Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

03-09-2015 14:27 UTC-4

The Stacked and the Not So Much

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Fleming	83,000 31,000	31,000
Mike McKeever	66,000
Tom Law	63,000 -12,000	-12,000
Jody Peterson	60,000 5,000	5,000
Brian Morse	54,000 42,000	42,000
John Jemiolo	51,000 31,000	31,000
Rich Giambra	46,000 11,000	11,000
David Conron	36,000 -500	-500
Mike Boncore	21,000 -31,000	-31,000
Joe Charish	18,000 -11,000	-11,000
Steve Conklin	Busted
Stephen Deibler	Busted
Daniel Campell	Busted
Sheila Farrell	Busted
Tom Buckley	Busted

03-09-2015 14:36 UTC-4

The Final Four

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

They are down to just four tables remaining here in this first flight of Event #5.

The board currently reads 111 entries with 36 players left.

At this point, Thomas Fleming is the chipleader.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

03-09-2015 14:47 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Chuck Friedman	68,000
Jerry Calvaneso	61,000
John Abraham	Busted

It's Better To Burn Out Than Fade Away

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A hot start saw John Jemiolo jump into the early chip lead.

The rest of the day did not go as well as he just said goodbye running into pocket queens to lose the last of an increasingly short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Jemiolo	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

03-09-2015 15:07 UTC-4

Calvaneso On Top

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

To the surprise of no one who has been paying attention to the results of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge thus far, Jerry Calvaneso has vaulted in the chip lead and is the first player to hit the six-figure mark.

He bumped it up to 5,000 preflop and got one caller, who shoved all in on an flop after Calvaneso checked.

Calvaneso called with and was in front against his opponent's . He stayed there after two blanks on the turn and river and is now stacking the chips - a familiar site at Seneca Niagara.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Calvaneso	101,000 40,000	40,000

03-09-2015 15:19 UTC-4

Large and In Charge

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Below are the top chip stacks in the room:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Calvaneso	118,000 17,000	17,000
Thomas Fleming	112,000 29,000	29,000
Mike Amyut	105,000
David Conron	80,000 44,000	44,000
Chuck Friedman	76,000 8,000	8,000
Brian Morse	61,000 7,000	7,000
Mike Boncore	58,000 37,000	37,000
Jody Peterson	48,000 -12,000	-12,000
Tom Law	48,000 -15,000	-15,000
Mike McKeever	35,000 -31,000	-31,000
Rich Giambra	24,000 -22,000	-22,000
Joe Charish	Busted