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
Entries
1,026
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

The House That Debi Built

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Debi Moore
Debi Moore

Debi Moore found herself on the right end of a full house over full house situation.

She now has twice the starting stack after relieving her unlucky opponent of all his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Debi Moore
Debi Moore
21,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Baller!

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball

Kenny Ball is off to a hot start here having earned triple what he started with.

Most of the stack was built when the Batavia, NY resident flopped trip nines holding {k-}{9-} against {k-}{k-} and getting his opponent to commit all his chips.

A quick look around the room proves Ball as the early leader.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball
33,700

Another Bullet

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

The number of entries keeps climbing as the fourth level comes to a close.

The board now reads 68 with a number of players re-entering.

In fact, we've seen Peter DeSantis fire three bullets already in an attempt to build a stack for Day 2.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

He's On a Boat

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Kim Whitney
Kim Whitney

Kim Whitney got it all in heads-up with {5-Clubs}{10-Clubs} on a {5-Spades}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts} board and was up against {10-Spades}{8-Spades}.

His opponent hit the flush on the {2-Spades} turn, but Whitney managed to fill up on the {10-Diamonds} river to drag the pot and bust his opponent.

He's now chipped up to a spot among the early leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Kim Whitney
Kim Whitney
31,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

DeSantis is Done

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Peter DeSantis just got extremely unlucky to bust yet another bullet.

He bet 800 into a {j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, then called when his opponent raised to 2,700. On the {a-Clubs} turn that opponent fired out 2,700 and DeSantis moved in for some 600 more.

Priced in, his opponent made the call with just {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. DeSantis held {j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, but busted yet again when the river brought the pair-making {k-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Peter DeSantis
Peter DeSantis
Busted

Rich Gets Richer

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Rich Giambra
Rich Giambra

Rich Giambra built a big stack on Day 1a Monday, but busted around 17th with 13 players going through to Day 2.

Today he's back at it again and just got it all in preflop with {q-Clubs}{q-Clubs} against two opponents.

One held {a-}{k-} and the other {7-}{7-}, but Giambra's queens held, even making him a set on the river of the {4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds} run out.

As a result, he tripled up into the early chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Rich Giambra
Rich Giambra
50,000
50,000
50,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75