2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

$1,000 Deep Stack High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$23,807
Event Info
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$74,397
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Johnson Out, Boutelle Joins Leaders

Level 17 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Kurtis Boutelle
Kurtis Boutelle

Kurtis Boutelle opened with a standard raise and Charles Johnson ripped it in from the blinds for 300,000.

Boutelle called with the {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and Johnson's tournament life was riding on the {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. The board rolled out {q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}, taking Johnson out with it.

Boutelle now joins a three-way dead-heat for the lead with Chris Meyers and Blake Napierala.

Player Chips Progress
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
1,100,000
705,000
705,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
1,100,000
200,000
200,000
Charles Johnson us
Charles Johnson
Busted

Tags: Blake NapieralaCharles JohnsonChris MeyersKurtis Boutelle

Meyers Comes Back

Level 17 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Chris Meyers opened for 77,000 and Adam Foster jammed for close to 200,000 with the {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

Meyers made the call with the {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}, flopped a king and the rest, including Foster, is history.

Following the hand, Meyers moved back over the one-million mark and into the lead again.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Meyers us
Chris Meyers
1,100,000
210,000
210,000
Adam Foster us
Adam Foster
Busted

Tags: Chris MeyersAdam Foster

Level: 17

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Napierala Edges Ahead

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Blake Napierala
Blake Napierala

Blake Napierala defended his big blind against a Chris Meyers cutoff raise. Napierala check-called bets of 50,000 and 80,000 through the turn on an all-diamond {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} board.

The flush was complete on board after the {7-Diamonds} river came down and both players checked. Napierala happend to have the {5-Diamonds} in his hand and took the pot down, edging into the chip lead over Meyers.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
900,000
450,000
450,000
Chris Meyers us
Chris Meyers
890,000
-310,000
-310,000

Tags: Blake NapieralaChris Meyers

Salhab Soars

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bud Salhab
Bud Salhab

One short stack shoved in and found a call before Bud Salhab pushed in, having them both covered. The original caller did so again, putting his tournament life on the line with the {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

The shorty had the {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Salhab had the best of it with the {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. The board ran out {6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{a-Spades} and Salhab made Broadway, sent two players home and climbed up near the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Bud Salhab
Bud Salhab
800,000
800,000
800,000

Tags: Bud Salhab

Nablo Out, Redraw

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jason Nablo shipped short with the {a-Spades}{5-Spades} and Chris Molica called with the dominating {a-}{k-}.

There was a five in the window and a king right behind it. The rest of the board bricked out and Nablo busted. With that, 20 players remain and they are redrawing for seats at the final two ten-handed tables.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Molica
Chris Molica
340,000
10,000
10,000
Jason Nablo us
Jason Nablo
Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

The Dinner Bell Rings

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With 21 players remaining, the 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam $1,000 Deep Stack High Roller is now on a 30-minute dinner break.

When play resumes at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time, Chris Meyers will come in with the big lead.

Meyers Extends

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Big stack Chris Meyers opened with the {3-}{7-} and the big blind defended.

Meyers flopped a pair of threes and led out for a little more than a third of the big blind's dwindling 150,000-chip stack. The big blind jammed with the {9-Spades}{10-Spades} for a flush draw and two overs. Threes held after two bricks on the turn and river, and as the big blind hit the exit, Meyers extended his lead.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Meyers us
Chris Meyers
1,200,000
180,000
180,000

Tags: Chris Meyers