$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1d Completed
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
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
Just 19 of 170 Survive the Fourth 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 fourth 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 170 entries, playing down to just 19 remaining players as Level 15 came to a close. John Stempien built a big stack early, but lost a massive hand with an overpair to Tom Babiarz' two pair handing him the chip lead as the day wore on.
Babiarz kept his foot on the gas, even busting three players in the final five hands and bagging 254,700 and the chip lead by the time play was through.
In fact, Babiarz has taken the overall lead by some 50,000 chips, joining Day 1a chip leader Kyle Jeffery as the only player over 200,000 in chips.
These 19 survivors will join the 57 from the first three flights to come back and play down to a champion Thursday. In the meantime, the event will continues with the fifth and sixth of six starting flights beginning at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time Wednesday.
Tune in to PokerNews at that time for updates of all the action live from the floor of the poker room at Seneca Niagara.
End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
254,700 | 84,700 |
|
174,500 | |
|
|
129,200 | |
|
|
115,500 | |
|
|
109,800 | |
|
|
97,300 | |
|
96,600 | 5,600 |
|
|
85,500 | -55,700 |
|
75,500 | |
|
|
73,500 | |
|
73,300 | |
|
73,000 | |
|
|
68,000 | |
|
62,400 | |
|
|
54,400 | |
|
|
53,700 | |
|
36,200 | 36,200 |
|
|
35,400 | |
|
|
31,400 |
Five More Hands!
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
A draw was conducted to determine the number of hands left to play before bagging. They drew a five.
Roscoe Catches One
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Brett "Roscoe" Short made it 5,500 from under the gun and the player in the player in the small blind called before the big blind shoved some 40,000.
Short called with 
and after the small blind folded, the big blind was forced to show the bluffy 
. Short hit a king and pushed up to a spot among the chip leaders late.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
167,000 |
Durante Busts
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Dennis Durante's run is finally over, he shoved short with and ran smack into Jason Nablo holding 
, failing to improve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,000 | -9,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Reckless Abandon
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The speed at which players are going broke in this flight is peaking right now.
The plan is to play until the end of Level 15 or until 12 percent of the field is reached - meaning if they get down to 20 players, they will bag and tag.
The board currently reads 28 players remaining and the number is dwindling fast.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Rivera Run Down
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Alex Rivera dusted off most of his chips before the last break and the over-under on his survival past it was set at seven minutes.
He made the over, lasting 17 minutes into Level 13 before going broke.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |