2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info

2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$15,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$91,893
Entries
569
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Change Coming

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Dennis Durante
Dennis Durante

Dennis Durante was the unfortunate soul who ran {a-Spades}{k-Spades} into Vadim Rozin's pocket aces after flopping a flush draw early.

Now onto his second bullet, he's letting the big hands go and taking what the table gives him, having recently turned {7-}{2-} into two pair to almost triple up. He also made trips in another hand and now sits among the early big stacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Dennis Durante
52,000
19,800
19,800

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The Set Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Scott Aitchison bet 2,000 into an {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop and made the quick call when Shamel Thomas came over the top all in.

Aitchison was all over the flop with {a-Spades}{5-Spades} but could not best Thomas' {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} set. The {8-Clubs}{6-Spades} run out sent Aitchison to the cage to re-enter and pushed Thomas up the early leader board.

Player Chips Progress
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Shamel Thomas
38,000
38,000
38,000
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Scott Aitchison
15,000
15,000
15,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

The Right Place at the Right Time

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Daniele Scalini
Daniele Scalini

So far today, Toronto, Canada's Daniele Scalini has found himself in the right place, with the right bet at the right time.

He's turned water into wine more than once, making trips out of rags, two pair out of thin air and has been generally chipping up without the benefit of any premium starting hands.

As a result, he now finds himself among the early leaders.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniele Scalini
49,000
49,000
49,000

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Lock It Up

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Kyle Jeffery
Kyle Jeffery

Lockport, NY's Kyle Jeffery has chipped up steadily through the first four levels and now finds himself among the early leaders.

He got it in with kings over queens and made a boat over trips to collect a gaggle of checks and is closing in on the 40,000-chip mark already.

Player Chips Progress
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Kyle Jeffery
37,500

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Break!

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The players are off on a 10-minute break with four full levels now in the books.

Pathways To Success

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Tom Scanlon
Tom Scanlon

One sure road to the top of the chip counts is to bust multiple players in one single hand.

That's exactly how Hamburg, NY's Tom Scanlon earned his way there, riding {k-}{k-} over {10-}{10-} and {6-}{6-} all in preflop and holding.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Scanlon
46,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25