$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$96,738
Entries
599
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
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Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante
A 33-year-old special education teacher from Derby, NY, won the first event on the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule on Sunday night.
Kristan Mackiewicz took down the $50,000 guaranteed $200 No-Limit Hold'em opening event after making a deal both five-handed and three-handed, chopping up the remaining prize money and collecting $11,365 in winnings.
The tournament drew 599 entries over four starting flights this weekend, creating a guarantee-smashing $96,738 prize pool. From there, 90 survivors pushed through to Sunday's Day 2 with the 54-player money bubble in sight.
The bubble popped around 2 .p.m. local time with Geoffrey O'Connor taking the lead into the final 54. Some five hours later, local cash grinder Chris Gras bubbled the 10-handed final table and Dominic Baranyi took the lead into the play down to a champion with Mackiewicz eighth of 10.
Art Demmerley was the first to exit, losing a race to Mackiewicz, before start-of-day chip leader Michael Davis fell ninth.
Kevin Reyes then got short and ran into O'Connor's jacks to exit eighth. After getting aces cracked to fall short, Mackiewicz found a miracle runner-runner straight to climb out of a dominated spot against Silvio DeRubeis. It was actually DeRubeis who busted next, losing a race to the chip leading Baranyi.
After Joe Ciffa fell sixth, a five-handed deal was struck, giving all five players even money and saving $5,000 for first.
Soon after, O'Connor busted with a weak ace versus the queens of Mackiewicz to go out fifth, and Baranyi got it in with two pair against a set for Mackiewicz to go out fourth, leaving Todd Saffron, Brad Bourne, and Mackiewicz three-handed.
While Mackiewicz started with a huge lead, Bourne snatched it away by cracking her queens with a weak ace before talk of another deal began. Eventually they would all agree on an even chop of the money set aside for first, a big tip for the dealers, and a flip for the trophy — which Mackiewicz won.
This ends PokerNews' coverage of Event #1 here at Seneca Niagara, but stay tuned to these pages as our coverage of the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic continues at 11 a.m. Monday with the first of six starting flights in Event #3, $100 No-Limit Hold'em.
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante
A deal was just struck giving each of the three remaining players $11,365 and the dealers a $1,400 tip.
They flipped for the trophy and Kristan Mackiewicz won it. A full recap of the event will follow.
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Brad Bourne just got it all in with the 
against Kristan Mackiewicz' pocket queens and found a way to survive on an 
board.
He's now got the lead three handed with Todd Saffron in third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
3,000,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
1,800,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Kristan Mackiewicz moved all in out of position on the turn of a 
board and Dominic Baranyi decided he would go with it, moving all in himself.
Mackiewicz called with the 
for bottom set and Baranyi had the 
two pair. The river came the making Mackiewicz a flush, and after the chips were counted, she had more.
With Baranyi out fourth, Mackiewicz takes a big lead into three handed play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Geoffrey O'Connor got it all in with against Kristan Mackiewicz' 
.
The board rolled out 
leaving O'Connor dead on the turn and out fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
A deal was struck over the break guaranteeing each of the remaining five players $10,165 and saving an additional $5,000 for the winner.
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000