$120 No-Limit Hold'em | 2018 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

07-24-2018 15:45 UTC-4

$10,000 Guaranteed for Summer Slam 2018 Event #5

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The fifth event of the Summer Slam 2018 will kick off Tuesday evening with cards in the air at 5 p.m. local time in Niagara Falls, NY. Event #5: $120 No-Limit Hold'em features unlimited re-entries and a $10,000 guarantee.

The first $120 event played out Monday night much to the delight of the staff here at the Seneca poker room. The event gathered 167 entries which is the most received for a $120 single-day festival event since the Summer Slam was created. William Lewandowski took home the lion's share of a $15,865 prize pool that saw him walk away with $4,282.

Players will start with 10,000 tournament chips and play 20-minute blind levels. Late entry and re-entry will remain open until the start of level 10 and the action will continue until the last player is standing.

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Tags: William Lewandowski

07-24-2018 20:30 UTC-4

Prize Pool & Payout Structure Released

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Tonight's event attracted a total of 126 entries which created a prize pool worth $11,970. The top 15 spots will get paid with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $203.

Awaiting the eventual champion is a top prize valued at $3,355

Payout Structure:

Place	Prize
1	$3,355
2	$2,071
3	$1,496
4	$1,119
5	$814
6	$622
7	$479
8	$371
9	$299
10-12	$245
13-15	$203

07-24-2018 23:15 UTC-4

David Staley Eliminated in 9th Place ($299); Greg Monaldi Eliminated in 10th Place ($245)

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Just the final table came together, it has lost its first two casualties and Derek Martin eliminated both David Staley and Greg Monaldi in the same hand.

Martin flopped a full house and neither player was able to overcome the odds as their short stacks were pushed across the table.

Staley gets ninth place money due to having more chips and Monaldi took 10th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Martin	225,000
David Staley	Busted
Greg Monaldi	Busted

Tags: David Staley Greg Monaldi Derek Martin

07-24-2018 23:24 UTC-4

Phil Spagna Eliminated in 8th Place ($371)

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Mike White opened to 16,000 from late position and Dave Stephens three-bet shoved for 57,500 on the button. Phil Spagna called off his remaining 43,500 out of the small blind and White put them both at risk.

Dave Stephens:
Phil Spagna:
Mike White:

The board ran out giving both Spagna and Stephens sets put the dagger on the river ended Spagna's run in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike White	265,000 208,000	208,000
Dave Stephens	165,000 119,000	119,000
Phil Spagna	Busted

Tags: Mike White Dave Stephens Phil Spagna

07-24-2018 23:40 UTC-4

Samuel Iraci Eliminated in 7th Place ($479)

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Shannon Farrell opened to 25,000 under the gun and called 6,000 more when Samuel Iraci three-bet shoved from the small blind.

Samuel iraci:
Shannon Farrell:

The board ran out and Iraci departed in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Farrell	360,000 40,000	40,000
Samuel Iraci	Busted

Tags: Shannon Farrell Samuel Iraci

07-24-2018 23:55 UTC-4

Blake Napierala Eliminated in 6th Place ($622)

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Blake Napierala moved in preflop and was put at risk by Shannon Farrell. Napierala tabled the and was in trouble against Farrell's .

Napierala received no help from a run out and exited in sixth place

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Farrell	400,000 40,000	40,000
Blake Napierala	Busted

Tags: Blake Napierala Shannon Farrell

07-25-2018 00:12 UTC-4

Mike White Eliminated in 5th Place ($814)

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Paul McLean opened to 20,000 on the button and got looked up by Derek Martin in the small blind and Mike White in the big. A flop fanned out and after two checks, McLean continued for 40,000. Martin folded but White check-shoved for about 100,000 and McLean snapped him off.

Mike White:
Paul McLean:

McLean had flopped the nuts and White was drawing dead to a chop. the on the turn ended that and the completed the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul McLean	450,000 120,000	120,000
Mike White	Busted

Tags: Derek Martin Mike White Paul McLean

07-25-2018 01:15 UTC-4

Shannon Farrell Gets the Summer Slam Event #5 Trophy After Four-Way Chop

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Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The final four players agreed to chop up the remaining prize pool after eight hours of play in Event #5: $120 No-Limit Hold'em. Dave Stephens, Shannon Farrell, Derek Martin, and Paul McLean were all that was left and came to an agreement around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Stephens had the chip lead and managed to get $2,500 while Farrell, Martin, and McLean banked $1,847 each. A blind flip decided who got the trophy and Farrell was the lucky winner.

Tuesday's event attracted a total of 126 entries which created a prize pool worth $11,970. The top 15 spots were paid with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $203.

Final Table Results:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Shannon Farrell	United States	$1,847
2	Dave Stephens	United States	$2,500
3	Derek Martin	Canada	$1847
4	Paul McLean	Canada	$1,847
5	Mike White	United States	$814
6	Blake Napierala	United States	$622
7	Samuel Iraci	United States	$479
8	Phil Spagna	United States	$371
9	David Staley	United States	$299

Seneca regular, Maria Palatore was one of the first players to dust off a couple buy-ins before deciding to call it quits. Kristan Mackiewicz, Julie Billiteri, Luis Pedro, Jon Jones, and Event #2 champion, Tyler Dietz, were just a few of the other familiar faces who also missed the mark with their bullets.

Hand-for-hand play was not required this evening as Martin eliminated Daniel Okuloski and Rudy Navas on the same hand with 17 players remaining. Martin had both players at risk with ace-king against ace-queen for Okuloski and king-eight for the short-stacked Navas. No help came for either player at risk and the remaining field was in the money.

George Czapko (15th), Kim Whitney (14th), and Vinh Bui (13th) quickly departed soon after followed by Mike Patrick (12th) and Anthony Gugino (11th) before the final table formed. Much like the bubble, as soon as the players converged to one table, Martin scored another double knockout busting Greg Monaldi and David Staley on the same hand. Monaldi had fewer chips to fall in 10th while Staley took ninth.

Just Moments later a sizeable pot formed between table chipleader Mike White, Stephens, and Phil Spagna. Each had a pocket pair and all the chips went in preflop. Stephens had aces, White had nines, and Spagna had sevens. Spagna actually turned a seven to take the lead but may have celebrated too early as an ace peeled off on the river and Spagna hit the rail in eighth.

The short-stack of Samuel Iraci would be the next to get swallowed up as Farrell outdrew ace-jack with her king-queen, spiking a queen on the flop to eliminate Iraci in seventh. Farrell then busted Blake Napierala after picking up queens and besting Napierala's king-queen.

Initial final table chipleader, White, had seen his stack diminished and shoved on an ace-high flop against McLean who had flopped the nuts with a straight. White had a pair of aces and was drawing dead on the turn to bust in fifth.

The final four continued to play for about an hour as they traded chips back and forth. Deal negotiations sparked up a couple times but didn't work out. Eventually, they all had enough and agreed to a chop.

Come back on Wednesday as we do this all over again. Another $10,000 guarantee for the price of $120. Cards in the air at 5 p.m. Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage throughout the series.

Tags: Anthony Gugino Blake Napierala Dave Stephens David Staley Derek Martin George Czapko Greg Monaldi Julie Billiteri Kristan Mackiewicz Mike Patrick Mike White Paul McLean Phil Spagna Samuel Iraci Shannon Farrell Tyler Dietz