2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$4,900
Event Info
Buy-in
$265
Entries
132
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Josh Ross Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,260)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Josh Ross
Josh Ross

Josh Ross held the chip lead for much of the day, but his run came to a crashing halt at the final table. After Tristran Coffin opened, Ross moved all-in for 124,000. Coffin called immediately.

Ross: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Coffin: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}

The aces held up on this hand as the dealer rolled out a {Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{A-Clubs} board. We're down to four players, and the deal negotiations have begun.

Greg Miller Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,329); Rio Mansour Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,728)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Greg Miller
Greg Miller

What a hand. Greg Miller moved all in for 117,000 from under the gun, and Marcy Jo Penkalski called directly behind. Action folded over to Rio Mansour on the button, and he moved all in for 62,000 more. Action was still pending, but Mansour mistakenly exposed pocket aces. The blinds folded, and Penkalski claimed she didn't see Mansour's hand before calling the additional 62,000.

[Removed:433]: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Miller: {K-Spades}{J-Spades}
Penkalski: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Incredibly, Penkalski drillled a set on the {Q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop, and she faded a re-suckout when the {J-Diamonds} and {7-Diamonds} completed the board. Since Miller had less he earned seventh place money, and Mansour is our sixth-place finisher. Penkalski is now the overwhelming leader.

Player Chips Progress
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Marcy Jo Penkalski
995,000
285,000
285,000
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Rio Mansour
Busted
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Greg Miller
Busted

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Tom MacKinnon Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,030)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Tom MacKinnon
Tom MacKinnon

Tom MacKinnon moved all in for 76,000 from middle position and Tom Scanlon called from the blinds. "My favorite hand," MacKinnon said as he rolled over kings. He was in great shape to double against Scanlon's {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, but Scanlon spiked a set on the {3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} board to eliminated MacKinnon in eighth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Scanlon
450,000
99,000
99,000
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Tom MacKinnon
Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

Joe O'Keefe Eliminated in 9th Place ($831)

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Joe O'Keefe
Joe O'Keefe

Shortly after folding his pocket queens preflop, Joe O'Keefe was all in with the {J-Spades}{Q-Clubs} against Greg Miller's {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, with Miller barely having O'Keefe covered. The {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades} hit both players, but O'Keefe needed to go runner-runner to catch up. He was unable to do that on the {9-Diamonds} turn and {9-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Miller
225,000
130,000
130,000
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Joe O'Keefe
Busted

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Adam Greenly Eliminated in 10th Place ($681)

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Adam Greenly
Adam Greenly

Joe O'Keefe opened from late position, Tom Scanlon three-bet from the cutoff, and Adam Greenly shoved from the small blind. O'Keefe folded, but Scanlon snap-called.

Greenly: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Scanlon: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}, sending Greenly out in 10th place. O'Keefe said he folded pocket queens and would have made a winning set on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Scanlon
510,000
355,000
355,000
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Adam Greenly
Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000