Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$600 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 Numbers Are In
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Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With registration and reentry now closed the numbers are in.
Adding this flight's 269 entries to the 145 from Friday's first flight means the 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event drew a grand total of 414 entries. It was slightly off last year's record-setting turnout, but still just as impressive.
In fact, this bumper field managed to create a massive $220,870 prizepool that absolutely crushed the $100,000 guarantee.
The cage is crunching the numbers and counting the cash now and will provide full payout information later this evening.
They Haven't $#@%ed Me Yet
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Perennial contender Jason Clark has just become the first player past the 200,000-chip post and has vaulted into the post-dinner chip lead.
Things picked up for Clark when he picked off a Scotty Gaddi bluff with a flopped pair of tens. Gaddi jammed the missed flush and straight draws on the ace river, but Clark sniffed it out.
He played aces a little on the slow side and got paid off. Plus, he's had kings over queens for heaps as well.
Earlier this week Clark appeared to be developing a habit of building stacks early and running bad late. That appears to be turning around now and Clark is returning to the form that has seen him run deep in a number of events here at Seneca of late.
Now, he'll take 200,000 and a somewhat hopeful attitude with him to the late levels in this Main Event flight.
"They haven't $#@%ed me yet," he said, smiling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
211,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Saffron Grinds, DiPasquale Leads
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Todd Saffron ran deep in both the $125 and $200 Summer Slam Reentry prelims this week. But despite contending throughout both, he missed out on the big money at the end of those rainbows.
Today, he's looking to grind his way up to a big bag of chips and contend on Day 2 of the Main Event. So far, that effort is going as planned and Saffron just broke the 200,000 chip barrier.
In the meantime, James DiPasquale just got 'em again. This time he three-bet the 
and flopped the straight against top-pair top-kicker. He even made a flush on the end to pull in another big pot.
As a result, DiPasquale back in front and closing in on 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000 | |
|
203,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Prizepool Information
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Prizepool and payout information has been released for the 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam Main Event.
With 414 entries, a $220,869 prizepool was created that will pay the top 45 finishers.
A min-cash is worth almost double the buy-in at $1,193 and there is a $51,904 first-place prize awaiting the winner. Plus, the top eight will all earn at least $5,963.
Check the Payouts Tab above for full details.
Miller Time For Zakarian
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Veerab Zakarian had built up a six-figure stack, but his wings just got clipped by fellow Canadian Judy Miller.
Miller had 
and called two Zakarian barrels after and ace-high flop. When a jack came on the river, and Zakarian checked, she moved in.
Zakarian called it off with the 
. Now, as Miller vaults into a spot among the leaders, Young Wizard Zakarian said goodbye to a memorable, if not profitable, 2017 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Big Stacks Merge
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Fairport, NY's Scott Hosbach has suddenly vaulted into a spot near the top of the counts.
Trip jacks made for a big hand a little earlier and just recently he turned Broadway versus big slick's top two to push over 300,000.
In the meantime, James DiPasquale continues to dominate play, moving up to 350,000. He was also recently moved two seats to Hosbach's right, setting up a possible confrontation between the flight's two biggest stacks right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
-700
|
-700 |
|
330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |