$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

The 2015 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event kicks off this morning with the first of two starting flights inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel just steps from majesty that is Niagara Falls.

Following weeks of live satellites and guarantee smashing Summer Slam events that have fattened the pockets of local grinders at the venue, there are already more than 100 qualifiers prepped to play, which should help ensure this event's $150,000 guarantee is not just met, but exceeded as well.

Last year, the 2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event drew 339 entries across two starting flights, with top local rounder Buck Ramsay earning the title and $41,000 in prize money following a heads-up deal with Jacob Ostrander.

Today, players will get going with 25,000 starting stacks and plans to play 15 full 40-minute levels beginning at 11 a.m. local time.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after the 10th level and registration and unlimited re-entry is open until the dinner break is through at the start of Level 11.

With its deeper structure and bigger buy-in, this event is sure to attract Western New York's best poker players and if the prelim events on the Summer Slam schedule gave any indication, the action should be worth following.

Keep it locked right here on PokerNews for updates of all it live from the floor of the Niagara Falls Poker Room from start to finish.