$1,100 Main Event | 2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park

10-21-2019 01:58 UTC

Rob Wazwaz Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,318)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gennady Shimelfarb opened to 100,000 out of the hijack and Rob Wazwaz went all in for his last 320,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Shimelfarb and he dropped in calling chips.

Rob Wazwaz:
Gennady Shimelfarb:

Shimelfarb would lock in another knockout as the board ran out leaving Wazwaz with the second-best hand. The two shook hands and Wazwaz got up from the table to go receive the $15,318 he earned for his sixth-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb	3,325,000 325,000	325,000
Rob Wazwaz	Busted

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10-21-2019 01:53 UTC

Wazwaz Gets Short

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HillKerby

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Rob Wazwaz opened to 65,000 from the button and saw Bob Van Syckle defend his big blind. The two saw the flop and Van Syckle checked. Wazwaz fired another 65,000 into the middle and Van Syckle put in a check-raise to 165,000. Wazwaz called.

The turn fell and Van Syckle slid forward his full stack of T25,000 chips, putting Wazwaz all in. Wazwaz quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Wazwaz	3,200,000 2,685,000	2,685,000

Bob Van Syckle	1,615,000 265,000	265,000

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Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

10-21-2019 01:45 UTC

Shimelfarb Takes More from Wazwaz; Wazwaz Recuperates Some

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HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #1: Rob Wazwaz opened to 60,000 from under the gun as the clock expired on Level 24 and action folded around to Gennady Shimelfarb, who defended his big blind.

The flop came and Shimelfarb checked to Wazwaz, who made a continuation-bet of 75,000. Shimelfarb thought for a bit and then check-raised to 300,000. Wazwaz quickly sent his cards to the muck.

Hand #2: On the following hand, Wazwaz defended his big blind to an open from Bob Van Syckle and the two checked a flop of . The turn came and Wazwaz went all in for 325,000.

Van Syckle confirmed that Wazwaz's stacks were 100,000 each and then sent his cards to the mcuk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb	3,000,000 325,000	325,000
Bob Van Syckle	1,350,000 65,000	65,000
Rob Wazwaz	515,000 -180,000	-180,000

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10-21-2019 01:42 UTC

Shimelfarb Continues To Climb

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HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

There was around 225,000 in the middle on a board reading with action heads up between Rob Wazwaz in the small blind and Gennady Shimelfarb, who was on the button.

Wazwaz threw out a bet of 100,000 and Shimelfarb thought for a bit. He then slid in a raise, which the dealer cut out and announced to be 350,000. Wazwaz took about 10 seconds and then sent his cards to the muck.

Shimelfarb has been responsible for five of the last eight eliminations, vaulting him up the counts to make him the clear chip leader. With his most recent pot, he has eclipsed 2.5 million and now holds roughly one-third of the chips in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb	2,675,000 240,000	240,000
Rob Wazwaz	695,000 15,000	15,000

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10-21-2019 01:33 UTC

Eric Torgerson Eliminated in 7th Place ($12,036)

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HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Gennady Shimelfarb saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 130,000. Eric Torgerson three-bet all in for around 450,000 from the big blind and Shimelfarb called to send the two off to the races.

Eric Torgerson:
Gennady Shimelfarb:

Torgerson needed to improve to stay alive with his two overcards to Shimelfarb's pair of sevens. The flop gave him two chances to double. The turn brought him four more outs, but the river was of no help and Torgerson became the seventh-place finisher of the tournament, earning $12,036 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb	2,435,000 315,000	315,000
Eric Torgerson	Busted

Tags: Eric Torgerson Gennady Shimelfarb

10-21-2019 01:30 UTC

James Lawrence Eliminated in 8th Place ($9,483)

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HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded around to James Lawrence in the small blind and he picked up a pile of chips to go all in.

"Whoa, whoa whoa!" said Gennady Shimelfarb, who was in the big blind. Lawrence looked up to him.

"Oh, go ahead," implored Shimelfarb. Lawrence complied and went all in, prompting Shimelfarb to look down at his hand.

"Oh Jimmy, bad news. Good card," said Shimelfarb. He looked at the other one afterward.

"How much is that exactly?" Shimelfarb asked the dealer. The number was totaled to be 275,000 and Shimelfarb made the call.

James Lawrence:
Gennady Shimelfarb:

"What are you doing?! Can I take that one back?" joked Shimelfarb. He changed his viewpoint: "okay, chop. Let's go."

The flop and turn rolled off , negating any possibility of a chop. However, the river fell to give Shimelfarb a pair of fives, topping Lawrence's unpaired hand to send him home in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb	1,980,000 110,000	110,000
James Lawrence	Busted

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10-21-2019 01:23 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

There has not been a ton of action over the first half of Level 24. Here are updated chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gennady Shimelfarb	1,870,000 360,000	360,000
Justin Thurlow	1,505,000 205,000	205,000
Bob Van Syckle	1,285,000 -75,000	-75,000
Stephen Webb	930,000 -270,000	-270,000
Rob Wazwaz	680,000 -140,000	-140,000

Eric Torgerson	500,000
James Lawrence	360,000 -120,000	-120,000
Saad Ghanem	250,000 -300,000	-300,000