$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day 1e Started
2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam
$125 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed
Day: 1e
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
Welcome to Flight E of the Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Event #5!
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Event #5 of the 2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam continues this morning with the fifth of six starting flights. Flight E begins at 11 a.m. ET inside the Seneca Poker Room and will be followed by the final starting flight at 6 p.m. ET. Wednesday is the final day for players to advance to Thursday's Day 2 so we're expecting big turnouts for each of last two flights.
Each player in this special event begins with 15,000 in chips and registration and re-entries will be open until the start of Level 9. Play will end at the conclusion of 12 30-minute levels or when only 12% of the field in the flight remains. Any player that survives a flight will have the option of playing another flight and taking their largest finishing stack forward to Day 2 on July 31.
On Monday, Lam Ngo set the pace by bagging 234,300 in chips at the end of flight A and he remains the overall chip leader after four flights. Only two others reached the 200K barrier out of the 84 who advanced to Day 2 so far: Jack Vaccarello (204,200) and John Stempier (201,000).
We'll be on the floor for this $50,000 guaranteed event all the way until a winner is crowned, so stay right here for up-to-the-minute coverage!
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are in the air for Flight E. There's a line forming at the cashier so we'll compile a notables list after players begin settling into their seats.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante:
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Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Early Risers
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Joe Ciffa has returned today and is attempting to win his third straight Summer Slam Event. Ciffa, who won Event #2 and Event #3 of the series, participated in Flight D last night but failed to make it through the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000
-800
|
-800 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000 |
Follow The Leader
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
A total of 83 players have survived through the first four flights of Event #5. Lam Ngo set the pace early in Flight A by bagging 234,300 in chips and is still on top. Ngo will have 96 big blinds to work with when Day 2 commences on Thursday with the blinds at 1,200/2,400/300.
Here are the 10 biggest stacks after the first four flights:
| Player | Flight | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lam Ngo | A | 234,300 | 96 |
| Jack Vaccarello | C | 204,200 | 85 |
| John Stempien | B | 201,000 | 84 |
| John DeWitt | B | 188,000 | 78 |
| Phil Kavanaugh | B | 162,400 | 68 |
| Alex Rivera | A | 150,800 | 63 |
| Steven Intihar | B | 148,700 | 62 |
| Randy Swackhamer | D | 147,300 | 61 |
| Chris Lang | D | 145,800 | 61 |
| Brian O'Shei | B | 145,400 | 61 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
Kids With a Dream
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000 | |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
15,000
-33,700
|
-33,700 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |