2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$37,061
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$176,595
Entries
183
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Matthew Sande Eliminated in 20th Place ($2,119)

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Matthew Sande - 20th Place
Matthew Sande - 20th Place

The defending champ of the Western New York Poker Challenge is gone.

Matthew Sande, who won this event last year for $44,582, moved all in for 102,000 from the cutoff and Mike Shavensky called off for 92,500 from the button. The blinds both folded and Sande discovered the bad news.

Sande: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Shavensky: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Sande had some kicker issues, but he perked up a bit when the {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop gave him chop outs.

"Deuce," he said. The dealer instead put out the {7-Diamonds} to give him even more chop outs.

"Six?" he asked one last time. It fell on deaf ears though as the {J-Clubs} blanked on the river. Sande was left with just 8,500, and it went in the very next hand. Unfortunately he wasn't able to win that one, and his run came to an end in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Shavensky
200,000
110,000
110,000
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Matthew Sande
Busted

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Kevin Mathias Eliminated in 21st Place ($2,119)

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Kevin Mathias - 21st Place
Kevin Mathias - 21st Place

Kevin Mathias may have won the opening event of Western New York Poker Challenge for $6,514, but he won't be winning the last.

After the bubble burst, Mathias got his last 33,500 all in preflop and was racing against chip leader Jerry Calvaneso.

Mathias: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Calvaneso: {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}

Mathias was on his feet and watched the flop come down {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Calvaneso flopped a set to take a commanding lead. The {7-Spades} turn actually left Mathias drawing dead, and after the {9-Diamonds} was run out on the river, he made his way to the payout desk in 21st place to collect $2,119.

Player Chips Progress
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Jerry Calvaneso
490,000
30,000
30,000
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Kevin Mathias
Busted

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Rouse Ousted as the Bubble Girl

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

It was a long bubble, but it has just burst.

Tracy Rouse had grown extremely short and decided to move in her last 18,500 under the gun. Joe Cruz called from middle position, and Nicholas Walker came along from the small blind. Both active players then checked it down as the board ran out {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Rouse shook her head and showed the {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for not much of anything, and Cruz rolled over the {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Walker mucked, which meant Cruz eliminated a disappointed Rouse as the bubble girl. Her elimination means the remaining 21 players are guaranteed at least $2,119.

Player Chips Progress
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Tracy Rouse
Busted

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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

The Winners Thus Far...

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Here's a look at the 2014 WNYPC winners so far, as well the the rest of the schedule:

EventDateTimeTournamentWinner
1Friday, March 2811 a.m.$200 No-Limit Hold'em*Kevin Mathias
2Saturday, March 2911 a.m.$500 No-Limit Hold'em*Joseph Elia
3Sunday, March 3011 a.m.$300 No-Limit Hold'em*Tristran Coffin
4Sunday March 306 p.m.$100 No-Limit Hold'emNick Dipalma
5Monday, March 3111 a.m.$150 No-Limit Hold'emDavid Lisacchi
6Monday, March 316 p.m.$100 No-Limit Hold'emAlex Barker
7Tuesday, April 111 a.m.$150 No-Limit Hold'emDavid Kelly
8Tuesday, April 16 p.m.$100 No-Limit Hold'emMarcy Jo Penkalski
9Wednesday, April 211 a.m.$100 Crazy PineappleArthur Gates
10Thursday, April 311 a.m.$300 No-Limit Hold'em*Thomas Keeper
11Thursday, April 36 p.m.$150 No-Limit Hold'emCraig Ross
12Friday, April 411 a.m.$200 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Turbo*Andy Spears
13Friday, April 46 p.m.$150 No-Limit Hold'emShawn Rodwell
14Saturday, April 511 a.m.$1,100 Main Event ($100K Guaranteed)* 
15Saturday, April 56 p.m.$200 No-Limit Hold'emGarrett Timberlake
16Sunday, April 611 a.m.$300 No-Limit Hold'em* 

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