Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$170
Entries
144
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
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Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Shamel Thomas limped from late position, Jason Nablo raised to 35,000 from the small blind, and Thomas Hawthorne flatted from the big. Thomas then responded with a raise to 90,000, and Nablo folded. Hawthorne called, and they went to the flop.
The action moved quickly from there. In fact, Thomas acted out of turn and announced "all in" a split second before Hawthorne did. They were both ruled all in. Nablo shot out of his seat because he folded sevens preflop, The other two flipped their hands over, and neither had a pair.
Hawthorne: 
Thomas 
Thomas was in front with his ace-high, but Hawthorne took command when the 
peeled off on the turn. The 
completed the board, and Thomas was eliminated. Hawthorne is now nearing 1 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Joe Ciffa turned the nut straight in a massive pot against Thomas Hawthorne, but it turned out he was already drawing dead. On a board of 
, the two players got it all in for a pot worth around 630,000. Ciffa showed 
, but Hawthorne had the superior 
for a flush. Ciffa couldn't even draw to a straight flush as Hawthorne had it blocked with his . Ciffa hit the rail, and Hawthorne is our new leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Shamel Thomas raised to 24,000, Kevin Mathias flatted, and Dean Metzger shoved for around 160,000. Thomas released, but Mathias called.
Metzger: 
Mathias: 
Metzger needed help to stay alive, but the 
board failed to improve his hand. Mathias is our new chip leader with around 480,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Art Demmerley is a final table machine here at the Seneca Poker Room. He made another one today, but his run is now over. Demmerlay was all in with the 
and ran into the 
of Joe Latona. The aces held up and Demmerley was eliminated.
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
He refuses to give us his real name, but the gentleman known as "Johnny Vegas" has been eliminated. He moved all in preflop with the 
and two players called. One of them had 
and paired a king to send Mr. Vegas back to Sin City.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shamel Thomas |
| 2 | Kevin Mathias |
| 3 | Dean Metzger |
| 4 | Joe Ciffa |
| 5 | Joe Latona |
| 6 | Art Demmerley |
| 7 | Jason Nablo |
| 8 | "Johnny Vegas" |
| 9 | Thomas Hawthorne |
| 10 | Brett "Roscoe" Short |