2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$15,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$91,893
Entries
569
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Carney Doubles Through Elia

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Larry Carney opened for 100,000 and Ray Williams made the call in the small blind. Joseph Elia then shoved the big blind and Carney called all in for less.

Williams folded and the cards were revealed with Carney on {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} and Elia holding {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. The board rolled out {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} giving Carney the full double and cutting Elia down to size.

Player Chips Progress
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Larry Carney
1,600,000
800,000
800,000
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Joseph Elia
650,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Joseph EliaLarry CarneyRay Williams

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

John Grace Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,297)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
John Grace
John Grace

John Grace open shoved from early position and Ray Williams followed suit for a little more from late.

Folds all around left them heads-up with Grace's tournament life on the line holding {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. Williams held {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and jacks did more than just hold, making a set on the {4-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board.

Player Chips Progress
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Ray Williams
1,300,000
540,000
540,000
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John Grace
Busted

Tags: John GraceRay Williams

Ferenc and Napierala Swap

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Geoffrey Ferenc bet 80,000 into a three-way pot on a flop of {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and only Blake Napierala called.

The turn brought the {7-Spades} and after a moment of silence, Napierala shoved. Ferenc snap-called with {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} having flopped a set and turned a boat.

Napierala's {a-Spades}{8-Clubs} combo draw was drawing dead.

Player Chips Progress
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Geoffrey Ferenc
1,250,000
625,000
625,000
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Blake Napierala
750,000
-640,000
-640,000

Tags: Blake NapieralaGeoffrey Ferenc

Williams Chips Up

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Ray Williams keeps finding himself in preflop raising wars and ending them quickly with a shove.

First he took a pot off Joseph Elia and most recently he forced William Ho off a hand. He's now managed to chip up without having to show a hand, although he did show Elias {a-}{j-} and Ho {a-}{k-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Ray Williams
760,000
140,000
140,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Andy Spears Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,930)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Andy Spears
Andy Spears

Larry Carney called a Rick Block opening raise and Andy Spears did the same, defending his big blind.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Spears shoved all in.

"They called this the stop and go back in the day," he said with a smile. Block folded, but Carney made the call with {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

"I have three to a straight flush," said Spears, showing {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} before the {9-Hearts} turn fell, leaving him drawing dead.

Player Chips Progress
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Larry Carney
800,000
290,000
290,000
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Andy Spears
Busted

Tags: Andy SpearsRick BlockLarry Carney

Zimmerman, Nablo Out; Final Table Set

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Jason Nablo
Jason Nablo

Jason Nablo called it off with {a-}{j-} when John Grace shoved {a-}{3-}, but a three on the flop did him in.

Meanwhile, on the other table, Doug Zimmerman jammed into a {q-}{5-}{4-} flop with {5-}{6-}, but Blake Napierala looked him up with {k-}{q-} and held.

With that, the final table of ten is now set.

Player Chips Progress
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Blake Napierala
1,390,000
240,000
240,000
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John Grace
550,000
195,000
195,000
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Jason Nablo
Busted
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Doug Zimmerman
Busted

Tags: Blake NapieralaDoug ZimmermanJason NabloJohn Grace