2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

$600 No-Limit Hold'em $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$41,744
Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$195,847
Entries
369
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
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The Final 24

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[user153906]
Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Table 3

SeatPlayer
1Kevin Barry
2Alex Rivera
3Brian Healy
4Guy Klass
5Dave Olshan
6EMPTY
7Matt Parry
8Randy Lingenfelter
9Kevin Rickner
10EMPTY

Table 5

SeatPlayer
1EMPTY
2Aaron Obstein
3Jason Sardo
4EMPTY
5Ray Book
6Travell Thomas
7John Grace
8Todd Saffron
9Budwey Salhab
10Buck Ramsay

Table 6

SeatPlayer
1Geoff O'Connor
2Dan Wagner
3EMPTY
4John Theofiloupolos
5Frank Arena
6Jacob Ostrander
7EMPTY
8Blake Napierala
9Vince Palma
10Paul Butski

Palma Climbing

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[user153906]
Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Vince Palma just won a massive flip with {Q-}{Q-} against {A-}{K-} to increase his stack to 550,000, not far behind chip leader John Grace.

Player Chips Progress
Vince Palma us
Vince Palma 		550,000
205,000
 205,000

Big Hit for Thomas

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[user153906]
Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Ray Book opened to 25,000 from the button and Travell Thomas three-bet to 80,000 from the small blind. Back to Book, he moved all in for 205,000 and Thomas called.

Book: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}
Thomas: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

The table remained silent even as Book spiked the {J-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop, and the {5-Hearts} and {8-Hearts} completed the board to give Book a huge double-up.

Thomas pounded the table in disgust. "Why does everybody always do dumb shit against me?"

However, Thomas is already in better spirits and laughing with Book as he tries to rebuild.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Book
Ray Book 		427,000
207,000
 207,000
Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas 		130,000
-275,000
 -275,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Thomas Takes Chip Lead

[user153906]
[user153906]
Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

After winning 100,000 from Ray Book the had prior, Travell Thomas found the {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and picked off Andrew Ranaletti's shove with the {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Ranaletti found hope on the {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} flop, but he bricked out on the {J-Hearts} turn and {10-Hearts} river.

Thomas is the new leader with around 570,000.

Player Chips Progress
Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas 		570,000
170,000
 170,000

Big Double for Blake

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[user153906]
Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Blake Napierala
Blake Napierala

What a rollercoaster day for Blake Napierala. He started the day with 275,000, dipped down to 60,000 and is now back to 280,000 after winning a huge flip.

Napierala shoved for 134,000 from early position and the player in the small blind called. Napierala was flipping with the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} against {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and the {Q-Spades}{K-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{A-Hearts} board gave him two pair to climb back into contention.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala 		280,000
145,000
 145,000

"Who's the Donkey with the King-Five?"

[user153906]
[user153906]
Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

After a player raised from late position, Jason Sardo moved all in for 40,000 from the small blind. David Schrader was in the big blind and re-shoved for 92,000, and the original raiser folded.

Sardo: {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Schrader: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

"Clubs!" pleaded Sardo, who was only 11% to win the hand. The dealer obliged by bringing two of them --as well as a straight draw — on a {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, and Sardo sealed it when the {7-Spades} peeled off on the turn to give him a straight. He doubled to more than 100,000 when the {A-Spades} completed the board.

Word about the suckout made its way over to Table 5 and Travell Thomas wanted more info.

"Who's the donkey with the king-five?"

Sardo smiled and went back to stacking his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Sardo us
Jason Sardo 		100,000
3,500
 3,500
David Schrader
David Schrader 		50,000
-80,500
 -80,500

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Steve Phillips Bubbles

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[user153906]
Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Steve Phillips opened to 25,000 from middle position and Jeff Devoesick called from directly behind. All the chips went in on the {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop, and Phillips discovered the bad news.

Phillips: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Devoesick: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

Phillips was unable to find another ace on the turn and river and he exited in 37th place. With that, the final 36 players have locked up a minimum of $1,396.

We're on a 10-minute color-up break.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff DeVoesick
Jeff DeVoesick
220,000
105,000
 105,000
Steve Phillips
Steve Phillips
Busted

No Third Title for Ciffa

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[user153906]
Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Joe Ciffa, who won Event #2 and Event #3 of the 2014 Summer Slam, won't be adding a Main Event title to his list of accomplishments. Ciffa was all in for his last 30,000 with the {A-Spades}{J-Hearts} and couldn't outdraw another player's {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}.

The final 37 players are hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Ciffa us
Joe Ciffa 		Busted