Mark Roberts Leads 11 Flight A Survivors

The first of four starting flights for the 2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam $200 No-Limit Hold'em drew 88 entries Friday.

By the time they had played almost 13 levels, just 11 remained, reaching the 12 percent of the field mark and halting play for the flight.

Mark Roberts went on a heater late that included a double knockout to rise into the chip lead on over 300,000 heading into Day 2.

These 11 players will return for Day 2 Sunday and they will be joined by anyone pushing through the next three starting flights still to come.

PokerNews' Summer Slam coverage will continue with the second starting flight in this $200 No-Limit Hold'em reentry event set for 6 p.m. this evening.