$50 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1b | 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$50 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1b Completed

07-28-2015 00:15 UTC-4

Just 24 of 173 Survive The Second Flight

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam continued this evening with the second of six starting flights in Event #3, a $50 No-Limit Hold'em tournament with a $25,000 guarantee.

This flight drew a total of 173 entries, playing down to just 24 remaining players as Level 15 came to a close. Top local rounder Travell Thomas bagged up 173,400 and the chip lead after turning into trip sevens and busting a player with top pair as the flight wore on, then using the big stack to apply pressure in the late levels and chip up.

However, Day 1a chip leader Kyle Jeffery still holds the overall lead as the only player over 200,000 in chips.

These 24 survivors will join the 15 from the first flight this morning to come back and play down to a champion Thursday.

However, there are four more starting flights set to go off, beginning with Day 1c at 11 a.m. local time Tuesday. PokerNews' coverage of the 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam will continue at that time.

Tags: Travell Thomas

07-28-2015 00:09 UTC-4

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Travell Thomas	173,400	85,400
Jiten Surwade	153,000	52,500
Pat Tighe	143,500	-16,500
Kim Long Trieu	127,200
Ronald Pigrillo	124,300
Dan Bohen	99,400	59,500
Don Crimmen	97,600	-31,400
David Stevens	89,700
Jamlone Crum	79,300
Zachary Walters	72,900
Todd Saffron	66,800
Eric Angrick	66,300
Daniel Ozimek	58,100
Robert Burgstahler	49,100
Michael Jung	46,600
Frank Benedetto	46,400
Adam Stephany	44,500
Chris Brodt	42,900
Paula Rasmussen	37,100
Michael Davis	35,500
Sal Guercio	30,800
Mark Krysczak	26,700	-102,100
Cynthia Connors	14,200
David Milbrand	4,800	-19,200

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07-27-2015 23:34 UTC-4

Four More Hands

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

A draw was conducted to determine how many hands will be played before bagging up. The number drawn was a four.

07-27-2015 23:33 UTC-4

One Big Hand

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Mark Krysczak grinded it up early on, then hit one big hand to vault up the counts.

He ended up flopping three aces with , then turned a boat. When the river came a jack and his heads-up opponent made jacks over aces, she was more than willing to get it all in and Krysczak stacked her to leap into contention for the chip lead.