2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$300 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
510
Prize
$36,024
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$160,113
Entries
636
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Banging The Gavel

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Mike Rellinger
Mike Rellinger

Mike "The Mayor" Rellinger came ready to fire tonight and was just seen ringing the re-entry bell for what will surely be the first of many times this evening.

Rellinger spent about an hour annoying everyone and dumping chips at his first table before eventually shoving fours for peanuts over a raise. The raiser had jacks and they held.

The table rejoiced when they saw Rellinger taking his new seat at a table across the room. Finally, some peace and quiet.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Rellinger us
Mike Rellinger
20,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Mackyo Moves Up

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Bob Mackyo
Bob Mackyo

Erie, PA's Bob Mackyo has moved up the counts after his straight was better than two others in a massive pot.

He's got 85,000 and is threatening for the lead. However, that lead is firmly in the hands of Matt Brunskole now.

Brunskole's closing in on 100,000 fast.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Brunskole
Matt Brunskole
95,000
35,000
35,000
Bob Mackyo
Bob Mackyo
85,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

We Got A Thing Goin'on

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Anne Jones
Anne Jones

2017 Western New York Poker Challenge third-place finisher Anne Jones just scored the double knockout.

She flopped a set of sevens on a ten-high board and simply called when a player with ace-king and another with nines went all in to her right.

Jones' set held, and as a result, she's got 70,000 now and a spot near the top of the counts headed into Level 7.

Player Chips Progress
Anne Jones us
Anne Jones
70,000
50,000
50,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Who Loves It More

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Two of the 18 players who bagged up chips in the early flight today are back at it again here tonight.

Although their motives may differ, both are taking advantage of the best stack forward rule, allowing players who bag in one flight to play again in another and carry their best stack forward.

For Hayden Glassman, the 45,000 he bagged in the first flight may not seem like enough to give him a real shot to compete Sunday. As a result, he's here trying to better that in flight two.

Carol Leonardi already has around 100,000 going into Sunday's Day 2, so her reasons for playing are a little different.

Leonardi has a passion for poker and is using the flight to work on her game.

Both have less than a starting stack heading into the 15-minute color up break at the end of this level, but no matter what happens, they'll be here come Day 2.

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

On The Board

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Mark Nowak
Mark Nowak

Mark Nowak had not one, but two players go all in before him. Both were holding two pair.

He had trips, called, held, and is now sitting on 120,000.

In the meantime, Matt Brunskole has been treading water on around 110,000, allowing Bob Mackyo to move into chip lead position here in Level 8.

Consequently, Level 8 is the last one before the close of the registration and re-entry period.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Mackyo
Bob Mackyo
140,000
55,000
55,000
Mark Nowak
Mark Nowak
120,000
Matt Brunskole
Matt Brunskole
110,000
15,000
15,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100