$300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Completed
2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
$300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$151,805
Entries
603
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
40 Combined Players Enter Day 2; Leo Kaplin Leads Day 1b and Both Flights
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
At the end of the second of four flights at the 2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic in Event #1 $300 No-Limit Hold'em with a $75,000 guarantee, there were 133 entries with 22 players moving on to Day 2 on Sunday at 11:00AM. Combined with 1b, the total entries came to 243 with a total of 40 players moving forward to Day 2.
After 14 levels of play, Leo Kaplin leads the way with 225,300 chips - good for the overall chip lead as well as the lead at the end of Day 1b. Kaplin was fairly quiet from the start of the day but ended on a high note with a very healthy stack. Paul McLean is second in chips on the day and in this flight with 198,000 in the bag, and Randy Pfeifer rounds out third with 175,200.
Other notable players to make it through include Scott Aitchison (114,200), Louie Tomassi (99,700), Michael Kelleher (57,100) and Vincent Palma (46,800).
Players who are not happy with their current stack may fire again and take their biggest stack forward to Day 2 on Sunday at 11:00AM.
Two more flights are slated for Saturday at 10:00AM and 6:00PM.
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End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,300 | 225,300 |
|
198,000 | 68,000 |
|
175,200 | 45,200 |
|
142,400 | -57,600 |
|
138,300 | -1,700 |
|
114,200 | 49,200 |
|
104,600 | 104,600 |
|
99,700 | 99,700 |
|
|
86,900 | 86,900 |
|
78,400 | 78,400 |
|
|
76,600 | 76,600 |
|
|
71,500 | 71,500 |
|
|
65,100 | 65,100 |
|
|
62,100 | 62,100 |
|
|
57,100 | 57,100 |
|
|
48,800 | 48,800 |
|
48,000 | 48,000 |
|
46,800 | 46,800 |
|
46,800 | 46,800 |
|
40,200 | 40,200 |
|
|
39,400 | 39,400 |
|
|
35,700 | 35,700 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Jeff Klein Leads Late
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jeff Klein appears to be the chip leader with around 140,000. Randy Pfeifer has made strides over the last few levels and has chipped up to 130,000.
Here is a look at the top stacks right now:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | |
|
|
130,000 | 118,500 |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
One More Break to Go
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The remaining 32 players are on their last break of the night.
Play resumes at 12:35AM, after which time two more levels will be played before the conclusion of the night.
Last Level of The Night
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
At the start of Level 14, the Tournament Director has announced that this is the last level of the night.
The clock will be paused at the 10-minute mark and the remaining players will play between three and seven hands to end the night. Players will return on Sunday at 11:00AM for Day 2 and to play down to a winner.
Scott Aitchison Gets Called by Bottom Pair
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Scott Aitchison started the day with a quick double up but has been fairly quiet since then. He finally found himself involved in a big pot and got the double up he needed to chip up.
With about 15,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, the small blind checked and Aitchison bet 9,500. The small blind called.
The river was the 
. The small blind checked again. Aitchison thought about it for a moment and then moved all in for his remaining 15,200. The small blind didn't think very long before deciding to call. Aitchison tabled 
for top pair, top kicker. His opponent tabled 
for bottom pair and then tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | 35,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200