That's a fate he's hoping to avoid here today. In a recent hand, Kaemmerlen opened for 150 from the cutoff and received calls from the small blind and the lovely Natalia Metlach in the big blind. Two checks on the flop saw Kaemmerlen continue for 250, which only Metlach called. Both players proceeded to check the turn, and then Metlech tossed out a T500 chip when the completed the board on the river.
Kaemmerlen released his hand and watched the small pot pushed across the table. He may not have won that pot, but if recent the aforementioned tournament is any indication, Kaemmerlen will win his fair share as the day progressed.
Right now there are 17 tables up and running on the hotel balcony. Not all of them are full, but there are at least two players at each. Players are still filtering in, which they'll continue to do throughout the early afternoon as registrations and unlimited reentries are open until the start of Level 5.
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We are underway here in the Western New York Poker Challenge $1,100 Main Event. The tournament board currently reads 85 players, but we're expecting many more to filter in before registration closes in a few hours.
We're heading out to the floor to see who's here. See you in a bit.
Tonight, legendary Tonight Show host Jay Leno is slated to play the Seneca Events Center just outside the tournament area. It'll be a big show, but for us all eyes will be on the 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event!
The two-day tournament marks the culmination of the 16-event series (though there are still a couple events to come), and some of the area's best players are expected to participate including Thomas Keeper, who took down Event #10 on Thursday night after a four-way chop at the final table; runner-up in that event Ryan Rivers, who won the Bad Beat Jackpot here at the Seneca Poker Room on Wednesday night for $72,000; and Andy Spears, who won Event #12 NLHE Turbo Deepstacks last night in impressive fashion. In addition, we expect many of the players featured in our Players to Watch at the 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge to pony up.
The Main Event is set to kick off shortly on the balcony of the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, and of course the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be bringing you hand updates, photos, chip counts and more from the floor. 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.
flop saw Kaemmerlen continue for 250, which only Metlach called. Both players proceeded to check the 
turn, and then Metlech tossed out a T500 chip when the 
completed the board on the river.
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