Toronto, Canada's Vadim Rozin is off to a quick start and into the chip lead here after picking up aces and fading the nut-flush draw of one opponent who pushed in post-flop.
With the board now reading 96 entries for Day 1c and a total of 228 entries on the first two starting flights Friday, the 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Event #1 $200 No-Limit Hold'em has already surpassed its $50,000 guarantee.
In fact, the prizepool is already up over $55,000 with five more levels of registration left in this flight and a fourth and final starting flight set for 6 p.m. local time this evening.
Willamsville, NY's Doug Zimmerman has busted not one, but two players at his table so far. The first went down when he picked up aces over jacks and the second fell bluffing into his two pair.
Zimmerman now finds himself in the enviable position of chip leader.
"Doesn't mean much right now," he laughed. "Hopefully I'll still be there tomorrow."
So far today, Toronto, Canada's Daniele Scalini has found himself in the right place, with the right bet at the right time.
He's turned water into wine more than once, making trips out of rags, two pair out of thin air and has been generally chipping up without the benefit of any premium starting hands.
As a result, he now finds himself among the early leaders.