Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$239,212
Entries
271
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Seneca Fall Poker Main Event Final Table Set; Guardarramas Leads
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Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
After two starting flights drew 271 entries and reentries in the $1,000 buy-in 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event, just 57 players returned to the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Sunday to play into the money and down to a final table of nine.
They hit the money after just a few levels of play when Alan Findlay's comeback effort fell short on the stone bubble. At the time, Leo Kaplin was in complete control, becoming the first player over the one-million-chip mark before anyone was even close.
However, things went south for Kaplin from there. Suddenly, he couldn't win a hand. A few tables over, Ernie Guardarramas couldn't lose one, and he moved into the chip lead. He traded that lead with start-of-day leader Paul McLean for a while, as the shorter stacks around the room began exiting at a brisk pace.
But by the time they got down to two tables remaining, Guardarramas took control and moved over the one-million mark himself.
Kaplin got bluffed off half his stack by Bradley Girdler, then lost a race to Lou Procopio to say goodbye 16th.
Guardarramas added to his lead busting Dave Grana 13th and it looked like he was running away with it all, until he got in a massive race with Procopio. After a series of preflop raises saw them get in a 1.3 million chip pot, Procopio's queens held over big slick to put him in the lead.
Guardarramas was still healthy, and continued to pluck away until he was back on top.
That's when McLean slow played aces at the wrong time and busted to a Mark Roberts flush to put the survivors at one table of ten.
Minutes later, Thomas Mader ran queens into Guardarramas aces to bow out tenth and the final table of nine was set with Guardarramas holding a healthy lead again.
Here's how the final table will look when play resumes at 12 p.m. local time in Niagara Falls Monday:
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Girdler | 213,000 |
| 2 | Ernie Guardarramas | 1,855,000 |
| 3 | Jason Sagle | 1,290,000 |
| 4 | Mark Roberts | 1,048,000 |
| 5 | Tommy Tomasello | 746,000 |
| 6 | Guy Klass | 139,000 |
| 7 | Rob Bourkney | 435,000 |
| 8 | Hassan Jamil | 1,297,000 |
| 9 | Lou Procopio | 1,110,000 |
PokerNews continuing coverage of the 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event will resume at 12 p.m. Monday and won't conclude until a winner is crowned. Tune in then to see who can capture the coveted crown.
Final Table Chip Counts
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,855,000 | 755,000 |
|
1,297,000 | 397,000 |
|
1,290,000 | 390,000 |
|
1,110,000 | -190,000 |
|
1,048,000 | 148,000 |
|
746,000 | 96,000 |
|
435,000 | 285,000 |
|
213,000 | -37,000 |
|
139,000 | -311,000 |
Mader Busts Quick, Final Table Set
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
In one of the first few hands in the final ten, Thomas Mader jammed queens on a jack-high flop smack into Ernie Guardarramas aces.
Mader busted tenth after two bricks and the official final table of nine was set. Play was stopped for the night. We will have full chip counts and a recap coming up shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Roberts Cracks McLean, Aces
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Paul McLean was slow playing aces until Mark Roberts turned a Broadway straight and flush draw.
After Roberts bet it, McLean sprung the trap shoving in. However, it was too little too late to get Roberts to fold.
Roberts called and hit the flush and Broadway to bust start-of-day chip leader McLean. With that, there is ten left and they are at one table. Once they lose one more, they will halt play for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Double Double
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Thomas Mader and Hassan Jamil both doubled up to climb out of the cellar and knock Bradley Girdler down more than a peg or two.
Jamil did the most damage, getting it in on a queen-high flop with 
over Girdler's 
and holding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | 450,000 |
|
|
700,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -725,000 |
Procopio Gets Over On Guardarramas
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ernie Guardarramas raised and Lou Procopio three bet the small blind, making it 110,000.
Guardarramas four-bet to 325,000, and after an eternity in the tank, Lou Procopio shoved the 560,000 he had behind.
Guardarramas called with the 
and Procopio had the 
. The board ran out 
, and just like that, Guardarramas is no longer running away with this thing.
In fact, Procopio now has a slight lead over him and a big one over the other nine remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 650,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -600,000 |
Jones Jinxed
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Anne Jones shoved less than 200,000 in with the 
.
Mark Roberts looked her up with the 
. Nobody made a pair and Jones hit the rail unlucky 12th.
One more elimination and they will combined at one table. One more elimination after that and the final table of nine will be set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | 480,000 |
|
Busted |
Bourkney Short Again
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Rob Bourkney had the most chips he'd seen all tournament, now he's short again.
After a raising war back and forth, Tommy Tomasello jammed the 
and Bourkney called with the 
. A jack on the turn did the trick for Tomasello.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -90,000 |
Guardarramas Gets Grana
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Dave Grana shoved 300,000 with the 
and chip leader Ernie Guardarramas looked him up with the 
.
The 
flop made Guardarramas a virtual lock to win the hand with a set. He locked it up for good after the turn and river.
There's 12 left now and Guardarramas' lead and legend is growing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |