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
Filter

Filter

Filter By
Sort By

Bang The Drum Slowly

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

It's another flight and another bullet for Mike Boncore.

One of the 13 survivors from Monday's Day 1a flight, Boncore was back at it during Day 1c earlier today to try to better the 30,500 in chips he bagged at the end of that day.

He busted 1c, but after getting it in with set over set once and pocket aces twice here in 1d he's well on his way to reaching that goal.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mike Boncore
Mike Boncore
32,000
32,000
32,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Ace On The River

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

A magic ace on the river just helped one player with {a-}{j-} crack pocket queens.

He simply doubled up back to around 15,000, but celebrated like Hevad Khan at the 2007 World Series of Poker, stomping around the room and screaming "Yessss!"

Prompting at least one player at the cash tables to suggest the tournament was already over.

Better Lucky Than Good

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

A few hands after raising with pocket aces and getting no callers, Carol Fingar found a way to double up anyway.

She got it in bad with {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} on an {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} board against a player with {3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, but managed to counterfeit his two pair on the {7-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Carol Fingar
Carol Fingar
22,000
22,000
22,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Four-Way Action

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Burt Kopaskie
Burt Kopaskie

Burt Kopaskie got the best of a four-way all in pot holding two queens and has shot up to a spot among the early chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Burt Kopaskie
Burt Kopaskie
34,000
34,000
34,000

It Happened One Night

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Todd Saffron
Todd Saffron

Todd Saffron is off to a quick start here and appears to have grabbed the early chip lead.

First he doubled up with a straight over a set, then he picked up pocket aces and got the best of a battle between blinds.

Now he has more than triple what he started with.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Todd Saffron us
Todd Saffron
36,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Full House

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The Niagara Falls Poker Room at Seneca Niagara is really filling up now.

The entries and re-entries keep coming with the board now reading 106 total through just the first level and a half.

At this pace this flight should prove to be the busiest of the first four.

And Another One

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Lucas McKenzie
Lucas McKenzie

Lucas McKenzie has become the latest recipient of an early double up.

He rivered a flush against a set of jacks to get the job done and rise up on top of the early leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lucas McKenzie
Lucas McKenzie
24,000
24,000
24,000