Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$91,893
Entries
569
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Zimmerman Pays The Rent
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Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Cynthia Sharp limped in before Doug Zimmerman made it 3,000 to go. Tim Rentschler made the call before the player on the button three-bet, making it 14,000 all day.
Sharp folded, but Zimmerman did not, pushing it all in. Rentschler made the call for his tournament life and the button tossed his hand in the muck. It was Zimmerman's 
in a classic race with Rentschler's 
. Somehow the eights held on a 
board to effectively triple up Rentschler.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
35,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Like A Rock
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Lancaster, NY's Jim Girdelstone, not to be confused with his brother Marvin Girdelstone who also has a big stack, has emerged as the chip leader here, pushing up close to the six-figure mark.
Girdelstone has been on the right side of two set-over-set hands and managed to get it in with pocket kings versus pocket aces, making a flush to crack the rockets thanks to the and a board full of clubs.
He's now on 90,300 and counting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,300
90,300
|
90,300 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Break; Registration and Re-Entry Ending
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
With eight full levels now in the books the players are off on a 15-minute break.
When play resumes with the start of Level 9 the registration and re-entry period will officially close.
Ross Is Boss
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Craig Ross, from nearby Tonawanda, NY, has emerged as yet another contender for the midday chip lead.
Ross told PokerNews he's simply been "chipping away" all day and has now built a stack in the 70,000-chip range, good enough for a spot near the top of the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,000 |
Billy's Boat
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
There's a new sheriff in town and it's Fairport, NY's Bill Snead.
Snead turned 
into a rivered boat on a 
board to snatch a huge pot from Dennis Durante, who had turned a straight. He also rivered a flush early on to collect a big pot and has it up to 70,000 chips now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
The Stones
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Machias, NY's Marvin Girdelstone has joined the 60,000-plus club now halfway through the flight.
He managed to make a straight early, then get on the right side of a set-over-set hand later on to build what appears to be a contending stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,300
60,300
|
60,300 |
All You Can Eat
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Burlington, Ontario, Canada's Rob Forbes - Not to be confused with former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford who is famous for smoking crack while in office and reportedly getting enough to eat at home - has emerged as the early chip leader here into Level 7.
Forbes picked up pocket aces twice in a row to collect huge pots and just became the first player past the 60,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 |