranaletti Runs Miller
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Andy Ranaletti opened to 5,100 and got four callers.
He continued on the 
flop and got two callers before James Miller min-raised. Only Ranaletti called and Miller jammed almost 50,000 in on the 
turn.
Ranaletti called with the 
flush. Miller had the 
for top pair and the heart redraw. The 
river was no good and Miller said goodnight as Ranaletti became a threat to bag big.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | 125,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300