Buffalo, NY's [Removed:339] has jumped into the early lead after finding a straight on the river in a massive hand.
[Removed:340] busted his heads-up opponent who had claimed he flopped a set, but never showed.
Canadian grinder and Seneca Niagara regular Scott Aitchison is in no mood to be messed with.
He's already caught two players bluffing on the river and is poised to play sheriff at the table today on over 20,000 now.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Bob Kiehl has emerged as the early chip leader after making a self-proclaimed "bad call" and finding a way to get there.
Kiehl held 
on a flop full of bricks and got it all in against an opponent holding . An ace on the river made the difference.
"I'm just really good with a short stack. That's why I made the call," Kiehl said. Now we'll see what he does with a big one.
Burdett, NY's Brian Rentschler is off and running here at Summer Slam, having just dragged a decent pot.
He turned 
into a Broadway straight and and faded all trouble against 
on a 
board to move over the 22,000-chip mark here in Level 2.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Guelph, Ontario, Canada's Andre Smith couldn't ask for a better start to the event.
He held 
on a 
flop, getting an opponent with to commit all his chips by the time the river rolled out.
Thanks to that massive cooler, Smith got the full double up and is the early leader.
With organizers predicting this Friday morning flight would be the smallest of the four available, things have started predictably slow with the board currently reading 41 entries.
Late comers are slowly pouring in the poker room and can register all the way up until the start of Level 9. However, chances are tonight's 6 p.m. and Saturday's 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. flights will be significantly larger.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
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