Event 16: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 16: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$265
Prize Pool
$18,126
Entries
72
Welcome to the Final Event of the 2014 WNYPC at Seneca Niagara
For the past week, the 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge, an annual series that takes place within walking distance of the world famous Niagara Falls at the Seneca Niagara Casino, has hosted 15 events. Today, they will host their 16th to close out the series. In addition, the $1,100 Main Event, which attracted 183 entries, will conclude today. You can follow updates from that event by clicking here.
We'll be bringing you live updates from both the Main Event and Event #16: $300 No-Limit Hold'em, but our primary focus will be on the former until a winner is crowned. We will also be activating the MyStack App for this event, allowing players to directly update their chip counts in the PokerNews blog using their iPhone or Android phone. You can even write up hand recaps yourself to update your family and friends of your progress. So if you're playing, be sure to take advantage of that.
Here's a look at the 2014 WNYPC winners so far, as well the the rest of the schedule:
| Event | Date | Time | Tournament | Winner |
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| 1 | Friday, March 28 | 11 a.m. | $200 No-Limit Hold'em* | Kevin Mathias |
| 2 | Saturday, March 29 | 11 a.m. | $500 No-Limit Hold'em* | Joseph Elia |
| 3 | Sunday, March 30 | 11 a.m. | $300 No-Limit Hold'em* | Tristran Coffin |
| 4 | Sunday March 30 | 6 p.m. | $100 No-Limit Hold'em | Nick Dipalma |
| 5 | Monday, March 31 | 11 a.m. | $150 No-Limit Hold'em | David Lisacchi |
| 6 | Monday, March 31 | 6 p.m. | $100 No-Limit Hold'em | Alex Barker |
| 7 | Tuesday, April 1 | 11 a.m. | $150 No-Limit Hold'em | David Kelly |
| 8 | Tuesday, April 1 | 6 p.m. | $100 No-Limit Hold'em | Marcy Jo Penkalski |
| 9 | Wednesday, April 2 | 11 a.m. | $100 Crazy Pineapple | Arthur Gates |
| 10 | Thursday, April 3 | 11 a.m. | $300 No-Limit Hold'em* | Thomas Keeper |
| 11 | Thursday, April 3 | 6 p.m. | $150 No-Limit Hold'em | Craig Ross |
| 12 | Friday, April 4 | 11 a.m. | $200 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Turbo* | Andy Spears |
| 13 | Friday, April 4 | 6 p.m. | $150 No-Limit Hold'em | Shawn Rodwell |
| 14 | Saturday, April 5 | 11 a.m. | $1,100 Main Event ($100K Guaranteed)* | |
| 15 | Saturday, April 5 | 6 p.m. | $200 No-Limit Hold'em | |
| 16 | Sunday, April 6 | 11 a.m. | $300 No-Limit Hold'em* |
*Live reporting coverage by PokerNews
Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!
For anyone playing Event #2 of the WNY Poker Challenge, PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.
Be forewarned, however, that any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.
We look forward to your updates!
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are in the air in Event #16!
The tournament clock currently reads 25 entrants, but of course that number will go up as player filter in through Level 4. We'll be bringing you periodic updates on the tournament throughout the day, while subsequently bringing you live updates from the Main Event.
We've already spotted quite a few players who played and busted the Main Event on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Some Shots from Event #16
"Round 2"
After busting the Main Event in brutal fashion, Jim Goertz got right back on the horse by registering for Event #16.
"Round two," Goertz joked. He is joined in the tournament by his wife, Stephanie.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Two More Familiar Faces
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Registration is Now Closed
Level 5 just began, which means registration is officially closed for Event #16 $300 No Limit Hold'em. Right now the tournament clock says there were 71 entries, but we're still waiting on official numbers. We'll be sure to post those just as soon as they become available.
Spears Skewered in Set-Over-Set Hand
On Friday, Andy Spears took down the 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge Event #12 $200 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Turbo for $6,422. That tournament attracted 141 entries to the Seneca Niagara Falls Casino & Hotel and created a prize pool of $22,933.
According to our Ones to Watch preview, the Seneca Poker Room has been Spears' personal playground for the past year. Last August he took down the Summer Slam Series Main Event for $23,700, and a few months later he went wire-to-wire to win the $1,500 Fall Poker Classic Main Event for $52,410. In addition, back In September he claimed his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring in Cincinnati, winning a $365 Turbo tournament for $10,801.
Spears was in today's event looking for another win, but his 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge has officially come to an end after he was on the wrong end of a set-over-set hand (his eights lost to jacks).
"I would if I could," Spears replied when another player jokingly asked him if he would be rebuying. Alas, registration is done, which means Spears is too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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56,000 | 36,000 |
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28,000 | 8,000 |
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25,000 | 5,000 |
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22,000 | 2,000 |
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19,000 | -1,000 |
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19,000 | -1,000 |
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18,500 | -1,500 |
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16,900 | |
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Busted |