2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$56,352
Event Info
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$241,491
Entries
275
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Main Event

Day 3 Started

Can Anyone Catch Klass?

The Wall of Klass
The Wall of Klass

Welcome to our final day coverage of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event. Today someone will claim the trophy and the $59,000 top prize, and we'll be on the floor of the Seneca Poker Room to bring you all of the highlights until the champion is crowned.

The man best positioned to win today is Guy Klass, a Buffalo native who has already more than doubled his career live tournament earnings by reaching the final table in this event. Klass will bring 2,869,000 in chips to the final table — nearly triple the amount of his next closest competitor. He took the chip lead from Adam Foster on Sunday evening and went on a rampage from there, eliminating the 11th- and 10th-place finishers to burst the final table bubble.

Also in contention today is Buck Ramsay, who won the Seneca Summer Slam Main Event last August for more than $41,000. Ramsey has more than $187,000 in career live tournament earnings and is a favorite to claim his second title this evening.

Seneca Poker regulars Blake Napierala and Alex Rivera will also be playing for the title today, as well as the lone lady in the field, Paula Ferro.

The action will resume at noon ET with the blinds at 12,000/24,000 and a 3,00 ante. Stay tuned for all the action from Niagara Falls!

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

The Final Table is Now!

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

The cards are in the air at the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event final table. Since play ended on the very last hand of Level 23 last night, we'll have a full one-hour Level 24 with blinds at 12,000/24,000/3,000.

Ferro Shoves

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Guy Klass limped from under the gun, Blake Napierala limped from the cutoff, and Paula Ferro shoved for around 500,000 from the small blind. Both players released, and Ferro scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Paula Ferro
Paula Ferro
550,000 19,000

Check-Raise From Schumacher

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

With the board showing {9-Spades}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, Blake Napierala and Lawrence Schumacher checked to Guy Klass, who bet 50,000. Napierala called, and Schumcher responded with a check-raise to 100,000. Klass quickly folded, and Napierela thought it over for a few seconds before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Lawrence Schumacher
Lawrence Schumacher
750,000 -85,000

Kelly Cracks Kings for the Double

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Guy Klass limped from under the gun and David Kelly shoved for 280,000 from directly behind. Action folded back around to Klass and he snap-called.

Kelly: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Klass: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

Kelly was on the verge on being the first player eliminated today, but the {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{A-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Spades} board gave him the help he needed to stick around in this tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Klass us
Guy Klass
3,240,000 -280,000
David Kelly ie
David Kelly
620,000 87,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

David Kelly Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,434)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
David Kelly
David Kelly

David Kelly opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Buck Ramsay called from the cutoff. The flop rolled out {3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Kelly checked. Ramsay bet 45,000, Kelly raised to 100,000 and Ramsay called.

The turn brought the {4-Diamonds} and Kelly shoved for more than 400,000. Ramsay looked Kelly's stack up and down and then tossed in a call.

Kelly: {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Ramsay: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}

Kelly had a plethora of outs to win the hand on the river, but the {6-Clubs} wasn't one of them. He exits in ninth place, while Ramsay moves up to 1.5 million.

Player Chips Progress
Buck Ramsay ca
Buck Ramsay
1,500,000 633,000
David Kelly ie
David Kelly
Busted