Event 12: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Turbo | 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

04-04-2014 18:53 UTC-5

Table 1 Chip Counts

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Spears	675,000 25,000	25,000
Glenn Pawlowski	510,000 -110,000	-110,000
Todd Saffron	310,000 220,000	220,000
David Schrader	217,000
Jeff Kandefer	215,000
Cameron Bartolotta	170,000 -86,000	-86,000
Hoss Colao	160,000 -100,000	-100,000
Josh Knight	105,000 -141,000	-141,000
Jim Burkett	90,000

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04-04-2014 18:58 UTC-5

Mueller Crippled Then Eliminated

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Two hands and it's all over for Johannes Mueller.

In the first, Mueller opened for 40,000 and was met by a three-bet to 85,000 by Kevin Volz from the button. The blinds folded, Mueller elected to call, and the flop came down . Mueller then paused a moment before moving all in, which Volz snap-called.

Volz:
Mueller:

"I picked the wrong hand to bluff," Mueller lamented. Indeed he had as Volz flopped middle set. The Jh} turn locked up the hand for Volz, and after the was run out on the river, the stacks were verified. Volz doubled his last 118,000 while Mueller was left with just 24,000.

In the very next hand, Mueller put it in blind under the gun and received calls from Barry Kruger and Greg Long in early position and the big blind respectively. Both active players checked it down as the board ran out and Mueller mucked at the showdown. Kruger then showed the , which was good enough to beat Long's .

Meanwhile, Ted Blaszczak was also eliminated from the tournament which means we are now hand for hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Volz	420,000 170,000	170,000
Ted Blaszczak	Busted
Johannes Mueller	Busted

Tags: Kevin Volz Johannes Mueller Ted Blaszczak

04-04-2014 18:59 UTC-5

Josh Knight Lands on the Bubble

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[user153906]

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Andy Spears opened to 32,000 from early position and Josh Knight shoved for around 100,000 from middle position. Action folded around to the chip leader, and he called.

Knight:
Spears:

The flop looked safe for Knight, but the turn and river gave Spears a runner-runner straight to eliminate Knight one spot away from the money.

Each of the 15 players are now guaranteed at least $390.

Tags: 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge Andy Spears Josh Knight

04-04-2014 19:04 UTC-5

Break Time

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[user153906]

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 15 players are on a 10-minute break.

04-04-2014 19:09 UTC-5

Greg Long Eliminated in 15th Place ($390)

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

In the last hand before the break, three players saw a flop of and Greg Long moved all in for roughly 70,000 from the big blind. Barry Kruger folded, and then Kevin Volz wasted little time in calling.

Volz:
Long:

Long had flopped middle pair, but it was no good as Volz held top pair. Neither the turn nor river helped Long, and he was eliminated in 15th place for $390.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Volz	570,000 150,000	150,000
Barry Kruger	515,000 40,000	40,000
Greg Long	Busted

Tags: Greg Long Barry Kruger Kevin Volz

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

04-04-2014 19:22 UTC-5

Pawlowski Finds a Way to Stay Alive

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Chad Holloway

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Glenn Pawlowski opened for 45,000 and received a call from Barry Kruger in the small blind. After the big blind folded, the flop came down and Kruger checked to Pawlowski, who moved all in. Kruger snap-called with the for two pair, which was well out in front of Pawlowski's .

The turn meant Pawlowski would exit in 14th place unless he caught a queen on the river, which is exactly what he did when the spiked! The table was in disbelief while Pawlowski simply shrugged and collected chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Pawlowski	600,000 300,000	300,000
Barry Kruger	250,000 -265,000	-265,000

Tags: Glenn Pawlowski Barry Kruger

04-04-2014 19:28 UTC-5

Dennis Danielski Eliminated in 14th Place ($390)

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Chad Holloway

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around to the active Glenn Pawlowski on the button and he raised to 60,000. Dennis Danielski, who has been nursing a short stack for a long time, decided it was time to commit his last 13,000 from the small blind. The big folded and Danielski turned out to be in great shape to double.

Danielski:
Pawlowski:

The flop gave both players a pair of kings, but Danielski's kicker had him out in front. The dealer then burned and turned the .

"Oh come on," Danielski said upon discovering his opponent made two pair. The then blanked on the river and Danielski was dispatched in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Pawlowski	500,000 20,000	20,000
Dennis Danielski	Busted

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04-04-2014 19:29 UTC-5

Hoss Colao Eliminated in 13th Place ($390)

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Hoss Colao shoved his last 90,000 in preflop from late position and Andy Spears called from the blinds. Colao had kicker problems with his against Spears' , and the board sent Colao to the rail in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Spears	900,000 100,000	100,000
Hoss Colao	Busted

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Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000