A massive hand just saw Niagara Falls' Joe Dantuno leap into the early lead.
Dantuno led into a flop and the player behind him three-bet to 4,000. A third player in the hand promptly shoved and Dantuno snap-called with . The raiser called with for the open-ender after confirming the re-entry period was still open and the all in player turned over for top two pair.
Dantuno's set of fours held after a turn and river.
Jeff Klein makes it 2,100 preflop and Tyler Nichols, Cameron Bartolotta and a third player call.
The flop rolls out and Klein gets it in, getting called by Nichols. Bartolotta then shoves over the top and Nichols calls again.
Klein held and was ahead against Nichols' and Bartolotta's flush draw. The turn and river changed nothing as Klein scooped to grab the chip lead, Nichols took the side pot and Bartolotta was left short.
John Stempien, who finished 13th in Event #1 on the 2015 Summer Slam schedule for $1,112, is off to a decent start today and looking for another top finish.
He got it in with pocket aces in a three-way all-in pot against tens and sixes, holding to triple up and leap into contention.
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Event #1 champ Rick Block jumped in late and immediately four flushed with pocket sixes to double up.
A few hands later he picked up aces, got it in against pocket eights and now has more than triple the starting stack.
All this to no one's surprise as the Alden, NY resident wins everything and always seems to have it or get there. His resume also includes a WSOP Circuit ring win in Atlantic City, a Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza win in Las Vegas and Main Event victory at the 2014 Fall Poker Classic right here at Seneca.
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flop and the player behind him three-bet to 4,000. A third player in the hand promptly shoved and Dantuno snap-called with 
. The raiser called with 
for the open-ender after confirming the re-entry period was still open and the all in player turned over 
for top two pair.
turn and 
river.
and Klein gets it in, getting called by Nichols. Bartolotta then shoves over the top and Nichols calls again.
and was ahead against Nichols' 
and Bartolotta's 
flush draw. The 
turn and 
river changed nothing as Klein scooped to grab the chip lead, Nichols took the side pot and Bartolotta was left short.
and has the best hand with Nichols on 
and Mackiewicz holding 
.
with Mackiewicz finding the better two pair to triple up and McKeever winning the side pot to send Nichols home early.
