2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

$300 No Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$17,404
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$160,617
Entries
638
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Catch Colin If You Can

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Colin Reid
Colin Reid

One wouldn't normally think a flop like the {2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} would cause a lot of fireworks. However, with 100,000 already in a heads-up pot between Colin Reid and Tim Campbell, that exact flop saw a raising war.

Reid bet 53,000, Campbell raised to 129,000 and Reid shoved for 125,000 more. Campbell called with the {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, but Reid had the goods.

His {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} ultimately held on an {8-Spades}{7-Clubs} run out and Reid now has half a million. Campbell was left with half that.

Player Chips Progress
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Colin Reid
520,000
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Tim Campbell
265,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Don't Kross Pfeifer

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Randy Pfeifer has moved up to the 400,000 mark courtesy of an ill-timed shove by Nathan Kross.

Kross' nines were no match for Pfeifer's queens and as he hit the exit, Pfeifer is contending again.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Pfeifer
400,000
280,300
280,300
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Nathan Kross
Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Allott Extends

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Mark Allott
Mark Allott

With 200,000 in the pot already, Anthony Faulise called a 125,000-chip bet from Mark Alott on an {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board to the turn.

They both checked the {j-Hearts} river and Allott showed {3-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for trips. Faulise mucked and Allott is now firmly in the lead and closing in on a final table stack already.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Allott
800,000
230,000
230,000
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Anthony Faulise
300,000
-225,000
-225,000

Tags: Mark AllottAnthony Faulise

The Leaders

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The following includes updated counts for the current chip leaders:

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Allott
570,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Tim Campbell
Tim Campbell
560,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Anthony Faulise
Anthony Faulise
525,000
220,000
220,000
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Nick Walker
470,000
25,000
25,000
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Sahar Khajavi
470,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Keith Gray
Keith Gray
450,000
-100,000
-100,000
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David Battaglia
425,000
385,400
385,400
Profile photo of Jonathan Jones us
Jonathan Jones
400,000
230,200
230,200
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Andy Ranaletti
340,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Dietrich Kuhlman
320,000
-35,000
-35,000
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Michael Latour
320,000
156,100
156,100
Profile photo of Jim Girdlestone
Jim Girdlestone
150,000
-67,800
-67,800

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Meet The New Boss

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Keith Gray
Keith Gray

Keith Gray has taken hold of the chip lead after a massive cooler.

Some unfortunate soul ran kings into his aces for a 360,000-chip pot and when the dust settled, he was out and Gray was on top of the chip counts.

In the meantime, Jason Nablo came in with a huge stack, but will disappoint his legions of fans yet again by taking a second-level cash. He just never got it going today, losing pot after pot until all the chips were gone.

Player Chips Progress
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Keith Gray
550,000
358,100
358,100
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Jason Nablo
Busted

Tags: Keith GrayJason Nablo