2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$56,352
Event Info
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$241,491
Entries
275
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Adam Foster Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,588)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Adam Foster
Adam Foster

Adam Foster shoved for 180,000 from under the gun and Charles Johnson, Jr. called from the small blind. Damian Baird released from the big, and the cards went on their backs.

Foster: {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Johnson: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Foster picked up additional outs on the {10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, but only Johnson improved on the {2-Clubs} turn and {8-Hearts} river. Foster was the chip leader hours ago but will have to settle for a 12th-place finish here in the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Johnson Jr us
Charles Johnson Jr
890,000
220,000
220,000
Adam Foster us
Adam Foster
Busted

Rivera Wakes Up

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Quiet for much of the evening, Alex Rivera three-bet shoved from the small blind over the top of a Scott Hosbach raise. The shove was for 123,000 total, and Hosbach called the remaining 82,000.

Rivera: {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Hosbach: {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

Rivera faded disaster on the {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs} board to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Hosbach us
Scott Hosbach
270,000
-290,000
-290,000
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
260,000
90,000
90,000

Ferro Drills a Ten, Doubles

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Paula Ferro shoved for 166,000 from the cutoff and Alex Rivera called from the big blind.

Ferro: {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Rivera: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

Rivera's lead didn't last long as Ferro pulled ahead on the {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, and the {K-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river secured her double up.

Player Chips Progress
Paula Ferro
Paula Ferro
356,000
51,000
51,000
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
170,000
-165,000
-165,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Stacks on Stacks on Stacks

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Guy Klass us
Guy Klass
1,780,000
30,000
30,000
Lawrence Schumacher
Lawrence Schumacher
950,000
350,000
350,000
Sil Derubeis
Sil Derubeis
880,000
20,000
20,000
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
771,000
191,000
191,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
730,000
50,000
50,000
Charles Johnson Jr us
Charles Johnson Jr
670,000
20,000
20,000
David Kelly ie
David Kelly
570,000
-50,000
-50,000
Scott Hosbach us
Scott Hosbach
560,000
-220,000
-220,000
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
335,000
5,000
5,000
Adam Foster us
Adam Foster
335,000
-65,000
-65,000
Paula Ferro
Paula Ferro
305,000
-25,000
-25,000
Damian Baird us
Damian Baird
260,000
-120,000
-120,000
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
140,000
40,000
40,000

Dream Spot for Schumacher

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Lawrence Schumacher
Lawrence Schumacher

Buck Ramsey opened to 28,000 from middle position, Lawrence Schumacher three-bet from the cutoff and Scott Hosbach called from the button. Ramsey fired back with a four-bet to 200,000, and Schumacher shoved for 273,000 total. Hosbach folded, and Ramsey called.

Schumacher: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Ramsey: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out an uneventful {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Schumaker doubled up to 600,000.

Player Chips Progress
Lawrence Schumacher
Lawrence Schumacher
600,000
394,000
394,000
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
580,000
-350,000
-350,000

Klass Doubles Through Foster for Chip Lead

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Guy Klass
Guy Klass

On a {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop, Adam Foster and Guy Klass checked to Blake Napierala, who bet 40,000. Adam Foster called, and Klass raised to 240,000. Napierala folded and Foster called.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and Foster checked. Klass moved all in for 470,000, and Foster went into the tank.

"Are we allowed to talk," he asked poker room manager Amanda Scarcelli.

"What are you going to say," she reponded. "Don't reveal your hand."

Foster tried to get some info from Klass but was unsuccessful. A minute went by and Foster tossed in a call with {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} only to find out he had run into Klass' {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}

The meaningless {A-Hearts} landed on the river, and Klass scooped a massive 1.5 million-chip pot.

James DiPasquale Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,381)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Adam Foster raised to 25,000 from under the gun, Blake Napierala called from middle position, and James DiPasquale squeezed with a three-bet shove from the small blind for 129,000. Foster called, and Napierala folded.

Napiela said he folded pocket fives and winced at the sight of the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop. Foster faded disaster and was able to rake in DiPasquale's chips when the {K-Clubs} turn and {4-Spades} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Foster us
Adam Foster
1,150,000
50,000
50,000
James DiPasquale
James DiPasquale
Busted