2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$15,242
Event Info
Buy-in
$450
Entries
117
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Conron Is King

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
David Conron
David Conron

David Conron has vaulted into the chip lead taking all of Bruce Pace's chips with him.

With more than 100,000 chips already in the middle on an {8-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop, Pace and Conron responded to a 35,000-chip bet from Brian McCormick by pushing all in.

McCormick got out of the way and the cards were revealed with Conron holding {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} and Pace on {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Pace's fall from grace was complete after the {k-Hearts} turn and {k-Spades} river came down.

Player Chips Progress
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David Conron
310,000
190,000
190,000
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Bruce Pace
Busted

From Zero to Hero

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

In typical tournament poker fashion, East Amherst's Peter Owczarczak has suddenly vaulted to a spot near the top of the chip counts after a day lost in anonymity.

First he tripled up his paltry 25,000-chip stack when he picked up aces. A few hands later it was queens that helped him drag some more loot.

For the the past level he simply hasn't lost a hand and he's certainly played his fair share on the way to building a contending stack here at the final three tables.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Owczarczak
190,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

A New Leader Emerges

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Jason Stockfish
Jason Stockfish

Bruce Pace gave away a few chips to his neighbor, doubling up his short stack with {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs} versus {a-Spades}{10-Hearts} all in pre-flop.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Jason Stockfish's stack has exploded and he's now on the top of the counts

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Stockfish
250,000
53,000
53,000
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Bruce Pace
200,000
-40,000
-40,000

Updated Counts

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Bruce Pace
240,000
10,000
10,000
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Jason Stockfish
197,000
67,000
67,000
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Jerry Calvaneso
180,000
60,000
60,000
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Al Pawlikowski
180,000
20,000
20,000
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Sharman Olshan
160,000
30,000
30,000
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John Joslyn
160,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Dan Wagman
150,000
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Brian McCormick
140,000
140,000
140,000
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Martin Stiles
130,000
10,000
10,000
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David Conron
120,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Kyle Gauchat
120,000
120,000
120,000
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Art Demmerley
120,000
20,000
20,000
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Xiaohu Chen
120,000
40,000
40,000
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Jeffery Hobrecker
105,000
5,000
5,000
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Travell Thomas
80,000
-2,000
-2,000
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Barry Kruger
50,000
-65,000
-65,000
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Robert MacEarhern
Busted
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Todd Griffin
Busted
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Frank Maltese
Busted
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Eddy Arnold
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Re-Setting The Pace

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Bruce Pace
Bruce Pace

Bruce Pace has just reclaimed his spot at the top of the chip counts and sent Richard Arnone packing in the process.

After Arnone flopped a pair of aces, Pace managed to turn {q-}{6-} into two pair on the river and get him to commit all of his chips.

Pace is now the first player past 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Bruce Pace
230,000
110,000
110,000
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Richard Arnone
Busted