2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$9,514
Event Info
Buy-in
$265
Entries
135
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Thomson Crippled, Doubles Back

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Gene Amplement just crippled Jimmy Thomson in a huge hand after flopping quads.

Amplement flatted a 70,000-chip bet from Thomson on a {q-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop. Then they both checked the {q-Spades} turn. But when the {2-Diamonds} river came down and Amplement bet 215,000, Thomson went deep into the tank.

Eventually he called, but mucked when Amplement showed {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} for quads.

The next hand Thomson doubled back to contention with sixes against {k-}{q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gene Amplement
Gene Amplement
800,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
300,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

Rob Davis Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,767)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Rob Davis
Rob Davis

Rob Davis defended his big blind against a 60,000-chip open from John Michalak.

The flop fell {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and after a Davis check, Michalak continued for another 60,000. Davis check-raised all in having Michalak covered and he pondered the call for a good two minutes before making it with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}.

Incredibly, he was right, Davis was on a flush draw with {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. Davis missed on the {6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} run out.

Left crippled on the next hand Davis ran sixes into Cameron Bartolotta's jacks and busted out.

Player Chips Progress
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John Michalak
560,000
335,000
335,000
Profile photo of Rob Davis
Rob Davis
Busted

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Tighe Doubles

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

Rob Davis made it 50,000, Pat Tighe pushed in for 107,000 more and Davis made the call.

Tighe showed {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and was dominating Davis' {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

After the {10-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} board was revealed Tighe collected the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Pat Tighe
340,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Rob Davis
Rob Davis
230,000
-260,000
-260,000

Christopher Trybus Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,359)

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

Christopher Trybus limped under the gun and Cameron Bartolotta called from the small blind. Gene Amplement checked his option and the {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop.

Trybus bet 43,000, Bartolotta shoved and Trybus called off his remaining chips with {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}. Unfortunately for him, Bartolotta held {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and his two pair filled up on the {8-Spades} turn. The river came the {3-Hearts} and Trybus said goodbye seventh.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
600,000
390,000
390,000
Profile photo of Christopher Trybus
Christopher Trybus
Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

Trybus Doubles

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Cameron Bartolotta raised, Christopher Trybus shoved and Bartolotta snapped him off with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

Bartolotta had Trybus' {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} dominated, but the {k-Spades}{4-Spades}{j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs} board made Trybus two pair on the end and he doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
210,000
-90,000
-90,000
Profile photo of Christopher Trybus
Christopher Trybus
190,000
100,000
100,000