$200 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

07-21-2017 17:00 UTC-4

Roberts Grounds Graziano

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Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Mark Roberts is suddenly a real threat to bag big after shoving 61,000 into a pot of about 50,000.

It was on the turn with the board reading heads up with Newton Graziano. Graziano tank-called with the and his two pair was behind Roberts' straight.

The did not give Graziano a full house and while he was left with 12,000, those chips were gone a hand later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Roberts	180,000 145,000	145,000
Newton Graziano	Busted

07-21-2017 17:08 UTC-4

Roberts' Double Knock Out Ends The Flight

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Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Mark Roberts knocked out two players with the versus the and the all in preflop.

The board did the rest. Roberts now looks like he'll bag 300,000 and the chip lead as the flight ends with five minutes left in Level 13 having reached 11 players and 12 percent of the starting field.

Full chip counts and a short recap of the flight will follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Roberts	300,000 120,000	120,000

07-21-2017 17:19 UTC-4

End of Flight A Chip Counts (full)

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Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Roberts	317,800 17,800	17,800
Jeffrey Roth	211,200 8,200	8,200
Sahar Khajavi	199,400 142,400	142,400
Mitchell Gasiorowski	149,900 9,900	9,900
Craig Corcoren	102,100 102,100	102,100
Matt Marcinkiewicz	75,800 -34,200	-34,200
Bob Doren	75,500 -56,500	-56,500
George Crozier	63,800 63,800	63,800
Alicia LaPorte Pachla	59,300 -19,700	-19,700
Louis Scott	37,300 37,300	37,300
Veerab Zakarian	33,200 -38,800	-38,800

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07-21-2017 17:26 UTC-4

Mark Roberts Leads 11 Flight A Survivors

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Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The first of four starting flights for the 2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam $200 No-Limit Hold'em drew 88 entries Friday.

By the time they had played almost 13 levels, just 11 remained, reaching the 12 percent of the field mark and halting play for the flight.

Mark Roberts went on a heater late that included a double knockout to rise into the chip lead on over 300,000 heading into Day 2.

These 11 players will return for Day 2 Sunday and they will be joined by anyone pushing through the next three starting flights still to come.

PokerNews' Summer Slam coverage will continue with the second starting flight in this $200 No-Limit Hold'em reentry event set for 6 p.m. this evening.

$200 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1a Completed