Event 1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em | 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

03-28-2014 22:59 UTC-4

Shamel Thomas Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,209)

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Shamel Thomas limped from late position, Jason Nablo raised to 35,000 from the small blind, and Thomas Hawthorne flatted from the big. Thomas then responded with a raise to 90,000, and Nablo folded. Hawthorne called, and they went to the flop.

The action moved quickly from there. In fact, Thomas acted out of turn and announced "all in" a split second before Hawthorne did. They were both ruled all in. Nablo shot out of his seat because he folded sevens preflop, The other two flipped their hands over, and neither had a pair.

Hawthorne:
Thomas

Thomas was in front with his ace-high, but Hawthorne took command when the peeled off on the turn. The completed the board, and Thomas was eliminated. Hawthorne is now nearing 1 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Hawthorne	970,000	300,000
Shamel Thomas	Busted

Tags: 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge Jason Nablo Shamel Thomas Thomas Hawthorne

03-28-2014 22:42 UTC-4

Joe Ciffa Eliminated in 7th Place ($930)

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Joe Ciffa turned the nut straight in a massive pot against Thomas Hawthorne, but it turned out he was already drawing dead. On a board of , the two players got it all in for a pot worth around 630,000. Ciffa showed , but Hawthorne had the superior for a flush. Ciffa couldn't even draw to a straight flush as Hawthorne had it blocked with his . Ciffa hit the rail, and Hawthorne is our new leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Hawthorne	670,000	310,000
Joe Ciffa	Busted

03-28-2014 22:33 UTC-4

Dean Metzger Eliminated in 8th Place ($721)

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Shamel Thomas raised to 24,000, Kevin Mathias flatted, and Dean Metzger shoved for around 160,000. Thomas released, but Mathias called.

Metzger:
Mathias:

Metzger needed help to stay alive, but the board failed to improve his hand. Mathias is our new chip leader with around 480,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Mathias	480,000	195,000
Dean Metzger	Busted

Tags: 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

03-28-2014 22:06 UTC-4

Art Demmerley Eliminated in 9th Place ($581)

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Art Demmerley is a final table machine here at the Seneca Poker Room. He made another one today, but his run is now over. Demmerlay was all in with the and ran into the of Joe Latona. The aces held up and Demmerley was eliminated.

Tags: 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge Art Demmerley

03-28-2014 22:03 UTC-4

"Johnny Vegas" Eliminated in 10th Place ($477)

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

He refuses to give us his real name, but the gentleman known as "Johnny Vegas" has been eliminated. He moved all in preflop with the and two players called. One of them had and paired a king to send Mr. Vegas back to Sin City.