The players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break. Registration will close when play resumes.
2018 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
The players are back at the tables and the cards are in the air. Registration has officially closed for the Main Event. Day 1c drew a total attendance of 269 entries bringing the overall total to 532.
The $200,000 guarantee has been shattered with $283,823 up for grabs in the prize pool.
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lay in the middle of the table in a hand involving Matt Heiligenthaler in the small blind and a heads-up opponent in early position.
There was about 43,000 in the pot and Heiligenthaler bet 16,000. His opponent took a few moments before making the call. Heiligenthaler tabled the ![]()
for the nuts and his opponent quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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87,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Four players including Paul McLean paid 2,800 to see a ![]()
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flop. McLean checked from the small blind, the original raiser checked, and the player in late position moved all in for 17,200. The player on the button flatted the shove and then McLean jammed over the top for 50,000.
The middle position player folded and after a short amount of time in the tank, the player on the button folded as well.
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McLean had his opponent drawing slim and would be drawing dead when the
hit the turn. The
river secured the pot for McLean who happily raked it in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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97,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Tom Matacale three-bet preflop from mid position and called off for his remaining 61,800 when Bryan Piccioli four-bet jammed from late position.
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Matacale scored a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000 | |
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56,000
64,000
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64,000 |
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John Abraham fired 13,000 on the flop of a ![]()
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board and was called by Leo Kaplin in late position and Tim Cavallin check-calling from the big blind. All three players checked the
on the turn to see the
complete the board on the river.
Cavallin fired 25,000 and Abraham moved all in having Cavallin covered. Kaplin quickly folded and Cavallin snap-called for his remaining 62,600.
Abraham tabled the ![]()
rivering a set of kings but Cavallin nailed a backdoor flush with the ![]()
and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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185,000 | |
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143,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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14,000
81,000
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81,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |