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

07-23-2016 13:05 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Howie Leung	88,000 16,000	16,000
David Battaglia	70,000 20,000	20,000
Dietrich Kuhlmann	51,000 1,000	1,000
Josh Deskovich	46,700 11,700	11,700
Sharman Olshan	42,500 27,500	27,500
Mike Davis	42,000 18,000	18,000
Sammy Smith	30,000 15,000	15,000
Alex Avdelopoulos	28,000 3,000	3,000
Allison Schultz	20,000 5,000	5,000
Kurtis Boutelle	Busted
John Abraham	Busted

Leonardi Takes a Clubbing

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Carol Leonardi got it in with top pair aces on the turn of a board with three clubs.

Aaron Olshan called it off with the and got there when a club spiked on the river to send her packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Olshan	47,000
Carol Leonardi	Busted

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Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-23-2016 12:34 UTC-5

Davis Rising

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Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

As he's known to do, Mike Davis is once again building a big stack early on in this event.

The biggest pot on his climb up the leaderboard came when he flopped top two pair and got one huge overbet called before forcing a river fold.

The rest has come the old-fashioned way: He's earned it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Davis	60,000 11,300	11,300

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Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

07-23-2016 12:11 UTC-5

Battaglia Handing Out Beat Downs

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

David Battaglia has quickly risen to a spot among the leaders now after one big hand and a series of smaller ones.

First, he flopped a set of deuces and turned queens full before one player shoved nines into him. Then, after dragging a few pots without showdown he busted one shorty with holding over all in preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Battaglia	50,000 50,000	50,000

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07-23-2016 11:57 UTC-5

Leung Goes Long

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

In the span of about 10 minutes, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada's Howie Leung made three sets and busted at least two players.

None were above eights, but they did enough damage to give Leung a massive early lead here in Level 6.

Player	Chips	Progress
Howie Leung	72,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

07-23-2016 11:43 UTC-5

The Double Gutter

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Utica, NY's Matt Devins fired in a raise under the gun with the . One player called and a third three-bet, but Devins would not let it go. The caller came along for the ride as well and when Devins flopped a double gutter, and he flopped a set, they got it in.

Devins made the low end of the straight on the turn and faded a paired board on the river to jump up to a spot near the top of the early leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Devins	39,800

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07-23-2016 11:31 UTC-5

Leonardi Starts Fast

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

It was a hot start for Seneca Niagara tourney reg Carol Leonardi this morning.

She busted one short stack, then got it all in on the river with dominating in another hand to work her way up to twice the starting stack here in Level 5.