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

Million Dollar Man

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

William Ho just felted [Removed:339], waking up with two queens in the big blind when [Removed:340] open-shoved {j-}{9-}.

He's now up to one million in chips. Here's how Ho and the rest of the big stacks look now halfway through Level 20:

Player Chips Progress
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William Ho
1,000,000
210,000
210,000
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Blake Napierala
650,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of John Stempien
John Stempien
560,000
60,000
60,000
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Charles Johnson Jr
420,000
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Jason Nablo
420,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Rick Block
Rick Block
380,000
100,000
100,000
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Ray Williams
320,000
-170,000
-170,000
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[Removed:339]
Busted

The Western New York Poker Reaper

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
William Ho
William Ho

William Ho is collecting tournament lives in this event like he's the Western New York Poker Reaper.

He check-raised all in on a {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop with {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and got the call from his heads-up opponent on {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

Ho faded all trouble on a brick-like run out, claimed another victim and added to his ever growing lead.

Player Chips Progress
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William Ho
790,000
235,000
235,000

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Johnson Wakes Up

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson

Start of day chip leader Charles Johnson Jr has been quiet most of the day, but just made a little noise moments ago.

He fired 90,000 into a pot over 200,000 with the board reading {A-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, forcing his opponent to fold and moving over the 400,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Charles Johnson Jr
420,000
110,000
110,000

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Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Fireworks on the River

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Peter Raimondi
Peter Raimondi

On an {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts} board, Peter Raimondi responded to a 22,000 chip bet from Vince Palma by pushing 65,000 across the line.

He took his time before doing it, but Palma called, only to muck when Raimondi showed {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for the wheel.

As Raimondi climbs the counts, Palma is headed in the opposite direction.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Raimondi
250,000
87,000
87,000
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Vince Palma
50,000
-153,500
-153,500

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Ho Leads!

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
William Ho
William Ho

Facing a 40,000 chip bet from [Removed:339] on an {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{A-Spades} board, William Ho went deep into the tank.

He emerged shoving and after [Removed:340] folded, Ho moved up into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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William Ho
555,000
386,500
386,500
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[Removed:339]
140,000
-160,000
-160,000

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Ray Day

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Ray Williams just moved into contention getting it in with {a-Hearts}{a-Spades} versus a shorter stack's {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} on a flop full of bricks after flatting a rather large three-bet preflop.

Williams' heads-up opponent shoved the flop and hit the rail when Williams snap-called.

Player Chips Progress
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Ray Williams
490,000
343,700
343,700

Carney Wins The Prize

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Larry Carney shoved {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} in a battle of the blinds with Carmine Santoro. Santoro called with {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and the classic race was on.

The board rolled out {6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts} with Carney doubling and Santoro continuing his slide from the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Carmine Santoro
320,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Larry Carney
Larry Carney
240,000
89,500
89,500

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Break!

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

The players are now on a 10-minute break and the tournament staff is coloring up and removing the 500 denomination chips.