$200 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

07-22-2016 11:35 UTC-4

No Grace For Buffalo Ray

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

'Buffalo' Ray Williams came in with a raise and 2015 Summer Slam Main Event finalist John Grace three-bet the small blind.

The big blind walked away but Williams called. Grace led for 3,500 on the flop and Williams made the call. The turn saw both players check, but when Grace did the same on the river, Williams fired out for 6,500.

Grace made the call.

"I got counterfeited," Williams said, turning over the . He was right, Grace had the and dragged the pot with the ace kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Grace	27,000 27,000	27,000
Ray Williams	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: John Grace Ray Williams

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

07-22-2016 11:56 UTC-4

The Crowd Grows

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Randy Lingenfelter bought back in and has run it up already.

Plus, a few more familiar faces have joined the field, including 2016 Western New York Poker Challenge finalist Ray LaRouech and 10th-place finisher Mike Rellinger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Lingenfelter	28,000 28,000	28,000
Mike Rellinger	15,000
Todd Saffron	15,000
Mike Davis	15,000
Ray LaRouech	13,500

Tags: Randy Lingenfelter Mike Rellinger Ray LaRouech

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

07-22-2016 12:25 UTC-4

Sardo's Ascent

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jason Sardo got out of the gate fast, getting one opponent's stack when he called a shove with bottom pair and a turned flush draw.

Sardo was behind top pair, but rivered the flush. Since then he's cemented his spot near the top of the leaderboard with a series of successful preflop raises.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Sardo	34,000

Tags: Jason Sardo

07-22-2016 12:35 UTC-4

Kopaskie On The Grind

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Burt Kopaskie called it off with two pair versus a flush draw and held to bust one player early.

Since then he's been on the grind, pushing his stack up close to three times starting heading into Level 6.

Player	Chips	Progress
Burt Kopaskie	40,000

Tags: Burt Kopaskie

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

07-22-2016 12:50 UTC-4

Mohammed Makes A Set

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Brampton, Ontario, Canada's Timmy Mohammed has vaulted into the Level 6 chip lead.

The big hand that got him there was a three-way all-in pot that saw him get it in with a set of sevens versus a combo draw and a third hand that was never revealed.

Mohammed's set held, helping him become the first player past the 50,000-chip post.