2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$64,882
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$264,810
Entries
300
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Snap Muck!

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Molica
Chris Molica

Chris Molica has jumped into the lead now, thanks to Robert Petronito.

Molica flopped a set and Petronito barrelled away until he was left with a stack in need of renovations and Molica was the first player over the 600,000-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Molica
Chris Molica
650,000 120,000
Robert Petronio ca
Robert Petronio
205,000 -42,000

Tags: Chris MolicaRobert Petronito

Hobrecker Gets It All In

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jeffrey Hobrecker
Jeffrey Hobrecker

Jeffrey Hobrecker just got healthy again, winning a 300,000-chip pot off Michael Shavensky without having to show.

Hobrecker was all in for his tournament life and 170,000 in chips with 300,000 sitting in the middle on the river of a {4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Clubs} board and Shavensky was left with a decision for most of the rest of his stack.

Ultimately, he folded and Hobrecker breathed a sigh of relief, moving back near the top of the counts again.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Hobrecker
Jeffrey Hobrecker
495,000 185,000
Michael Shavensky
Michael Shavensky
225,000 -172,000

Tags: Jeffrey HobreckerMichael Shavensky

The Tail Wags The Dog

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Wagner
Dan Wagner

Dan Wagner strides into Level 19 with the lead after picking up jacks and busting Jeremy Joseph in a flip.

It also didn't hurt that former leader Jeffrey Hobrecker is trending downwards, sitting on a little over 300,000 now just a few spots off the money bubble.

In the meantime, Paul McLean had aces hold in a decent sized pot to move up the ranks.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
590,000 85,000
Paul McLean ca
Paul McLean
390,000 235,500
Jeffrey Hobrecker
Jeffrey Hobrecker
310,000 -200,000
Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
Busted

Tags: Dan WagnerJeffrey HobreckerPaul McLean

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Making Moves

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Alex Visbisky
Alex Visbisky

Dan Wagner made the big move up and over the 500,000-chip mark busting John Macdonald with a three outer.

Wagner told Macdonald he was going to crack his kings when the money went in, and sure enough, he did.

In the meantime, Alex Visbisky has stopped his slide, getting it in with pocket queens versus tens, and flopping a set against an open-ender. Queens more than held with Visbisky making quads to double.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
505,000 159,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
260,000 80,000
John Macdonald us
John Macdonald
Busted

Tags: Alex VisbiskyDan Wagner

Rivera Knocks Ho Out

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Vinnie Ho
Vinnie Ho

It's back to Michigan for Vinnie Ho, who is no longer here and missed the money thanks to Alex Rivera.

Ho's fateful hand started with a Rivera open to 13,000 with big slick. Ho made it 28,000 with ace-queen and Rivera shoved in for 150,000 effective.

Ho called it off, they both missed, and after taking Ho out, Rivera grabbed a spot in the top ten on the counts.

With Ho's exit, they are down to 34 on four tables and the money bubble is inching ever closer.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
480,000 150,000
Vinnie Ho
Vinnie Ho
Busted

Tags: Alex RiveraVinnie Ho

Shavensky's Stack Grows

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Michael Shavensky
Michael Shavensky

Michael Shavensky has moved up into the 400,000-chip range after starting the day with just 121,000.

Two big hands did the trick, first he pushed Alex Rivera off a big pot with a pocket pair, then he won a more-than-200,000-chip flip with ace-queen versus nines.

Shavensky's among the leaders now with the money bubble in sight.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Shavensky
Michael Shavensky
397,000 -28,000

Tags: Michael Shavensky

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Molica Cuts Visbisky in Half

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Molica
Chris Molica

Chris Molica has replaced Alex Visbisky near the top of the counts after a huge hand went down between the two.

They went back and forth preflop before Molica bet 100,000, Visbisky shoved and Molica called all in for over 250,000 total.

He had two kings and Visbisky only had one, with an ace. No ace came on the board and Molica doubled through to vault up the counts and leave Visbisky with less than half his once monstrous stack.

Molica now heads into the break in the top two on the leaderboard with 41 left.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Molica
Chris Molica
530,000 377,500
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
180,000 -270,000

Tags: Alex VisbiskyChris Molica

Potawara Leads; Defending Champ Falls

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Nicholas Potwara
Nicholas Potwara

Nicholas Potwora has vaulted into the chip lead after getting in a massive pot heads up with 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event champ Kurtis Boutelle.

The defending champ raised pocket sevens and after Potwara three-bet the big blind with aces, Boutelle flatted.

Potwara led the {9-}{8-}{6-} with-two-clubs flop and Boutelle made it 110,000 with his open-ender. Potwara ripped it in for around double that and Boutelle called it off for his tournament life.

Aces magically held, Potwara moved on top of the chip counts, and there will be a new Seneca Fall Poker Classic champion crowned this year with last year's on the rail now.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Potwora
Nicholas Potwora
555,000 345,500
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
Busted

Tags: Kurtis BoutelleNicholas Potwara