2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
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

$200 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1c Completed

22 of 154 Survive Event #2's Third Flight, $50k Guarantee Smashed

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Steve Chepurny
Steve Chepurny

The third of four starting flights in the 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Event #2: $200 No-Limit Hold'em with a $50,000 guarantee drew 154 entries Saturday morning.

That brought the total to 412 so far, obliterating the guarantee already with what is expected to be the biggest flight still to come at 6 p.m. this evening.

By the time 14 levels of play were through, a total of 22 players pushed through to Day 2 Sunday, where the survivors of all four flights, including 42 from the first two, will combine and play down to a winner.

Steven Chepurny (219,000) bagged the chip lead after flopping a boat and trapping John Stempien for heaps in the late levels. Chepurny is now the leader in the clubhouse.

Aaron Olshan (181,200), Jeffrey Tibideau (180,100), Matt Shanahan (179,900), and Kyle Haberman (176,300) also bagged contending stacks.

As previously mentioned, the fourth and final starting flight goes off at 6 p.m. tonight with a chance they get $100,000 in the prize pool before it's over and double the guarantee.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as the 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam continues.

Tags: Aaron OlshanJeffrey TibideauJohn StempienKyle HabermanMatt ShanahanSteven Chepurny

End Of Day 1c Counts (full)

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Steven Chepurny
Steven Chepurny
219,000
Aaron Olshan us
Aaron Olshan
181,200 51,200
Jeffrey Tibideau
Jeffrey Tibideau
180,100
Matt Shanahan us
Matt Shanahan
179,900
Kyle Haberman
Kyle Haberman
176,300 176,300
Howard Leung (Howie Leung)
Howard Leung (Howie Leung)
147,600
DJ Mackinnon us
DJ Mackinnon
130,100 40,100
Rodolfo Naras
Rodolfo Naras
105,100
Nate Olivencia
Nate Olivencia
101,600 -33,400
Judy Miller us
Judy Miller
100,100 -9,900
Mark Roberts us
Mark Roberts
98,000
Aviva Chepurny ca
Aviva Chepurny
91,100
Pierre Gautreau
Pierre Gautreau
90,100 26,600
John Stempien
John Stempien
77,500 -42,500
Matt Cafarella
Matt Cafarella
72,700
Vincent Palma us
Vincent Palma
69,100
Dalton Dawkins
Dalton Dawkins
61,700 -28,300
Martin Welch
Martin Welch
57,000
James Burkett
James Burkett
53,300
John Vega us
John Vega
44,900
Dennis Durante us
Dennis Durante
42,300
David Olshan us
David Olshan
31,400 -31,100

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Three-Way All In Action

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

A three way all in pot just went down with Aaron Olshan holding the biggest stack and the best hand: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}.

Mike Davis had the worst of it with {10-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and it wasn't looking to good for the third player's {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} needing a one outer.

The {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{k-Spades}{6-Diamonds} board brought no surprises and Olshan served up the double knockout as the flight comes to a close.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Olshan us
Aaron Olshan
130,000 50,000
Mike Davis us
Mike Davis
Busted

The Plot Thickens

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Play tightened up in Level 14 and just three short stacks went broke, Including David Battaglia. The 32 players remaining head into the last level of the flight with Jeff Thibideau still sitting on the biggest stack.

They will now play down to 10 minutes left in Level 14, and then through a not-yet determined number of hands, with any and all survivors bagging up for Sunday's Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
David Batagglia
David Batagglia
Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Updated Counts

Level 13 : 1,000/1,200, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jeff Thibideau
Jeff Thibideau
177,000 22,000
Howie Leung
Howie Leung
165,000 77,000
Steve Chepurny
Steve Chepurny
153,000 153,000
Nate Olivencia
Nate Olivencia
135,000 40,000
John Stempien
John Stempien
120,000 81,000
Matthew Shanahan us
Matthew Shanahan
110,000
Judy Miller us
Judy Miller
110,000 110,000
DJ Mackinnon us
DJ Mackinnon
90,000 23,000
Aaron Olshan us
Aaron Olshan
80,000 33,000
Mike Davis us
Mike Davis
80,000 38,000
Pierre Gautreau
Pierre Gautreau
63,500 23,500
David Olshan us
David Olshan
62,500 47,500
Dennis Durante us
Dennis Durante
55,000 55,000
Calvin Cruz Ventura
Calvin Cruz Ventura
55,000 -45,000
Ronnie D'Grillo
Ronnie D'Grillo
35,000 20,000
David Battaglia us
David Battaglia
22,000 -6,000
Dietrich Kuhlmann
Dietrich Kuhlmann
Busted
Josh Deskovich
Josh Deskovich
Busted
Sammy Smith
Sammy Smith
Busted
Allison Schultz us
Allison Schultz
Busted
Sharman Olshan us
Sharman Olshan
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/1,200

Ante: 300

Massive Suck Out Gives Thibideau The Lead

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jeff Thibideau
Jeff Thibideau

There was close to 50,000 in the pot already on a {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board to the turn when Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Jeff Thibideau jammed for 53,500, heads-up with David Battaglia.

Battaglia made the call with the {7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and was right, Thibideau had a gutshot and two overs with the {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. The river came the {8-Hearts}, making Thibideau the nut straight.

Battaglia was left stunned as Thibideau moved into a spot at the top of the counts heading into the last two levels of the flight.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Thibideau
Jeff Thibideau
155,000
David Battaglia us
David Battaglia
28,000 -39,000

Tags: David BattagliaJeff Thibideau

Olivencia Over Deskovich

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Nate Olivencia
Nate Olivencia

Nate Olivencia has knocked Josh Deskovich out of the chip lead after a massive heads-up hand.

There was heaps in the middle already when Olivencia shoved two queens into a flop full of undercards. Deskovich tanked so long the clock was called, but eventually he made the call with two tens.

The turn and river bricked and Olivencia doubled big, sending Deskovich back to the drawing board.

Player Chips Progress
Nate Olivencia
Nate Olivencia
95,000 44,400
Josh Deskovich
Josh Deskovich
35,000 -75,000

Tags: Josh DeskovichNate Olivencia