2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
45
Prize
$66,736
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$278,050
Entries
315
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Salhab Pops the Bubble

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

We didn't catch the action but on the fifth hand of hand-for-hand play, the bubble has been pooped. Budwey Salhab trapped an opponent with pocket kings and got them to commit the rest of their chips. Salhab's kings held versus an ace-high hand and with that the rest of the field is in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Budwey Salhab us
Budwey Salhab
425,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Budwey Salhab

Hand-For-Hand Begins

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

The field is now one off the money sitting at 37 players remaining. The next player eliminated will put the rest of the field in the money.

Meyers Shoves on Mancini

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

There looked to be about 200,000 already piled up in the middle when Chris Meyers checked a {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop. His heads-up opponent, Peter Mancini, bet 100,000 only to see Meyers check-shove for 183,500.

"No shame in folding," said Meyers as Mancini sat in the tank. Meyers would eventually see his opponent fold and was pushed a massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Meyers us
Chris Meyers
395,000
100,800
100,800
Peter Mancini ca
Peter Mancini
230,000
-165,000
-165,000

Tags: Peter ManciniChris Meyers

Assorted Top Stacks

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Scott Murawa us
Scott Murawa
485,000
-15,000
-15,000
Justin Canazzi us
Justin Canazzi
450,000
45,000
45,000
Andy Ranaletti us
Andy Ranaletti
410,000
-37,000
-37,000
Medhat Ramzy ca
Medhat Ramzy
400,000
-155,000
-155,000
Peter Mancini ca
Peter Mancini
395,000
120,000
120,000
Budwey Salhab us
Budwey Salhab
375,000
-185,000
-185,000
Jeff Hobrecker us
Jeff Hobrecker
370,000
249,500
249,500
Patrick Tighe us
Patrick Tighe
350,000
74,000
74,000
Dave Grana us
Dave Grana
345,000
-90,000
-90,000
Illan Kandiah ca
Illan Kandiah
330,000
51,000
51,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Phillips Gets Rivered to Bust

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

After having her stack cut in half earlier, Marcy Jo Phillips was able to bring it back up to 77,500 when she moved all in preflop being put at risk by Peter Mancini.

Marcy Jo Phillips: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Peter Mancini: {q-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Phillips had her opponent dominated but a {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Clubs} run out gave Mancini a flush and Phillips was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Mancini ca
Peter Mancini
275,000
113,500
113,500
Marcy Jo Phillips us
Marcy Jo Phillips
Busted

Tags: Marcy Jo PhillipsPeter Mancini

Marcinkiewicz Doubles Through Eisele

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

Jason Eisele opened to 11,000 and called a three-bet shove from Matt Marcinkiewicz for 69,000. The two were racing with Eisele having a slight edge with the {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} against Marcinkiewicz's {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

The board ran out {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} and Marcinkiewicz hit both of his outs to double.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Eisele us
Jason Eisele
300,000
-200,000
-200,000
Matt Marcinkiewicz us
Matt Marcinkiewicz
150,000
-2,500
-2,500

Tags: Matt MarcinkiewiczJason Eisele