2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$6,351
Event Info
Buy-in
$40
Prize Pool
$38,440
Entries
961
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Jack In The Box

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jack Vaccarello
Jack Vaccarello

Jack Vaccarello woke up with {k-}{k-}, made it 400 to go and was only too happy to call when not one, but two players shoved all in behind him.

The kings held against rags and Vaccarello now has three buy-ins worth of chips and a spot among the early leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Vaccarello
Jack Vaccarello
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Jack Vaccarello

The Sharp Edge

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Joe Ciffa
Joe Ciffa

Joe Ciffa flopped two pair with {7-}{4-} on a {K-}{4-}{7-} board.

His opponent held {k-}{q-} and Ciffa ended up with all his chips. Add that to another couple of small pots and Ciffa appears to be the early leader.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Ciffa us
Joe Ciffa
29,500

Tags: Joe Ciffa

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

There's Always Next Time

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Alicia LaPorte Pachla got off to a rough start here, but appears to have turned things around.

She was one of four callers of a 150-chip open treated to a {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop, but when she fired 675 at it, she got just once caller. The turn brought the {J-Hearts} and she took another stab at it, firing out 675. The caller wouldn't go away, but when she threw 1,500 at the {2-Diamonds} river he did.

Pachla turned over {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} anyway.

"Next time I won't be bluffing," she said.

Player Chips Progress
Alicia LaPorte Pachla us
Alicia LaPorte Pachla
8,550
8,550
8,550

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Just Wait 'Till We Get Our Haynes on You!

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Jim Haynes
Jim Haynes

North Tonawanda, NY's Jim Haynes found himself on the right side of a set over set situation early on.

He made a set of aces versus an opponent's set of sevens and when they both made a boat, his was bigger. As a result, he's now among the early leaders and smiling about it.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Haynes
Jim Haynes
23,500

Tags: Jim Haynes

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Milbrand Awareness

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
David Milbrand
David Milbrand

Clarence, NY's David Milbrand got it in with the nut-flush draw versus two pair and turned the flush to double up.

He's now reserved a spot at the top of the chip counts as the flight's second level comes to a close.

Player Chips Progress
David Milbrand
David Milbrand
24,000

Tags: David Milbrand

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Stacking and Tracking

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

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