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

07-23-2016 15:52 UTC-4

Cruz Ventura Nuts Up

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Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player in early position limped and Calvin Cruz Ventura made it 3,800. Sharman Olshan defended her big blind and the limper passed.

Olshan checked the flop and Cruz Ventura bet 4,800. Olshan called and checked the turn. Cruz Ventura bet another 6,800 and Olshan called again. Finally, on the river, Olshan led for 12,500 and Cruz Ventura jammed for another 24,500.

Olshan called it off and mucked when Cruz Ventura showed the for the nut straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Cruz Ventura	100,000
Sharman Olshan	20,000 -22,500	-22,500

Tags: Sharman Olshan Calvin Cruz Ventura

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

07-23-2016 16:02 UTC-4

Olivencia Over Deskovich

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

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	95,000 44,400	44,400
Josh Deskovich	35,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Josh Deskovich Nate Olivencia

07-23-2016 16:16 UTC-4

Massive Suck Out Gives Thibideau The Lead

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

There was close to 50,000 in the pot already on a 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 and was right, Thibideau had a gutshot and two overs with the . The river came the , 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	155,000
David Battaglia	28,000 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: David Battaglia Jeff Thibideau

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/1,200

Ante: 300

07-23-2016 16:51 UTC-4

Updated Counts

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Level 13 : 1,000/1,200, 300 ante

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

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

07-23-2016 17:11 UTC-4

The Plot Thickens

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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	Busted

07-23-2016 17:33 UTC-4

Three-Way All In Action

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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: .

Mike Davis had the worst of it with and it wasn't looking to good for the third player's needing a one outer.

The board brought no surprises and Olshan served up the double knockout as the flight comes to a close.

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

07-23-2016 18:03 UTC-4

End Of Day 1c Counts (full)

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

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

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