2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

$150 No Limit Hold’em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$2,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$150
Prize Pool
$10,000
Entries
72
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Updated Counts (full)

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Below are updated counts for the 11 players remaining. Lose one more and they will move to a single table of ten.

Player Chips Progress
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Alicia LaPorte Pachla
150,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Martin Adzhyan
Martin Adzhyan
95,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Wayne Cleveland
Wayne Cleveland
90,000
Profile photo of John Geso
John Geso
70,000
20,000
20,000
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Dave Wiles
62,000
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Eric Nuss
45,000
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James Miller
43,000
-17,000
-17,000
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Jay Clark
43,000
-7,000
-7,000
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Art Demmerley
35,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Patty Fitzgerald
Patty Fitzgerald
35,000
Profile photo of Todd Anthony
Todd Anthony
21,500

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Say It Ain't So

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Joe Malec
Joe Malec

We say goodbye now to Joe Malec, who ran good early and ran into Jay Clark late.

Clark raised the rags, flopped the straight and had only to call when Malec hit top pair and ripped the turn.

Just 12 remain and the final table looms.

Player Chips Progress
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Jay Clark
50,000
40,000
40,000
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Joe Malec
Busted

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Pachla Holds!

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Alicia LaPorte Pachla
Alicia LaPorte Pachla

Alicia LaPorte Pachla just made a massive call when one opponent shoved for 21,000 in front of her on a ten-high flop with two clubs.

She had a ten and it was better than his nines. Another ten on the turn almost locked it up and after the river bricked, Pachla moved into the top spot on the leader board with just 14 players remaining.

After winning Event #2 last night, she's looking primed to go back-to-back.

Player Chips Progress
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Alicia LaPorte Pachla
85,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Zero To Hero

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
John Geso
John Geso

John Geso got it all in with the {10-Spades}{2-Spades} just a few hands ago and four players called. He flopped a pair and a flush draw and after Jay Clark pushed everybody else off the hand betting on his two kings, Geso hit the flush on the turn.

Just a few hands later Geso was all in on the river for 16,000 in a heads-up pot on a {3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} board with 35,000 in the middle.

He got a fold and is suddenly sitting with 50,000 chips in his stack

Player Chips Progress
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John Geso
50,000
10,000
10,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Chip And A Chair

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Patty Fitzgerald
Patty Fitzgerald

Tonowanda, NY's Patty Fitzgerald didn't have enough chips for the big blind ten minutes ago.

Now she's got 35,000 and counting after going on a major heater that included busting one player moments ago who shoved jack-high.

Fitzgerald looked him up with nines and held.

Player Chips Progress
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Patty Fitzgerald
35,000

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The Money Matters

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Prize pool and payout information has been released for this event.

The top eight players will make the money and split up peices of the $10,000 prize pool. The winner will earn $3,400, a nice WNYPC trophy and Seneca Niagara poker glory.

Eighth place will get $400. Check the Payouts Tab above for all the details.

Right now there are just 20 players remaining and things are moving fast.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300