Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 10: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$265
Prize Pool
$29,958
Entries
119
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Color Up!
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Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The players are on a 10-minute color-up break. Say goodbye to the T100-denomination chips.
Rivers Gives It Up to the Hoss
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Ryan Rivers opened for 7,000 from middle position and Hoss Colao called from the button. The blinds both folded and it was heads-up action to the flop, which came down 
.
Rivers continued for 8,000, Colao called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Both players ended up putting in another 10,000, and then the 
completed the board on the river. Rivers checked, and Colao took the opportunity to move all in for roughly 19,000. It did the trick as Rivers released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Bedhia Busts One
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
With the board showing 
, Anish Bedhia bet 20,000 and another player moved all in for an unknown amount. Bedhia felt priced in to call with the 
for ace-high and needed to improve against the 
. Help arrived quickly when the 
hit the turn, and the 
completed the board to send another player to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Updated Counts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
135,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
115,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
112,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
110,000 | |
|
105,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
91,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
80,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
57,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
52,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Budwey Bamboozled by Rivers
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
A big hand just took place that left Budwey Salhab talking to anyone who would listen, with good cause too.
It happened when action folded to Salhab on the button and he opened with a standard raise. After the small blind folded, Ryan Rivers announced that he was all in and Salhab called off for approximately 65,000.
Salhab: 
Rivers: 
Rivers was caught with his hand in the cookie share, but he would not be punished as the 
flop delivered him the lead with a pair of deuces. The 
turn strengthened his position by giving him a flush draw, which he completed when the appeared on the river.
Salhab was beside himself while Rivers silently stacked his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |
Harker Gets Loll Again
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
A short while after Chris Harker doubled through Tom Loll, Harker got the rest of Loll's chips. Loll shoved for 10,100 from the hijack with the 
, and Harker reshoved with the 
from the small blind. A 
board spelled the end of Loll's tournament, leaving us with 30 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Kelly vs. Reyes
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Kevin Reyes opened the action for 6,000 from middle position and David Kelly called from the button. Both blinds folded, the flop fell , and Reyes continued for 8,000. Reyes paused for about four seconds and then flicked his cards to the muck.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on both their counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
45,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Walker Wounded
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Nick Walker shoved from early position for about 25,000 with the 
and Aaron Olshan called from the small blind with the 
. While tablemate Travell Thomas was trying to get side action on the winner, the dealer rolled out a board of 
, sending Walker to the rail.
Olshan is once again our chip leader with around 170,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
Busted |