$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em $200,000 Guaranteed Main Event | 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

11-10-2014 13:44 UTC-5

Joseph [Removed:340] Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,855)

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Anthony Sgroi raised from the hijack and Joseph [Removed:340] shoved for 430,000 from the button. The blinds released and Sgroi called immediately.

Sgroi:
[Removed:340]:

"Such a tough spot," said [Removed:340] as he saw he was in trouble. The flop opened up some chop opportunities for [Removed:340], but the and completed the board to send him out in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Sgroi	1,240,000 580,000	580,000
Joseph Elhage	Busted

11-10-2014 13:35 UTC-5

Third Double for Smith

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Rick Block raised to 90,000 from the cutoff and Andre Smith shoved for 635,000 from the small blind. Back on Block, he weighed his options for about a minute before announcing a call.

Smith:
Block:

The board brought no help to Block and Smith secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Block	3,350,000 -585,000	-585,000
Andre Smith	1,330,000 545,000	545,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

11-10-2014 13:23 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Block	3,935,000 235,000	235,000
Veerab Zakarian	1,020,000 -80,000	-80,000

Dave Grana	1,015,000 -85,000	-85,000
Andre Smith	785,000 95,000	95,000
Anthony Sgroi	660,000 -290,000	-290,000
Joseph Elhage	475,000 -106,000	-106,000

Break Time

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining six players are on a 10-minute break. We'll have updated chip counts in a moment.

11-10-2014 13:19 UTC-5

Joe Ciffa Eliminated in 7th Place ($8,314)

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Rick Block opened to 90,000 from early position and it folded over to Joe Ciffa in the big blind. Ciffa moved all in for around 230,000 and Block called.

Ciffa:
Block:

Block was surprised to see he was ahead and it got even better on the flop. The turn left Ciffa drawing to a chop, but he couldn't get there on the turn.

Ciffa's seventh-place finish marks another great result here at the Seneca Poker room where he won two titles at the 2014 Summer Slam series.

11-10-2014 13:05 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Sgroi	950,000 -270,000	-270,000
Andre Smith	690,000 370,000	370,000

"Big Stack Bully"

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Veerab Zakarian raised to 65,000 from the hijack, Anthony Sgroi called on the button and Rick Block three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind. Zakarian and Sgroi quickly released their hands, giving Block another pot.

"Big stack bully," said Zakarian, which prompted Block to show his .

"I knew it," said Zakarian with a grin. "I knew it"

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Block	3,700,000 200,000	200,000

11-10-2014 12:32 UTC-5

Thomas MacKenzie Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,698)

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Rick Block opened to 60,000 from early position and Thomas MacKenzie shoved for 550,000 from directly behind. Block crunched the numbers in his head, cut chips out of his stack and made the call.

MacKenzie:
Block: