Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$170
Entries
139
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000
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Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Buffalonian Nicholas Anderson is doing his best to represent the local poker community from this side of the border.
First he flopped a straight and turned a better one besting a player with three aces. Then he flopped two pair and rivered a boat to take a good chunk of chips off a player holding three kings.
He had it up to 40k before losing close to 11,000 in a recent hand running something he wasn't willing to show into top pair, but still sits among the early leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The Canadian contingent here at Seneca Niagara appears to be dominating the early leader board in this event.
Brampton, Ontario's Mandeep Chahal just moved up close to the top busting one opponent by turning a pair of sevens into sevens full of kings.
He was up against two pair of aces and kings and is now closing in on the 30,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 |
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Championship will take place starting Thursday, April 16, 2015.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., announced that the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, now in its fifth year, will return April 6-22, 2015. Held in the resort ballrooms, the 17-day series will feature the $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed WPT Seminole Hard Rock Championship with three starting flights beginning Thursday, April 16 at 12 p.m. local time.
Last year's Championship was the largest WPT playing field in history with 1,795 entries. Players may play any or all starting flights and choose their best stack. Reentry will be allowed for six levels, and the televised final table will be take place on Wednesday, April 22 in Hard Rock Live located in Seminole Paradise, with live coverage available on www.SHRPO.com.
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown will open with a $250 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed no-limit hold'em tournament with six starting flights starting at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. on April 6 and April 7. The poker action will continue with a $570 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed deep-stack no-limit hold'em event with six starting flights April 9-12.
The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship final table will be aired on Fox Sports. Broadcast schedule will be released at a later date. On-site registration for all Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown events is available 24/7 at the poker room. To participate, players must obtain a free "Wild Card" at the player's club or in the resort’s poker room located in Seminole Paradise. Visit www.SHRPO.com.
Enter to win a seat in to the $5 million WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship by visiting www.SHRPO.com/winaseat. Satellite events for the Championship will be held at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood starting February 22, 2015. To review the entire series and satellite schedule, please visit www.SHRPO.com; follow the event on Twitter at @SHRPO, hashtag #SHRPO.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Georgetown, Ontario's Dan Ayotte built a massive early stack busting one player by making a nut flush and nearly taking all the chips of another turning two pair and filling up on the river.
In fact, the stack was so big he could afford to double up Jeffery Hobrecker putting him all in on a 
board with about 7,000 chips already in the pot. Hobrecker made the call with 
and doubled up after Ayotte sheepishly showed 
.
"I knew I couldn't win the pot without a bet," he said, still holding what has to be considered the early lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Having already booked a seat in next week's $1,000 Main Event through one of the $145 Qualifier Events here at the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge, Alicia Pachla is running pretty good.
Flopping a set of threes and getting paid off in an early pot here in this event is simply icing on the cake and Pachla has to be hoping this good run will continue throughout the series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Jim Edwards is off to a hot start having won a few early pots. But when he made mention of the fact he'd rather go on a winning streak a little later in the tournament, several tablemates joked he's not likely to be here then.
Regardless, he raked in a nice pot after calling a David Conron reraise to 600 chips preflop. The flop fell 
and after Conron checked, Edwards fired in a bet of 600 himself. Conron called and the turn came the 
.
After another Conron check, Edwards sent 1,000 in the middle and Conron called. The 
river saw another check from Conron and when Edwards bet the paltry sum of 100 chips, Conron called again. Edwards turned over 
and it was good enough to give him the pot and the early chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,300
18,300
|
18,300 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0