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Despite sitting with a tiny stack compared to his opponents, Nicholas P. Goetz is literally dominating three-handed play.
The 21-year-old has shoved three times since the break and picked up a few more pots with a series of opening raises.
It appears his stack has almost doubled in size and he hasn't had to show down a hand yet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Nick Goetz raised to 85,000 on the button and Lou Procopio called from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and the 
hit the turn. Procopio eyed his opponent's stack and fired 80,000. Goetz moved all in for 370,000, and Procopio got away without giving any more to the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
690,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Lou Procopio has just taken control here at Seneca Niagara after beating William Vogel out of a 1.6-million chip pot.
The action started with Procopio making it 75k on the button and Vogel defending his big blind. The flop came 
and Vogel took the lead, making it 55k.
Procopio fired right back, raising it up to 120k total and Vogel made the call. The turn brought the 
and a check from Vogel. Procopio responded by sliding out a 200k bet and after a slight hesitation, Vogel made the call.
The river came the 
and after Vogel checked, Procopio bet 400k. Vogel made the call, but was forced to muck when Procopio turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,900,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Moments after losing a third of his stack to Lou Procopio, Nick Goetz moved all in for his last 425,000 on the button. William Vogel called from the small blind, and the action shifted over to Procopio, who peeked at his cards and placed a chip on top of them. It seemed he had a little something, but not enough to warrant a call, and he let his hand go. The cards went on their backs:
Goetz: 
Vogel: 
The flop brought 
, and Goetz needed a lot help to stay alive. He picked up several more outs when the 
fell on the turn, but the 
river gave the pot to Vogel, and the likeable Nick Goetz was sent to the rail. The 21-year-old told Short Stacked Radio earlier today that he plans to use his winnings to pay off his car, put some away for school, and use the rest to pad his poker bankroll.
Lou Procopio and William Vogel will begin their heads-up match after a 50-minute dinner break. We'll return at around 8:15 EST to bring you the finale of the DeepStacks Poker Tour Western New York Poker Championship. See you then!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,845,000 | |
|
|
2,620,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
The players have returned from their break and the production team is setting up for the heads-up match between Lou Procopio and William Vogel. Stay tuned.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
After the two combatants stole the blinds from each other for a while, William Vogel has taken the first significant pot of this heads-up match and now has a decent lead.
The action started with Lou Procopio limping the button and Vogel making it 140k total. Procopio called and the flop came 
.
Vogel kept his foot on the gas, making it 90k and after Procopio called again, the dealer burned and turned the . Vogel led out again, making it 200,000 and Procopio shrugged and called.
Finally, after the river, Vogel slowly bet out 640k and after counting out the call, Procopio made it.
Vogel turned over 
, having rivered a straight and Procopio mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
1,080,000
|
1,080,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
-1,145,000
|
-1,145,000 |
Lou Procopio raised to 100,000 on the button. William Vogel three-bet to 250,000 and Procopio cut out enough chips to make the call. On the 
flop, Vogel checked and Procopio bet 300,000. Vogel folded, and Lou recouped some of his earlier losses.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,550,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
1,850,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
William Vogel is pounding on Lou Procopio in this heads up match.
In fact, he's picked up pot after pot with relentless aggression and Procopio now finds himself under the one-million chip mark.
Things almost came to a head moments ago when Vogel limped the button, Procopio checked his optioon and the flop fell 
. Vogel bet 65k, Procopio fired back, making it 160k and Vogel shoved.
Procopio pondered the call for his tournament life for a good three minutes, but couldn't make it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
700,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
