2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
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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My Aim Is True

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Allison Shultz
Allison Shultz

Allison Shultz is the new chip leader and Kim Whitney's good day just went bad.

Whitney defended his big blind against a Shultz raise and they went heads up to a {2-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Spades} flop. Whitney checked, Shultz continued and Whitney shipped it in.

Shultz called instantly with the {a-Spades}{6-Spades} nut flush and it was a cooler with Whitney on {j-Spades}{9-Spades}. The board ran out {j-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Shultz is still stacking the chips.

Left crippled, Whitney exited a couple hands later.

Player Chips Progress
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Allison Shultz
130,000
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Kim Whitney
Busted

The Numbers

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

With registration and the re-entry period now closed the total entries for this third Day 1 flight was 108.

That means they will play a full 15 levels or down to 13 players, whichever comes first.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Get Rich Or Die Trying

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

Rich Giambra just crested the 100,000-chip mark busting yet another unlucky soul.

"Another one bites the dust," he said, raking in the chips after he got his opponent all in with nines versus queens and spiked an unnecessary queen on the turn to make a set.

Player Chips Progress
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Rich Giambra
101,000
16,700
16,700

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Meet The New Boss

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Derek Hinchliffe
Derek Hinchliffe

Using every bit of the rather loose image he created from the hand he built his stack with moments earlier, Derek Hinchliffe flopped a set of sevens and got Randy Pfeifer to put all his chips in the middle having paired up.

As a result, Pfeifer is finished and Hinchliffe leads.

Player Chips Progress
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Derek Hinchliffe
130,000
58,000
58,000
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Randy Pfeifer
Busted

In The Mix

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada's Derek Hinchliffe just leaped into contention here getting all his chips in the middle holding {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} on a {k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{8-Spades} flop.

His heads-up opponent held {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and was left with just a few chips and his chair when the {j-Spades}{q-Hearts} run out made Hinchliffe two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Derek Hinchliffe
72,000
72,000
72,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200