Cards are in the air for the start of the Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-up feature event!
Good luck players!
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
$600 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$84,977
Entries
162
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up event kicked off yesterday morning, but the feature event is today! With $50,000 guaranteed in the prize pool and a $600 buy in, you can bet the Seneca Niagara Poker Room will be full to the brim with players from near and far.
Play begins at 11:00AM and registration will be open until the end of level eight with unlimited re-entries. Players begin the day with 30,000 chips and will play as many 40-minute levels as it takes to crown a winner!
The last of this Warm-Up weekend will end tomorrow with $10,000 guaranteed for a buy in of $150. If that isn't enough, there is also a $145 satellite at 6:00PM with five seats guaranteed into the $1,000 Main Event held on April 7th!
Follow along as PokerNews brings you all of the action with Live Updates all weekend long.
$600 No Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
With about 25,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Leo Kaplan checked from the big blind. The player on the button bet 10,000 and Kaplan immediately check-raised to 20,000.
The button thought for a moment and decided to move all in for 120,000. Kaplan snap-called.
Kaplan table 
for two pair, jacks and threes, while his opponent showed 
for a royal flush draw.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending the pot to Kaplan and his opponent to the rail.
Kaplan now has a top three stack and is looking to make his second final table in a row tonight after cashing in the opening event last night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |