$1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Started
$1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Started
The first of three starting flights in Event #7: $1,000 Main Event is slated to begin at 3 p.m. at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Resort.
There will be a $200,000 guarantee for the tournament, along with the eventual Fall Poker Classic Champion landing on the cover of CardPlayer Magazine.
Last years Fall Poker Classic Main Event drew 271 entries over two starting flights, generating a $239,212 prize pool and smashing the initial guarantee.
It was Buffalo native Guy Klass who took down the title for an impressive $58,608. The heavy-duty truck salesman started the final nine last in chips, quickly he found a triple up and didn't look back as he sat alone by tournaments end atop the payout sheet.
Klass bested Mark Roberts in a heads up match that was ultimately decided on the river, when Klass hit a higher two pair, taking down the tournament and sending Roberts out in second for a respectable $36,839 pay day.
Players will start with 30,000 tournament chips and the blinds will increase after every 40 minutes of play. Registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 with each Day 1 flight playing 15 levels or until the field is reduced to 12%. Players may play in all of the flights but only their largest stack will carry over into Day 2.
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Blind Structure
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | [Big Blind] Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
2 | 40 | 75 | 150 | 0 |
3 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
4 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
5 | 40 | 150 | 300 | 300 |
6 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
7 | 40 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
8 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
9 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
10 | 40 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
11 | 40 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
12 | 40 | 800 | 1600 | 1600 |
13 | 40 | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 |
14 | 40 | 1200 | 2400 | 2400 |
15 | 40 | 1500 | 3000 | 3000 |
The tournament director has now informed all the Seneca poker room dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The board read , George Alemkunnapuzha checked from the big blind position to his opponent who bet 150 into a pot that had 250 in it.
Alemkunnapuzha made the call, the turn fell the and Alemkunnapuzha check-called a bet of 300 from his opponent. An came down on the river, Alemkunnapuzha check-called a bet of 700 and his opponent tabled for a rivered pair of eights.
Alemkunnapuzha showed for a flopped pair of kings, taking down the pot and adding to his stack early on in the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Alemkunnapuzha |
32,425
32,425
|
32,425 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Elijah Consoli
|
35,150 | |
Rick Cohen
|
31,450 | |
John Land | 30,800 | |
Bernard Greenspoon
|
29,875 | |
John McTigue
|
28,900 | |
Thomas Mader | 28,650 |
The turned board read , Elijah Consoli checked from the big blind position to George Alemkunnapuzha who bet 1,500 into a pot around 3500 from the button.
Consoli made the call, the came down on the river and Consoli pushed in a bet of 1,500. Alemkunnapuzha raised to 6,500 and was quickly called by Consoli.
Alemkunnapuzha announced a set as he turned over but Consoli tabled for a rivered straight, taking down the pot and adding to his early day chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Elijah Consoli
|
42,500
7,350
|
7,350 |
George Alemkunnapuzha |
22,450
-9,975
|
-9,975 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
George Alemkunnapuzha opened from the cutoff to 400, being called by Elijah Consoli in the small blind. The flop came down , both players checked and the fell on the turn.
Both players checked again, the flipped over in the river and Consoli checked to Alemkunnapuzha who bet 700. Consoli made the call, Alemkunnapuzha tabled for a flopped set and Consoli rapidly threw his cards into muck.
Alemkunnapuzha took down the pot from Consoli and is looking to fight back from his early chip deficit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Elijah Consoli
|
40,850
-1,650
|
-1,650 |
George Alemkunnapuzha |
24,700
2,250
|
2,250 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Elijah Consoli
|
41,300
450
|
450 |
Thomas Mader |
36,650
8,000
|
8,000 |
Arunkumar Padma
|
33,100 | |
Bernard Greenspoon
|
31,000
1,125
|
1,125 |
Jason James | 30,200 | |
Henry Zou | 30,100 | |
Nicola Stagliano
|
29,400 | |
George Alemkunnapuzha |
29,300
4,600
|
4,600 |
John Land |
28,850
-1,950
|
-1,950 |
John McTigue
|
27,750
-1,150
|
-1,150 |
Rick Cohen
|
22,100
-9,350
|
-9,350 |
Eric Adams
|
10,300 |