Vadim Rozin made it 12,000 and Rick Block clicked it back with a raise to 24,000, the blinds got out of the way and Rozin shoved.
Block made the call, but was dominated with versus . The flop was a good one for Block, turning his fortunes around, and after the turn and river, he had busted Rozin and ascended to a spot near the top of the counts.
Cameron Bartolotta made it 10,000 under the gun and got one caller before [Removed:339] made it 35,000 in the big blind. Both players called and the flop came down .
[Removed:340] led for 55,000, Bartolotta shoved and after the third player in the hand folded, [Removed:340] made the call for his tournament life with .
Bartolotta had flopped a set holding , but the turn crushed it, giving [Removed:340] three aces. The river ended things leaving Bartolotta crippled and [Removed:340] with the chip lead here at the start of Level 16.
Cameron Bartolotta had kings cracked to start the day, but found an upswing to end the level.
He made trip jacks in a battle of the blinds and then flopped a boat, getting paid off in both hands and essentially doubling what he started the day with.
Jim Girdlestone got it in with and got looked up by Bob Kiehl on .
The flop was safe for Girdlestone, as was the turn. However, the came crashing down on the river, crushing Girdleston's hopes and dreams and vaulting Kiehl up the leader board.
Andy Spears made it 6,500 from the button and Nick Randazzo defended his big blind. The flop fell and Randazzo led for 12,000.
Spears fired back, raising it to 37,000 total. Randazzo made the call, then checked the turn. Spears quickly pushed all in for some 100,000 total and Randazzo mulled it over before folding.
The final day of the 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Event #1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em is set to go off this morning.
The events four starting days drew 569 entries from which 93 players pushed through. A $91,893 prizepool was created, close to double the event's $50,000 guarantee, and the top 54 spots will get paid. A min-cash is worth $395 and the winner will earn $21,137 - providing a massive return on investment for a $200 event.
Charles Johnson will march into play with the overall chip lead after bagging the biggest stack from the final starting flight. His 244,200 is miles above the pack with just four others above the 200,000 mark, including John Stempien, Rick Block, Vince Palma and Blake Napierala.
Play will begin at 11 a.m. local time Sunday with the start of Level 15 and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor providing coverage from the start until a champion is crowned.
Each level is now 40 minutes long and the blinds begin at 1,500/3,000 with a 400 ante.