Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
2016 Western New York Poker Challenge runner-up Charles Johnson has started to make a run here.
The big hand that saw him leap into contention started when he looked down at two sixes and raised it up to 4,000. One opponent made it 12,000 and Johnson called, seeing a miracle flop. Johnson check-called 12,000, then check-raised 25,000 when the turn bricked, clicking it back to 50,000.
His opponent pushed in with two jacks and Johnson snapped it off with his full house. The boat held when the river bricked as well.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charles Johnson | 305,000 |
Legendary Niagara Falls Poker Room reg Jason Nablo, who finished runner-up in the East Coast Poker Championship Main Event in Verona this past Spring, was off to hot start and looking for more when he picked up two queens moments ago.
Jeff Hall, thought he had another one on the hook when he looked down at the other two queens. Eventually they got 80 percent of their stacks in before revealing they had the same hand, and both went back to the drawing board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Nablo | 250,000 |
Chris Meyers joined one opponent in calling a raise with the .
They got in a bit of a raising war on the flop after Meyers made a straight, then saw a turn before getting it all in.
Meyers' opponent had a set of fives and bricked on the river to say goodbye, handing Meyers his stack and the chip lead.
In the meantime, Joe Ciffa sent Dan Wagner packing on that same table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Meyers |
390,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Dan Wagner | Busted |
David Battaglia raised it up with the and got a couple of callers.
One seemed willing to get it in of a flop with two spades and Battaglia decided to go with it.
Turned out his opponent had two aces and despite missing his flush, Battaglia won the hand the hard way, runner-runner spiking two pair on the turn and river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Battaglia |
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
It was all downhill for Randy Pfeifer today until he finally got it in with the for his last 25,000.
He talked Tom Babiarz into calling him with the dominated , but the board made short work of Pfeifer, proving it was simply not his day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Babiarz | 150,000 | |
Randy Pfeifer | Busted |
2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic champ Kurtis Boutelle lost almost half his stack early, but just doubled it up to get back in the black courtesy of Joe Ciffa.
It was Boutelle's versus Ciffa's all in preflop for around 54,000 a piece. Jacks held without much of a sweat on a board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kurtis Boutelle |
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Joe Ciffa | 91,200 |
Coming off a 2016 World Series of Poker where he made a deep run in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship and cashed in the Main Event, local rounder Chris Meyers is off to a hot start here as well.
He made aces up versus jacks up to drag a big pot, then value bet three sevens on the end in another hand, only to get raised. Meyers called and picked up another big haul when his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Meyers | 260,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300