2016 Card Player Poker Tour Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic -- Alex Visbisky Leads After Day 1A24 Players Survived The First Starting Flight From A Field of 121 Entries |
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A total of 121 entries were made in the first of two starting flights of the 2016 Card Player Poker Tour Seneca Fall Poker Classic $1,000 no-limit hold’em main event. The tournament features a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, one that should be easily surpassed given today’s turnout. The eventual champion of this event will not only win the lion’s share of the aforementioned prize pool but will also also grace the cover of an upcoming issue of Card Player magazine!
From the 121 entries today only 24 player players survived to make day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was hometown hero Alex Visbisky, who bagged up 434,000. Other large stacks include Dan Wagner (346,000), Robert Petronio (247,000) and Joseph Elhage (247,000).
The second and final starting flight will begin on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. local time.
The Seneca Gaming and Entertainment poker room is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the first floor of the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel. The 23-table room features 13 big screen televisions, free wifi, free drinks, free parking, player rewards and spreads a large selection of hold’em, stud and Omaha games. The gaming floor offers roughly 4,000 slot machines, table games and keno.
The world-class gaming facility opened in 2002 as the result of an $80 million remodel of the Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center into a full-service casino. The property also features fine dining, star-studded entertainment, a health and wellness spa and many other premium guest amenities. For more information, or to book a room, call 716-299-1100 or visit the casino homepage.
To learn more about the CPPT and see other upcoming tour stops, visit the tour’s homepage.
Here is a look at the chip counts for the 24 players that survived day 1A:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Alex Visbisky | 434,000 |
| 2 | Dan Wagner | 346,000 |
| 3 | Robert Petronio | 247,000 |
| 4 | Joseph Elhage | 247,000 |
| 5 | Frank Monaco | 245,500 |
| 6 | David Olshan | 242,500 |
| 7 | Colin Padgett | 186,000 |
| 8 | William Lewandowski | 159,500 |
| 9 | John Macdonald | 155,500 |
| 10 | Hayden Glassman | 149,000 |
| 11 | Steve Calvaneso | 145,500 |
| 12 | Chris Barton | 137,000 |
| 13 | Cameron Bartolotta | 113,500 |
| 14 | Peter Bogulski | 97,500 |
| 15 | Paula Alibrandi | 94,000 |
| 16 | James Girdlestone | 83,500 |
| 17 | Paul Bitterman | 82,000 |
| 18 | Kim Batka | 79,500 |
| 19 | Joseph Latona | 75,500 |
| 20 | Kimlong Trieu | 75,000 |
| 21 | Jeremy Joseph | 75,000 |
| 22 | Amin Akhlaghi | 67,000 |
| 23 | Andy Spears | 54,500 |
| 24 | John Araujo | 39,000 |
Photo courtesy of Poker News.
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