Pat Tighe was the recipient of Jerry Calvaneso's stack when Calvaneso shoved tens into his aces.
Tighe shot up over the 100,000-chip mark and into a spot among the leaders before giving a little back moments ago.
He joined a chorus of callers of a 3,000 open, but was the only one to call the opener's similar sized c-bet on the flop. The aggressor checked the turn, but was waiting in the weeds with a check-raise when Tighe bet 11,000, clicking it back to 22,000.
Tighe folded keeping his stack around the six-figure mark.
Joseph Elia just jumped into the chip lead getting the best of it in a three-way limped pot pre-flop to bust two players.
After the flop the action really took off as the big blind made it 2,000, Elia bumped it to 5,000 and the third player in the hand, Rob Davis, made it 8,000.
That's when the big blind shoved, Elia called and so did Davis. It was for the big blind, for Davis and Elia holding and the second-nut flush.
Needing to fade another club, and in particular the , he managed to get it done and had both opponent's covered.
Jeff Kandefer made it 150 from the button and after the small blind called, Peter DeSantis bumped it up to 725 from the big blind.
Both players called and the flop rolled out . DeSantis continued for 1,225, but Kandefer fired back with a raise to 2,500. The small blind folded, but DeSantis called.
The turn brought the and a check from DeSantis. Kandefer made it 3,000 and DeSantis called again. The action heated up even more on the river, as DeSantis made a rather large 8,000-chip bet. Kandefer called and when DeSantis showed , he turned over , dragging the pot with a flopped set.
The 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge continues today with Event 3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em.
The annual series runs through March 15th with eight major events culminating in the $200,000 Guaranteed $1,000 Main Event and the third event on the schedule begins at 11 a.m. this morning.
This event will feature 30-minute levels and 20,000-chip starting stacks. Registration is open until the start of Level 5 and there is unlimited re-entries for the first 8 levels.
The tournament is scheduled for one day and will play down to a winner today.
In 2014, Tristran Coffin beat a field of 132 to win Event #3 of the Western New York Poker Challenge although a deal was struck four-handed. Coffin earned $4,900 for the win.
As always, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the poker room floor at the Seneca Niagara Casino providing coverage of all the action from start to finish.
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flop. The aggressor checked the 
turn, but was waiting in the weeds with a check-raise when Tighe bet 11,000, clicking it back to 22,000.
versus 
, then rode 
for Davis and Elia holding 
and the second-nut flush.
, he managed to get it done and had both opponent's covered.
and was lucky enough to have one opponent in front push all in with pocket tens.
and a check from DeSantis. Kandefer made it 3,000 and DeSantis called again. The action heated up even more on the 
river, as DeSantis made a rather large 8,000-chip bet. Kandefer called and when DeSantis showed 
, he turned over 
