$600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$220,869
Entries
414
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Matt Brunskole Leads 33 Main Event First Flight Survivors
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Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event drew 145 entries for the first of two starting flights inside the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Friday.
A bevvy of local legends, players having a hot Summer Slam series, and defending 2016 Summer Slam Main Event champ Russ Campanella were among those who entered.
By the time 15 40-minute levels of play were through a total of 33 survived and Campanella's title defense is still alive as he was among them.
Canadian Matt Brunskole, who pulled this same trick in the Spring at the Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event, managed to bag the chip lead on over 370,000. He joined the leaders early and got a double knock out late to secure the biggest bag from this group headed to Day 2 Sunday. Chris Damick was right there with him until a late slide. He bagged, but under 100,000.
Other recognizable names that bagged big included Blake Napierala, Adam Foster, Mark Roberts and Jason Nablo. Plus, a host of capable rounders remain in the mix.
In the meantime, the 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event moves on to its second and final starting flight Saturday. It should be a big one beginning at 11 a.m. local time with registration and reentry available until the start of Level 11. Anyone who can survive that will join this group on Sunday.
PokerNews will of course be on hand to cover all the action, so stay tuned.
End of First Flight Chip Counts
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
371,500 | 71,500 |
|
276,500 | 76,500 |
|
257,000 | 122,000 |
|
219,500 | -500 |
|
216,000 | |
|
204,000 | 74,000 |
|
198,000 | |
|
|
191,500 | |
|
155,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
153,000 | |
|
144,000 | -16,000 |
|
138,000 | 18,000 |
|
133,500 | 13,500 |
|
|
123,500 | -11,500 |
|
|
119,500 | |
|
|
118,500 | -26,500 |
|
111,000 | |
|
|
104,000 | |
|
|
96,000 | |
|
|
91,500 | |
|
|
89,500 | |
|
87,500 | -52,500 |
|
82,500 | -7,500 |
|
|
80,000 | |
|
80,000 | -120,000 |
Three More Hands!
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
They drew a three!
The clock was stopped with ten minutes left in Level 15 and a draw was conducted to determine the number of hands left to play. They drew a three! Three more hands!
Full chip counts for the survivors and a recap will follow.
In The Bag
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
After an action packed day, things have settled down here in the first ten minutes of the last level of the flight.
At this point, the 35 players remaining are thinking more about bagging up than accumulating more chips. There's a couple of short stacks who may want to take a chance to either bag up or beat the traffic, but the bigger stacks appear to have taken their foot off the gas a little.
They will play until ten minutes remain in the level and conduct a draw to determine the number of hands left to play before bagging and tagging.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Brunskole Looking To Bag Big
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Matt Brunskole just got the double knockout to join Chris Damick at the top of the counts on 300,000 in chips.
It was Brunskole's 
versus Alicia LaPorte Pachla's 
and Tom Basch' 
all in preflop.
Aces held on a 
run out and Brunskole is now looking like a good bet to bag big with the other two on the outside looking in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Three Bet Lite
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Watch out for Nick Walker now.
He's three-betting the 
. He's flopping a flush draw on an ace-high flop. He's getting there on the turn and he's taking half of Tom Basch' stack in the process.
Basch had 
and never saw it coming.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -90,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Sunshine On A Cloudy Day
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
It may be cloudy outside, but the sun has been shining on Chris Damick all day here in the 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event.
He just became the first player to 300,000, calling a raise with the 
. Of course, Damick flopped trip eights and just sat back calling when one opponent emptied the clip against him, betting every street.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 190,000 |