LIVE: The 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $1,000 Main Event
After a week of preliminary events at the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic, including two $50,000 guaranteed tournaments and more than $150,000 in prize money doled out, the $200,000 Guaranteed 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $1,000 Main Event kicks off this morning.
The first of two Day 1 starting flights will go off on the balcony inside the Seneca Resort & Casino beginning at 11 a.m. local time.
After hosting a bevvy of satelittes and juicing local rounders' bankrolls throughout the week leading up to the Main Event, staff at the Niagara Falls Poker Room are expecting some big numbers for this one.
Among the players likely to get in on the action include the past two Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event champions, as both 2014 champ Rick Block and 2013 champ Andy Spears have been see kicking around the prelims. The top rounders from across Western New York and beyond always turn out in droves for a shot at a big score and Seneca Niagara poker glory and since its on the balcony, the event is open to anyone 18 and up.
Players start out with 30,000 in tournament chips with plans to play 15 40-minute levels on Day 1. There is a 45-minute dinner break following Level 10 and registration and unlimited re-entry is available until it is over. Even those bagging chips tonight can try again on Saturday's second starting flight, taking thier best stack forward to Sunday's Day 2, where the levels increase to 50 minutes and the final table will be set.
They will play down to champion Monday inside the poker room on a day featuring 60-minute levels.
PokerNews will be on hand throughout, bringing you live coverage right from the floor of the Main Event, so get your popcorn ready, this is bound to be one action-packed event worth watching.