2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
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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Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Break!

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

The players are off on a 15-minute break with the tournament staff coloring up the green-25-denomination chips.

Running Good

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

There's a break coming up at the end of this level but Henry Velez is running so hot right now he'd rather not take it.

He's picked up big slick, pocket fours and a number of other stellar hands on the way to building a decent early stack and simply wants to keep the momentum going.

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Henry Velez
40,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Another Bullet For Ball

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball

Kenny Ball, who busted from Day 1c earlier today after building a big stack early, has found his way in and out of Day 1d as well.

He shoved pocket fours on the river of a board full of overcards and got called by fourth pair.

"You looked way too strong," his opponent said, as Ball picked up his coat and made for the cage to fire another bullet.

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Kenny Ball
Busted

The Champ Arrives

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Nick Walker
Nick Walker

Nick Walker, who won the Main Event at the 2014 Western New York Poker Challenge for $37,061, is off to a fast start here in this event.

Walker got it in with queens over sevens and aces over {a-}{2-} holding both times to build a stack among the biggest in the room.

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Nick Walker
46,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Big Numbers

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

With the board reading 145 entries into this flight's fifth level, Day 1d is already the biggest of the four starting flights run for this event so far.

With registration and re-entry available until the start of the 13th level all signs point to putting up a big number today and with two more starting flights tomorrow, the $25,000 Guarantee will surely be laid to waste.