Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$450
Entries
112
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
Spears Running Like Spears
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Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Andy Spears rarely gets his chips in behind, and even when he does he finds a way to win. A player raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Spears defended his big blind to see a 
flop. Spears bet 8,600 and his opponent called. On the 
turn, Spears put the other player all in and received a quick call.
Spears: 
UTG Player: 
Spears was pleased to see he still had four outs, and sure enough the 
spiked on the river to complete his straight. He's up to 130,000 in chips and eyeing another title here at Seneca.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
30 Players Remaining
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
We're down to the final three players in Event #2. Andy Spears has been moved to Table 5 with Jason Nablo, Rick Block, Randy Pfeifer and Art Demmerley. We'll call that the feature table for now.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Knight Loses Armor
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
We saw Josh Knight walking away from his table and discovered that he had been eliminated by Alex Rivera. Knight was all in with 
against Rivera's pocket aces, and Rivera turned a straight to send Knight to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
Busted |
Walker Joins Leaders With Huge Pot
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Jimmy Thomson opened to 7,500, a player shoved for 40,600 from directly behind, and Nick Walker cold-called from the small blind. Thomson called behind, and the three players saw a flop with more than 120,000 already in the middle. Walker shoved for around 70,000, and Thomson tank-folded before opening 
for top pair top kicker. Walker showed 
for the same hand with a flush draw, and the player in Seat 10 needed help with his 
. The 
turn and 
board completed the flush for both players, but Walker's king-high took the massive pot to push him over 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
180,000
45,700
|
45,700 |
Thomson Building
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Jimmy Thomson is dominating over at Table 6. He opened to 7,000 from early position and Carol Leonardi three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. Thomas called, and the flop rolled out 
. Leonardi checked and Thomson pushed a tall stack of T5,000 chips into the middle, effectively putting Leonardi all in. She quickly called.
Thomson:
Leonardi:
Leonardi's ace-high was in front, but the on the turn swayed the favor to Thomson's side. The 
completed the board, and Leonardi playfully fired some expletives before leaving the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Break
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Back in 10.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Table 5 Seat Draw
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
After Brad Perkins was eliminated by Mike Azzinaro, the final 20 players combined to make the final two tables. Here's the Seats Draw for Table 5:
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Walker |
| 2 | Pete Kaemmerlen |
| 3 | Rick Block |
| 4 | Mike Azzinaro |
| 5 | Scott Gaddi |
| 6 | Andy Spears |
| 7 | Kevin Cunningham |
| 8 | Todd Griffin |
| 9 | Jason Terminesi |
| 10 | Mark Roberts |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
198,000 | |
|
190,000
166,600
|
166,600 |
|
|
180,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
160,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
120,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
115,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
11,000 |