2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1f
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

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

On Broadway

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Rich Tomasello
Rich Tomasello

Rich Tomasello has almost four times the starting stack now thanks to a massive pot where he got it in behind and found a way to win.

It was Tomasello's {a-}{j-} versus his opponent's {a-}{q-} all in with one card to come and Tomasello hit his money card to make a Broadway straight on the river.

He's now taking up a spot among the early chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Rich Tomasello
Rich Tomasello
39,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

On The River

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
John Pittsley
John Pittsley

Niagara Falls, NY's John Pittsley is running hot here in the first few levels.

He dragged a big pot with pocket nines and rivered a full house holding pocket fives to bust one player on the way to building a stack triple the size of what he started with.

A quick look around the room has Pittsley as the early leader.

Player Chips Progress
John Pittsley
John Pittsley
32,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Here They Come

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

The registration cage is still abuzz with the board now reading 168 entries and counting.

The room is full and all indications are this flight will see the biggest number of entries from all six.

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Rising Fast

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Maria Parlatore
Maria Parlatore

Maria Parlatore called one opponent's shove on a {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop with {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

The {10-Hearts} turn kept her opponent's {q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} in the lead, but she busted him by making the nut flush on the {3-Diamonds} river.

She now has almost double what she started with.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Parlatore ca
Maria Parlatore
18,500

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Double Your Pleasure

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante
EJ Villone
EJ Villone

Cheektowaga NY's EJ Villone is off to a hot start, having busted the player on his right with {k-}{k-} over {j-}{j-} and a turn, flop and river that kept his hand ahead the whole way.

Player Chips Progress
EJ Villone
EJ Villone
20,000 20,000