Michael Davis Leads; 15 Remaining after Day 1a
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The first of four starting flights in the $200 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed Event #1 on the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic drew 127 entries and re-entries to the the Niagara Falls Poker Room today.
This puts the event well on it's way to surpassing the guarantee with three starting flights still to come over the next day and a half.
After 14 30-minute levels of play, just 15 players remained. Alex Visbisky grabbed the chip lead, catching some big hands early, then one massive one late to bust the swingy Jeffery Hobrecker and vault into the lead. The Cheektowaga native bagged 185,700 at day's end.
However, it was Michael Davis grabbing the overnight lead, after doubling up through early leader John Abraham with a flush, then flopping a set of kings and rivering a boat to crack aces and another player's flush draw in the final few hands and bag a massive 342,000-chip stack for the overwhelming lead.
Peter Alba also enjoyed the final few hands, making a boat of his own to push up to 228,200 and join other local heroes still in with a shot including Abraham, 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic champ Rick Block and Cameron Bartolotta. In the meantime, regulars like Jerry Calvaneso, Brett Short and Scott Aitchison were among the masses joining Hobrecker on the rail.
The 15 survivors will come back Sunday to play down to a winner, but first there are three more starting flights, continuing with the evening session that began at 6 p.m. local time.
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