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Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
The players are taking a 15-minute break as the tournament staff colors up and removes the green 25-denomination chips.
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$39
Prize Pool
$41,040
Total Entries
1,026
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 1,026
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Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
Guelph, Ontario, Canada's Haris Galatsidas got it all in with 
against 
and while he was way behind, he had his opponent covered.
The flop rolled out 
to give him a set and the lead. Then he locked it up making quads on the 
turn.
For those of you keeping score at home, the meaningless river was the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
Kim Whitney's climb into contention continues here having just turned 
into trip jacks to bust one opponent with three pairs.
He's now closing in on 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
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 against two opponents.
One held 
and the other 
, but Giambra's queens held, even making him a set on the river of the 
run out.
As a result, he tripled up into the early chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Peter DeSantis just got extremely unlucky to bust yet another bullet.
He bet 800 into a 
flop, then called when his opponent raised to 2,700. On the 
turn that opponent fired out 2,700 and DeSantis moved in for some 600 more.
Priced in, his opponent made the call with just 
. DeSantis held 
, but busted yet again when the river brought the pair-making 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Kim Whitney got it all in heads-up with 
on a 
board and was up against .
His opponent hit the flush on the turn, but Whitney managed to fill up on the 
river to drag the pot and bust his opponent.
He's now chipped up to a spot among the early leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
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.
