2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$8,992
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$50,000
Total Entries
520
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 520
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$200 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1c Completed

Joe Ciffa Leads 26 Third Flight Survivors

Level 14 : 1,400/3,000, 400 ante
Joe Ciffa
Joe Ciffa

The third of four starting flights for the 2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam $200 No-Limit Hold'em drew 159 entries Saturday, making it the biggest flight so far.

With that, the total entries has reached 378 and the $50,000 guarantee has been officially demolished. Plus, there's still one flight to come tonight beginning at 6 p.m. local time.

They played the full 14 levels in this flight and some 26 players survived. That makes it 57 through to Sunday's Day 2 so far.

This afternoon, Joe Ciffa grabbed the lead late. He'll take a little over 260,000 into the play down to a champion Sunday. Mark Roberts retains the overall lead, coming out of the first flight with over 300,000.

PokerNews' Summer Slam coverage will this evening with the fourth and final starting flight in this $200 No-Limit Hold'em reentry event starting in just minutes.

End of Flight Three Counts (full)

Level 14 : 1,400/3,000, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Joe Ciffa
266,300
106,300
106,300
Profile photo of Cassandra Johnson
Cassandra Johnson
232,200
137,200
137,200
Profile photo of Kevin Hetzer
Kevin Hetzer
161,800
76,800
76,800
Profile photo of Steve Braverman
Steve Braverman
153,900
36,100
36,100
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Marc Bellis
145,800
Profile photo of Dave Phillips
Dave Phillips
139,300
Profile photo of David Whyte
David Whyte
92,300
Profile photo of John Amoia
John Amoia
84,100
Profile photo of Derek Schlesinger
Derek Schlesinger
78,200
Profile photo of Jason Sardo us
Jason Sardo
77,200
22,200
22,200
Profile photo of Todd Saffron
Todd Saffron
77,100
Profile photo of Don Wilson us
Don Wilson
72,800
Profile photo of Matt Miceli
Matt Miceli
70,400
Profile photo of Peter Raimondi ca
Peter Raimondi
65,400
Profile photo of Pablo Delgado us
Pablo Delgado
62,400
Profile photo of Chris Harker
Chris Harker
59,100
29,100
29,100
Profile photo of Brian Bowen us
Brian Bowen
58,900
3,900
3,900
Profile photo of Dalton Dawkins
Dalton Dawkins
54,400
54,400
54,400
Profile photo of Louis Scott
Louis Scott
48,300
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of John Brock us
John Brock
48,100
Profile photo of Bill Blacom
Bill Blacom
47,400
Profile photo of Rob Bourkney us
Rob Bourkney
40,700
Profile photo of Douglas Paulson ca
Douglas Paulson
24,800
Profile photo of Joshua Paletta
Joshua Paletta
18,400
Profile photo of Steve Cantatone
Steve Cantatone
6,500

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Four More Hands!

Level 14 : 1,400/3,000, 400 ante

With ten minutes left in the level the clock was stopped and a draw was conducted to determine the number of hands left to play. They drew a four.

Four more hands and the remaining players will bag up chips for Sunday's Day 2.

Full chip counts and a recap of the flight is coming.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,400/3,000

Ante: 400

Change Coming

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Steve Braverman
Steve Braverman

Rochester, NY's Steve Braverman has taken hold of the chip lead as we move into the late levels.

He made a straight in a massive pot moments ago to climb within 10,000 of 200,000 and now sits on top of a pack of players above the 100,000 mark.

Braverman claimed to have turned that straight, although it came four cards to Broadway on the river and he pushed in over a bet, forcing a fold before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve Braverman
190,000
190,000
190,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Down To 40

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

They're down to 40 from 159 entries and playing at four ten-handed tables.

Should they lose 21 more players over the next couple of levels, leaving 12 percent of the field remaining, play will be stopped and the 19 left will bag and tag headed to Day 2 tomorrow.

If not, they will play down to ten minutes left in Level 14 and draw to determine a number of hands left to play.

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

That's The Way You Gotta Do It

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Peter Raimondi
Peter Raimondi

Peter Raimondi led, Jason Nablo three-bet and Mike Crystal shoved in with the shorter stack. By the time the rest of the preflop action was over, everybody was all in and the hands were turned on their backs.

Nablo: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}
Raimondi: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Crystal: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

It was a classic three-way all in match up and although he was ahead, Nablo started calling for an ace before the {7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop. He continued doing so through the {j-Spades} turn, and karma finally caught up with him on the {10-Clubs} river.

Raimondi scooped with the set and both Crystal and Nablo were sent packing.

"What am I gonna do, call for no ten and then a ten comes," Nablo said on the way out the door. "I guess that's what happened anyway, but that's the way you gotta do it."

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Raimondi
85,000
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Jason Nablo
Busted
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Mike Crystal
Busted