$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed Day 1b | 2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

07-28-2014 22:23 UTC-4

Exit Stage Left

[user153906]

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Nick Walker told us he was done for the day but he changed his mind, re-entered and drew the same seat he had earlier in the day at Table 4.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Walker	15,000 2,000	2,000
Aaron Obstein	Busted
Katie McGowan	Busted
Matt DiFrancesco	Busted
Sam Guercio	Busted
Dan Juhasz	Busted
Don Ronalli	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

07-28-2014 22:32 UTC-4

Registration Closed

[user153906]

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We've reached Level 9 which means the opportunity to register or re-enter has passed. The total number of entries in Flight B is 140, easily surpassing Flight A's 100 (as expected).

07-28-2014 22:43 UTC-4

O'Shei Cracks Kings in Three-Way All In

[user153906]

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Andrew Brown was all in preflop with the against Brian O'Shei's and another player's . What seemed like a dream spot for Brown turned into a nightmare as the board ran out , giving O'Shei a set of jacks to increase his stack to 64,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian O'Shei	64,000
Andrew Brown	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

07-28-2014 23:10 UTC-4

Aces-Versus-Kings-Versus-Queens

[user153906]

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We didn't catch the preflop action but it didn't matter much. These three hands were getting it in.

Charles Johnson had the and the worst of it — he was up against two opponents with better starting hands. Johnson stood up in disgust when he saw that he was up against and , but it was far from over. The board ran out and Johnson realized that he had rivered a flush to take the main pot worth 75,000.

The table then traded stories about similar occurrences while Johnson breathed a sigh of relief with his improbable survival.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Johnson Jr	72,200

07-28-2014 23:22 UTC-4

Walker Survives

[user153906]

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

2014 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event champ Nick Walker moved in preflop for around 13,500 from the cutoff and chip leader Brian O'Shei called from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Walker needed to come from behind with his against O'Shei's . Fortunately for Walker the board ran out king-high and he pumped his fist as his stack increased to 29,000 — his peak of the day.