Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The remaining players are now off on a 10-minute break with 12 full levels behind them. They will return to play three more 20-minute levels before bagging up.
In the meantime, the start of Level 13 will also mark the end of the registration and re-entry period.
With $477,559 in career live tournament earnings, Travell Thomas is easily one of the most accomplished players in the Western New York area.
He's now among the most accomplished players in this tournament as well, having hit trips sevens holding on a queen high flop and getting his heads-up opponent to commit all his chips with top pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Travell Thomas | 88,000 | 88,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Joe Ciffa found himself all in with versus and things didn't really work out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joe Ciffa | Busted |
Pat Tighe has moved into chip boss position once again, soul reading one heads-up opponent who fired 25,000 into the river on a board.
Tight held , he called and it was good against his opponent's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pat Tighe | 125,000 | 50,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Jiten Surwade just entered the biggest pot of the flight so far and came out the other end with the chip lead.
It was a classic cooler with Surwade holding versus one opponent's . Just for good measure, Surwade made quad aces and after flopping three jacks a hand or two later to rake in some more chips, he's the first player past the 100,000-chip mark.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jiten Surwade
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100,500 | 100,500 |
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event 3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em champ Pat Tighe has moved into the chip lead here.
He flopped a boat holding and got full value, then picked off a bluff with over to move over and above 70,000.
In fact, Tighe told PokerNews he just went on a massive four or five hand rush to build his stack, and would have had even more if he didn't just lose a pot to start Level 10.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pat Tighe | 75,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100