2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 10: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$4,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$265
Prize Pool
$29,958
Entries
119
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Anish Bedhia Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,097)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Anish Bedhia - 5th Place
Anish Bedhia - 5th Place

Action folded to Anish Bedhia and he shipped all in, which Scott Aitchison called.

Bedhia: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Aitchison: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Bedhia picked the wrong spot and he paid the ultimate price after the board ran out {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}. Bedhia was bounced in fifth place, and the final four players are now discussing a deal.

Player Chips Progress
Anish Bedhia
Anish Bedhia
Busted

Tags: Anish BedhiaScott Aitchison

Alex Visbisky Eliminated in Sixth Place ($1,558)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Visbisky - 6th Place
Alex Visbisky - 6th Place

Ryan Rivers opened for 45,000 under the gun and was met by an all-in three-bet to 142,000 from Alex Visbisky in the cutoff. Action folded back to Rivers and he made the call.

"First time all day," Visbisky said before revealing his hand.

Visbisky: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Rivers: {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Rivers rolled his eyes upon seeing the bad news, and he didn't perk up when the {2-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop failed to help him. That said, the {9-Hearts} turn did.

"What a turn card," Thomas Keeper chimed. Indeed it was as it gave Rivers an open-ended straight draw. Wouldn't you know it, the {7-Clubs} spiked on the river to complete it.

"That's how it goes for me," a stunned and disappointed Visbisky said before leaving the final table area.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
750,000 150,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
Busted

Tags: Ryan RiversAlex Visbisky

Maurice Sessum Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,258)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Maurice Sessum - 7th Place
Maurice Sessum - 7th Place

The action has really picked up, and another player just fell by the wayside. This time it was Maurice Sessum, who found a hand he liked only to run it into Ryan Rivers' ladies.

Rivers: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Sessum: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Sessum was in desperate need of an ace, but none came as the board ran out a low {2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Sessum will take home $1,258 for his seventh-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
600,000 100,000
Maurice Sessum
Maurice Sessum
Busted

Tags: Ryan RiversMaurice Sessum

Travell Thomas Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,019)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Travell Thomas - 8th Place
Travell Thomas - 8th Place

In the first hand back from the break, Travell Thomas got his short stack all in and was up against the red-hot Thomas Keeper.

Keeper: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Thomas: {k-Spades}{2-Spades}

Thomas was looking for a king, but the {3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} flop failed to produce. The {J-Hearts} turn gave Keeper a full house, and that left Thomas drawing dead headed to the {10-Spades} river. Thomas lamented his bust and then made his way to the payout desk in eighth place to collect $1,019.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Keeper ca
Thomas Keeper
400,000 30,000
Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas
Busted

Tags: Thomas KeeperTravell Thomas

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

Chris Myers Eliminated in Ninth Place ($809)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chris Myers - 9th Place
Chris Myers - 9th Place

Scott Aitchison opened for 36,000 under the gun and cleared the field to Chris Myers, who moved all in for roughly 125,000 from the button. The blinds both folded and Aitchison snap-called.

Myers: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Aitchison: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Aitchison picked up another big hand, and once again it earned him a knockout when the board ran out {3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. A disappointed Myers had to settle for ninth place and $809 in prize money.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Aitchison
Scott Aitchison
620,000 110,000
Chris Myers
Chris Myers
Busted

Tags: Chris MyersScott Aitchison

Mark Archer Eliminated in 10th Place ($629)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mark Archer - 10th Place
Mark Archer - 10th Place

Mark Archer has been nursing a short stack since the final table began, but he has finally succumbed.

In his final hand, Archer got his last 100,000 or so all in preflop holding the {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and was up against the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} of Scott Aitchison. There was an ace in the window on the {q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} flop, but as you can see it was followed by a queen. The {7-Hearts} turn left Archer drawing dead, and after the {2-Clubs} was run out on the river, he took his leave in tenth place for $629.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Aitchison
Scott Aitchison
510,000 240,000
Mark Archer
Mark Archer
Busted

Tags: Scott AitchisonMark Archer

"Good Things Come to Those Who Wait"

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Thomas Keeper got his stack of 181,000 all in preflop against chip leader Ryan Rivers.

Rivers: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Keeper: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out a clean {a-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{a-Spades} and Keeper doubled through.

"Good things come to those who wait," Keeper said with a smile as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
500,000 -130,000
Thomas Keeper ca
Thomas Keeper
370,000 290,000

Tags: Thomas KeeperRyan Rivers