The numbers are still unofficial, but based on the 169 entries posted so far for this flight, the prize pool has crossed the $150,000 mark. This is double the $75,000 guarantee posted by the Seneca Niagara Poker Room!
Official payouts will be up as soon as they are available.
Stay locked on PokerNews for updates as the tournament progresses!
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The remaining 78 players are on a quick 15-minute break, with play resuming at 10:25PM.
At the end of this break, registration will close and payouts will be calculated.
Alan Findlay found himself in a dream scenario with pocket aces. Two players jammed their stacks in the middle and he had them both covered.
Findlay: 
Player 1: 
Player 2: 
The flop came 
, which was fairly benign for Findlay.
The turn was the 
, giving Findlay top set, but his opponent with pocket kings picked up a flush draw.
The river was the 
and Findlay scooped the pot, sending two players to the rail.
Findlay now holds the chip lead heading into the next break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 |
This is the last level before registration is completely closed for this event. The last flight began at 6:00PM and so far there are 69 players moving on to Day 2 tomorrow to play down to a winner.
After the 10-minute break, the prize pool will be calculated and payouts will be posted as soon as possible.
The prize pool is currently at $148,280 - almost double the posted $75,000 guarantee!
Good luck!
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Peter Raimondi was seen leaving the tournament area after firing several bullets in multiple flights.
He explained how he defended his big blind with 
and flopped a flush. There was a three-bet on the flop, and all the money got in on the turn, which was a brick.
Raimondi's opponent tabled 
for a bigger flush and he was drawing dead to the river, sending him home early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Here is a look at some of the notable stacks in the field as of now:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
|
67,000 | |
|
55,000 | 20,000 |
|
26,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
21,000 | |
|
20,000 | 8,900 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Bruce Pace has fired multiple bullets in each flight so far and finally had a chance to build a stack up again here in this last flight.
The board read 
and Pace called an all in for 15,000, having his opponent covered by a lot.
Pace tabled 
for top two pair and his opponent showed 
for a set of fours.
The river was the 
and Pace made a bigger full house, sending his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
