Event 2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

03-07-2015 21:01 UTC-5

Updated Counts

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ciffa	390,000 130,000	130,000
Deitrich Kuhl	370,000 180,000	180,000
Kyle Gauchat	340,000 -5,000	-5,000
Carl Sellars	230,000 -10,000	-10,000
Sammy Irachi	200,000
Peter Owczarczak	170,000 -30,000	-30,000
Brian McCormick	155,000 -45,000	-45,000
Al Pawlikowski	150,000 10,000	10,000
Jerry Calvaneso	145,000 -75,000	-75,000
Jason Stockfish	140,000 -20,000	-20,000
Dan Wagman	140,000 40,000	40,000
Xiaohu Chen	110,000 -50,000	-50,000
John Joslyn	90,000 -60,000	-60,000
Sharman Olshan	90,000 -70,000	-70,000
Martin Stiles	61,000 -59,000	-59,000
Travell Thomas	30,000

03-07-2015 20:56 UTC-5

Irachi Cools Thomas

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Travell Thomas now has one foot out the door after a set-over-set debacle has left him crippled.

He got it all in with Sammy Irachi on an flop holding a set of eights. Unfortunately for him, Irachi had a set of aces, which held on the run out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sammy Irachi	200,000
Travell Thomas	30,000 -60,000	-60,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

03-07-2015 20:45 UTC-5

Hobrecker Hung Out To Dry

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jeffery Hobrecker is out after doubling up one short stack with versus , then shipping his last few chips in with an ace and running into a Dan Wagman flush.

With 20 players remaining they are drawing for new seats at the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffery Hobrecker	Busted

03-07-2015 20:38 UTC-5

Conron Crushed

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

David Conron's collapse is now complete. He raised under the gun to 15,000 and Joe Ciffa made the call from the small blind.

Ciffa checked the flop, but check-raised all in when Conron bet 30,000. Conron made the call for his tournament life with and would need help against Ciffa's .

None came on the run out and Ciffa's set held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ciffa	260,000 100,000	100,000
David Conron	Busted

03-07-2015 20:31 UTC-5

Gauchat Leads

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Kyle Gauchat has pushed into the chip lead and past the 300,000-chip mark.

His latest move up the ladder came courtesy of Jeffery Hobrecker, who bumped it to 18,000 from the small blind after Gauchat and Martin Stiles limped. They both called and the flop came .

Hobrecker continued for 21,000 and only Gauchat called. The turn brought the and a check-fold from Hobrecker after Gauchat bet 45,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Gauchat	345,000 65,000	65,000
Jeffery Hobrecker	80,000 -20,000	-20,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

03-07-2015 20:11 UTC-5

Conron Slips Again

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

David Conron's slide continues here as he just doubled up Brian McCormick.

Conron bet 35,000 into about 40,000 on a flop only to see McCormick push in for some 45,000 more.

Conron made the call with two tens and was ahead of McCormick's until the dealer burned and turned the . The river came the and McCormick doubled through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian McCormick	200,000 120,000	120,000
David Conron	100,000 -120,000	-120,000

03-07-2015 20:04 UTC-5

Updated Counts

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Gauchat	280,000 160,000	160,000
Carl Sellars	240,000
Jerry Calvaneso	220,000 40,000	40,000
David Conron	220,000
Peter Owczarczak	200,000 10,000	10,000
Deitrich Kuhl	190,000
Xiaohu Chen	160,000 40,000	40,000
Joe Ciffa	160,000
Sharman Olshan	160,000
Jason Stockfish	160,000 -90,000	-90,000
John Joslyn	150,000 -10,000	-10,000
Al Pawlikowski	140,000 -40,000	-40,000
Martin Stiles	120,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jeffery Hobrecker	100,000 -5,000	-5,000
Dan Wagman	100,000 -50,000	-50,000
Travell Thomas	90,000 10,000	10,000
Brian McCormick	80,000 -60,000	-60,000
Art Demmerley	Busted