Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em | 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

03-12-2015 15:22 UTC-4

It's Getting Hot in Here

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Tensions are rising as each pot takes on more significance.

In the meantime, the room was hushed as Kyle Badger just leapfrogged Mike McKeever on the chip counts.

McKeever raised it up and Badger defended his big blind going heads up to an flop. Both players checked and Badger checked again on the turn. McKeever led out for 35,000 and Badger flatted.

Badger checked again on the river, but when McKeever bet 100,000, he pushed all in.

McKeever scowled and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Badger	410,000 120,000	120,000
Mike McKeever	190,000 -20,000	-20,000

03-12-2015 14:18 UTC-4

Fall From Grace

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Shayne Shackelford's collapse is now complete.

After coming in with a massive chip lead, he fell under 100,000 and finally got it all in with against .

The player with queens hit a set and Shackelford was bounced out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shayne Shackelford	Busted

03-12-2015 13:46 UTC-4

New Man In Charge

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Brandon Louvier has jumped into the chip lead after taking a huge pot off Shayne Shackelford with a very lucky river card.

Louvier called Shackelford's three-bet all in on the turn for some 200,000 holding on a board. Shackelford was ahead with for two pair.

But that changed drastically after the river gave Louvier two bigger pair and now the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Louvier	460,000 410,200	410,200
Shayne Shackelford	190,000 -250,000	-250,000

03-12-2015 13:15 UTC-4

It's Tough At The Top

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

Billy Snead and Kimlong Trieu have chipped up and joined the neck-in-neck race for the top spot on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kimlong Trieu	360,000 180,000	180,000
Billy Snead	355,000 200,900	200,900

03-12-2015 13:01 UTC-4

McKeever Finds The Flush

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

Mike McKeever is sitting just to the left of start-of-day chip leader Shayne Shackelford and now has a stack to battle him with.

McKeever got it in with on the turn of a board with two aces, two spades and a ten against Dominick Muto holding .

The river came a spade and with Shackelford dipping down under 400,000, McKeever is now neck-in-neck with him for the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McKeever	360,000 234,300	234,300
Shayne Shackelford	360,000 -160,000	-160,000
Dominick Muto	Busted

03-12-2015 10:41 UTC-4

Day 2 Set To Go!

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The 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event 5: $25,000 Guaranteed $50 No-Limit Hold'em will play down
to a winner today.

Over six Day 1 starting flights the event drew a huge 1,026 entries and re-entries, absolutely smashing the $25,000 guarantee.

Now, just 119 remain in the hunt for the title.

When play resumes at 12 p.m. local time they will all be looking up at Shayne Shackelford, who built a massive 520,000-chip stack on Day 1d.

No other player will come in with more than 200,000, although Day 1f leader Kyle Badger is close on 199,300.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the poker room floor throughout keeping you up to date on all the action until a champion emerges.