2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$62,933
Event Info
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$256,866
Entries
291
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

$1,000 Main Event

Day 2 Completed

Alex Visbisky Leads Final Table of the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Alex Visbisky
Alex Visbisky

The final table was set in the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $1,000 Main Event in Niagara Falls, NY on Sunday.

After two starting flights that took place on Friday and Saturday, play started at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday with 60 players. Winner of the 2015 Western NY Poker Challenge Main Event and the 2014 Summer Slam Main Event, Colborne, ON, Canada's Buck Ramsay started the day with the chip lead and things only got better for him.

Before the 27-player money bubble had even popped, Ramsay was handed a 1.2 million-chip final table stack when Thomas Clayton ran kings into his aces. Ramsay hung on to the majority of those chips, and after the bubble did pop, rode into the final table in the middle of the pack without much of a sweat.

But, this day truly belonged to Cheektowaga, NY's Alex Visbisky.

Visbisky started near the bottom of the chip count list, coming in with under 40,000 and a prayer. The prayer was answered more than a few times, as he managed to put off elimination with some timely luck to survive through the bubble.

He got down to five big blinds in the money and was making plans for dinner with his mom on her birthday when he suddenly went on a rush that included getting it in with aces over two players holding kings and jacks for a more than 700,000 in the pot. Visbisky rode the momentum from that win into a battle with perennial contender Pat Tighe, getting the best of him on the way to the final 10, before bagging a chip-leading 1.785 million coming into Monday's nine-handed final.

Kurtis Boutelle had a big day as well, picking up aces twice to win two huge pots. After some solid play the rest of the way, he'll come in just under Visbisky.

In the meantime, Ryan Rivers played a ton of hands to get to a little under 1.3 million, while Nathan Torrance played very few to bag a little over. They'll both come in with solid stacks at the next level when play resumes.

Silvio DeRubeis, David Battaglia, and Tony Dojka will all add to their growing stats here at Seneca coming in on the shorter side with "Kid Karma's Uncle" Alfred Stempien joining them.

The final table will go off inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room beginning at 12 p.m. local time on Monday with a $62,933 first-place prize on the line and each player guaranteed at least $5,779.

PokerNews will be on hand providing coverage until a winner is crowned, so tune in then to follow all the action live.

Tags: Alex VisbiskyAlfred StempienBuck RamsayDavid BattagliaKurt BoutelleKurtis BoutelleNathan TorrancePat TigheRyan RiversSilvio DeRubeis

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

Eric Danis and Rich Ryan are back to discuss some of the big changes in the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race and GPI Top 300.

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Final Table Set For 12 p.m. Monday

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

The clock was stopped with 39 minutes left in Level 22 and with the final table set, play was halted for the night.

They redrew for seats and below is how things will look when play resumes inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at 12 p.m. local time Monday. A full recap of the day will follow.

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Buck Ramsay746,000
2Ryan Rivers1,219,000
3Kurtis Boutelle1,715,000
4Nathan Torrance1,384,000
5Alfred Stempien431,000
6David Battaglia534,000
7Alex Visbisky1,785,000
8Tony Dojka385,000
9Silvio DeRubeis533,000
Player Chips Progress
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
1,785,000 145,000
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
1,715,000 -45,000
Nathan Torrance
Nathan Torrance
1,384,000 87,000
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
1,219,000 -131,000
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
746,000 -109,000
David Battaglia us
David Battaglia
534,000 45,000
Silvio DeRubeis us
Silvio DeRubeis
533,000 -35,000
Alfred Stempien
Alfred Stempien
431,000 74,000
Tony Dojka
Tony Dojka
385,000 -15,000

Trieu Out; Final Table Set

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kim Long Trieu
Kim Long Trieu

After running it up from 50,000 to get here, Kim Long Trieu's chip and a chair story is over.

He raised it up with the {a-Diamonds}{k-} and Ryan Rivers called holding the {10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. The flop came {6-}{5-}{3-} with two diamonds and Trieu check-raised all in.

Rivers called, binked the flush on the turn and Trieu missed his redraw. The final table is set now and a discussion about how long to play tonight is ongoing. They might even stop here just a few minutes into post-dinner play.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
1,350,000 411,000
Kim Long Trieu
Kim Long Trieu
Busted

Tags: Kim Long TrieuRyan Rivers

Start of Level 22 Chip Counts (full)

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

Listed below are the stacks for the final ten heading into post-dinner play. Once they lose one, the length of the levels will jump to 60 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
1,760,000 10,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
1,640,000 40,000
Nathan Torrance
Nathan Torrance
1,297,000 97,000
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
939,000 -51,000
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
855,000 55,000
Silvio DeRubeis us
Silvio DeRubeis
568,000 -132,000
David Battaglia us
David Battaglia
489,000 79,000
Kim Long Trieu
Kim Long Trieu
427,000 -13,000
Tony Dojka
Tony Dojka
400,000 -90,000
Alfred Stempien
Alfred Stempien
357,000 27,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Dinner Break!

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Seneca Niagara
Seneca Niagara

The players are headed off on a 45-minute dinner break and will return to 10-handed play at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time.

When they get down to nine players remaining, it will be up to the players to decide whether to stop right there and come back to play out the final table tomorrow, or continue playing this evening.

The tournament staff is committed to allowing the players to make the decision and will adjust as players bust out and time moves forward.

The Final 10 (full)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
SeatPlayerChip Count
1Alfred Stempien330,000
2Ryan Rivers990,000
3Kurtis Boutelle1,750,000
4Silvio DeRubeis700,000
5Kim Long Trieu440,000
6Buck Ramsay800,000
7David Battaglia410,000
8Tony Dojka490,000
9Nathan Torrance1,200,000
10Alex Visbisky1,600,000
Player Chips Progress
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
1,750,000 50,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
1,600,000 1,440,000
Nathan Torrance
Nathan Torrance
1,200,000 -50,000
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
990,000 90,000
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
800,000 -400,000
Silvio DeRubeis us
Silvio DeRubeis
700,000 200,000
Tony Dojka
Tony Dojka
490,000 340,000
Kim Long Trieu
Kim Long Trieu
440,000 30,000
David Battaglia us
David Battaglia
410,000 10,000
Alfred Stempien
Alfred Stempien
330,000 70,000

Padget Punted; Down To 10

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Colin Padgett
Colin Padgett

Colin Padgett got the last of his chips in with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} versus Alex Visbisky's {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}.

It was a flip, but Visbisky ran away with it, flopping a straight draw and completing it on the turn to bounce Padgett.

With ten left they are combining to one table of ten, although the official final table will be nine handed.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
1,600,000 650,000
Colin Padgett
Colin Padgett
Busted

Tags: Alex VisbiskyColin Padgett