$200 No-Limit Hold'em | 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

07-26-2015 16:58 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Carney	330,000 30,000	30,000
Jeff Kocz	Busted
Joseph Palumbo	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Block	1,400,000
William Ho	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Joseph Elia	620,000 486,400	486,400
Blake Napierala	590,000 -60,000	-60,000
John Stempien	420,000 -140,000	-140,000
Charles Johnson Jr	400,000 -20,000	-20,000
Andy Spears	360,000 -40,000	-40,000
Martin Stiles	350,000 296,200	296,200
John Grace	330,000 160,700	160,700
Geoffrey Ferenc	310,000 189,800	189,800
Larry Carney	300,000 60,000	60,000
Ray Williams	300,000 -20,000	-20,000
Kyle Robbins	250,000 91,100	91,100
Prateek Sachedo	242,000 202,400	202,400
Alex Rivera	240,000 154,000	154,000
Jason Nablo	220,000 -400,000	-400,000
Jeff Kocz	220,000 101,800	101,800
Doug Zimmerman	190,000 -130,000	-130,000
Mandeep Chahal	150,000 67,000	67,000
Joseph Palumbo	65,000 -45,100	-45,100

Raimondi Busts; Block Builds A Lead

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Just before the break, Larry Carney opened under the gun for 37,000. Rick Block made the call and Peter Raimondi defended his big blind.

The flop came and after checks from Raimondi and Carney, Block bet 41,000. Both players called. The turn brought the and it checked around.

Raimondi led the river for 70,000 with heaps in the middle already.

Carney folded, but Block pushed in, having Raimondi covered. Tortured by the decision, Raimondi stood from his chair and mulled it over for several minutes, eventually making the call for his tournament life with for the flush.

This time Block wasn't bluffing as he rolled over for the boat, busting Raimondi and leaping into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Block	1,400,000 405,000	405,000
Peter Raimondi	Busted

Tags: Peter Raimondi Rick Block

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

07-26-2015 16:17 UTC-4

Break!

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The players are off on 10-minute break following the end of Level 21.

07-26-2015 16:09 UTC-4

Benarroch Busto

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Ariel Benarroch got it in good with queens versus Andy Spears' deuces.

However, Spears spiked a deuce to make a set, bust Benarroch and climb up to 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Spears	400,000 220,000	220,000
Ariel Benarroch	Busted

07-26-2015 16:05 UTC-4

Zimmerman Survives

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Doug Zimmerman was down to the wood after making two pair against Rick Block's better two pair.

However, he found a much needed double getting it in with versus a third player's and getting there on an run out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Block	995,000 135,000	135,000
Doug Zimmerman	320,000 -20,000	-20,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

07-26-2015 15:33 UTC-4

Block Chips Up

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Rick Block bet 90,000 into a 200,000-chip pot heads-up with Doug Zimmerman on a board.

Zimmerman called and the river brought the . Both players checked.

"One pair," said Block, eventually turning over , for the stone cold bluff that got there on the river. Zimmerman mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Block	860,000 480,000	480,000
Doug Zimmerman	340,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Doug Zimmerman Rick Block

07-26-2015 15:22 UTC-4

Zimmerman Pops Santoro

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Carmine Santoro ran into Doug Zimmerman's all in preflop.

After a board of bricks, he hit the rail, Zimmerman chipped up to half a million and they are redrawing for seats at the final three tables with just 30 players remaining.