$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1c Started
$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1c Started
The 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam continues this morning with the third 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 fourth at 6 p.m. this evening and two more Wednesday 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.
The first two starting flights Monday drew a total of 290 entries, putting the event well on it's way to smashing the guarantee. A total of 39 players pushed through to Day 2 with the first flight's chip leader Kyle Jeffery holding the overall lead as the only player over 200,000 in chips.
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
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Matt McKenzie got the Level 1 double moments ago to take over the early chip lead.
He called with when a player in front of him raised it up with .
proved to be the perfect flop as they got it in and McKenzie's straight held against his opponent's two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Matt McKenzie | 19,700 | 19,700 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Level 2 begins with 40 entries on the board and counting as latecomers continue to shuffle in.
Ron Tebo pushed all in facing an Alicia LaPorte Pachla raise and she made the call with .
Tebo was on and got there on an flop. In fact, he made Broadway on the turn to render Pachla's set on the river moot.
As Tebo doubled, Pachla hit the cage to re-enter.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ron Tebo
|
20,000 | |
Alicia LaPorte Pachla | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Lancaster, NY's Rob Weber turned into a wheel and found an opponent willing to go all in with him on top pair and a flush draw holding .
Weber faded a heart on the river for the knockout and a spot among the early leaders.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rob Weber
|
20,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0