It wouldn't be a Seneca Niagara tournament without Blake Napierala near the top of the leaderboard. We recently walked up to Table 6 to find Napierala betting 11,000 on a flop. The player in Seat 8 called, and Ray Book check-shoved all in for around 26,000 total. Napierala briefly paused before moving all in himself, pushing out the other player.
Book:
Napierala:
The turn and river finished off Book, and Napierala vaulted above 100K in chips.
After a short stack moved all in with the , Scott Hosbach called from the big blind with the . The board shipped another pot to Hosbach, who is the first player to hit the 300,000 barrier today.
Andy Spears was all in with the on a flop of against an opponent's , but Spears whiffed on his straight draw and is now out of the tournament. The reigning Fall Poker Classic Main Event champ will have to wait for another chance at a title in this series.