2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$6,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$170
Entries
139
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000

Alex Visbisky Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,167)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Visbisky
Alex Visbisky

Alex Visbisky just ran into the machine that is Michael Milewski and is now out in 6th place.

After Milewski limped the small blind, Visbisky shoved over the top with {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Milewsky called with pocket sixes, flopped a set and sent Visbisky home.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Milewski
Michael Milewski
1,050,000
250,000
250,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
Busted

Carrie Marciniak Eliminated in 3rd ($2,806)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Carrie Marciniak
Carrie Marciniak

Carrie Marciniak is out third after getting the last of her short stack in with {k-}{8-} and being outflopped by Michael Milewski's {9-}{10-}.

Milewski will take a slight chip lead into heads-up play with Jerry Calvaneso.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Milewski
Michael Milewski
1,100,000
50,000
50,000
Jerry Calvaneso us
Jerry Calvaneso
950,000
350,000
350,000
Carrie Marciniak us
Carrie Marciniak
Busted

Michael Milewski Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,884)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Michael Milewski
Michael Milewski

Jerry Calvaneso made it 75,000 to go and Michael Milewski made the call.

Both players checked the {q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop, but when the {10-Spades} turned and Calvaneso bet 85,000, Milewski shipped it in. Calvaneso made the call with {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and was behind Milewski's {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} until the {8-Diamonds} river fell, making Calvaneso a queen-high straight.

Milewski was forced to settle for $3,884 in second-place money.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Milewski
Michael Milewski
Busted

Jerry Calvaneso Wins Event #1 of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge ($6,285)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Jerry Calvaneso
Jerry Calvaneso

After close to 13 hours of poker, Grand Island, New york, resident Jerry Calvaneso was crowned champion of the first event on the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge schedule.

Calvaneso bested a field of 139 to take down the title, trophy, and $6,285 in first-place prize money. While it would be easy to say it was never in doubt, even Calvaneso will admit there were points where it was.

Calvaneso vaulted into the chip lead at the final two tables, but things got a bit shaky when he lost a big race, doubling up eventual heads-up opponent Michael Milewski in a massive hand. It would take a few minutes, but Calvaneso steadied the ship and despite the fact Milewski looked to be running away with things as play went short handed, he managed to start heads-up play just about even.

Milewski chipped away at the venerable Calvaneso to take the lead, but eventually Calvaneso got back to even and quickly grabbed close to a 2-1 advantage by making two pair and getting paid off.

In the end, Calvaneso got in behind, but hit an open-ended straight draw to win the whole ball of wax.

PokerNews will be back for coverage of Event #2 of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge, a $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event, beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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