$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Started
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Buy-in
$40
Prize Pool
$38,440
Entries
961
Level
29
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Day 1a of the 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Event #3 $50 No-Limit Hold'em Starts Now!
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The 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam continues this morning with the first of six starting flights in Event #3, a $50 No-Limit Hold'em tournament with a $25,000 guarantee, kicking off at 11 a.m. local time in Western New York.
The six starting flights will include a second at 6 p.m. this evening and four more over the next two days with any and all survivors coming back to play down to a champion Thursday. At this price point, and with this many chances to get in, this event should attract a bevvy of local rounders firing multiple bullets and recreational players taking shots, creating a massive prizepool that will surely dwarf the guarantee.
The last time Seneca Niagara tried something like this was at the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge in March. The event saw 1,026 entries over six different starting flights creating a $41,040 prizepool. By all accounts it was a smashing success with veteran local rounder Randy Pfeifer being crowned the champion.
Today, players will start with 10,000 in tournament chips with plans to play 15 full 20-minute levels. Registration and unlimited re-entry is available until the start of level 13.
Stay tuned for a ton of action from the falls as the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand for it all from start to finish.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
The Regular Crowd Shuffles In
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Late comers continue to pour in the room and register with the board now reading 52 entries.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Kapow!
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Tonawanda, NY's Burt Kopaskie has emerged as the early leader here after busting Les Cohen.
He found a pair of queens, flopped a set and was only to happy to make the call when Cohen shoved pocket threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,500 |
My Stack App Available For Summer Slam!
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here in the 2015 Summer Slam, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
There's Always One
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Buffalo, NY's Jon Segun is off to a quick start.
The cagey veteran managed to get all of one player's chips with 
versus 
by flopping and ace and rivering a jack. All the money went in on the end and Segun found a double up and a spot among the early leaders
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 |
The Bartolotta Blues
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Cameron Bartolotta flopped a set of tens versus pocket aces in a massive pot that would have seen him take the chip lead as the money bubble approached on Day 2 of Event #1 Sunday.
Unfortunately for him, the turn came an ace, and although he hung on to cash, his dreams of another deep run here at Seneca Niagara were dashed.
He's back at it today, however, and thanks to finding quads and two full houses already, he has his stack in range of the early leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,600 | -100 |