Matt Brunskole Wins the Seneca Fall Poker Classic Opening Event
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A 30-year-old window installer from Niagara Falls, Canada won $36,024 and the Seneca Fall Poker Classic Opening Event inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino this evening.
Matt Brunskole came into the day among the leaders and persevered through more than 13-hours of poker to capture the title.
The tournament drew 636 entries over four starting flights, creating a $160,113 prize pool. The final day started with 107 players remaining and after breaking through the money bubble early on, things moved quickly down to a top eleven.
There was a bit of a stall eleven-handed, but after local standout Alex Visbisky busted, the final table of ten was set with Leo Kaplin leading.
The first four players to fall, including perennial Seneca contender Blake Napierala, fell out fast. However, things stalled again five-handed. The blinds escalated to the point where the stacks were shallow and the lead kept changing hands until another local legend, Jason Nablo, took fourth.
They tossed a few chips around three-handed as well, but suddenly Lue Huang ran a weak ace into Brunskole's dominating one. A hand or two later, Kaplin flopped the world and missed against Brunskole's pair to give Brunskole a quick win after a long day.
PokerNews' coverage of the Seneca Fall Poker Classic continues tomorrow with the $10,000 Guaranteed $150 No Limit Hold'em event beginning at 5 p.m. local time in Western New York. See you then.