2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$18,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$128,877
Entries
798
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Cards Back in the Air

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Play has resumed as a deal has been reached. The numbers are not confirmed yet but each player has locked up a nice chunk leaving $10,000 to the eventual winner and about $8,400 for the runner-up.

Matt Heiligenthaler Elimianted in 9th Place ($2,578)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Heiligenthaler (from a previous event)
Matt Heiligenthaler (from a previous event)

We didn't catch the action but were able to gather some details about Matt Heiligenthaler's elimination. Heiligenthaler moved all-in preflop with pocket tens and Chris Gras put him at risk with king-queen. Gras caught a king on the board and Heiligenthaler fell in ninth place making $2,578.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Gras us
Chris Gras
1,700,000
850,000
850,000
Matt Heiligenthaler us
Matt Heiligenthaler
Busted

Tags: Chris GrasMatt Heiligenthaler

Chris Babula Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,972)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Chris Babula (from a previous event)
Chris Babula (from a previous event)

Chris Babula open-jammed for 615,000 from middle position and got called by Blake Napierala on the button.

Chris Babula: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Blake Napierala: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Babula fell in 10th place earning $1,972.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
1,850,000
700,000
700,000
Chris Babula us
Chris Babula
Busted

Tags: Blake NapieralaChris Babula

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Caldwell Triples Up

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Michelle Caldwell limped in from late position sparking a raise from Budwey Salhab in the cutoff to 125,000. Matt Heiligenthaler three-bet to 280,000 on the button only to see Caldwell four-bet shove for 411,000. Both Salhab and Heiligenthaler made the call.

The flop fanned out {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Salhab got Heiligenthaler to fold with a bet of 200,000.

Michelle Caldwell: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Budwey Salhab: {a-Clubs}{a-Clubs}

Caldwell was in big trouble but luck was on her side, the {10-Clubs} wasn't any help but a juicy {4-Diamonds} on the river gave Caldwell the triple up.

Player Chips Progress
Michelle Caldwell us
Michelle Caldwell
1,300,000
880,000
880,000
Budwey Salhab us
Budwey Salhab
745,000
-355,000
-355,000

Tags: Budwey SalhabMichelle Grillo CaldwellMatt Heiligenthaler

Damick Reverses the Cooler Back on Caldwell

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

The sickest thing to happen to a player in a poker hand is running kings into aces. Just ask Chris Damick. Except for this time, Michelle Caldwell's aces did not hold by the time the final card was laid.

Damick opened to 100,000, Caldwell three-bet to 200,000, Damick four-bet shoved for 884,000, and Caldwell snap-called.

Chris Damick: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Michelle Caldwell: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Damick stood up from his chair dreading the inevitable walk towards the payout booth. Some light did, however, shine on the flop as it swept out {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. The dream got even closer when the {8-Diamonds} hit the turn and sure enough, the final diamond, the {4-Diamonds} peeled off on the river and saved Damick's tournament life, propelling him up the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Damick us
Chris Damick
1,800,000
600,000
600,000
Michelle Caldwell us
Michelle Caldwell
800,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000

Tags: Michelle Grillo CaldwellChris Damick