Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Rivers |
860,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Scott Aitchison |
850,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Kevin Reyes |
370,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Thomas Keeper |
322,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Action folded to Anish Bedhia and he shipped all in, which Scott Aitchison called.
Bedhia:
Aitchison:
Bedhia picked the wrong spot and he paid the ultimate price after the board ran out . Bedhia was bounced in fifth place, and the final four players are now discussing a deal.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anish Bedhia | Busted |
Ryan Rivers opened for 45,000 under the gun and was met by an all-in three-bet to 142,000 from Alex Visbisky in the cutoff. Action folded back to Rivers and he made the call.
"First time all day," Visbisky said before revealing his hand.
Visbisky:
Rivers:
Rivers rolled his eyes upon seeing the bad news, and he didn't perk up when the flop failed to help him. That said, the turn did.
"What a turn card," Thomas Keeper chimed. Indeed it was as it gave Rivers an open-ended straight draw. Wouldn't you know it, the spiked on the river to complete it.
"That's how it goes for me," a stunned and disappointed Visbisky said before leaving the final table area.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Rivers |
750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Alex Visbisky | Busted |
The action has really picked up, and another player just fell by the wayside. This time it was Maurice Sessum, who found a hand he liked only to run it into Ryan Rivers' ladies.
Rivers:
Sessum:
Sessum was in desperate need of an ace, but none came as the board ran out a low . Sessum will take home $1,258 for his seventh-place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Rivers |
600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Maurice Sessum | Busted |
In the first hand back from the break, Travell Thomas got his short stack all in and was up against the red-hot Thomas Keeper.
Keeper:
Thomas:
Thomas was looking for a king, but the flop failed to produce. The turn gave Keeper a full house, and that left Thomas drawing dead headed to the river. Thomas lamented his bust and then made his way to the payout desk in eighth place to collect $1,019.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Keeper |
400,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Travell Thomas | Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Scott Aitchison opened for 36,000 under the gun and cleared the field to Chris Myers, who moved all in for roughly 125,000 from the button. The blinds both folded and Aitchison snap-called.
Myers:
Aitchison:
Aitchison picked up another big hand, and once again it earned him a knockout when the board ran out . A disappointed Myers had to settle for ninth place and $809 in prize money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Aitchison |
620,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Chris Myers | Busted |
Mark Archer has been nursing a short stack since the final table began, but he has finally succumbed.
In his final hand, Archer got his last 100,000 or so all in preflop holding the and was up against the of Scott Aitchison. There was an ace in the window on the flop, but as you can see it was followed by a queen. The turn left Archer drawing dead, and after the was run out on the river, he took his leave in tenth place for $629.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Aitchison |
510,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Mark Archer | Busted |
Thomas Keeper got his stack of 181,000 all in preflop against chip leader Ryan Rivers.
Rivers:
Keeper:
The board ran out a clean and Keeper doubled through.
"Good things come to those who wait," Keeper said with a smile as he raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Rivers |
500,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Thomas Keeper |
370,000
290,000
|
290,000 |