2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

$600 No-Limit Hold'em $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$41,744
Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$195,847
Entries
369
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Brian Healy Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,700)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Brian Healy
Brian Healy

Three players went to a flop of {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Brian Healy and Buck Ramsey checked to Travell Thomas, who bet 103,000. Healy then check-shoved for around 600,000, and Ramsey re-shoved for more than 1 million. Thomas pushed his cards toward the muck and the other hands were tabled.

Ramsay: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Healy: {K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}

Ramsey had Healy crushed and the {A-Clubs} turn and {J-Diamonds} river improved him to a full house. Thomas turned to Blake Napierala on the rail, laughed, and said he folded ace-jack. "I would've sucked out!"

Ramsey has take the chip lead with 1,710,000.

Player Chips Progress
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
1,710,000
699,000
699,000
Brian Healy us
Brian Healy
Busted

Ray Book Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,484)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Ray Book
Ray Book

Geoff O'Connor opened to 90,000 and Ray Book moved all in for just under 400,000. O'Connor called and it was off to the races. Book had a slight lead with {2-Clubs}{2-Spades} against {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}, but the {4-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}{10-Clubs} board eliminated Book in eighth place.

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

Wagner Doubles Through Saffron

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Dan Wagner opened to 115,000 from the cutoff and Todd Saffron shoved from the button. Ramsey and Thomas released their blinds, Wagner called instantly and the cards were revealed.

Wagner: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Saffron: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Wagner was in prime shape for a double and he got it when the board came out {4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
1,250,000
587,000
587,000
Todd Saffron us
Todd Saffron
790,000
-510,000
-510,000

Chop It Up

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Travell Thomas has been all in and at risk twice in the level. Both times came against Buck Ramsay, and both times they had the same hand and chopped. First, Thomas three-bet shoved with {K-Clubs}{J-Spades} and Ramsay called with {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. Then Thomas three-bet jammed again with {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and Ramsay called with {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}.

"How do I not have the nuts with ace-king," asked a frustrated Thomas. He's still hanging on though with around eight big blinds.

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Travell Thomas Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,620)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas

Travell Thomas shoved for 345,000 from the button and Jacob Ostrander called from the small blind. Thomas had only looked at the {A-Diamonds} before shoving and was pleased to see his other card was the {Q-Clubs}. Ostrander had the {K-Spades}{J-Spades} and needed to come from behind, and once again Thomas couldn't hold with the best hand as the {2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} board gave Ostrander a pair of jacks.

"I lost every flip today," Thomas said. "How do you go this deep in a tournament and lose every flip?"

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Ostrander us
Jacob Ostrander
1,500,000
410,000
410,000
Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas
Busted

Todd Saffron Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,420)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Todd Saffron
Todd Saffron

Todd Saffron shoved for 575,000 from the button and Buck Ramsay reshoved from the small blind. Jacob Ostrander released, and Saffron was flipping for his tournament life.

Saffron: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Ramsay: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs} board gave Ramsey the win, ending another great run during the series for Saffron. He was part of the 10-handed chop in Event #5 and went on to finish third for $4,850.

Player Chips Progress
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
2,750,000
900,000
900,000
Todd Saffron us
Todd Saffron
Busted