2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$58,608
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$239,212
Entries
271
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Jersey Ripped

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Meyers
Chris Meyers

Chris Meyers fell to the 100,000-chip mark and shipped those in with the {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

Ernie Guardarramas called holding the {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. There was both and ace and a jack on the flop, but not much else worth writing about the rest of the way.

They're down to 20 now with Meyers out 21st.

Player Chips Progress
Ernie Guardarramas
Ernie Guardarramas
600,000 100,000
Chris Meyers us
Chris Meyers
Busted

Flip The Script

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

They're flipping for big stacks now.

Tommy Tomasello raised, Anne Jones three bet to 75,000, and Tomasello ripped in for 220,000 more. Jones called with the {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}. Tomasello was flipping for his tournament life with the {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

The board ran out {2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Tomasello proved luckier.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Tomasello
Tommy Tomasello
660,000 310,000
Anne Jones us
Anne Jones
320,000 -330,000

The Numbers

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

There's 21 now after Mark Roberts busted Illan Kandiah all in on a king-high flop. They both had the king, but Roberts' queen kicker was one better than Kandiah's jack.

Below are updated chip counts for the entire group.

Player Chips Progress
Paul McLean ca
Paul McLean
750,000 -150,000
Dave Grana us
Dave Grana
680,000 430,000
Anne Jones us
Anne Jones
650,000
Leo Kaplin us
Leo Kaplin
550,000 -200,000
Thomas Mader us
Thomas Mader
550,000 373,500
Mark Roberts us
Mark Roberts
550,000 200,000
Ernie Guardarramas
Ernie Guardarramas
500,000 -350,000
Guy Klass us
Guy Klass
500,000
Bradley Girdler gb
Bradley Girdler
420,000 279,000
Mike Latour us
Mike Latour
390,000 245,500
Eric Natkinniemi
Eric Natkinniemi
380,000 160,000
Tommy Tomasello
Tommy Tomasello
350,000 190,000
Lou Procopio
Lou Procopio
300,000 -60,000
Hassan Jamil
Hassan Jamil
290,000 -180,000
Joe Catalano us
Joe Catalano
225,000 -55,000
Joe Ciffa us
Joe Ciffa
210,000 -140,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
150,000
Rob Bourkney us
Rob Bourkney
125,000 10,000
Jason Sagle ca
Jason Sagle
90,000 -130,000
Dennis Durante us
Dennis Durante
65,000 -124,000
Illan Kandiah ca
Illan Kandiah
Busted

The Top and Bottom

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Eric Natkinniemi checked the river of an {8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board with about 200,000 already in there. Illan Kandiah bet 55,000 and Anne Jones came over the top for another 140,000.

Natkinniemi folded, but not Kandiah. He made the call and Jones dragged the pot turning over the {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} full house. Now Jones is in the top ten stacks and Kandiah falls to the bottom ten.

Player Chips Progress
Anne Jones us
Anne Jones
650,000 200,000
Illan Kandiah ca
Illan Kandiah
200,000 -500,000

Reynolds Learns A Lesson From Klass

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Rob Reynolds
Rob Reynolds

Guy Klass opened and Rob Reynolds shipped in his 200,000-chip stack with two jacks.

It took a minute, but Klass called with the {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. The board ran out {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} taking Reynolds with it.

Klass now has a contending stack and they are down to 23.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Klass us
Guy Klass
500,000 180,000
Rob Reynolds
Rob Reynolds
Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Making Change

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Patty Fitzgerald
Patty Fitzgerald

Patty Fitzgerald shoved short with two fives, but there were enough chips in her stack to push Paul McLean into the chip lead when he called with the {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, flopped a flush draw, turned and ace, and beat her.

Fitzgerald is out and there's 24 left now with McLean on top.

Player Chips Progress
Paul McLean ca
Paul McLean
900,000 295,000
Patty Fitzgerald
Patty Fitzgerald
Busted

Guardarramas Drinks Zawacki's Milkshake

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Ernie Guardarramas
Ernie Guardarramas

Jason Zawacki semi-bluff shoved an open-ended straight draw with a king.

Ernie Guardarramas called with the same straight draw, plus outs to a flush with one card to come. King-high was good for a minute, until Guardarramas found his flush card on the river.

Zawacki is out and suddenly Guardarramas holds the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Ernie Guardarramas
Ernie Guardarramas
850,000 470,000
Jason Zawacki us
Jason Zawacki
Busted

Blaszczak Busto!

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tadeusz "Ted" Blaszczak
Tadeusz "Ted" Blaszczak

Tadeusz Blaszczak is the first player out in the money. He shipped it for 35,000 after Paul McLean opened to 20,000.

Blake Napierala came over the top all-in for less than 100,000 and McLean folded.

Blaszczak's tournament life was riding on the {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} versus Napierala's {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} and he lost it on a {4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} run out.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
150,000 -7,500
Tadeusz Blaszczak
Tadeusz Blaszczak
Busted