2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$21,246
Event Info
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$92,378
Entries
562
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Deuces Never Loses

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Randy Lingenfelter
Randy Lingenfelter

Randy Lingenfelter has hooked a few big fish on the way to a spot among the leaders now.

He made the nut straight and got it in against a flush draw, holding to climb the counts. Two sets of deuces later he's closing in on 60,000.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Lingenfelter
Randy Lingenfelter
58,900 30,900

Tags: Randy Lingenfelter

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

White Knight

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Jeff White
Jeff White

Jeff White managed to bust one player with tens over sevens all in preflop.

The rest of his stack was built without showing down a ton of hands and he now finds himself among the leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff White
Jeff White
42,000

Tags: Jeff White

Mohammed Makes A Set

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Timmy Mohammed
Timmy Mohammed

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.

Player Chips Progress
Timmy Mohammed
Timmy Mohammed
52,000 52,000

Tags: Timmy Mohammed

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Kopaskie On The Grind

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Burt Kopaskie
Burt Kopaskie

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
Burt Kopaskie
40,000

Tags: Burt Kopaskie

Sardo's Ascent

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Jason Sardo
Jason Sardo

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 us
Jason Sardo
34,000

Tags: Jason Sardo

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

The Crowd Grows

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
Randy Lingenfelter
28,000 28,000
Mike Rellinger us
Mike Rellinger
15,000
Todd Saffron us
Todd Saffron
15,000
Mike Davis us
Mike Davis
15,000
Ray LaRouech
Ray LaRouech
13,500

Tags: Randy LingenfelterMike RellingerRay LaRouech