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

03-10-2015 14:39 UTC-4

Big Stack or Bust

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Giambra	84,300 3,100	3,100
Kim Whitney	80,300 8,300	8,300
Sherry Dixon	68,000 68,000	68,000
Haris Galatsidas	61,000 17,000	17,000
Randy Pfeifer	55,000 22,800	22,800
Debi Moore	55,000 21,700	21,700
Allison Schultz	46,000 11,000	11,000
Troy Miles	42,000 7,000	7,000
Mike Boncore	Busted
David Hanner	Busted

03-10-2015 14:29 UTC-4

Ball Deflated

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With one limper in front of him, a suddenly short Kenny Ball shipped it in from the button with two sevens.

The small blind called, as did Rich Giambra in the big and the limper. The flop came and it checked around. However, after the small blind checked the turn, Giambra fired out a bet.

Everyone folded and Giambra showed a set of nines. Drawing to an eight, Ball missed on the river and busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Giambra	81,200 19,200	19,200
Kenny Ball	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

03-10-2015 14:15 UTC-4

It's Not How You Start

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

While the day may have started slow in terms of the number of entries, things have certainly picked up.

The board for this starting flight now reads 100 entries with a number of players firing multiple bullets as the day has worn on.

03-10-2015 14:11 UTC-4

Turned It

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Allison Shultz turned a straight in a four-way limped hand to drag a rather large pot, getting one opponent with top pair to put all his chips in the middle on the river.

As a result, she now wields one of the larger stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allison Shultz	57,000 57,000	57,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

03-10-2015 14:03 UTC-4

Set 'Em Up, Knock 'Em Down

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Haris Galatsidas got one opponent all in with nines versus sevens.

Ahead the whole way, he even managed to make a set to bust his opponent and move up the ladder a little.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haris Galatsidas	44,000 18,000	18,000

03-10-2015 13:55 UTC-4

Rolling On The River

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

On a flush draw, Kim Whitney rivered a six-high straight to crack Cameron Bartolotta's two pair and drag a huge pot.

Bartolotta went out the next hand running into aces while Whitney moved into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kim Whitney	72,000 30,000	30,000
Cameron Bartolotta	Busted

03-10-2015 13:46 UTC-4

Stacked

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

The following players have built the biggest stacks around the room thus far:

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Giambra	62,000 12,000	12,000
Troy Miles	49,000
Kim Whitney	42,000 4,000	4,000
Kenny Ball	37,000 3,300	3,300
Debi Moore	33,300 12,300	12,300
Randy Pfeifer	32,200

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100