Event 2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$450
Entries
117
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Xiaohu Chen Wins Event #2 of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
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Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Toronto, Canada's Xiaohu Chen took down the second event of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge in the early morning hours Sunday.
Chen bested a field of 117 entries to book the $15,242 win, including a tough final table he shared with Event #1 winner Jerry Calvaneso.
In fact, it was Calvaneso that really put Chen in great position to win it all when the two tangled in a massive pot during seven-handed play that saw Calvaneso shove with big slick on a queen-high board and Chen make the game-changing call with jacks.
By the time he got heads up with Jason Stockfish, Chen held 2.1 million of the 3.5 million chips in play and made short work of the Cleveland native, calling with second pair against bottom pair and a combo draw that never materialized. With that, Chen became the champion of Event #2.
PokerNews will be back for coverage of Event #3 of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge, $300 No-Limit Hold'em, beginning at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Jason Stockfish Eliminated in 2nd Place ($9,450)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Stockfish made it 150,000 and Xiaohu Chen called. The flop came 
and Stockfish continued for 170,000.
Chen called, the turn brought the 
and Stockfish pushed in. Chen made the call with 
and was ahead of Stockfish' 
.
The river was the 
and Stockfish was eliminated in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,550,000 | 1,450,000 |
|
Busted |
Heads Up Chip Counts
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | 200,000 |
Sammy Iraci Eliminated in 3rd Place ($6,656)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Sammy Iraci ran fives into Xiaohu Chen's queens to bow out in third place.
Chen will now take a slight lead into heads-up play with Jason Stockfish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Joe Ciffa Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,827)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
After doubling up Sammy Iraci, Joe Ciffa got it all in with 
against Xiaohu Chen's 
.
The board ran out 
and Ciffa made his exit fourth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Charles Johnson Jr Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,556)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Joe Ciffa open-shoved, Charles Johnson Jr moved in for less and after the rest of the players stepped out of the way the hands were revealed.
Ciffa held 
and was ahead against Johnson's 
. The board ran out 
and Johnson said goodbye fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000 | 300,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Counts Five Handed
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
360,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
350,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
300,000 | -340,000 |
Kyle Gauchat Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,642)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Facing a Jason Stockfish raise, Kyle Gauchat pushed all in with pocket nines.
Stockfish made the call with 
and the race was on. The board fell 
ending Gauchat's run in sixth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | 300,000 |
|
Busted |