2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$1,000 Deep Stack High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$11,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$73,501
Entries
82
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

'Buffalo' Ray For Mayor

Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Ray Williams
Ray Williams

Thanks to a Chris Damick downswing, and some cagey play from 'Buffalo' Ray Williams, there's been a change at the top of the chip counts.

Williams is now on top, after getting full value out of a full house with a series of small value bets moments ago.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Williams us
Ray Williams
1,400,000
850,000
850,000
Chris Damick us
Chris Damick
1,200,000
-600,000
-600,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

Raimondi's Run

Level 20 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Peter Raimondi
Peter Raimondi

Peter Raimondi was one of four callers of an Alex Visbisky open, leaving him just 150,000 or so behind.

When Visbisky continued on an {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{a-} flop, Raimondi was the only taker, calling all in with the {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Turned out Visbisky had big slick, taking away Raimondi's gutshot outs, but he didn't need them.

The turn bricked, but a heart on the river made Raimondi a flush for the double up.

A few hands later he got it in again, this time with a set of eights against top pair and an open ender with one card to come.

The set held and Raimondi is over 1.2 million now.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Raimondi ca
Peter Raimondi
1,260,000
640,000
640,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Paying the bubble

Level 19 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

A decision was made to take $150 from each spot and pay the bubble $1,350.

They're all in the money now and the payouts will be adjusted.

Down To Ten

Level 19 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Dave Grana shoved for 245,000 over a Chris Damcik 60,000-chip open.

Damick called with the {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and was slightly behind Grana's {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}. However, the {10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Hearts} board gave Damick a pair.

Grana went home 11th and they are now down to ten and combining at a single table to play out the money and official final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Damick us
Chris Damick
1,800,000
300,000
300,000
Dave Grana us
Dave Grana
Busted

Changing Fortunes

Level 19 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Guy Klass
Guy Klass

Juts a few hands removed from getting sucked out on in a huge pot, Guy Klass open-shoved for a little under 300,000 with the {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

It ended up being a three-way all-in pot with Sam Iraci on the {a-Spades}{j-Spades} and Blake Napierala holding the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} turning Klass' fortunes around by giving him a full house and an almost 900,000-chip stack.

Napierala was left reeling and Iraci was left out.

In the meantime, Alex Rivera ran out of beer, and chips, and joined Iraci on the rail to leave 11 remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Klass us
Guy Klass
875,000
445,000
445,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
275,000
-245,000
-245,000
Sam Iraci
Sam Iraci
Busted
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Spears Chucked

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Alex Visbisky opend with kings on the button and Andy Spears defended his big blind. Spears check-called a bet on the {q-}{10-}{4-} flop with two spades, then check called it off when Visbisky shoved the offsuit {7-} turn.

Spears had the {7-Spades}{6-Spades} but missed on the red ace river to say goodbye.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
935,000
665,000
665,000
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
Busted

Raimondi Gets Blake

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Peter Raimondi
Peter Raimondi

Peter Raimondi has decimated Blake Napierala's chip lead.

Raimondi got it in for 400,000-plus with kings versus Napierala's big slick and flopped the case king for good measure.

The double up cut Napierala down to size and vaulted Raimondi back into contention for the lead with 15 remaining.

A minute later, Johannes Mueller busted getting it in with kings against Norge Mastrangelo's flopped pair of eights. An eight on the turn did him in and they were down to 14.

Then, it looked like Guy Klass would be the next to go when he got it in for 200,000 with sevens against Raimondi's tens. However, Klass turned a seven to survive and leave Raimondi lamenting his luck.

Player Chips Progress
Norge Mastrangelo
Norge Mastrangelo
800,000
350,000
350,000
Peter Raimondi ca
Peter Raimondi
620,000
30,000
30,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
520,000
-680,000
-680,000
Johannes Mueller us
Johannes Mueller
Busted