$600 Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
The 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event Starts Now!
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It has been a rather wet summer living in the shadow of the eighth wonder of the world.
But the massive cloud of mist ever rising out Niagara Falls isn't the only thing keeping Western New York damp. Heavy rains, humidity, flash floods, severe storms and tornadoes have plagued the area this year.
The usual barbecues and ball games have been rained out. In fact, it seems the only thing you can count on this summer is poker. This game is always going, rain or shine.
And now, after a week of keeping players dry and crushing guarantees in the prelims, the Niagara Falls Poker Room inside the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino will host the first of two starting flights for the $100,000 Guaranteed 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event Friday.
A 42-year-old Chiropractor from Rochester, NY won the 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Main Event, beating a field of 475 entries that created a $252,106 prize pool.
Russ Campanella will likely return to defend his title and he will be joined by some of the best poker players from Western New York and beyond.
The $600 Summer Slam Main Event is always a big draw in Niagara Falls, and with registration and unlimited reentry available through the start of the eleventh level in Friday's first starting flight, and a second one Saturday, there should be another massive field.
Players begin the starting flights with 30,000 in chips and plans to play 15 40-minute levels or until 12 percent of the field remains.
There is a 45-minute dinner break at the end of Level 10, through which registration and reentry remains open.
It's a true Main Event structure giving players plenty of wiggle room and the opportunity to stay patient. However, if past incarnations of the Summer Slam Main Event are any indication, there should still be plenty of action worth following from start to finish.
Play will begin at 11 a.m. local time and you are welcome to follow along right here on PokerNews.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Your Main Event Stack on My Stack
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
A Simple Equation
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
It's a simple equation really. Make final table runs in Seneca events on a regular basis, or run hot during the most recent series, and your name will be in the top ten chip counts from the jump in the Main Event.
Peter Raimondi did it winning the 2017 Summer Slam $1,000 Deep Stack High Roller that kicked off the series. Like the rest on this list below, he's also a top local player.
Good luck to all these names and those looking to make one for themselves throughout the rest of the 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,400
900
|
900 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
Fortune Favors The Bold
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Speaking of running hot in a current tournament series.
Rochester, NY's Steve Braverman was among the leaders for most of Summer Slam's $200 NLH Reentry before finally busting 17th of 520 entries.
He's so bullish on the 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam series he even brought his son Jeff Braverman over to play in the Main Event today as well.
The Braverman heater continues here with Dad Steve taking the Level 2 chip lead after flopping a set of jacks. He filled up on the river, and after raising back and forth with an opponent who eventually called and mucked when Braverman showed him the goods, he's up to 50,000 already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
The Double Knockout
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Toronto, Canada's Adam Mouyel got the double knockout and has moved into the lead heading into the day's first break.
He got it in after flopping top two, kings and tens, versus 
and 
. Mouyel faded all trouble on the turn and river and is pushing close to 70,000 now.
In the meantime, on his direct right sits perennial Seneca contender Mark Roberts, who has some skin in the game himself now after flopping a set of sevens against two kings. The set held giving Roberts the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000 | |
|
|
60,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25