Break It Up
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Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
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2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 12: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Turbo
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$22,933
Entries
141
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Event #12 Payouts
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We were just handed the official payouts for Event #12. The 142 entries created a prize pool of $22,933, and the top 15 finishers will earn a minimum payday of $390. The eventual winner will take home $6,422.
| Place | Payout | Place | Payout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,422 | 7 | $917 | |
| 2 | $3,967 | 8 | $711 | |
| 3 | $2,867 | 9 | $573 | |
| 4 | $2,144 | 10-12 | $470 | |
| 5 | $1,559 | 13-15 | $390 | |
| 6 | $1,193 |
Rivers Continues to Roll
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
It's safe to say that this week poker hasn't been as kind to anyone as it has to Ryan Rivers. Last night he finished runner-up in Event #10 for $6,000, and on Wednesday night he got the lion's share (approximately $72,000) by hitting the Bad Beat Jackpot in the Seneca Niagara Poker Room. Rivers is in action today, and thus far he's running just as hot.
In a recent hand, a player limped and Rivers did the same from late position. The player on the button then moved all in for 16,500, the original limper folded, and Rivers made the call.
Rivers: 
Button: 
It was a flip, and while the 
flop didn't hit the button directly, it did give him added outs to a queen. The 
turn put out additional counterfeit options, but Rivers successfully dodged all the danger when the 
blanked on the river. The threes held and Rivers was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
#MyStack
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
84,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
84,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
80,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
79,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
78,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
63,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
56,000
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
55,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
47,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
33,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
|
28,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Piccioli Wins Four-Way All In
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Dan Piccioli is the proud father of poker pro and WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli, and he's looking to follow his son's path to success on the felt here in Event #12. Picking up pocket kings in a four-way all in usually helps.
Piccioli open shoved for 33,000 from early position, and the player in Seat 6 re-shoved for 35,000. The next player to act called all in for less, and then Barry Kruger called as well, having them all covered.
Piccioli: 
Seat 6: 
Seat 7: 
Kruger: 
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Piccioli was a 55% chance to more than triple up, and he did just that after the board rolled out 
. Piccioli credited his masseuse Denise for the luck as he raked in a massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
83,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
41,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
Bartolotta Wakes Up with Big Slick at Just the Right Time
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Cameron Bartolotta has been on a little heater the past couple levels.
In a recent hand, a player in the hijack open-shipped for 35,400 and the small blind thought long and hard before announcing a call, which left him just 2,000 behind. Those last couple thousand went in soon thereafter when Cameron Bartolotta moved all in from the big blind.
Bartolotta:
Small Blind:
Hijack: 
Everyone was in the same wheelhouse, but Bartolotta had the best of it. The 
flop failed to hit anyone, but it gave Bartolotta an even bigger lead with flush blockers. The turn opened up some straight draws for Bartolotta's opponents, but the 
river failed to complete them.
Bartolotta's Big Slick held to send two players to the rail and send Bartolotta soaring over 150K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
"He Just Had a Meltdown"
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Cameron Bartolotta is on all sorts of fire. In fact, he seems downright unstoppable at the moment. Just minutes after scoring a double elimination, Bartolotta was moved to a new table and repeated the feat.
It happened when the under-the-gun player limped and then an early-position player moved all in for 17,400. A middle-position player then tossed in three red T10,000 chips, which meant he was forced to raise. Bartolotta proceeded to move all in behind, the limper folded, and the middle-position player, who had about 50,000 behind, quickly called off.
Middle Position: 
Bartolotta:
Early Position: 
Bartolotta had woken up with another big hand, and he managed to have another player commit a ton of chips with a far inferior hand. The board ran out a clean and Bartolotta notched another double elimination.
"He just had a meltdown," another player at the table said of the middle-position player, who had made a hasty exit from the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
303,000 |