2014 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event Champion Nick Walker just joined the field shortly after the break.
Forced to post in his first hand with one player limping in front of him, Walker checked his option and saw the button and small blind limp behind him before the big blind bumped it up to 1,000. Walker and two others called going three-handed to a flop.
The big blind led out for 1,400 and Walker was the only caller.
The big blind fired again on the turn for 2,700 and Walker flatted. The river brought the and another bet from the big blind, who made it 6,100.
Randy Pfeifer took down the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event #5: $25,000 Guaranteed $50 No-Limit Hold'em a few nights ago. A deal was struck five-handed giving him the title and $5,700.
One of the more experienced and accomplished local players in the area, Pfeifer actually boasts close to $1 million in career live tournament earnings.
But things have not started so well for the local pro today. We saw him at the back end of the room in the first part of the day, but he has since busted and re-entered, just taking a seat at his new table near the front.
After his ninth-place finish in Event #1 Jeffery Hobrecker was back at today in the Main Event.
Unfortunately for him, after five-betting with aces pre-flop and getting it all in with Salvatore Incardona holding , a queen on both the flop and the river saw him come out on the wrong end of a 100,000-chip pot and go broke.
He was last seen at the cage looking to re-enter as Incardona jumped into the early chip lead.
Travell Thomas has taken his seat in today's event, but not before nearly breaking a light with said seat. Thomas snuck over to the feature table, which isn't being used at this time, and borrowed one of the comfortable seats to use at his table across the room. But while carrying the chair over his head he struck a light fixture and it nearly toppled over onto Table 4.
Four players took a flop of and action checked to Nick Walker who bet 2,800 from the button. The under-the-gun player then check-raised to 6,000, and after two players folded Walker clicked it back with a raise to 10,000. The other player moved all in for around 27,000 effective, and Walker decided to surrender. His opponent showed the to rub some salt in the wound of the reigning champ.
Armando Pagliari was one of the 25 players who survived this event's first Day 1 flight Friday.
But having bagged just 70,800, he figured he'd play again today and take a shot at building a bigger stack.
All is going according to plan so far, as Pagliari woke up with aces on the first hand of the day, snatched a decent early pot and has been building ever since, now on over 60,000.
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flop.
turn for 2,700 and Walker flatted. The river brought the 
and another bet from the big blind, who made it 6,100.
, a queen on both the flop and the river saw him come out on the wrong end of a 100,000-chip pot and go broke.
when the player on his right bet 2,000. Joseph raised it up to 5,200 and after a good time in the tank, he got the call.
and his second-nut flush was good against his opponent's 
two pair.
and action checked to Nick Walker who bet 2,800 from the button. The under-the-gun player then check-raised to 6,000, and after two players folded Walker clicked it back with a raise to 10,000. The other player moved all in for around 27,000 effective, and Walker decided to surrender. His opponent showed the 
to rub some salt in the wound of the reigning champ.