$600 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$252,106
Entries
475
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
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Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
A 42-year-old Chiropractor from Rochester, New York won the 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam Main Event title at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino on Sunday.
Russ Campanella ultimately beat a field of 475 entries, that created a $252,106 prize pool, to capture a $26,500 first place prize, chopping the prize money seven-handed, four-handed, and eventually heads-up until the title and trophy was his.
After two starting flights Friday and Saturday, 86 players returned to play down to a winner Sunday. They moved relatively quickly to past the money bubble, but nor before start-of-day chip leader Joseph Elia blew up his stack, giving most of it to $90 satellite qualifier Julie Billiteri.
By the time they got into the money and down to a final table of ten, Campanella had grabbed the chip lead, and although he did not go wire-to-wire, he was in contention throughout.
Shane Pierce, Jason Kanel, and Billiteri were all eliminated before a seven-handed deal was struck, with plans to pay the seventh through third-place finishers $20,000, the runner-up $30,000 and the winner $35,000.
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic and 2016 Summer Slam $1,000 High Roller winner Kurtis Boutelle busted seventh, Seneca legend Jason Nablo took sixth, and Torontonian Matt Fergenbaum went out fifth, before another deal was struck. This time they each would take $26,000 and leave $27,000 and the trophy for the winner.
Shawn Edinger blind shoved his way out the door fourth, and Ray Larouech took third before Chris Harker and Campanella chopped again, handing the title to Campanella.
Deal or no deal, it was a solid three days of poker leading to the Campanella win and he played like a champion throughout. With that, PokerNews says goodbye from the Niagara Falls Poker Room and another successful series at Seneca Niagara.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russ Campanella | $26,500 |
| 2 | Chris Harker | $26,500 |
| 3 | Ray LaRouech | $26,000 |
| 4 | Shawn Edinger | $26,000 |
| 5 | Matt Fergenbaum | $20,000 |
| 6 | Jason Nablo | $20,000 |
| 7 | Kurtis Boutelle | $20,000 |
| 8 | Julie Billiteri | $6,807 |
| 9 | Jason Kanel | $5,546 |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Russ Campanella and Chris Harker agreed to chop the remaining prize money and give Campanella the title and the trophy. A recap will follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,250,000
7,050,000
|
7,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Ray LaRouech shoved with second pair and an open-ender. Russ Campanella looked him up with top pair and held to send Larouech home third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Shawn Edinger took two blind flips for all his chips and ultimately finished in fourth place, giving them to Russ Campanella and Chris Harker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
A new deal has been struck between the four remaining players. Fourth through second-place will pay $26,000, and the winner will earn $27,000 and the title.
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
A three way all-in saw Matt Fergenbaum at risk with the 
against Ray LaRouech's 
and Shawn Edinger's 
.
The board rolled out 
and LaRouche and Edinger chopped up Fergenbaum's chips, eliminating him in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Jason Nablo got it in with the 
versus Russ Campanella's 
.
Nablo busted on a 
board after failing to improve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Kurtis Boutelle got it in with the 
versus Shawn Edinger's 
.
Edinger made a set on the 
board to send Boutelle home seventh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
Busted |