Western New York Poker Championship
Day 1 Completed
2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Seneca Niagara
Western New York Poker Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Seneca Niagara
Buy-in
$1,350
Prize Pool
$281,234
Entries
217
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Day 2 Seat Draw
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Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
| 1 | 2 | Andrew Spears | 301,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Rob Perelman | 65,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Jonathan Dimmig | 213,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Justin Brocato | 116,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Samuel Smith | 303,500 |
| 1 | 7 | Nachman Berlin | 96,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Louie Tomassi | 28,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Randy Pfeifer | 281,500 |
| 4 | 1 | Kyaw Naing | 282,000 |
| 4 | 2 | David Lyle | 41,500 |
| 4 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
| 4 | 4 | Justin Brennan | 181,500 |
| 4 | 5 | Kevin Garry | 103,500 |
| 4 | 6 | Todd Sannel, Jr. | 55,500 |
| 4 | 7 | Matt Brunskole | 108,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Bradley Girdler | 50,150 |
| 4 | 9 | Michael Mizrachi | 338,500 |
| 10 | 1 | Steve Przybyl | 61,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Dietrich Kuhlmann | 166,500 |
| 10 | 3 | Kam Low | 234,000 |
| 10 | 4 | Jason Waters | 144,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Barry Kruger | 70,500 |
| 10 | 6 | Jason Nablo | 41,500 |
| 10 | 7 | Mike Crystal | 76,500 |
| 10 | 8 | Tom Krol | 132,500 |
| 10 | 9 | Buck Ramsay | 170,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Michael Wachowda | 126,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Greg Hartwick | 185,500 |
| 11 | 3 | Nick Peperone | 55,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Nicholas P. Goetz | 71,500 |
| 11 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
| 11 | 6 | William Vogel | 98,500 |
| 11 | 7 | Chris Damick | 34,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Nick Pfaffenbach | 127,000 |
| 11 | 9 | Matthew Pang | 75,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Justin Villa | 51,500 |
| 12 | 2 | Lou Procopio | 172,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Russ Campanella | 125,500 |
| 12 | 4 | Robert "Hoss" Colao | 88,500 |
| 12 | 5 | Andre Baillargeon "Smith" | 108,500 |
| 12 | 6 | Jim Girldlestone | 75,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Larry Carney | 233,500 |
| 12 | 8 | Husni Aga | 75,000 |
| 12 | 9 | David Palito | 67,500 |
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi Leads After Day 1
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1 of the inaugural DeepStacks Poker Tour Western New York Poker Championship has come to a close here at the Seneca Niagara Casino. The day began with 217 hopefuls putting up $1,500 for a shot at becoming the season's first champion, and only 42 have advanced to Day 2 after a lightning-fast pace sent the majority of the field out the door.
Team DeepStacks was represented well here in Niagara Falls. Among the pros in attendance were Michael Mizrachi, Mike Matusow, Adam Levy, Randal Flowers, Karina Jett, Jay Houston and Robert Croak. Despite nice runs from Matusow, Jett and Levy, only Mizrachi survived the 13 hours of play. And oh what a day it was for "The Grinder."
Mizrachi was the undisputed top story on Day 1. The two-time bracelet winner battled with Matusow for much of the day, and finally got his man in Level 12 to make him the overwhelming chip leader. Mizrachi, Matusow and one other player went to a 
flop. The player in the big blind checked, Matusow bet 6,600, Mizrachi called, and the blind blind folded. On the 
turn, Matusow checked and Mizrachi fired 15K. Matusow paused before announcing he was all in, and Mizrachi snap-called with 
. Matusow's pocket aces were in trouble, and the 
on the river secured the pot for Mizrachi. He finished the day with the chip lead, bagging 338,500 at the end of the night.
Among those joining Mizrachi near the top of the leaderboard are Sammy Smith (303,500), Andy Spears (301,000), Kyaw Naing (282,000), and former DeepStacks Poker Open champ Randy Pfeifer (281,500). Pfeifer surged toward the top of the leaderboard near the end of the night and is closing in on his second straight final table here at a DeepStacks event in Niagara Falls.
We'll return for Day 2 at 2 p.m. local time on Saturday. Keep it locked in to PokerNews.com as we play all the way down to a final table at the Western New York Poker Championship!
Final Two Hands
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
TD Chris Spears just drew for the number of hands to be played before bagging and tagging and came up with a deuce. Two more hands and Day 1 is done.
It's A Grind
Deepstacks Pro Michael Mizrachi has straight up owned the Western New York Poker Championship today.
However, a swoon in the late stages here has seen him fall out of the chip lead and under the 300k mark.
The latest debacle for "The Grinder" ended when he bet 45k on an ace-high board with just a pair of nines and was snapped off by an opponent holding big slick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | -65,000 |
Randy's Back
Randy Pfeifer knows his way around these DeepStacks events. Last year's Seneca Niagara DeepStacks Poker Open champion is going after another title here in the Cataract City this weekend. Our previous count for Pfeifer was at around 90,000, but he's tripled that in the past half hour. Much of that came when he flopped a straight with 
on a 
board. His opponent open shoved with ace-high for around 65,000 into a 30,000-chip pot and Pfeifer snap called. The rest is history. Pfeiffer is nearing 280,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 181,000 |
Jett Jinxed
DeepStacks Pro Karina Jett has said goodbye to the Western New York Poker Championship.
She shipped her last 13k in with 
facing a button raise and the button called with two tens.
The button hit a set on the turn, but it gave her a gutshot and a glimmer of hope.
Unfortunately, it was not to be for the lovely and talented Jett, as the river bricked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Final Level of Day 1
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We've entered our last level of play on Day 1 of the Western New York Poker Championship. The plan to begin the day was to play 14 levels, but the tournament staff cut a level off due to the delayed start this afternoon.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Chip and a Chair
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Buffalo native Justin Brocato is trying to parlay a $55 satellite into a big score here at the DeepStacks Poker Tour. It's been a wild ride for Brocato during this level. He was down to just 1.5K in chips, but has built his stack up to 60,000 as the level nears a close. With one level to go, he has a great chance to advance to Day 2.