2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day: 1d
Event Info

2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$4,850
Event Info
Buy-in
$100
Entries
757
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

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Day 1d Completed

Randy Swackhamer Leads 21 Survivors From Flight D

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Randy Swackhamer
Randy Swackhamer

It was another busy night at the Seneca Poker Room as 109 players turned out for Flight D of the Seneca Niagara Summer Slam. The $125 no-limit hold'em event with a $50,000 prize pool features six separate starting flights across three days with the survivors advancing to Day 2 on Thursday to play down to a champion.

Leading the way when Flight D came to a close was Randy Swackhamer with 147,300. Swackhamer won a massive pot late in the night when his {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} held up against Matt Parry's {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts} after all the chip went in on a {K-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop. That vaulted Swackhamer into the chip lead with 154,000 and he coasted the rest of the evening.

Joining Swackhamer atop the Flight D leaderboard were Chris Lang (145,800), Todd Saffron (133,400), Tony Rozario (126,000), and Doug Zimmerman (113,200).

The final two flights of Event #5 will take place on Wednesday and we'’ll have complete coverage of Event #5 until a champion is crowned on Thursday. The flagship $600 Main Event kicks off on Friday with the first of two starting flights, with the conclusion set for Sunday.

Thanks for following our coverage of the 2014 Summer Slam in Niagara Falls, New York. We’ll see you tomorrow!

Official Flight D Chip Counts (full)

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Randy Swackhamer
Randy Swackhamer
147,300
-6,700
-6,700
Chris Lang
Chris Lang
145,800
-18,200
-18,200
Todd Saffron us
Todd Saffron
133,400
22,400
22,400
Tony Rozario
Tony Rozario
126,000
Doug Zimmerman
Doug Zimmerman
113,200
Eric Porter
Eric Porter
92,300
10,300
10,300
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
82,800
Greg Illig us
Greg Illig
82,800
-13,700
-13,700
Brett Ansel
Brett Ansel
82,000
27,000
27,000
Johnathan Cardenas
Johnathan Cardenas
70,400
Scott Aitchison
Scott Aitchison
68,700
8,700
8,700
Matt Parry us
Matt Parry
66,500
59,500
59,500
Ira Basil ca
Ira Basil
64,400
Anthony Pugliese
Anthony Pugliese
64,000
Terence Handley
Terence Handley
64,000
Robert Weber
Robert Weber
53,200
Kali Zurek
Kali Zurek
46,400
4,400
4,400
Nick Walker us
Nick Walker
41,900
2,900
2,900
Eric Ylagan
Eric Ylagan
38,300
Thomas Madej
Thomas Madej
26,000
Erik Lauricella
Erik Lauricella
25,800

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Four More Hands

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Tournament staff announced that four more hands will be played at each table before the chips are bagged and tagged for the night. We will have complete chip counts and a recap following the completion of play.

Huge Double for Swackhamer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Randy Swackhamer
Randy Swackhamer

Matt Parry raised to 3,500 from early position, Brett Ansel called from the button and Randy Swackhamer put in a three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind. Parry called and Ansel folded.

The {K-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop produced fireworks. Swackhamer led out for 20,000 and Parry announced all in. Swackhamer looked at his cards and called off for 62,800 total.

Swackhamer: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Parry: {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

"That's what I figured" Swackhamer said upon seeing Parry's pair and flush draw.

With a huge pot on the line the {5-Spades} turn and {J-Clubs} river bricked out for Parry, who was left with only 7,000. Swackhamer began stacking a huge tower worth 154,000.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Swackhamer
Randy Swackhamer
154,000
131,000
131,000
Matt Parry us
Matt Parry
7,000
-70,000
-70,000

Mackiewicz Coolered for Her Stack

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Scott Aitchison opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Kristan Mackiewicz flatted from middle position to see a flop of {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}. Aitchison led for 5,000 and Mackiewicz called, bringing the {J-Spades} on the turn. Aitchison bet 5,000 again, but this time Mackiewicz moved all in for around 16,000. Snap call.

Aitchison: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Mackiewicz: {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Mackiewicz's Broadway was outdone by Aitchison's turned full house but she still had one out to a Royal Flush draw. Unfortunately for her the river bricked and she was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Aitchison
Scott Aitchison
60,000
28,000
28,000
Kristan Mackiewicz us
Kristan Mackiewicz
Busted

Bartolotta Busts Another

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta

Cameron Bartolotta limped from under the gun and action folded around to the player on the button. He shoved for 16,000 and Bartolotta called.

Bartolotta: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Button: {A-Hearts}{4-Spades}

The {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} flop hit both players but put a virtual lock on the hand for Bartolotta. The {Q-Diamonds} on the turn sealed it for the Canadian and he increased his stack to 86,400.

Player Chips Progress
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
86,400

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200