2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$37,061
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$176,595
Entries
183
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000

The River is Nasty to Rivers

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

On a flop of {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Mike O'Halloran checked from the big blind and the under-the-gun players did the same. The hijack followed suit, and then Ryan Rivers bet 800 from the cutoff. O'Halloran responded with a check-raise to 1,900, the UTG player folded, and the hijack called. Rivers then three-bet to 4,000, O'Halloran called, and the hijack got out of the way.

O'Halloran proceeded to check-call a bet of 6,000 on the {9-Spades} turn, and then checked once again on the {Q-Diamonds} river. Rivers did the same, and showed why as his {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flopped two pair had been counterfeited. Sure enough, O'Halloran tabled the {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} for aces and queens.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mike O'Halloran
Mike O'Halloran
38,200
Profile photo of Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
16,500
-12,000
-12,000

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