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We walked up to Table 19 to find Art Demmerley with all of his chips in the middle of the pot and the 
in front of him. He was up against another player's
on a board of 
, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator he was a 58% favorite to win a pot worth more than 30,000. However, the 
on the river gave the other player a straight flush, leaving Demmerley with only 6,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Several players have taken advantage of the late registration today. We've also seen Art Demmerley take a seat at a new table after busting and re-entering.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Players are exiting the tournament area for the first break of the day. Registration is open until the next level begins in 10 minutes.
Rick Block didn't want to be stuck with his 6,000-chip stack at the end of the level, so he decided to start moving in blind. If he busted, he could re-enter. If he doubled, he could try to get back to his starting stack of 20,000.
Block says he's been "running like God" all week, and it didn't stop now.
First, Block shoved blind for 5,925 preflop with the 
and received a call from a player holding the 
. The board ran out 
, giving Block a pair of fives on the river and a double-up.
On the next hand, Aaron Olshan opened to 400 from middle position and Block shoved blind for around 12,000. Another player called from the button, as did Olshan.
Block: 
Olshan:
Button: 
The 
gave Olshan top pair, but Block picked up a flush draw. The 
on the turn completed Block's flush, and he picked up another pot to increase his stack to around 38,000
Block won another all-in on the very next hand, too. We didn't see it go down, but he told us he busted a player with 
against 
. Block is up to around 50,000, multiplying his stack by nearly 10 times in a matter of minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Registration is officially closed here in Event #10. We'll have payout information posted as soon as it is available.
Travell Thomas managed to sneak into Event #10 just before registration closed. Thomas missed all of the previous WNY Poker Challenge events while in St. Louis for the World Series of Poker Circuit, but he'll be here for the remainder of the series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
On Tuesday, April 1, David Kelly took down the $150 No-Limit Hold'em event here at the 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge, and he's back in action today looking for another title.
Kelly is seated over at Table 19, which is where we heard a dealer shout out, "All in and a call."
We made out way over to discover the dealer verifying stacks between Kelly and his opponent in the big blind. The board read 
, and Kelly had the 
laid out in front of him. The big blind's hand had already been mucked, but Kelly confirmed that his opponent had held and the two got it in on the turn.
It was close, but Kelly had a slightly bigger stack to send the big blind to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 |
