2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$9,514
Event Info
Buy-in
$265
Entries
135
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

On The Bubble

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

On one table Christopher Trybus got the last of Bruce Pace's chips all in with {a-}{k-} versus {a-}{q-}.

In the meantime, Mike Shavensky shipped it with {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and got looked up by monster stack Cameron Bartolotta with pocket sevens.

There was a jack on the flop, but a seven as well.

With two players busting the tournament is now on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Shavensky
Mike Shavensky
Busted
Bruce Pace us
Bruce Pace
Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Don't Try Him

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Christopher Trybus is on a huge tear since the dinner break and is moving up the chip counts.

First he bluffed Bruce Pace off a pot, then he busted a short stack spiking an ace against his pocket kings.

Trybus looks like a contender now with 18 players left.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Trybus
Christopher Trybus
215,000

Two Tables Remain

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Kevin Copec just busted a player with kings over nines all in pre flop.

Copec spiked a king just to make sure and they are now down to 20 players with two tables remaining and five spots out of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Copec
Kevin Copec
280,000 70,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

On Pace

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Bruce Pace lost a good chunk of chips doubling up Kevin Copec.

However, a few hands later he pulled a bunch back into his stack. With more than 100,000 in the middle heads up with John Michalak, Pace bet 50,000 on the river of an {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} board.

Michalak tanked, called and mucked when Pace showed {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for the flopped wheel.

Player Chips Progress
Bruce Pace us
Bruce Pace
250,000 -55,000
Kevin Copec
Kevin Copec
210,000
John Michalak us
John Michalak
100,000 -70,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Bruce Pace us
Bruce Pace
305,000 80,000
Shawn Wilmot Jr
Shawn Wilmot Jr
266,000 6,000
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta
246,500 25,000
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
177,500 87,500
John Michalak us
John Michalak
170,000
Pat Tighe us
Pat Tighe
150,000 45,000
Ronnie D'Grillo
Ronnie D'Grillo
140,000
Gene Amplement
Gene Amplement
132,000
Rob Davis
Rob Davis
72,000 17,000
Joseph Elia us
Joseph Elia
70,000 -90,000
Anthony Gugino us
Anthony Gugino
66,000 -14,000
Mike Shavensky
Mike Shavensky
65,000 -5,000
Ron Downen
Ron Downen
Busted
Dan Wagman
Dan Wagman
Busted
Joe Ciffa us
Joe Ciffa
Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

The Ice Queen

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Shawn Wilmot Jr just busted yet another player raising it up with {a-}{q-} and getting it all in against a shorter stack holding {a-}{k-}.

An ace flopped and a queen came on the river to give Wilmot the win.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Wilmot Jr
Shawn Wilmot Jr
260,000 65,000