$600 No-Limit Hold'em $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event | 2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

08-03-2014 14:39 UTC-5

Seat	Player
1	Kevin Barry
2	Alex Rivera
3	Brian Healy
4	Guy Klass
5	Dave Olshan
6	EMPTY
7	Matt Parry
8	Randy Lingenfelter
9	Kevin Rickner
10	EMPTY

Seat	Player
1	EMPTY
2	Aaron Obstein
3	Jason Sardo
4	EMPTY
5	Ray Book
6	Travell Thomas
7	John Grace
8	Todd Saffron
9	Budwey Salhab
10	Buck Ramsay

Seat	Player
1	Geoff O'Connor
2	Dan Wagner
3	EMPTY
4	John Theofiloupolos
5	Frank Arena
6	Jacob Ostrander
7	EMPTY
8	Blake Napierala
9	Vince Palma
10	Paul Butski

Player	Chips	Progress
Vince Palma	550,000 205,000	205,000

Big Hit for Thomas

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Ray Book opened to 25,000 from the button and Travell Thomas three-bet to 80,000 from the small blind. Back to Book, he moved all in for 205,000 and Thomas called.

Book:
Thomas:

The table remained silent even as Book spiked the flop, and the and completed the board to give Book a huge double-up.

Thomas pounded the table in disgust. "Why does everybody always do dumb shit against me?"

However, Thomas is already in better spirits and laughing with Book as he tries to rebuild.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Book	427,000 207,000	207,000
Travell Thomas	130,000 275,000	275,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

08-03-2014 13:35 UTC-5

Thomas Takes Chip Lead

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

After winning 100,000 from Ray Book the had prior, Travell Thomas found the and picked off Andrew Ranaletti's shove with the . Ranaletti found hope on the flop, but he bricked out on the turn and river.

Thomas is the new leader with around 570,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travell Thomas	570,000 170,000	170,000

08-03-2014 13:27 UTC-5

Big Double for Blake

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

What a rollercoaster day for Blake Napierala. He started the day with 275,000, dipped down to 60,000 and is now back to 280,000 after winning a huge flip.

Napierala shoved for 134,000 from early position and the player in the small blind called. Napierala was flipping with the against and the board gave him two pair to climb back into contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Napierala	280,000 145,000	145,000

08-03-2014 13:22 UTC-5

"Who's the Donkey with the King-Five?"

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

After a player raised from late position, Jason Sardo moved all in for 40,000 from the small blind. David Schrader was in the big blind and re-shoved for 92,000, and the original raiser folded.

Sardo:
Schrader:

"Clubs!" pleaded Sardo, who was only 11% to win the hand. The dealer obliged by bringing two of them --as well as a straight draw — on a flop, and Sardo sealed it when the peeled off on the turn to give him a straight. He doubled to more than 100,000 when the completed the board.

Word about the suckout made its way over to Table 5 and Travell Thomas wanted more info.

"Who's the donkey with the king-five?"

Sardo smiled and went back to stacking his new chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Sardo	100,000 3,500	3,500
David Schrader	50,000 80,500	80,500

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

08-03-2014 12:52 UTC-5

Steve Phillips Bubbles

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Steve Phillips opened to 25,000 from middle position and Jeff Devoesick called from directly behind. All the chips went in on the flop, and Phillips discovered the bad news.

Phillips:
Devoesick:

Phillips was unable to find another ace on the turn and river and he exited in 37th place. With that, the final 36 players have locked up a minimum of $1,396.

We're on a 10-minute color-up break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff DeVoesick	220,000 105,000	105,000
Steve Phillips	Busted

08-03-2014 12:44 UTC-5

No Third Title for Ciffa

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Joe Ciffa, who won Event #2 and Event #3 of the 2014 Summer Slam, won't be adding a Main Event title to his list of accomplishments. Ciffa was all in for his last 30,000 with the and couldn't outdraw another player's .

The final 37 players are hand-for-hand on the money bubble.