Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$170
Entries
139
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000
Of Biblical Proportions
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Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Local rounder John Abraham is making a bit of a run. He recently made a min-raise pre-flop and found a willing caller in the big blind.
The flop came 
and after a check, Abraham made it 1,000. The big blind fired back with a min-raise of his own making it 2,000 and Abraham promptly shoved. The big blind called with 
but Abraham had flopped two pair holding 
.
It held on the 
run out and Abraham collected another soul on the way to a 40k+ stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,500 | 40,500 |
The Dearly Departed
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
No word on whether they have re-entered yet, as they can for a few more levels, but the players listed below are among those who have managed to go broke.
The board currently reads 123 entries with 98 left.
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Busted |
It Just Keeps Getting Better
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Dan Ayotte continues to climb up the leaderboard at breakneck speed.
He just bet 7,000 chips into a pot less than half that size after making trip eights on the river. His opponent folded, but Ayotte was back betting again the very next hand, raising it up from the button to drag another pot uncontested.
"I'm not bluffing guys," he said, showing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,000 | 12,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
He Flopped The Nut Straight
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Cameron Bartolotta made it pretty clear he had a big hand, raising a 2,000-chip open from his heads-up opponent on a 
flop. He made it 4,700, but it wasn't enough to shake his foe.
The turn then came the 
and after his opponent shoved for close to 6,000, Bartolotta made the call with 
, having flopped the nut straight.
His opponent showed a lot of heart and 
but could not beat Bartolotta as the river brought a blank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | -1,100 |
Quadding Up
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Alex Visbisky has emerged as the early chip leader after picking off a massive bluff.
He raised 4-3 off from the cutoff, flopped trip fours, turned quads and made the easy call when one opponent shipped it in on the river for around 11,000.
He started off this latest level raising from late position and winning another pot uncontested to add a little to the lead and appears ready to wield his big stack like a stick from here on in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,600 | 600 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Break It Down
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
The players are now on a 10-minute break with four full levels in the books.
Don't Squeeze The Sharman
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
Buffalo's own Sharman Olshan is holding her own in this first event on the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge schedule.
She's twice flopped top two to drag sizable pots and build her stack to almost twice it's original size.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 |