$600 Main Event Day 1b | 2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

07-29-2017 16:02 UTC-4

Downward and Outward

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Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Onward and upward took on a different trajectory for John McCauley moments ago.

He flopped a flush with the on a board. He even had the open-ended straight flush draw.

The problem was he missed that, and Liverpool, NY's Brian Coughlan had flopped a set of jacks and went runner-runner eights to make a full house.

McCauley lost roughly half his stack in the hand and Coughlan's the chip leader now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Coughlan	120,000
John McCauley	55,000 -45,000	-45,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-29-2017 16:22 UTC-4

Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Tilted when Alan Findlay bluffed him off a set of aces early, Art Demmerley swore he'd get his revenge.

Some four hours later, he did. Demmerley claims he settled down and forgot about it an hour ago, but was pleased as punch when he turned a flush against Findlay's flopped set.

They got it in with one to come and Demmerley's flush held to send Findlay to the rail.

There are a glut of others with 65,000 in chips around the room, but none look more satisfied with it than Demmerley right now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Art Demmerley	65,000 50,000	50,000
Alan Findlay	Busted

07-29-2017 16:37 UTC-4

Three High Like A Boss

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

One straight has straightened everything out for James DiPasquale today.

Down to 24,000, DiPasquale made the nut straight to drag a massive four-way pot. Things have gone even more smoothly ever since. In fact, he'll take the chip lead into a color-up break coming up at the end of the level after another fortunate spot.

This time he turned an open ender with a pair of jacks and got it in against jacks up. He hit a better two pair on the river and felted this foe to push up to 160,000.

However, he is having a tough time with Maria Parlatore at the other end of the table.

"He can't be at me in a pot," she said.

"Not with three-high I can't," he replied.

Given, it's tough to win with three high, but there has to be some history there we are not privy to - or likely want to be.

Player	Chips	Progress
James DiPasquale	160,000 65,400	65,400

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

07-29-2017 17:04 UTC-4

Daydream Believer

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Budwey Salhab was game when the player in the cutoff raised it up blind and told him to make the call without looking in the big blind.

After they checked the flop Salhab had to look. He peeked down at the and couldn't believe his luck. The cutoff looked as well and made it 4,000 on the turn.

"You won't believe this," the cutoff said, before Salhab clicked it back to 8,000. The cutoff called and the river came the . Having blindly backed his way into a full house, Salhab slid out a value bet. The cutoff paid off with the .

In a hand that had to be seen to be believed, both played blind squirrel to the turn, but only one found the nut on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Budwey Salhab	76,000 76,000	76,000

07-29-2017 17:21 UTC-4

Luck Of The Draw

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The got exposed by the dealer accidentally as she was pitching it to Scotty Gaddi.

He was given another card and when it came to him, he made it 3,000. One player called before it got to Chris Gras in the big blind and he shipped it for around 20,000.

Gaddi made the call and turned over the . Gras had the . Not only had Gaddi been re-dealt a monster, but he could breath a little easier knowing one of Gras' outs was gone.

Gras found no help from the board and Gaddi has double starting now with Gras on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scotty Gaddi	60,000
Chris Gras	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

07-29-2017 17:59 UTC-4

Thug Life

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Multiple Seneca Niagara title holder Kurtis Boutelle has fired so many bullets into this event he figures he'll need to make third place to break even.

He took a step towards that busting Greg Ostrander moments ago. Ostrander was short after suffering some kind of slow play death with aces a few hands earlier.

In the end, he went with pocket fours after a raise and a reraise somehow saw him committed him to the pot. Turkey Thugs star Paul Butski had aces in the hand, but Boutelle made trip tens and was able to pluck him for value as well.

Boutelle now has at least part of the stack he bought and paid for and Ostrander is headed to the cage to ring the reentry bell.

In the meantime, Butski has a little turkey left, but the stuffing, cornbread and mash potatoes are gone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kurtis Boutelle	75,000 75,000	75,000
Greg Ostrander	30,000 -15,000	-15,000

Paul Bustski	10,000 10,000	10,000

07-29-2017 18:18 UTC-4

The Dinner Break

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

It appears James DiPasquale will take the chip lead into a 45-minute dinner break that is about to begin. He flopped quad eights in a four-way pot and got paid off on the river to get to just under 200,000.

Play will resume at 7 p.m. local time. The board currently reads 257 entries with 132 players remaining. Registration and reentry will remain open through the break.

In the meantime, here's a look at where the big stacks and early leaders stand:

Player	Chips	Progress
James DiPasquale	190,000 700	700
Justin Canazzi	170,000
Jason Clark	165,000 -500	-500
Todd Saffron	151,000 43,700	43,700
William Liang	150,000
Bruce Pace	140,000 110,000	110,000
John Scholl	140,000
John Araujo	130,000
Josh Knight	120,000
Jarek Ashwaf	120,000
Mike Farrow	120,000
John McCauley	115,000 60,000	60,000
Rob Forbes	110,000
Mike Hopkins	110,000
Brian Coughlan	105,000 -15,000	-15,000
Alex Visbisky	95,000 95,000	95,000
Maria Parlatore	82,000 -19,000	-19,000
Chris Meyers	80,000 -20,000	-20,000
Budwey Salhab	80,000 4,000	4,000
Mark Privatera	80,000 -15,000	-15,000