The 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event Final Table Starts Now!
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A 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event champion will be crowned inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino today.
Nine poker players will vie for the title and the $58,608 first-place prize it comes with when the final table kicks off at 12 p.m. local time in Niagara Falls, NY. Plus, the winner's photo will also grace the cover of an upcoming issue of CardPlayer Magazine.
The event's two starting flights drew 271 entries and reentries creating a $239,212 prize pool. The lion's share of that cash will be distributed to the finalists today. In fact, the top six will all earn over $10,000 and all the players are guaranteed at least $5,382.
They played from 57 starting flight survivors, past the 27-player money bubble, and down to the final nine on Sunday, with Ernie Guardarramas taking hold of the chip lead. Here's how the final table will look when things get started:
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Girdler | 213,000 |
| 2 | Ernie Guardarramas | 1,855,000 |
| 3 | Jason Sagle | 1,290,000 |
| 4 | Mark Roberts | 1,048,000 |
| 5 | Tommy Tomasello | 746,000 |
| 6 | Guy Klass | 139,000 |
| 7 | Rob Bourkney | 435,000 |
| 8 | Hassan Jamil | 1,297,000 |
| 9 | Lou Procopio | 1,110,000 |
2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic prelim winner Bradley Girdler and 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event champion Guy Klass are the shortest stacks coming in, but anything can happen at a poker table, and these two are certainly hoping it does.
Local standout Mark Roberts has been using the Seneca poker room as his personal ATM for years and starts play within a double up of the lead. Jason Sagle, Hassan Jamil, and Lou Procopio are all in a similar position as well, each with more than one million in chips.
Cleveland, OH's Tommy Tomasello and local short stack ninja Rob Bourkney round out the final nine after miraculously surviving several near tournament death experiences throughout Day 2.
Play will kick off with blinds at 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000-chip ante and there is bound to be heavy action right from the start.
Keep it locked on PokerNews to see who can crawl through the poker carnage and come out 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event champion on the other side.