$125 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry Day 1a | 2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

07-24-2017 14:47 UTC-4

Deuce In The Window, Ace In The Door

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Kim Long Trieu made it 2,200 in early position and got one caller before Dave Connors shipped it in for 14,000.

Trieu came over the top all in for a little over 20,000 and the caller folded. Trieu was caught with deuces versus Conners aces, but came back to life with a deuce in the window.

However, an ace in the door gave Connors the bigger set and he faded Trieu's one outer to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Connors	30,000	30,000
Kim Long Trieu	10,000	-10,000

07-24-2017 14:31 UTC-4

Bigger, Luckier

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

'Big Lucky' John Abraham continues to run hot.

He picked up queens and won a race versus big slick to bust another player and move up to 70,000.

Registration and reentry is now closed and they are playing short-handed poker on two tables with just 13 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Abraham	70,000	15,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

07-24-2017 14:14 UTC-4

Becker Laying Beats

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Brad Becker had to beat two weak aces with the in a three-way all in preflop.

All he did was flop them dead on an all heart board. Now Becker has three times the starting stack and there are only 14 players left in.

The plan going forward is to play the full 14 levels for the flight. However, it will end early if they manage to get down to 12 percent of the field, which looks like it will ultimately land somewhere between five and six players once registration closes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Becker	30,000	20,000

07-24-2017 14:03 UTC-4

DiCamillo is DiLeader

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

A little beat of a heater sees Michael DiCamillo take the lead here in this final level before the registration and reentry period closes.

DiCamillo faded a flush draw with a dominating ace to knock one player out and made quad fives a little earlier to climb the ladder.

He's got the lead now with just 17 players remaining from a small starting field that isn't likely to grow much bigger now with less than 30 minutes left to get in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael DiCamillo	65,000	55,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

07-24-2017 13:31 UTC-4

Big Lucky

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Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Perhaps I've told too many tall tales, or spread too many rumors about Seneca regulars, because these days it is becoming increasingly difficult to get a straight story out of a lot of them.

The again, this time we're talking about John Abraham, and this could all be a part of the psychological game he seems to be playing with all of us.

Either way, Abraham has managed to work his way into a massive early lead here and is refusing to divulge too many details about how he's put it together.

"Just call me Big Lucky," he said. "Big Lucky John."

OK, done, Big Lucky John, but how exactly did you get those chips? Well, there was some sketchy details about ace-eight versus king-eight on an eight-high board, but other than that, I suppose we'll never know.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Abraham	55,000	45,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-24-2017 13:01 UTC-4

The Right Time

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Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Amherst, NY's Kevin Resendes sure picked the right time to get sneaky with a pair of kings in the hole.

He limped in from early position and after one player made it 1,600 to go and another called, a fourth player in the hand raised it up to 6,000. Resendes then shipped it in for 16,000-plus and got the call from pocket tens.

He even flopped a king for good measure and rode victory into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Resendes	35,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50