Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,500
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,500
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mike Crystal | |
| 1 | 2 | Tom Krol | |
| 1 | 3 | Nicholas P. Goetz | |
| 1 | 4 | Matt Brunskole | |
| 1 | 5 | Husni Aga | |
| 1 | 6 | Justin Brocato | |
| 2 | 1 | Steve Przybyl | |
| 2 | 2 | William Vogel | |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Wachowski | |
| 2 | 4 | Jonathan Dimmig | |
| 2 | 5 | Nachman Berlin | |
| 2 | 6 | Lou Procopio |
Nachman Berlin has added another to his list of causalties here on Day 2. Greg Hartwick opened with a raise preflop with 
and Berlin called on the button with 
. The two players checked the 

flop, and the
fell on the turn. A quick sequence of bets and raises resulted with Hartwick moving all in for around 250,000. Berlin called, and the river failed to improve Hartwick's hand. He'll take home $4,415 for 13th place.
Berlin is our new chip leader with close to 1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Michael Mizrachi's rollercoaster ride through the DeepStacks Western New York Poker Championship has come to an end. After losing a sizeable pot to Nachman Berlin moments earlier, Mizrachi open shoved for his last 52,000 from the button with 
. Berlin folded in the small blind, but Mike Crystal peeked down at 
in the big blind and made the call.
A 

flop gave "The Grinder" the lead ... momentarily. After the dealer rolled over the
on the turn, the
spiked on the river to give Crystal a higher pain and the win. Mizrachi began Day 2 with the chip lead and provided everyone here at Seneca Niagara will several memorable moments during his deep run. The thirteen players remaining can breathe a deep sigh of relief now that the last member of Team Deepstacks has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Facing a 26k open from Michael Wachowski, Dietrich Kuhlmann shipped it in for an additional 113k.
After a good three minutes in the tank, Wachowski made the call and a classic race was on with Kuhlmann holding 
and Wachowski on 
.
The 

flop was a good one for Wachowski, and after the
turn and
river, Kuhlmann's run at the DeepStacks Seneca Niagara title ended.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
After losing a flip to Steve Przybyl to leave him with just 40,000, Robert "Hoss" Colao's run in the Western New York Poker Championship ended in at the hands of Przybyl again. Colao moved all in from the small blind with 
and Przybyl called with 
. The better hand held up through the river, and Colao made his way to the cashier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 18 is under way. Here's a look at the chip counts of the final 16:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
807,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
795,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
690,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
580,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
399,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
355,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
332,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
247,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
230,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
209,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
171,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
170,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
140,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
132,000
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
|
115,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
40,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Here are some photos of the final 16 players:
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
In a battle of the blinds, Husni Aga and Jim Girldlestone saw a flop of 

. Aga led out for 30,000 and Girldlestone moved all-in for 74,000 more. After getting an exact count, Aga made the call with 
. Girdlestone was behind with 
. The
turn and
river failed to improve Girdlestone, who exited in 16th place for $3,684.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
442,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
|
Busted |