2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

$300 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$5,897
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$15,000
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0

$300 Pot Limit Omaha

Day 1 Completed

Jeff Salhab Wins the 2016 Seneca Fall Classic $300 Pot Limit Omaha for $5,897

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Jeff Salhab
Jeff Salhab

A 27-year-old roofer from Depew, NY took down the 2016 Seneca Fall Poker Classic $300 Pot Limit Omaha event inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino on Thursday.

Jeff Salhab had a 2:1 chip lead heads-up with Matt Marcinkiewicz when they agreed to a chop, giving Salhab $5,897 and the title.

PositionPlayerPrize
1Jeff Salhab$5,897
2Matt Marcinkiewicz$5,200
3Matt Shanahan$2,779
4Dave Piano$1,954
5Mark Roberts$1,450
6Varun Palackan$1,128
7Chad Martin$926
8Anthony Falco$806

The event drew 80 entries and reentries creating a $20,140 prize pool that paid the top eight. Thomas Keeper busted on the money bubble before Anthony Falco took eighth, running his short stack into a Marcinkiewicz monster.

Seventh place went to Chad Martin when he ran queens into Matt Shanahan's aces and only Shanahan improved. Varun Palackan then got his jacks cracked sixth and Mark Roberts ran out of gas fifth, getting it in with a straight draw and missing.

Dave Piano had the lead for a good portion of the day, but was outrun four pots in a row before finishing fourth.

They traded chips around three handed until things were relatively even. Finally, Salhab doubled up through Shanahan with a rivered straight, then sent him home third flopping a flush to crack Shanahan's kings.

Salhab, who was in contention all day after busting big stack Bruce Pace in the early going, then agreed to the chop that left him with the most money, the coveted trophy and Seneca Niagara poker glory.

Next up at Seneca Niagara is the $1,000 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event beginning with the first of two starting days at 11 a.m. local time Friday.

Tags: Anthony FalcoBruce PaceChad MartinDave PianoJeff SalhabMark RobertsMatt MarcinkiewiczMatt ShanahanThomas KeeperVarun Palackan

Matt Shanahan Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,779)

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Matt Shanahan
Matt Shanahan

After a series of big raises on a {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop, Jeff Salhab got it all in for almost 300,000 against Matt Shanahan.

It was Salhab's {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} against Shanahan's {j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Salhab made a straight on the {8-Spades}{j-Hearts} run out to double up, take the lead and leave Shanahan short.

The next hand Shanahan got it in with the {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Spades}{5-Hearts} against Salhab's {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Salhab made a flush on the {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} board to bust Shanahan third.

Heads up play and Level 23 will begin after a short break with Salhab holding an almost 2:1 lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Salhab
1,040,000
490,000
490,000
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Matt Marcinkiewicz
560,000
60,000
60,000
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Matt Shanahan
Busted

Tags: Jeff SalhabMatt MarcinkiewiczMatt Shanahan

Even Up

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Things have evened up here three-handed now after Matt Marcinkiewicz doubled through Jeff Salhab.

Marcinkiewicz made it 60,000 and Salhab defended his big blind before potting it on an {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop. Marcinkiewicz shoved for 220,000 total and Salhab called with the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}.

Marcinkiewicz was ahead with the {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{k-Spades}{q-Spades} but not out of the woods yet. He held through the {8-Hearts} turn and {j-Clubs} river to double.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Salhab
550,000
-225,000
-225,000
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Matt Shanahan
550,000
25,000
25,000
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Matt Marcinkiewicz
500,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Jeff SalhabMatt Marcinkiewicz

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0

Marcinkiewicz Triples

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Jeff Salhab made it 50,000 and Matt Marcinkiewicz and Matt Shanahan called in the blinds.

Marcinkiewicz shoved 57,000 at the {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop and both players called.

They checked down the {a-Hearts} turn and {4-Hearts} river on the side. With Salhab claiming kings and queens and Shanahan a queen, Marcinkiewicz took it down with aces and kings and all kinds of spades in his hand, tripling up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Salhab
775,000
-65,000
-65,000
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Matt Shanahan
525,000
-85,000
-85,000
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Matt Marcinkiewicz
300,000
150,000
150,000

Dave Piano Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,954)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Dave Piano
Dave Piano

Dave Piano got outdrawn four hands in a row and is now out fourth.

He got the last 150,000 in with the {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} preflop against Jeff Salhab and his {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}.

Salhab made a bigger pair on a {3-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{7-Clubs} board to end Piano's run.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Salhab
840,000
140,000
140,000
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Matt Shanahan
610,000
100,000
100,000
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Dave Piano
Busted

Tags: Dave PianoJeff Salhab

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Shanahan Tuning Up Piano

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Matt Shanahan has now leapfrogged Dave Piano in the chip counts and continues to pound away at him.

The latest example of this saw Piano limped the small blind and Shanahan make it 30,000 more. Piano called and they both checked the {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop. Piano followed suit on the {10-Spades} turn, then folded when Shanahan made it 45,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Shanahan
510,000
210,000
210,000
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Dave Piano
240,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Dave PianoMatt Shanahan