2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

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

2017 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$11,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$73,501
Entries
82
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Down By The River

Level 7 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Blake Napierala
Blake Napierala

After a series of raises on a {2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board with 32,000 in the middle, Joe Ciffa shoved it all in and Blake Napierala was left with a decision for his tournament life.

He ultimately decided he'd check-raise committed himself to the pot and called off the rest of his last 78,000. Ciffa was miles ahead with the {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} against Napierala's {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, but the river was still to come.

Sure enough, it was the miracle {6-Hearts} turning Napierala'a weaker two pair into an ace-cracking boat. Ciffa is still in, but Napierala has the contending stack now.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
200,000
200,000
200,000
Joe Ciffa us
Joe Ciffa
40,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Blake NapieralaJoe Ciffa

Level: 7

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

The Foreign Legion

Level 6 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta

After spending a month in Las Vegas battling Legionnaires' Disease, local legend Cameron Bartolotta has returned to action at Seneca Niagara here today.

Running hotter than the fever he endured suffering through the pneumonia-like condition, Bartolotta is now among the leaders.

In fact, after joining the small blind in calling a button raise, he just flopped a straight.

He got one more bet out of the button, and a call from the small blind as well, before they both folded to his check-raise.

Player Chips Progress
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
285,000
9,800
9,800

Tags: Cameron Bartolotta

The Straight Goods

Level 6 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Dave Grana
Dave Grana

Dave Grana is now the chip leader, thanks to the fact one recently departed table mate made two straight flushes in row.

Not long after making a straight flush on the river with the {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, this lucky player flopped it on a {6-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} board holding the {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

Unfortunately for him, the turn and the river came {j-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and Grana had two queens, one of which was the {q-Hearts}. They got it in straight flush over straight flush and Grana emerged as chip boss.

Player Chips Progress
Dave Grana us
Dave Grana
300,000

Tags: Dave Grana

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Walks Softly, Carries a Big Stack

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Sal Guercio
Sal Guercio

Sal Guercio has quietly pushed his way up near the top of the leaderboard here in Level 5.

He has almost two starting stacks now, but has yet to send anyone to the rail. At least two full houses have helped Guercio amass almost 200,000 without having to contend with any major confrontations.

He's now a threat to run deep heading into Level 6.

Player Chips Progress
Sal Guercio
Sal Guercio
170,000
170,000
170,000

Tags: Sal Guercio

Bombs Away!

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kurtis Boutelle
Kurtis Boutelle

Kurtis Boutelle's run to repeat as Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam $1,000 Deep Stack High Roller champ is heating up.

He was just seen betting 4,500 into three other players on a {j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Spades} flop. Two called and after they checked the {a-Hearts} turn, Boutelle fired another 9,000 at it.

This time just one player called and he quickly turned the tables, leading for 12,000 at the {8-Hearts} river. Boutelle made a crying call with big slick, but appeared to like it a lot more when his opponent showed a busted straight draw.

Player Chips Progress
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
135,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Kurtis Boutelle

Level: 5

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

It Was Suited

Level 4 : 400/800, 0 ante
Art Demmerley
Art Demmerley

Art Demmerley opened with a raise holding the {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

The rest of the details of the hand seem rather convoluted, but the gist of it is that Demmerley was all over a {5-}{3-}{5-} flop and cracked one opponent's aces on the way to winning a 250,000-chip pot.

He's now on top of the counts heading into the day's first break.

Player Chips Progress
Art Demmerley us
Art Demmerley
250,000
250,000
250,000

Tags: Art Demmerley

King of the Hill

Level 4 : 400/800, 0 ante
Medhat Ramzy
Medhat Ramzy

Richmond Hill, Canada's Medhat Ramzy has emerged as the Level 4 chip leader headed into the break.

He put one opponent on the rail when they both made trip jacks. Somehow, Ramzy and his new found foe managed to get more than 400 big blinds in the middle this early and Ramzy's lowly nine kicker played.

Player Chips Progress
Medhat Ramzy ca
Medhat Ramzy
205,000

Tags: Medhat Ramzy