$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day 1a Completed
2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam
$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam
Buy-in
$100
Entries
757
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Ngo Leads 18 Survivors in Opening Flight of Event #5
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Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The 2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam continued Monday with the start of Event #5, a $125 buy-in no-limit hold’em event with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. The special event features six separate starting flights across three days with the survivors advancing to Day 2 on Thursday to play down to a champion.
The first flight began at 11 a.m. ET and when registration closed after eight levels a total of 100 entries were tallied. Only 18 survived the day, with Lam Ngo and his stack of 234,300 leading the way.
Ngo used a hyper-aggressive preflop style to pressure opponents all day long and will be in great shape when he returns for Day 2 on Thursday. Among those chasing him will be Alex Rivera, who finished second in chips with just over 150,000.
Rivera scooped a big pot late in the day to vault up the leaderboard. Rivera and another player saw a queen-high flop with three spades and Rivera called a bet of 10,000 with the 
. An 
hit the turn and Rivera’s opponent moved all in for more than 20,000 and Rivera called with his flush. He needed to fade another spade against his opponent’s 
, and the river bricked.
Some of the others advancing in the first flight were Brian Bowen, David Paluch, Tom Lewandowski, and hometown favorite Lou Tomassi. All of the players have the option of playing other flights and attempt to finish with a bigger stack, but players will only be permitted to advance with their biggest stack from one flight.
Be sure to stay tuned to our continuous coverage of Event #5 throughout the week!
Official Flight A Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
234,300
90,300
|
90,300 |
|
150,800
800
|
800 |
|
125,800
25,800
|
25,800 |
|
|
117,300 | |
|
|
113,900
28,900
|
28,900 |
|
|
101,900 | |
|
|
81,900
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
|
72,900
-13,100
|
-13,100 |
|
66,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
63,700 | |
|
|
62,400 | |
|
|
53,600 | |
|
51,100
100
|
100 |
|
|
50,400 | |
|
|
48,700
-25,300
|
-25,300 |
|
|
47,000 | |
|
|
34,700 | |
|
|
23,600 |
Bag and Tag
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Flight A of Event #5 has come to a close. From a field of 100 only 18 advanced to Day 2 on Thursday. We'll have a full chip count list and a recap coming for you shortly.
Tomassi Four-Bet Shoves
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Lou Tomassi opened to 5,500 from early position and action folded around to Doug Cloud in the big blind. He raised to 17,000, and Tomassi responded by moving all in for 65,000 total. After asking for a count, Could went deep into the tank.
Several minutes went by and Tom Lewandowski called for a clock. A floorperson began the one-minute countdown as Cloud cut out 48,000 from his stack, but with 15 seconds left he shook his head and flicked his cards toward the muck. Tomassi is back above 80,000 and appears safe to make it to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Recently Departed
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Last Level of Flight A
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We've reached the final level of the first starting flight in Event #5. The players who survive the level will bag and tag, but all of them will have the option of playing another flight and attempt to accumulate more chips to take into Day 2.
Flight B is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m and we'll be on the floor from start to finish!
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Ostrander Hits Broadway, Cracks Aces
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We were called over to Table 5 to find a huge pile of chips in the pot with board reading 
. The 
was sitting in front of Jacob Ostrander for a Broadway straight, and his opponent had the 
. All of the chips had gone in preflop, and Ostrander flopped the nuts to send the other player to the rail.
That pot puts Ostrander at around 130,000 and in great shape going into the last level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Lewandowski Rivers a Straight
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Tom Lewandowski raised to 3,500 from the cutoff and Alex Rivera defended his big blind. The flop rolled out 
and Rivera check-called a bet of 4,200. Both players checked the 
turn and Rivera checked again when the 
completed the board. Lewandowski bet 4,000 and Rivera called immediately. Lewandowski tabled the for a rivered straight and Rivera slammed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |