2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

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

2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$4,078
Event Info
Buy-in
$170
Entries
131
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
1,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Pachla Runs Kings Into Aces

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Alicia Pachla moved all in for her last 9,100 from early position and didn't seem pleased when she was called by the player in Seat 3.

Her intuition was right; Pachla tabled the {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and her opponent had the {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}.

"I knew he had aces," she said as the dealer rolled out a {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} board. Pachla fired multiple bullets today but fell short of the money.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Elia Gone; Down to Four Tables

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With Joseph Elia's elimination in 41st place the remaining 40 players have combined to form the final four tables. The average stack at this point of the tournament is just under 50,000.

Kings Hold for Olshan

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Four players saw a flop of {9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Spades} and Jimmy Thomson moved all in for 23,000 from the small blind. Dave Olshan, who was the original preflop raiser, reshoved for 31,200, and the player in Seat 4 called all in for less. Olshan was ahead but he had a lot of outs to fade:

Olshan: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Thomson: {A-Spades}{9-Spades}
Seat 4: {Q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Travell Thomas heard the commotion and came over from the next table to watch as the {J-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river completed the board, giving Olshan a huge pot.

"How did you hold," Thomas asked him.

"That was a miracle," Olshan replied.

Player Chips Progress
Dave Olshan
Dave Olshan
90,000
36,000
36,000
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
Busted

Tags: Dave Olshan

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Raimondi Crosses 200K

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

With one player already all-in, Peter Raimondi and another player were going heads-up with the board showing {3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. Raimondi bet, the other player moved all in and Raimondi snap-called.

Raimondi was ahead with the {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} for a set of eights and against the {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for flush and straght draws, and the {5-Spades} completed the board the eliminate two players and vault Raimondi to 200,000.

This is the second day in a row Raimondi has held the chip lead deep in a Summer Slam Event. Last night he finished 14th in Event #2.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Raimondi ca
Peter Raimondi
200,000
42,000
42,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300