Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$50,000
Entries
520
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Double Double, Koch Out
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Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Ted Blaszczak pushed all in for 320,000 total over an Anthony Koch open.
Koch called with sevens, but Blaszczak had two kings. The kings held to give Blaszczak the double.
A minute later, Chris Harker shoved 500,000 over a Jeff Roth open and Koch called with jacks. Roth folded and Harker's tournament life was riding on the 
.
Harker spiked a queen on the flop and with that double, Koch was suddenly short. He ran fours into David Battaglia's aces for the last of his stack immediately following, taking 10th for $1,360.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
640,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |
Anthony Tavolino Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,764)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Anthony Tavolino shoved some 150,000 over a Ted Blaszczak open. Mark Roberts called in the big blind and Blaszczak also called.
They checked down an 
board and although Tavolino's 
made top pair, Roberts' two tens had rivered a set.
Blaszczak had two queens, but the pot was shipped to Roberts as Tavolino took ninth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
The Change-Up
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Local legend David Battaglia, who makes pretty much every final table here these days, is on a tear in this one.
He's moved from the middle of the pack to a spot near the top over the past 30 minutes. Plus, he's been able to do so without having to show very much of anything.
Battaglia typically plays ABC poker, so either he's getting hit by the deck right now, or he's making a change in an effort to run even deeper than usual. Either way, Battaglia is in serious contention now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Hetzer Steals Dae Dae's Thunder
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
David Battaglia raised it up to 100,000 and Kevin Hetzer shoved 700,000 behind him.
Battaglia called with the 
, but was racing against Hetzer's 
.
The 
run out gave Hester the kings and the double up, while Battaglia was left wondering what happened to all the momentum he'd been building up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
550,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Doubling Through Dae Dae
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
David Battaglia's slide continues.
Jeffrey Roth shoved some 300,000 and Battaglia came over the top all in with sevens. Roth had jacks and they held up to give him the double and leave Battaglia short heading into a break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
|
350,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Blaszczak Triples
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Ted Blaszczak open-shoved 220,000 and both Kevin Hetzer and Mark Roberts called.
They checked down the 
board and Blaszczak tripled up with two queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
660,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
It's A Chop! With a Save!
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The players have agreed to a chop. However, they will continue playing, and are saving an additional $8,000 for the winner, $5,000 for second, and $3,000 for third.
In the meantime, the following is how the lion's share of the remaining prize pool will be split up:
Mark Roberts: $6,000
Kevin Hetzer: $5,000
Chris Harker: $5,000
Blake Napierala: $5,000
Peter Bodnar: $5,000
David Battaglia: $5,000
Ted Blaszczak: $4,500
Jeffrey Roth: $4,500
Stay tuned to find out who finishes where.