$600 Main Event Day 1c | 2018 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

07-28-2018 20:36 UTC-4

Prize Pool & Payout Structure Released

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

A total of 532 entries were received over the course of the three Day 1 qualifying flights creating a guarantee smashing prize pool worth $283,823. The top 54 spots will get paid with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $1,220.

Making the final table will lock up $5,960 and awaiting the eventual champion is a top prize worth $65,284.

Payout Structure:

Place	Prize
1	$65,284
2	$39,906
3	$26,452
4	$18,392
5	$13,765
6	$10,360
7	$8,657
8	$7,096
9	$5,960
10-12	$4,598
13-15	$3,434
16-18	$2,640
19-21	$2,072
22-24	$1,930
25-27	$1,788
28-36	$1,646
37-45	$1,419
46-54	$1,220

07-28-2018 20:52 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Thibideau	250,000

Kristan Mackiewicz	220,000 -5,000	-5,000
Joshua Fraser-James	177,000 -38,000	-38,000
Nate Kross	170,000 140,000	140,000
Chris Damick	160,000 106,000	106,000
Tom Matacale	137,000 7,000	7,000
Joe O'Keefe	135,000 51,000	51,000
Leon Martin	135,000 20,000	20,000
Greg Miller	130,000 53,000	53,000
Paul McLean	123,000 26,000	26,000
Chris Meyers	120,000 29,000	29,000
Barry Kruger	85,000 10,000	10,000
Nick Peperone	76,000
Jeff Mahoney	72,000 36,000	36,000
Medhat Ramzy	71,000 37,000	37,000
Matt Marcinkiewicz	59,000 39,000	39,000
David Battaglia	57,000 27,000	27,000
Anthony Soluri	55,000 4,000	4,000
Brett Colson	49,000 20,000	20,000
Bryan Piccioli	48,000 -8,000	-8,000

Mike LaTour	30,000 -17,000	-17,000
Scott Murawa	24,000 -14,000	-14,000
John Brock	Busted
Jordan Lagano	Busted
Jason Nablo	Busted

07-28-2018 21:01 UTC-4

Final Break of the Night

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The players have been sent on a 10-minute break.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

07-28-2018 21:23 UTC-4

Ramzy Scores a Double

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Medhat Ramzy was all in and at risk preflop but was ahead with the against his opponent's . The board ran out and Ramzy collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Medhat Ramzy	45,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Medhat Ramzy

07-28-2018 21:30 UTC-4

Meyers Spikes River to Stack a Player

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The action folded around to the player on the button who open-jammed for 30,000. Chris Meyers looked down and his holdings in the big blind and made the call.

Chris Meyers:
Opponent:

The board ran out and after Meyers flopped a gutshot, he spiked it on the river to send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Meyers	157,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Chris Meyers

07-28-2018 21:38 UTC-4

Abraham Flops the Nuts to Crack Aces

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

John Abraham got all his remaining 60,500 chips in the middle with the but ran into his heads-up opponent's . Fortunately, Abraham's heartache would be short-lived as the flop fanned out giving him a straight.

Abraham faded a chop with a run out and dragged in the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Abraham	125,000 111,000	111,000

Tags: John Abraham

07-28-2018 21:43 UTC-4

The PokerNews MyStack App is Live

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

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Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

07-28-2018 21:58 UTC-4

Final Level of the Night

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Play has rolled over into Level 15 which is the final level of the night. Unless the field is reduced to 33 players, the clock will be paused with 10-minutes remaining, and each table will play a set number of hands before the survivors bag their chips for Day 2.