Ten minutes into the second level of the day, start-of-day chip leader Steven Chepurny is out.
He lost two big pots in the first level, then dumped the rest in just now. Tomasz Werstler raised with and Chepurny called in position with two nines. The flop came no higher than a nine and Werstler open shoved.
Chepurny called off his last 50,000 or so with the best of it, but Werstler binked an ace on the river.
His wife Aviva Chepurny also bagged a stack, but she's nowhere to be found now.
Matt Devins is on fire to start the day and has moved into chip boss position.
He knocked out two players in successive hands, the first for 40,000 with tens holding against , and the second with his winning a race over eight for 30,000.
He's now closing in on 300,000 fast as the first level of the day comes to a close.
Steven Chepurny has been knocked off the top of the chip counts after doubling up Daniel McCormick.
After it went check-check on a flop, they got it in on the turn with Chepurny on the . McCormick was the one at risk, but not really, he'd flopped the boat with the . The river was the inconsequential .
The 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Event #2: $200 No-Limit Hold'em continues today with the play down from 90 players remaining to a winner.
With a total to 562 entries over four starting flights, a guarantee-smashing $92,378 prize pool was created that that will pay 54 spots with a Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam title and a $21,246 first-place prize reserved for the winner.
The levels jump to 40 minutes today, allowing for a little more play as the blinds increase.
Day 1c leader Steven Chepurny (219,000) will be on top coming into Day 2 as the only player over 200,000. However, Adam Foster (188,400), Matt Devins (184,200), Aaron Olshan (181,200) and Jeffrey Tibideau (180,100) will all come in over 180,000. Plus a bevvy of local talent remains stacked and within striking distance.
The event's final day will play out beginning at 11 a.m. local time Sunday with the money bubble expected to burst rather quickly.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Event #2: $200 No-Limit Hold'em will crown a champion today and our Live Reporting Team will be on hand to capture it all.
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and Chepurny called in position with two nines. The flop came no higher than a nine and Werstler open shoved. 
, and the second with his 
flop, they got it in on the 
turn with Chepurny on the 
. McCormick was the one at risk, but not really, he'd flopped the boat with the 
. The river was the inconsequential 
.
and DJ Mackinnon was on the 
when they got it in on an 
turn. However, the 
river got him, making Sardo a straight.
flop.
