Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Seneca Niagara
Western New York Poker Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
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
Matusow Survives
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He's done it again. On the last hand before their table broke, Mike Matusow doubled through Michael Mizrachi for the second time here on Day 1.
Mizrachi opened with a raise to 3,000 from middle position and Matusow moved all in for 31,200 from the cutoff. Action folded to Travell Thomas in the big blind, and he looked anguished after peeking at his hole cards.
"You might spite call," Thomas said to Mizrachi as he pushed his cards to the dealer.
"And I'm going to," Mizrachi replied. "I call."
Mizrachi: 
Matusow 
A crowd gathered as the dealer rolled out a 
flop. Matusow paired his king, but Mizrachi added a flush draw to his pair.
The 
hit the turn. "I'm going to double up and bust you tonight," Matusow exclaimed.
The river brought the 
and Matusow bested Mizrachi again. Getting chips from "The Grinder" hasn't been easy today, but Matusow has been the exception.
The two DeepStacks Pros were sent to the outer tables immediately following that hand. Karina Jett is now at the feature table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
259,000 | -38,000 |
|
64,000 | 30,000 |
Buffalo Boy
Buffalonian Andy Spears had about an hour and a half sleep last night, but it didn't deter him from entering this DeepStacks Poker Tour event.
It seems that was a wise choice as well, as he rode aces over kings to drag a 60k pot earlier in the day and now finds himself among the leaders with over 180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
182,000 |
Murphy's Law
Randy Pfeifer opened up with a 3,400-chip bet that was called by two players, including Shawn Murphy in the big blind.
Murphy checked the 
flop, but joined the third player in the hand in calling Pfeifer's 8,800 continuation bet. The turn brought the 
and after Murphy and Pfeifer tapped the table, the third player shipped it in for close to 50k.
Murphy called and turned over 
after Pfeifer folded. Unfortunately for that third player in the hand, he had 
and was out after the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | |
|
95,000 | -4,000 |
Another One Bites The Dust
DeepStacks Pro Michael Mizrachi just claimed another victim and is quickly approaching the 300k mark.
This latest foe fell after Mizrachi put him all in on the river with the board showing 
and over 40k in the pot.
After a good while in the tank, he called off his last 30k+ with 
, only to be shown Mizrachi's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
297,000 | 57,000 |
Money Talks
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The payouts have been released for the inaugural DeepStacks Poker Tour event here in Niagara Falls. All you need to do is click on the "Payouts" tab above to get the breakdown.
Oh, and we're back from the break. Game on!
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Break Time!
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Another level is over and the players are taking another 15-minute break.
Flowers Withers
One of the most dangerous players in all of poker has been eliminated from the Western New York Poker Championship. Two-time WPT winner Randal Flowers had around 40,000 when he started his last hand of the tournament, and we caught up him moving all in for around 25,000 on a 
board. The other player in the hand went deep into the tank.
"Do I really want to double you up," he asked Flowers.
Randal responded, "I don't know. You might have me."
After a few minutes, Flowers' opponent made the call and tabled 
. Flowers tossed his into the muck. The DeepStacks Pro explained his bustout to Adam "Roothlus" Levy before beginning his lonely trek out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A Chip and a Chair
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We just found one lonely 1k chip and a chair sitting at one of the tables here at the Seneca Niagara Casino.
It turns out this player bought into the tournament late and never showed up to play. However, he wasn't the only one.
Tournament staff here at the facility just informed PokerNews there was another player who bought in and didn't show who's lonely stack already busted out a little earlier.
Our last lonely chip and a chair may not be here much longer either, but as one dealer pointed out, he has already outlasted more than half the field without playing a hand.