2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 8: $200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$5,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$27,132
Entries
168
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Overflowing

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Now into the event's fourth level the board reads 107 entries and they have opened up two more tables in the back of the room to handle the overflow.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Off and Running

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Greg Sutton
Greg Sutton

Buffalo's Greg Sutton could not ask for a better start to today's tournament.

He's cracked kings twice, making a wheel and a set of eights. Plus, he made a straight to beat another player's set of threes.

Sutton is already over 40,000 in chips and in the early lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Sutton
41,000

Straighten Up and Fly Right

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Paul Bantle
Paul Bantle

Paul Bantle made a straight to felt a player holding aces up and has jumped up to a spot among the early chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Bantle
27,500
27,500
27,500

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

The Wealth of Nations

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Adam Smith
Adam Smith

Adam Smith is off to a hot start here.

Flopping a set with pocket tens against top pair was enough to get him close to double the starting stack and a spot among the early leaders.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Smith
25,200

They Keep Coming

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Now into the day's second level the board reads 76 entries and counting, already an impressive turnout for the last event on the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge schedule.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Calvaneso Dumps

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante
Tim Becker
Tim Becker

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event #1 Champ Jerry Calvaneso bet 3,000 into an {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop heads up with Tim Becker.

Becker made it 7,000 and Calvaneso piled it in. Becker called with {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} for top set having Calvaneso's {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} overpair crushed.

The {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} run out gave Becker double the starting stack and sent Calvaneso to the rail real early.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Becker
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Jerry Calvaneso
Busted