2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b23
Event Info
2015 Western New York Poker Challenge
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$56,352
Event Info
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$241,491
Total Entries
275
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 275
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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Spears Doing Spears Things

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Andy Spears, who has won countless tournaments at this venue, entered the Main Event shortly before the end of Level 3. He told us he played one orbit, busted a player and ran his stack up to 75,000.

Jacob Ostrander, Mark Roberts, and Marcy Jo Phillips, who just re-entered, will have to deal with Spears today at Table 13.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Spears
75,000
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Mark Roberts
30,000
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Marcy Jo Phillips
30,000
30,000
30,000

Running It Up

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Pat Tighe
Pat Tighe

Just a few days removed from his victory in the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event #3 $300 No Limit Hold'em, Pat Tighe is trying to run it up here in the Main Event.

He outlasted a field of 135 entries to post the win early Monday morning but only needed to take on one player to pick up an early pot moments ago.

With about 5,600 already in the pot, Tighe led out for 3,700 into an {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop. His opponent on the button tanked for a minute, but could not find a call.

Player Chips Progress
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Pat Tighe
37,000
37,000
37,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Updated Stacks

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Jacob Ostrander
57,000
27,000
27,000
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Art Demmerley
40,000
10,000
10,000
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Fred Bolla
38,000
8,000
8,000
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Sharman Olshan
35,500
5,500
5,500
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Johannes Mueller
31,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Aaron Obstein us
Aaron Obstein
29,000
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Greg Miller
26,000
4,000
4,000
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Dave Olshan
26,000
4,000
4,000
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Jeff Hobrecker
18,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Carol Leonardi us
Carol Leonardi
17,000
13,000
13,000
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Marcy Jo Phillips
15,000
100
100
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Dean Metzger
12,000
18,000
18,000
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Anthony Sgroi
Busted

Straighten Up and Fly Right

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Pat Moeller led out into a 5,000-chip pot with the board reading {6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

Then, when his opponent shoved all in, he snap-called with {4-Clubs}{7-Spades}.

Moeller's nut-straight was well ahead of his opponent's {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} and after a meaningless river, he doubled up to over 60,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Pat Moeller
61,000
61,000
61,000

McLean Returns the Favor

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

After losing a pot on the river earlier to Peter Raimondi, Paul McLean got some of his chips back in a similar fashion.

With the board showing {3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Spades}{6-Hearts}, Raimondi check-called a bet of 2,000 from McLean, bringing the {4-Hearts} on the river. Raimondi checked, McLean tossed out 3,000 and Raimondi tank-called.

"Two pair," said McLean as he turned over {J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

"Figures," Raimondi responded as he mucked. "I had a jack."

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Raimondi
44,500
4,500
4,500
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Paul McLean
33,000