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

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

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

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.

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

"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

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Pachla on a Roll

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Alicia Pachla
Alicia Pachla

Alicia Pachla doubled early in the day and just eliminated Armando Pagliari to creep close to 200,000 in chips. Pachla moved all in with the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Pagliari called with the {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs} board secured the win for Pachla, who has tripled her starting stack today.

"Can't bust this girl!" Pachla said as she danced in front of her seat.

Player Chips Progress
Alicia Pachla
Alicia Pachla
190,000
85,000
85,000

Conron Doubles Through Hosbach

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
David Conron
David Conron

Salvatore Incardona opened from middle position, David Conron shoved from the hijack, and Scott Hosbach reshoved from the button. Incardona looked pained as he let his hand go, and the cards went on their backs.

Conron: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Hosbach: {A-Clubs}{5-Spades}

Hosbach picked up some help on the {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{Q-Spades} flop, but he failed to improve through the river.

"This is like taking candy from a baby," Conron yelled. "It's easy over here."

Player Chips Progress
David Conron us
David Conron
260,000
204,200
204,200
Scott Hosbach us
Scott Hosbach
180,000
-232,200
-232,200