2018 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$1,000 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2018 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Victor Adams
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$53,853
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$219,793
Entries
249
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Babiarz Wins a Monster of a Pot

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Thomas Babiarz opened to 7,000 and was raised to 18,000 by Kristan Mackiewicz. Babiarz made the call and the dealer fanned out a flop of {3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

Mackiewicz moved all in for around 65,000, Babiarz called and the two turned over their hands. Mackiewicz tabled {8-}{8-} for an over pair to the board and Babiarz showed {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for a flush draw.

A heart fell on the turn, leaving Mackiewicz drawing dead to the river and giving Babiarz a monster pot late in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Babiarz us
Thomas Babiarz
252,000
Kristan Mackiewicz us
Kristan Mackiewicz
Busted

Tags: Kristan MackiewiczThomas Babiarz

Luther Leads Going into Final Break

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Kenneth Luther
Kenneth Luther

Kenneth Luther leads Day 1c going into the last break after sending Andy Spears out the door. The board read {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-}{2-}{a-} when Spears moved all in for his remaining 60,000 on the river.

Luther took his time before making the call, turning over {a-}{q-} for a river pair of aces. Spears mucked his hand and Luther scooped in a big pot near the end of level 14.

Player Chips Progress
Kenneth Luther us
Kenneth Luther
357,000
169,000
169,000
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
Busted

Tags: Andy SpearsKenneth Luther

Break Time

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

The players will now be taking a quick break to run off all of the T- 100 chips from play.

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Last Level of the Day Has Begun

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining 36 players will now battle it out in the last level of Day 1c. All players remaining at the end of this level will make it to Day 2, in hopes of capturing the Fall Poker Classic title.

Ristevski Finds a Cowboy to Take Down Bullets

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Griffin Ristevski moved all in for his remaining 40,100, being instantly called by the opponent to his immediate right, players turned over their hands with Ristevski at risk.

Griffin Ristevski: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Ristevski stood up with excitement as the flop came down {9-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs}, giving him a set and moving him well into the lead. The {7-Spades} on the turn and {6-Diamonds} on the river sealed the deal for Ristevski as he secured a double by cracking aces with his cowboys.

Player Chips Progress
Griffin Ristevski us
Griffin Ristevski
84,500

Tags: Griffin Ristevski

End of the Day Chip Counts

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Vadim Rozin ca
Vadim Rozin
349,000
349,000
349,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Kenneth Luther us
Kenneth Luther
326,500
-30,500
-30,500
Victor Adams ca
Victor Adams
301,000
301,000
301,000
Thomas Babiarz us
Thomas Babiarz
291,000
39,000
39,000
Thomas Tucker us
Thomas Tucker
247,500
50,500
50,500
Nate Kross us
Nate Kross
234,500
234,500
234,500
Mario Mansour us
Mario Mansour
215,500
-77,500
-77,500
Brian Ballentine us
Brian Ballentine
206,000
-7,000
-7,000
James Sinkovic ca
James Sinkovic
181,500
75,500
75,500
Jeremy Hoeltke us
Jeremy Hoeltke
171,000
39,000
39,000
Brian Healy us
Brian Healy
150,500
112,700
112,700
Kevin Boesel ca
Kevin Boesel
140,000
-22,000
-22,000
Christopher Damick us
Christopher Damick
139,000
13,000
13,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
133,000
-59,000
-59,000
Pablo Delgado us
Pablo Delgado
126,500
126,500
126,500
Peter Mancini ca
Peter Mancini
114,000
114,000
114,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Joseph Elia us
Joseph Elia
112,500
112,500
112,500
Andrew Martin us
Andrew Martin
108,500
108,500
108,500
Maximilian Droege ca
Maximilian Droege
101,500
-3,200
-3,200
Paul Kleindienst us
Paul Kleindienst
98,000
98,000
98,000
James Thomson us
James Thomson
96,000
96,000
96,000
Charles Homick us
Charles Homick
94,500
94,500
94,500
David Olshan us
David Olshan
88,000
32,000
32,000
Steven Calvaneso us
Steven Calvaneso
87,500
87,500
87,500
Fady Khabbaz us
Fady Khabbaz
86,000
16,500
16,500

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