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

03-12-2015 15:44 UTC-4

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

Pied Pfeifer

[user127999]

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

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	950,000 490,000	490,000

03-12-2015 16:06 UTC-4

Break Time!

[user127999]

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

The players are off on a 10-minute break.

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

03-12-2015 16:23 UTC-4

He Fought The Law

[user127999]

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

Heading into the break Peter Craniotis made it 45,000 from the button and Tom Law defended his big blind.

The flop fell and Law checked. Craniotis made it 60,000 and Law pushed for 250,000 more.

Craniotis called with and Law was on the flush draw with . Somehow, ace-high held and Craniotis moved into the top spot on the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Craniotis	1,000,000 360,000	360,000
Tom Law	Busted

03-12-2015 16:31 UTC-4

He's Back!

[user127999]

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

Mike McKeever is back in it again after sending Dave Battaglia to the rail.

It was all in preflop with McKeever's against Battaglia's and McKeever managed to fade the three outer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McKeever	510,000 320,000	320,000
Dave Battaglia	Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

03-12-2015 16:46 UTC-4

No Chop

[user127999]

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Tom Guidon just sent Tyson Yu to the rail after they both got it in with pocket eights.

Unfortunately for Yu, Guidon held the and four diamonds showed up on the run out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Guidon	560,000
Tyson Yu	Busted

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

03-12-2015 16:59 UTC-4

Chip Counts

[user127999]

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Craniotis	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Randy Pfeifer	1,060,000 110,000	110,000
Jeff Klein	995,000 235,000	235,000
Yong Wolfer	700,000 643,000	643,000
Mike McKeever	620,000 110,000	110,000
Greg Belliotti	600,000 364,000	364,000
Kimlong Trieu	600,000 310,000	310,000
Keith Mueller	560,000 170,000	170,000
Brandon Louvier	540,000 35,000	35,000
Kyle Badger	500,000 90,000	90,000
Don Ranalli	500,000 17,000	17,000
Mark Dobbertin	460,000 160,000	160,000
Gary Espinosa	300,000 -90,000	-90,000
Aleksandras Fedorenka	210,000 -140,000	-140,000