2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
With just 50 players remaining the field has combined to five tables.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
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.
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 ![]()
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before his opponent rivered a Royal Flush to send him packing.
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 ![]()
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flop, but when the
came down on the river, Thomas forced his foe to fold with an 1,800-chip bet.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
The players listed below have come and gone.
William Balcom used ![]()
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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.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100