2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

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

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$9,514
Event Info
Buy-in
$265
Entries
135
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

A Little Goes A Long Way

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Mike Shavensky
Mike Shavensky

Hamburg, NY's Mike Shavensky flopped a set of eights and found one opponent all too willing to get all in with top pair.

He also hit a king with ace-king to drag one of a number of small early pots, helping his stack grow exponentially.

Heading into the day's sixth level he has almost tripled his starting chips and is among the early leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Shavensky
Mike Shavensky
51,000
51,000
51,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Kristan Killing It

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Kristan Mackiewicz
Kristan Mackiewicz

Kristan Mackiewicz is off to a rather good start here today.

The Derby, NY native flopped the nut flush holding {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and was lucky enough to have one opponent in front push all in with pocket tens.

She made the obvious call to double up and now stands among the early leaders.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Top Jimmy

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Jimmy Thomson has jumped into the early lead here after two massive hands.

First he flopped a set of fives and fired barrel after barrel until he got it all in on the river and got paid. Then he tangled with the same player again, getting his opponent's last 11,000 chips all in pre-flop with queens versus sevens.

Thomson's foe flopped a set, but he rivered a queen to make a better one and send him packing.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
65,000

Ace-Rag No Good

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Peter Raimondi joined eight limpers to a flop on the button, but he was the only one to call when one opponent bet 2,000 into the {a-}{3-}{4-} rainbow flop.

He called again when that same opponent bet 3,500 at the {4-} turn. The river brought the {j-} and when his opponent bet 3,000, Raimondi shipped it in for some 20,000 chips.

"Your ace-rag is no good," he said, goading his opponent into a call he would eventually make.

Raimondi turned over {k-}{4-} and dragged the pot with trips as his opponent mucked, pushing his stack up to 46,000.

Hit By The Deck

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Mandy Smith
Mandy Smith

Mandy Smith says he's getting hit by the deck and ace-king is running hot.

Now matter how you slice it, she's stacking it, having almost tripled her starting stack over the first few levels of play.

At first glance around the room Smith appears to be the early chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Mandy Smith
Mandy Smith
57,300

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0