2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$1,000 Deep Stack High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$23,807
Event Info
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$74,397
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Bullard Through Blake

Level 20 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Steve Bullard open shoved 280,000 and Blake Napierala was the only interested player. Bullard's tournament life was riding on the {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} versus Napierala's {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out {k-Spades}{a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} with Bullard flopping the bigger pair and holding on for the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
1,550,000 100,000
Steve Bullard us
Steve Bullard
610,000 210,000

Parlatore Triples Up

Level 20 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Maria Parlatore shoved 150,000 over a Chris Meyers 100,000-chip open. Blake Napierala defended the big blind and Meyers called.

The board rolled out {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Spades} with Napierala and Meyers checking it down. Parlatore showed the {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Meyers and Napierala both mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Parlatore ca
Maria Parlatore
500,000 368,000

Tags: Blake NapieralaBrandon MeyersMaria Parlatore

Level: 20

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Jersey Bluffs, Leads, Confirms Gangster Status

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Chris Meyers opened for 90,000 and Sammy Smith called on the button. Tom Babiarz came along for the ride from the big blind, and they went three-handed to a {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Spades} flop.

Babiarz checked and Meyers continued for 155,000. Both players called, but when Babiarz checked the {2-Clubs} turn, Meyers shoved.

Faced with a call for their tournament lives, Smith and Babiarz both folded. Meyers showed the {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for king-high, taking the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Meyers us
Chris Meyers
1,800,000
Sammy Smith
Sammy Smith
620,000
Tom Babiarz
Tom Babiarz
550,000

Tags: Chris MeyersSammy SmithTom Babiarz

Level: 19

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

Mistretta Out, Final Table Set

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Tom Mistretta shoved the {2-Spades}{3-Spades} for 100,000 and Kurtis Boutelle looked him up with the {k-}{10-}.

Mistretta flopped a combo draw, but whiffed the turn and river and with his exit the final table of ten is set.

The remaining players are now on the bubble with only the final nine getting paid.

Player Chips Progress
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
1,400,000 100,000
Tom Mistretta us
Tom Mistretta
Busted

Tags: Kurtis BoutelleTom Mistretta

Level: 18

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Napierala Cracks Aces, Meyers Cracks LaTona

Level 17 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Chris Molica got it in with aces against Blake Napierala's {a-}{j-}.

Napierala found a way to make three jacks on the river to bust him. In the meantime, Chris Meyers busted Joe LaTona and the field is down to 11 players.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
1,400,000 300,000
Chris Meyers us
Chris Meyers
1,275,000 175,000
Chris Molica
Chris Molica
Busted
Joe LaTona us
Joe LaTona
Busted

Tags: Blake NapieralaChris MeyersChris MolicaJoe LaTona