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

07-26-2017 20:08 UTC-4

A Hazy Shade of Winters

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Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Niagara Falls, NY's Tony Winters has seen two big pots vault him into a spot among the leaders now.

The first saw him crack kings with big slick when he turned an ace. The second was an up and down affair where he got it in with two jacks. He flopped a set, his opponent turned a straight, but he filled up on the river.

In the meantime, the board has pushed up over 100 entries and reentries for the flight. It's a packed house and should stay full for a little while longer with reentry available for four more levels.

Unfortunately, we will be without Michelle Grillo-Caldwell for the rest of the evening as she declined to fire another bullet when she busted moments ago. However, that should not discourage others from ringing the reentry bell, there's over $40,000 in the prizepool now and it goes up every time it dings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Winters	30,000 30,000	30,000
Michelle Grillo-Caldwell	Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

07-26-2017 20:31 UTC-4

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

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Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Thomas Mader has taken the lead in Level 5 despite losing two all in pots.

Mader would have 70,000 already had he busted the two short stacks who moved in on him. Instead he'll settle for 45,000 after finding success in several other pots.

He had kings against queens and a weak king for heaps early. Plus, a number of straights and flushes since that time have helped him build a stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Mader	45,000 35,000	35,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

07-26-2017 20:55 UTC-4

The Triple Knockout

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Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

A big four-way all in pot has helped Blake Napeirala leap up to a spot among the leaders here in Level 6.

The money went in on a flop.

Napierala:
Two Seat:
Six Seat:
Eight Seat:

Napierala was ahead with a pair of tens, but the turn card was not a good one for him. It looked like two players were going to chop it up, until the river was revealed, giving Napierala two pair.

He scooped up the chips and collected the triple knockout to push over 40,000 now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Napierala	43,000 43,000	43,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-26-2017 21:37 UTC-4

Donk Gets Lucky

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Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

By his own admission, Niagara Falls, Canada's Richie Bottenfield is just a “Donk getting lucky.”

If that's truly the case, it has been a really bountiful day for Bottenfield thus far, despite his lack of skill. In fact, all that luck has helped him ascended into chip lead position here in this sixth and final starting flight, heading into the day's second break.

He did recall one hand with jacks, but details be damned he's a 'Donk getting lucky' and PokerNews is not about to spoil that for him. Nobody puts baby in the corner!

In the meantime, the board reads a whopping 124 entries with one level of registration and reentry to come. Some 48 will return to play either 14 total levels or down to around 15 or 16 players, whichever comes first. We will endeavor to update those numbers once registration closes.