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

"Feature" Table Chip Counts

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Table 1
Table 1

You could certainly make the argument that Table 1 is the toughest table left in the Main Event. Here's a look at the current stacks from the nine players.

Player Chips Progress
Veerab Zakarian ca
Veerab Zakarian
310,000
130,700
130,700
WPT 1X Winner
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
175,000
-2,800
-2,800
Kevin Cunningham us
Kevin Cunningham
140,000
46,200
46,200
Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer
125,000
-160,500
-160,500
David Kelly ie
David Kelly
115,000
-50,300
-50,300
Jeff Hagen
Jeff Hagen
108,000
-15,200
-15,200
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
90,000
-20,400
-20,400
Jeffrey Joseph
Jeffrey Joseph
70,000
28,200
28,200
Robert Gerstenzang
Robert Gerstenzang
52,000
-43,000
-43,000

Schumacher Joins Leaders

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Lawrence Schumacher
Lawrence Schumacher

With the flop showing {2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Spades}, James DiPasquale and Colin Padgett checked to Lawrence Schumacher, who bet 20,000. DiPasquale called, and Padgett responded by moving all in for 89,700. After getting a count, Schumacher called and DiPasquale folded {K-Spades}{J-Spades} face up.

Schumacher: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Padgett: {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}

Padgett needed a spade and had already lost two of his outs to DiPasquale. The {8-Clubs} on the turn paired him up but provided him no help, and the {10-Clubs} river sealed his fate. Schumacher now has 400,000 and is seated directly next to chip leader Damian Baird.

Player Chips Progress
Lawrence Schumacher
Lawrence Schumacher
400,000
185,000
185,000
Colin Padgett
Colin Padgett
Busted

Tags: Damian BairdLawrence Schumacher

Break Time!

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The players are on their first 10-minute break of the day while the tournament staff removes the T100 chips from play.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Perkins Hits His Draw

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Brad Perkins
Brad Perkins

On a flop of {J-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Spades}, Brad Perkins bet 40,000 and another player fired back with a raise to 100,000. Perkins shoved for 213,000 total. Call.

Perkins was drawing to straight and flush draws with his {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and needed to improve against {J-Clubs}{6-Spades}. The {8-Spades} turn ended things quickly, giving Perkins his winning flush, and he doubled to 450,000.

Player Chips Progress
Brad Perkins
Brad Perkins
450,000
213,200
213,200

Pfeifer Survives Again

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer

After doubling through Cameron Bartolotta with {Q-}{9-} against {A-}{K-}, Randy Pfeifer came from behind again versus Veerab Zakarian. Pfeifer was all in with {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and saw the bad news when Zakarian tabled {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}.

"What the f***!"

But Pfeifer's mood changed when the board ran out {5-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}, giving him a winning pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
Veerab Zakarian ca
Veerab Zakarian
265,000
-45,000
-45,000
WPT 1X Winner
Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer
150,000
25,000
25,000

Kings No Good at Table 1

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Shortly after Veerab Zakarian lost with kings at Table 1, Andy Spears had his own kings cracked by Kevin Cunningham.

Spears opened to 9,000 from the button, Cunningham three-bet from the big blind and Spears shoved. Cunningham called off for 104,000 total.

Spears: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Cunningham: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

The {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop shifted the advantage to Cunningham, and Spears was unable to catch up on the {6-Spades} turn and {9-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Cunningham us
Kevin Cunningham
220,000
80,000
80,000
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
190,000
15,000
15,000

Knight, Thomson Eliminated Simultaneously

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Josh Knight
Josh Knight

After having his aces cracked by the {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} of Xiaohu Chen, Josh Knight shoved his last 32,000 from the small blind with {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Buck Ramsey called with the {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds} from the big. The {5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} board sent Knight to the rail short of the money.

At the next table over, Jimmy Thomson was all in with {A-}{K-Clubs} against Vic Adams' aces and couldn't improve. We're down to 40 players.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
Busted
Josh Knight
Josh Knight
Busted

Hosbach the Hero

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Scott Hosbach
Scott Hosbach

Oh a board of {5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, Yong Wolfer was all in with a stack of 103,000 in front of him. Scott Hosbach had a tough decision and elected to make the call. He pumped his fist when the hands were tabled.

Hosbach: {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Wolfer: {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

Hosbach's small pair was in front, and he dodged the overpaid and flush outs on the {8-Diamonds} river to eliminate another player and climb past 700,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Hosbach us
Scott Hosbach
710,000
50,000
50,000