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Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$39
Prize Pool
$41,040
Total Entries
1,026
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 1,026
Filter
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The first Day 1 flight of Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge is in the books.
The flight drew a total of 113 entries but 100 of those players will not see the event's second day.
Play was cut short of the 15 levels planned as they reached 12 percent of the total entries midway through the day's 14th level, ending with two players busting out on the same hand and just 13 remaining.
While Event #1 champ Jerry Calvaneso built up a chip lead in the late levels, he lost a big hand with 
to Billy Snead's set of fives to make Snead the end-of-day chip leader.
All 13 players remaining will return Thursday at 12 p.m. local time to combine with survivors from the other starting flights to play down to a winner.
This was the first of six starting flights that will play out over the next three days. The second starting flight will go off at 7 p.m. local time tonight.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back to keep you updated on all the action throughout.
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
154,100 | |
|
|
134,900
24,900
|
24,900 |
|
125,700
90,700
|
90,700 |
|
104,300
28,300
|
28,300 |
|
101,300 | |
|
99,700
19,700
|
19,700 |
|
98,200
56,800
|
56,800 |
|
|
92,200
12,800
|
12,800 |
|
|
69,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
68,800 | |
|
|
31,600 | |
|
30,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
|
19,200 |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Thomas Fleming spent the last few levels dusting off his chip lead and got the last of it across the line in a three way all in pot with Tom Law and David Conron.
Conron had jacks and the jacks held to bust Law and Fleming on what would be the final hand of this first flight.
They are now down to just 13. A full list of the remaining players and chip counts is coming up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Jerry Calvaneso just brought play to the end-of-day bubble busting both Rich Giambra and Jody Peterson on the same hand.
It was queens for Calvaneso up against Giambra's 
and Peterson's 
all in preflop. A board of blanks has left the tournament with just 15 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Two more short stacks busted just as Jody Peterson called a Tyson Yu shove.
Yu had two queens and Peterson just pocket fours. The queens held and Peterson was left with little more than a chip and a chair.
However, he tripled up once turning a pair of deuces into a full house, then doubled that making three fours out of 
to crack a weak ace and get back in the thick of it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
35,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
With two short stacks busting the field has combined to two tables with just 19 players left.
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
With registration for Day 1a now closed there was a total of 113 entries.
The plan is to play 15 levels on the day or suspend play when the field is whittled down to 12 percent of the total number of entries.
With just 21 players left they will stop if that number reaches 14.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
