2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$125 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry
Day: 1a
Event Info
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$4,679
Event Info
Buy-in
$125
Prize Pool
$43,320
Total Entries
456
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 456
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$125 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry

Day 1a Completed

John Abraham Leads Six First Flight Survivors

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
'Big Lucky' John Abraham
'Big Lucky' John Abraham

The first of six starting flights for the The 2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam $125 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry event drew 42 entries inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Monday.

With 9:56 left in Level 11 they reached six players remaining, representing 12 percent of the field, and play was halted.

John Abraham played a fast and loose style all day and when he got trapped, he found a way out of it to build a lead and a decent stack of 143,200 that he will take with him through to Thursday's Day 2.

Abraham is the leader in the clubhouse, but there's a lot more poker to be played in the meantime.

The second of six starting flights for the $125 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry event will go off at 6 p.m. this evening with four more set for the next two days.

End of Day 1a Chip Counts

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Abraham Escapes, Down To Six Bags

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Kevin Resendes trapped John Abraham perfectly. He limped kings on the button, and jammed in when Abraham put a stack of orange in from the small blind.

Abraham called with two fives, then spiked a five on the flop for the set. Resendes' exit makes six left and play has been halted.

Full chip counts and a short recap will follow.

Blind Cooler Leaves Seven

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Rich Altemari
Rich Altemari

Brad Becker came in for a raise from the small blind with jacks. Rich Altemari shoved the big blind with kings and Becker called off for 30,000 and his tournament life.

The board brought a king and although Becker had a flush draw on the turn, that missed. That cooler leaves just seven players remaining and they will stop if one more hits the rail.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Nam Out!

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

John Nam made two pair, kings and tens. The only problem was the ten made Chris Babula a set.

With Nam now out, just eight players remain and there's a real possibility this flight will not make 14 levels. In fact, they will stop if they reach six players remaining.

Down to Nine

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Brian Bowen ran king-nine into John Nam's ace-jack to bust.

In the meantime, Mary Ewing went from short stack to no stack.

They are down to nine and combing at one table.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Trieu Blood

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kim Long Trieu
Kim Long Trieu

Kim Long Trieu shoved all in with jacks and Rich Altemari called with nines.

However, a nine on the flop ended Trieu's day in a hurry.

There is now 11 players remaining and they will combine to one table after one more is eliminated.