Main Event Day 2 | 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

03-15-2015 15:23 UTC-4

Pachla Busts Nablo

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Now it's Jason Nablo's kings that can't hold. Alicia Pachla shoved for around 18 big blinds with and Jason Nablo called off his last 43,500 with the . Pachla found her ace on the flop, and Nablo failed to hit his one-outer on the turn and river.

Pachla hugged Nablo as he exited the tournament area. "Grab a beer for me."

Player	Chips	Progress
Alicia Pachla	170,000 -20,000	-20,000
Jason Nablo	Busted

03-15-2015 15:45 UTC-4

Rivera Calls With Ace-High

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

David Wiles opened from the cutoff and Alex Rivera three-bet to 50,000 from the small blind. Wiles called, and the flop rolled out . Both players checked, and Rivera led out for 30,000 on the turn. Wiles called.

The river was the and Rivera chedked to Wiles, who bet 40,000. Rivera paused briefly before tossing in a call. Wiles showed for nine-high, and Rivera tabled his to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Rivera	450,000 170,000	170,000

03-15-2015 16:06 UTC-4

We're In The Money!

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Well, that wasn't much of a money bubble. A flurry of eliminations ended with Vic Adams moving all in with pocket nines on a board, and Alex Rivera called with . Rivera jumped out of his seat when he saw that he'd won, and he's now sitting behind a huge stack of 670,000.

The remaining players have guaranteed themselves at least $1,835, and the race is on for the $59,000 top prize!

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Rivera	670,000 390,000	390,000
Vic Adams	Busted

03-15-2015 16:30 UTC-4

Break!

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The remaining 25 players are on a 10-minute break.

03-15-2015 16:37 UTC-4

The Final 25 (full)

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Xiaohu Chen and Peter Riamondi were the first in-the-money eliminations. Here's a look at the final 25 and their chip counts.

TABLE 1

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Adam Foster	455,000
2	EMPTY
3	Randy Pfeifer	300,000
4	Brad Perkins	454,000
5	Calvin Johnson, Jr	260,000
6	Lawrence Schumacher	495,000
7	David Kelly	625,000
8	Jeff Hagen	195,000
9	Alex Rivera	733,000

TABLE 2

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Michel Ferrer	70,000
2	Kevin Cunningham	133000
3	Sil Derubeis	400,000
4	Ivan Mamuzic	265,000
5	Damian Baird	610,000
6	Nick Pfaffenbach	175,000
7	Paula Ferro	160,000
8	Trushang Desai	78,000
9	Alicia Pachla	120,000

TABLE 5

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Scott Hosbach	753,000
2	Blake Napierala	310,000
3	Guy Klass	160,000
4	Cameron Bartolotta	155,000
5	Brad May	231,000
6	Buck Ramsey	436,000
7	James DiPasquale	420000
8	EMPTY
9	David Conron	160,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Hosbach	753,000 43,000	43,000
Alex Rivera	733,000 63,000	63,000
David Kelly	625,000 510,000	510,000
Damian Baird	610,000 -50,000	-50,000
Lawrence Schumacher	495,000 5,000	5,000
Adam Foster	455,000 85,000	85,000
Brad Perkins	454,000 39,000	39,000
Buck Ramsay	436,000 156,000	156,000
James DiPasquale	420,000 220,000	220,000
Sil Derubeis	400,000 175,000	175,000
Blake Napierala	310,000 -50,000	-50,000
Randy Pfeifer	300,000 -120,000	-120,000
Ivan Mamuzic	265,000 155,000	155,000
Charles Johnson Jr	260,000 15,000	15,000
Brad May	231,000 -99,000	-99,000
Jeff Hagen	195,000 25,000	25,000
Nick Pfaffenbach	175,000 55,000	55,000
Guy Klass	160,000 10,100	10,100
David Conron	160,000 120,000	120,000
Paula Ferro	160,000 30,000	30,000
Cameron Bartolotta	155,000 -5,000	-5,000
Kevin Cunningham	133,000 -87,000	-87,000
Alicia Pachla	120,000 -50,000	-50,000
Trushang Desai	78,000 -22,000	-22,000
Michael Ferrer	70,000 -57,000	-57,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

03-15-2015 16:51 UTC-4

David Conron Eliminated in 25th Place ($1,835)

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

On a flop of , David Conron had all of his chips comitted with the against Buck Ramsey's . Ramsey hit gin with the on the turn, and he faded the board pairing with the on the river to send Conron out the door in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Buck Ramsay	610,000 174,000	174,000
David Conron	Busted

03-15-2015 17:15 UTC-4

Brad Perkins Eliminated in 24th Place ($2,029)

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Brad Perkins shoved his last 35,000 in from the hihack and Charles Johnson called from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded, and Perkins discovered he was in bad shape.

Perkins:
Johnson: