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

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Kicker Plays

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Norge Mastrangelo
Norge Mastrangelo

After picking up a six-figure pot with top pair jacks, having just barely outkicked his heads-up opponent, Norge Mastrangelo has extended his lead on the field.

Mastrangelo is now closing in on 400,000 with 54 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Norge Mastrangelo
Norge Mastrangelo
390,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Norge Mastrangelo

The Ups and Downs

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Joe Ciffa
Joe Ciffa

After one limp late, Dan Wagner made it 10,000 on the button.

Joe Ciffa and the big blind called. The limper also came along to see a {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop. Ciffa immediately shoved 64,600, and after two folds, Wagner got a count and called with the {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flush draw.

Ciffa had the {q-Clubs}{10-Spades} for top pair and an open ender with one club blocker.

The {2-Hearts} turn gave Wagner even more outs, but the {4-Spades} river wasn't one of them. As a result, Wagner is down to 65,000 on his second bullet and Ciffa is almost right back where he started on his first.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Ciffa us
Joe Ciffa
95,000
55,000
55,000
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
65,000
7,000
7,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

On Top

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Here's how the chip leaders sit pushing into Level 10:

Player Chips Progress
Norge Mastrangelo
Norge Mastrangelo
300,000
15,000
15,000
Art Demmerley us
Art Demmerley
295,000
45,000
45,000
Dave Grana us
Dave Grana
270,000
-30,000
-30,000
Sammy Smith
Sammy Smith
265,000
265,000
265,000
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
217,000
-68,000
-68,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
190,000
15,000
15,000
Abraham Azraq
Abraham Azraq
175,000
-105,000
-105,000
Medhat Ramzy ca
Medhat Ramzy
170,000
-35,000
-35,000
Veerab Zakarian ca
Veerab Zakarian
150,000
150,000
150,000
WPT 1X Winner
Josh Knight
Josh Knight
142,000
Peter Raimondi ca
Peter Raimondi
125,000
-56,000
-56,000
Sal Guercio
Sal Guercio
110,000
-60,000
-60,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
90,000
-110,000
-110,000

The Money Matters

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

With the registration and reentry period now closed the numbers are in.

This Summer Slam $1,000 Deep Stack High Roller drew 82 entries creating a $73,501 prize pool that will pay nine spots at the final table. They had guaranteed a $20,000 first-place prize, but the winner will earn $23,520.

Ninth place will take home $2,352. The rest of the prize pool information can be found in the Payouts tab above.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Big Stacks Head Into The Break

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Norge Mastrangelo
Norge Mastrangelo

Milton, Canada's Abraham Azraq has built up a contending stack heading into the second break of the day.

He claims to have bluffed his way into it, but an aces over kings set up certainly helped along the way.

In the meantime, San Fransisco, CA resident Norge Mastrangelo joins him among the leaders. Originally from Western New York, Mastrangelo made the decision to play today after coming into town to visit family.

It appears to have been a wise one, as he's steadily built up a stack throughout play and sits near the top of the leaderboard heading into the break.

When play resumes with Level 9, the registration and reentry period will officially close.

Player Chips Progress
Norge Mastrangelo
Norge Mastrangelo
285,000
285,000
285,000
Abraham Azraq
Abraham Azraq
280,000
280,000
280,000

Tags: Abraham AzraqNorge Mastrangelo

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

He Could Have Been a Contender

Level 7 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Ugly Sports-Related Christmas Sweater Contest Champion Alex Visbisky
Ugly Sports-Related Christmas Sweater Contest Champion Alex Visbisky

Perennial contender Alex Visbisky is in the thick of things once again after cracking one opponent's set of aces.

They got the chips in on the turn with Visbisky having turned the {3-Hearts}{5-Hearts} into two pair and a flush draw. His opponent had the dominating set of aces, but hadn't done enough to get Visbisky off his hand earlier, an egregious error for which he would soon pay the ultimate price.

A heart came down on the river giving Visbisky the goods.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
175,000