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Aaron Olshon leads After Day 1C of the MSPT Seneca Niagara Main Event

The third and final starting flight in the $1,100 MSPT Seneca Niagara – the tour’s first visit to Western New York – attracted 145 runners, which along with 1A’s 42 and 1B’s 77 brought the total field up to 264 entries.

That means the top 27 players will get paid a minimum of $2,172 with the ultimate winner walking away with a top prize of $63,340.

The player from 1C best positioned to make a run at it is Aaron Olshan, who bagged up the chip lead among the 32 survivors with 222,100. That is in between Day 1B chip leader Maria Parlatore (247,100) and 1A chip leader Illan Kandiah (207,000).

Others to advance from the 1C flight were Budwey Salhab (207,900), Joe Elhage (194,300), Frank Lagodich (78,800), and reigning MSPT Season 8 Player of the Year Chris Meyers (84,300),

Among those to fall on Day 1C were poker pro Mike Leah, MSPT Season 9 POY contender Alex Winter, Karla Bow, Scott Hosbach, George Crozier, Jake Hornbacher, Carol Leonardi, and Zach Andrews.

Day 2 will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday with 51 returning players and play down to a winner. Of course, we’ll be there every step of the way to capture the action here in the live blog, so be sure to join us then.

End-of-Day 1C Chip Counts

Four More Hands

The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play four more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1C. Stay tuned for a list of chip counts, a recap of the day’s action, and the Day 2 seat draw.

ShareMyPair Offers Players Specially Designed MSPT Skin for Hand Replays

ShareMyPair, the No. 1 free hand replayer app for poker players, has created a special skin specifically for MSPT players.

All you need to do is download the app for free on either the App Store or on Google Play.

Then just log in, either with Facebook or by creating an account, and click on Settings > Group and then select MSPT from the drop-down menu.

From that point on, all hands you post and share will be with the MSPT skin. You can automatically create videos of your greatest hands and instantly post them on both Facebook and Twitter.

ShareMyPair is used by players across the world including poker pros Phil Hellmuth, Jonathan Little, and Dara O’Kearney, just to name a few.

About Share My Pair

ShareMyPair is the free social networking app for poker players. Build a limitless video collection of your greatest wins and your most devastating bad beats! The app’s patent-pending card and betting entry system instantly converts your poker hands into animated videos that your friends can watch, rate and comment on.

Late Night Double for Matt Shanahan

We missed the preflop action but we do know that Matt Shanahan got his stack all in preflop and was flipping for a 120K pot against Joshua Frazier-James.

Frazier-James:
Shanahan:

Shanahan needed to improve to stay alive, which he did in a big way on the flop. Neither the turn nor river helped Frazier-James and he sent the chips over to his opponent.

Matt Shanahan - 120,000 (60 bb)
Joshua Frazier-James - 80,000 (40 bb)

Frank Lagodich Avoids The River Jam

Frank Lagodich raised to 4,100 from UTG+1, and Patrick Lacy called from the button.

Lagodich bet 2,700 on a flop, and Lacy raised to 8,700. Lagodich called.

The hit the turn, and and Lagodich checked. Lacy bet 14,200, and Lagodich counted out his remaining 41,000 in chips, then called the bet.

Lagodich checked the river, and Lacy now counted down his own 30,000 stack, thinking for about a minute before electing to check back.

Lagodich turned over for jacks and tens, and Lacy mucked.

“Glad you didn’t shove on me!” Lagodich said while stacking up the pot.

Frank Lagodich - 85,000 (43 bb)
Patrick Lacy - 30,000 (15 bb)

Rishi Makkar Eliminates Andy Ranaletti

Andy Ranaletti got his stack of 36,000 all in preflop and was in dire straits against Rishi Makkar, who barely had him covered.

Makkar:
Ranaletti:

The board ran out and that was all she wrote for Ranaletti.

Rishi Makkar - 77,000 (38.5 bb)
Andy Ranaletti - Busted

Michael Crystal's Kings Get Cracked

Budwey Salhab raised to 4,500 from the lojack, and Michael Crystal three-bet shoved for 26,700. Salhab thought about it for a bit, then called.

Salhab:
Crystal:

Crystal’s kings were devastated after the flop gave Salhab top two and the lead. The turn left Crystal looking for a king, eight or three, but the river meant the end of Crystal’s run.

Budwey Salhab - 150,000 (75 bb)
Michael Crystal - Busted

Double KO For Adam Foster

Blake Napierala got his stack of 31,000 in from the lojack, and Adam Foster called to put him at risk from the hijack. Mark Roberts called off his last 17,000 as well from the small blind and the hands were tabled.

Napierala:
Foster:
Roberts:

Foster added a flush draw to his overcard on the flop, and finished the job one card early on the turn, leaving his opponents dead to the river.

Adam Foster - 136,000 (68 bb)

Don't Miss Seneca Niagara's Fall Poker Classic Warm Up

Next month, the Seneca Niagara Poker Room will play host to their 2018 Fall Poker Classic Warm Up from October 12-14. The Warm Up series will offer $150,000 in GTDS and opportunities to qualify for a $1,000 NLH Main Event ($200K GTD) in Mid-November.

Here’s a look at the Warm-Up schedule:

Friday, October 12

10am Event #1 $200 NLH Flight A ($50K GTD) $170+$30 ... 15K starting stack ... 30-minute levels
6pm Event #1 $200 NLH Flight B ($50K GTD) $170+$30 ... 15K starting stack ... 30-minute levels

Saturday, October 13

10am Event #1 $200 NLH Flight C ($50K GTD) $170+$30 ... 15K starting stack ... 30-minute levels
6pm Event #1 $200 NLH Flight D ($50K GTD) $170+$30 ... 15K starting stack ... 30-minute levels

Sunday, October 14

Noon Event #1 Day 2 ($50K GTD)
3pm $145 Qualifier (5 seats GTD) $125+$15+$5 ... 8K starting stack ... 15-minute levels

Satellite & Qualifier Schedule for $1,000 Main Event

Friday & Saturday, Oct. 19, 20, 26, 27 & Nov. 2 & 3
8pm $45 satellite (5 seats GTD) $36.25+$5+$3.75 ... 4K starting stack ... 15-minute levels

Saturday, October 20, 27 & November 3
3pm $145 Qualifier (5 seats GTD) $125+$15+$5 ... 8K starting stack ... 15-minute levels

Sunday, November 11
7pm $145 Qualifier (2 seats GTD) $125+$15+$5 ... 8K starting stack ... 15-minute levels

November 12, 13 & 14
8pm $145 Qualifier (2 seats GTD) $125+$15+$5 ... 8K starting stack ... 15-minute levels

Friday, November 16
10am, 6pm & 9pm $145 Qualifier (2 seats GTD) $125+$15+$5 ... 8K starting stack ... 15-minute levels

Saturday, November 17
10am $145 Qualifier (2 seats GTD) $125+$15+$5 ... 8K starting stack ... 15-minute levels