Just a few days removed from his victory in the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event #3 $300 No Limit Hold'em, Pat Tighe is trying to run it up here in the Main Event.
He outlasted a field of 135 entries to post the win early Monday morning but only needed to take on one player to pick up an early pot moments ago.
With about 5,600 already in the pot, Tighe led out for 3,700 into an flop. His opponent on the button tanked for a minute, but could not find a call.
Andy Spears, who has won countless tournaments at this venue, entered the Main Event shortly before the end of Level 3. He told us he played one orbit, busted a player and ran his stack up to 75,000.
Jacob Ostrander, Mark Roberts, and Marcy Jo Phillips, who just re-entered, will have to deal with Spears today at Table 13.
It was a late one for Blake Napierala last night, running deep in the Event #6: $200 No-Limit Hold'em to finish fourth for $2,265.
But the long hours have not affected his reading ability.
He defended his big blind against a Dave Olshan 700-chip open and the two went heads-up to a flop. Napierala check-called an 800-chip bet and both players checked the turn.
But when Napierala checked the river and Olshan bet 1,500, he had to stop and think about it for a minute.
"Will you show me if I fold?" Napierala asked. Olshan shook his head no.
"I'm going to go with my read," Napierala said, showing a queen and throwing it in the muck.
We walked over to Table 6 to find DJ MacKinnon and another player staring at a flop of with 2,300 in the pot. MacKinnon checked, his opponent bet 2,100, and McKinnon check-raised to 6,500. Call.
The hit the turn and MacKinnon thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in for 19,500. His opponent snap-called with the , but discovered he was way behind MacKinnon's . The river completed the board, giving MacKinnon a full double up.
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flop. His opponent on the button tanked for a minute, but could not find a call.
flop.
turn.
and although his hand was no longer the best possible, it was miles ahead of his opponent's 
.
river was revealed.
flop. Napierala check-called an 800-chip bet and both players checked the 
turn.
river and Olshan bet 1,500, he had to stop and think about it for a minute.
.
to beat Spears' 
and chop him down to size.
with 2,300 in the pot. MacKinnon checked, his opponent bet 2,100, and McKinnon check-raised to 6,500. Call.
, but discovered he was way behind MacKinnon's 
river completed the board, giving MacKinnon a full double up.