Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$125 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Buy-in
$125
Prize Pool
$43,320
Entries
456
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Bianco Busts Leaving 20 Left
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Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Al Bianco ran the 
into British Expat and Niagara Falls, NY resident Josh Thomas' tens.
The tens held and as Bianco hit the rail, they moved to two ten-handed tables.
Thomas also moved into a spot among the leaders as they roll into Level 10.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Roberts Rules
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Attica, NY's Steve Roberts just made one heck of a call to leap up to a spot among the leaders and knock another player out.
It was a four-way raised pot on a 
flop when one player pushed in for 30,000. It folded to Roberts and he made the call with the 
.
"I didn't think he had a pair," he said.
Turns out Roberts was right, he had the 
flush draw, with a gutshot and two overs. Roberts faded all trouble on the 
turn and even made a set on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Sessum Gets There
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Dave Grana had Tim Rentschler and Maurice Sessum covered when they got it all in on a 
flop.
Grana also had the best hand, holding top and bottom pair versus Rentschler's flush draw and Sessum's top-pair top-kicker.
The turn brought the 
, however, and Sessum suddenly had the better two pair. No spade and no surprises on the river meant Rentschler said goodbye and Sessum and Grana switched places on the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
56,200
|
56,200 |
|
25,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
Crazy Calls
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Mike Flately is down to peanuts after Carol Leonardi picked off his bluff.
Flatley shoved the 
on a 
flop. Leonardi had the and called all in for 25,000. Threes held.
"I hate playing with women," Flatley said. "They always make these crazy calls"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
5,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Kings Cracked
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dave Grana and Steve Roberts were headed in different directions up and down the leaderboard when Grana got it in with kings versus Roberts' 
.
In fact, Roberts had one foot out the door until an ace appeared on the river. The double up left Grana with scraps and Roberts almost 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
99,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
5,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
River On The River
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Wyatt River ran 
into Keith Gray's .
River rivered a straight, but the same card gave Gray a flush. With that, they moved to one 10-handed table and with one more elimination they will halt play for the flight.