2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$5,700
Event Info
Buy-in
$39
Prize Pool
$41,040
Total Entries
1,026
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 1,026
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The Leaders Emerge

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Popielarz
Jason Popielarz
64,000
Profile photo of William Balcom
William Balcom
63,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Jim Widmer
Jim Widmer
55,500
11,500
11,500
Profile photo of Alex Barker
Alex Barker
55,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Greg Belliotti
Greg Belliotti
47,000
17,400
17,400
Profile photo of Tony Parete
Tony Parete
42,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Adam Stephany
Adam Stephany
40,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of John Molino
John Molino
40,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Jeremy O'Brien
Jeremy O'Brien
39,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas
39,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Dennis Danielski
Dennis Danielski
21,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Joseph
Jeffrey Joseph
20,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Sam DeSabio us
Sam DeSabio
15,000
30,000
30,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Falling Fast

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kim Tipton
Kim Tipton

Yet another one of the early chip leaders has bowed out here in level 9.

This time it was Kim Tipton getting it in with an open-ender versus top two and failing to get there.

The good news for Tipton is he still has a stack from Day 1a to bring into Day 2 Thursday.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kim Tipton
Kim Tipton
Busted

Royally Flushed

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

On a downswing since joining the early chip leaders, Jim Bucki has now gone broke.

He did it in style, however, turning two pair with {q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} versus {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} before his opponent rivered a Royal Flush to send him packing.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Greg Belliotti
Greg Belliotti
28,000
Profile photo of Jim Bucki
Jim Bucki
Busted

The Trials of Travell

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Forced to fire a second bullet just moments ago, Travell Thomas is already back in contention.

Having earned a quick double almost immediately, he picked up even more chips defending his big blind against a 2,200 open from the button.

They both checked the {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, but when the {q-Spades} came down on the river, Thomas forced his foe to fold with an 1,800-chip bet.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas
30,000
20,000
20,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Breaking Bad

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

The players listed below have come and gone.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Jemioli
John Jemioli
Busted
Profile photo of Chris Hoffman
Chris Hoffman
Busted
Profile photo of Bruce Mackenzie
Bruce Mackenzie
Busted
Profile photo of Kim Batta
Kim Batta
Busted

Three-Way Action

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

William Balcom used {a-}{10-} to beat {k-}{10-} and {j-}{j-} all in preflop.

He spiked an ace on the turn to bust two shorter stacks and jump into contention for a deep run with over 50,000 in chips now.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of William Balcom
William Balcom
55,000
55,000
55,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100