2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$300 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
49jj
Prize
$5,639
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$16,112
Entries
64
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
0

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

The Batman Effect

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Matt Shanahan
Matt Shanahan

Matt Shanahan got it in with a set of tens against two club draws. Dennis Fleig was also carrying kings with his.

Shanahan faded all trouble to triple up into the chip lead. Fleig still has a threatening stack as well as they all head into the break before the registration and re-entry period closes.

Right now the board reads 63 entries with 28 players remaining. The guarantee has been more than met after a flurry of action on the tables and at the cage this past level. We will update you on all the registration numbers when they become official.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matt Shanahan us
Matt Shanahan
150,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Dennis Fleig us
Dennis Fleig
80,000
40,000
40,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Another Four-Way All In

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante
Josh Knight
Josh Knight

The action is heating up here with another four-way all pushing Josh Knight up close to 100,000.

They got it in on the flop and Knight turned a flush. Jason Nablo had more chips to start and made a queen-high straight in the hand to survive. It wasn't clear what fellow local legend Blake Napierala had, but he busted and bought back in.

They move into Level 8, the last one to re-enter or register, with the board reading 54 entries so far. They'll need just three more to meet the $15,000 guarantee.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Josh Knight
Josh Knight
90,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Jason Nablo us
Jason Nablo
25,000
Profile photo of Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
20,000

Four-Way All In

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante

There was a four-way all in over on Table 5 with Alex Rivera the only one leaving the pot empty handed.

The board read {j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Diamonds} with 45,000 in the middle and Rivera all in already. One players shoved for 15,900, Al Amico threw his last 7,000 in, and the biggest stack among them made the call.

Amico made a straight on the {7-} river to take the main pot and rise to a spot among the leaders. The big stack missed his straight draw, but was left with chips, and the other player in the hand collected a side pot with top two pair. Rivera had top two as well, but with the main pot going to Amico, he hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sal Amico
Sal Amico
70,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

The Double Knockout

Level 6 : 300/600, 0 ante
Jerry Van Strydonck
Jerry Van Strydonck

Jerry Van Strydonck has jumped into the lead heading into Level 7 after recording a double knockout.

Local ginger-bearded legend Matt Marcinkiewicz and South Buffalo PLO king Tim Glab were both all in on a {4-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts} board. Van Strydonck made the call with a bigger stack.

Van Strydonck: {j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Glab: {8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Marcinkiewicz: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Spades}

Van Strydonck was in the lead with to pair when the money went in and locked it up on the {j-Hearts} river, which filled him up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jerry Van Strydonck
Jerry Van Strydonck
90,000

Nothing Bitter About It

Level 6 : 300/600, 0 ante
Paul Bitterman
Paul Bitterman

Paul Bitterman got off to a rough start today and was forced to re-enter.

Pardon the pun, but rather than be bitter about it, Bitterman fired that second bullet and commenced grinding with a positive attitude.

So far, positivity has brought Bitterman threes full of nines in one big hand and almost 48,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Bitterman us
Paul Bitterman
48,000
42,000
42,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

The Bad Beat Jackpot

Level 5 : 200/400, 0 ante
Rob Weber
Rob Weber

Tadeusz Blaszczak turned a full house and ultimately got it all in versus Rob Weber.

Unfortunately for Blaszczak, the turn card also gave Weber quad eights.

Blaszczak was just seen ringing the re-entry bell while Lancaster, NY resident Weber has joined the early leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rob Weber
Rob Weber
55,000
55,000
55,000