2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$5,700
Event Info
Buy-in
$39
Prize Pool
$41,040
Entries
1,026
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Pied Pfeifer

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

Randy Pfeifer has skyrocketed into the chip lead and is closing in on the one-million chip mark now.

Pfeifer told PokerNews most of the chips were collected without showdown, including one hand where he picked up kings and pushed all in preflop after a series of raises, forcing a fold. His opponent showed jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer
950,000 490,000

Klein Kicks Into Gear

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

Jeff Klein has moved into the chip lead after a flurry of action.

First he pushed all in pushing Peter Craniotis off a 200,000 pot on an {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop. Then he busted Mike Boncore flopping a set of eights against his top pair aces.

Klein even managed to make quads on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Klein us
Jeff Klein
760,000 628,900
Mike Boncore
Mike Boncore
Busted

It's Getting Hot in Here

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

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 {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop. Both players checked and Badger checked again on the {6-Hearts} turn. McKeever led out for 35,000 and Badger flatted.

Badger checked again on the {2-Spades} river, but when McKeever bet 100,000, he pushed all in.

McKeever scowled and folded.

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

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Counts

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Peter Craniotis
Peter Craniotis
640,000 280,000
Don Ranalli
Don Ranalli
610,000 -32,000
Brandon Louvier
Brandon Louvier
505,000 50,000
Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer
460,000 160,000
Gary Espinosa
Gary Espinosa
390,000 -25,000
Keith Mueller us
Keith Mueller
390,000 30,000
Greg Belliotti
Greg Belliotti
380,000 9,000
Tyson Yu
Tyson Yu
370,000 -60,000
Aleksandras Fedorenka
Aleksandras Fedorenka
350,000 -120,000
Dave Battaglia
Dave Battaglia
320,000 20,000
Mark Dobbertin
Mark Dobbertin
300,000 -15,000
Kyle Badger
Kyle Badger
290,000 70,000
Kimlong Trieu
Kimlong Trieu
290,000 -30,000
Tom Law
Tom Law
220,000 -70,000
Mike McKeever
Mike McKeever
210,000 -230,000

In the Money

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The following players have busted in the money:

45 Derek Hinchliffe $189
46 David Iseman $160
47 Alfred Pawlikowski $160
48 Aaron Obstein $160
49 Shayne Shackelford $160
50 Jeremy O'Brien $160
51 John Cevallos $160
52 Joshua Knight $160
53 Henry Valez $160
54 Joseph Rowe $160
55 Jerry Calvaneso $148
56 Allison Shultz $148
57 Joshua Norris $148
58 Ronald Wheeler $148

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Fall From Grace

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

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 {k-}{j-} against {q-}{q-}.

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

Player Chips Progress
Shayne Shackelford
Shayne Shackelford
Busted

Chip Counts

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Aleksandras Fedorenka
Aleksandras Fedorenka
470,000 15,000
Brandon Louvier
Brandon Louvier
455,000 -5,000
Mike McKeever
Mike McKeever
440,000 70,000
Tyson Yu
Tyson Yu
430,000 295,100
Gary Espinosa
Gary Espinosa
415,000 319,000
Greg Belliotti
Greg Belliotti
395,000 70,000
Peter Craniotis
Peter Craniotis
360,000 20,000
Donald Ranalli
Donald Ranalli
360,000 280,400
Keith Mueller us
Keith Mueller
360,000 305,000
Kimlong Trieu
Kimlong Trieu
320,000 -40,000
Dave Battaglia
Dave Battaglia
300,000 300,000
Randy Pfeifer
Randy Pfeifer
300,000 239,000
Tom Law
Tom Law
290,000 5,000
Kali Zurek
Kali Zurek
170,000 -50,000
Billy Snead
Billy Snead
130,000 -255,000