It has been a slow and steady climb up the leaderboard for Scott Hasbach so far in this flight.
He's managed to double his stack, but did so the hard way, one small pot at a time.
As the field heads into the first short break of the flight, Hasbach sits among the biggest stacks in a room full of 109 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Sammy Smith satellited in the $1,000 Deep Stack High Roller to kick off Summer Slam at Seneca for $145.
He booked a fifth-place cash for $5,505 in the event and says he feels like he's freerolling the rest of the series as a result.
The good vibes and run good have continued here today and Smith takes the chip lead into Level 5 after a fiery start. Smith has picked up aces twice, kings twice, and managed to stack one opponent who hit aces-up on a flop that gave him a set of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Bruce Pace is doing his usual thing here at Seneca Niagara. He's playing any two cards, making more than his fair share of unforeseeable straights and uncanny two pair hands, frustrating opponents into calling off with worse, and generally becoming the focus of play at his table.
"Not any two cards," he said with a smile. "But just about."
Pace is closing in on 60,000 fast and if any two keep hitting, he'll keep climbing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Chuck Naughton got himself in a three-way all in pot with the biggest stack and the worst hand.
His 
was up against the 
and the 
, but when the dust settled on an 
Naughtan had made a boat.
He busted two players in one hand and is now sitting on over 40,000 and counting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Fred Bolla has been on the right end of things so far this evening.
This included flopping a straight against a set and turning aces up against aces for two rather sizable pots. As a result, Bolla is sitting on over 70,000 and at or near the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 |
Bruce Pace continues to force opponents into making huge mistakes and gifting him chips. He's now the first player past the 100,000-chip mark and counting here after forcing an opponent off a 15,000-plus chip pot leaving him only 2,500 behind.
A 
flop was checked three-handed, but after Pace checked the 
turn, one opponent bet 3,000. The other folded, but Pace clicked it back to 6,000 and his opponent snap-called, leaving him less than 3,000.
Pace bet 11,000 on the river, effectively 2,500 or so, and his opponent found a fold, allowing Pace to crest 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
