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The poker room here at Seneca Niagara is filling up fast.
The number of entries on the tournament clock now reads 93 and it continues to grow.
Registration is open to new players until the start of the fifth level and players in the field can re-enter the tournament up until the end of the eighth.
Anthony Gugino is off and running here in Event #3 having just secured an early double up.
He pushed all in with pocket aces on a rather low flop and got the call from one opponent holding pocket queens.
The aces held and the Niagara Falls Poker Rom reg has twice the starting stack now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Returning to the action today after his eighth-place finish in Event #1 Friday is one Scott Aitchison.
He raised it up from the button early on and Ron Downen was the only caller, defending his big blind. They went heads up to the 
flop where Downen checked and Aitchison continued for 375.
Downen called, but when the 
turned, he led out for 600. Aitchison raised it up to 1,500, but Downen did not go away, making the call. The 
came down on the river and after a check from Downen, Aitchison fired another bullet, making it 1,700.
Downen snapped with 
and Aitchison could only sigh and muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | |
|
15,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Latecomers continue to make their way to the cage to register for this event as the first level plays out.
One would expect as much with the clocks moving ahead one hour last night.
The board currently reads 54 entries and that number appears to be growing by the minute.
Jeff Kandefer made it 150 from the button and after the small blind called, Peter DeSantis bumped it up to 725 from the big blind.
Both players called and the flop rolled out 
. DeSantis continued for 1,225, but Kandefer fired back with a raise to 2,500. The small blind folded, but DeSantis called.
The turn brought the 
and a check from DeSantis. Kandefer made it 3,000 and DeSantis called again. The action heated up even more on the 
river, as DeSantis made a rather large 8,000-chip bet. Kandefer called and when DeSantis showed 
, he turned over 
, dragging the pot with a flopped set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
7,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
The 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge continues today with Event 3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em.
The annual series runs through March 15th with eight major events culminating in the $200,000 Guaranteed $1,000 Main Event and the third event on the schedule begins at 11 a.m. this morning.
This event will feature 30-minute levels and 20,000-chip starting stacks. Registration is open until the start of Level 5 and there is unlimited re-entries for the first 8 levels.
The tournament is scheduled for one day and will play down to a winner today.
In 2014, Tristran Coffin beat a field of 132 to win Event #3 of the Western New York Poker Challenge although a deal was struck four-handed. Coffin earned $4,900 for the win.
As always, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the poker room floor at the Seneca Niagara Casino providing coverage of all the action from start to finish.
Event 3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
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