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Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With short stacks busting all across the room the number of players left is dwindling fast.
The board now reads 87 left, just 23 off the 64th-place money bubble.
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$39
Prize Pool
$41,040
Entries
1,026
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Kimlong Trieu has chipped up huge and is closing in on the leaders.
After one shorter stack limped under the gun, he raised it up with 
from the button and called when the shorty shoved 
.
Trieu fell behind on the 
flop, but runner-runner clubs on the 
run out made him a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
122,500
|
122,500 |
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
After winning the first event on the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge schedule, then making the final table in the second, Jerry Calvaneso built a stack close to six figures heading into the second day here.
Now he's up above that mark after making a preflop button raise to 12,000, getting called, then taking down the early pot with a c-bet on an 
flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
These three players come in with the biggest stacks:
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
It's a mad rush to the exits with short stacks shoving left and right.
In the meantime, with Level 11 through, the players have been sent off on a 5-minute break as the tournament staff colors up the black chips.
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Play begins with 11 minutes remaining in Level 11.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Prizepool information has been released for this event.
The 1,026 total entries created a $41,040 prizepool from which 63 spots will get paid. A minimum cash is worth $148 while the first-place prize is $9,234.