The 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Starts Now!

The leaves are changing color. There's a November crispness in the air hinting at the winter to come. But for now, it's definitely Fall in Niagara Falls, NY and that means it's time for the annual Seneca Fall Poker Classic.

Things will get started, as they mostly always do, with a multi-flight re-entry event boasting a huge six-figure guarantee.

In fact, the first of four starting flights for the $100,000 guaranteed 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $300 No Limit Hold'em will begin at 10 a.m. local time Friday inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino.

The second starting flight is set for 6 p.m. Friday evening and there will be two more at the same times Saturday. Any and all survivors will push through to Sunday's Day 2, where the money awaits and a champion of the first event on the 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule will be crowned.

The players will kick off the proceedings holding 20,000 in tournament chips. The levels are 30 minutes each and the plan is to play to the end of the 14th or when just 12 percent of the field remains, whichever comes first.

Registration and unlimited re-entry is open until the start of Level 9. Plus, even players who finish a flight with chips can get in another one. Those players will carry their best stack forward to Day 2 Sunday.

The Seneca Fall Poker Classic consistently draws some of the best poker talent from Western New York and beyond in big numbers. As a result, this event should have no issue meeting and surpassing its $100,000 guarantee. The only question remaining is just how big the prize pool will get.

The PokerNews live update team will endeavor to answer that question, bring you a slice of the action and a look at the leaders throughout.

Get ready, the time for the 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic is upon us.