The eliminations are coming quickly. Greg Miller got his last 45,000 in with the against Colin Padgett's , but Padgett drilled a set on the flop to bust the likable Miller.
Scott Aitchison and Ike Haigas have also been sent to the rail. We've already lost 11 players today — a rate of one per two minutes.
Peter Raimondi and Paul McLean battled many times on Day 1a, and McLean was seated with Raimondi here again on Day 2 after a table break. Raimondi informed us that he picked up pocket queens and they held on to beat McLean's , sending McLean to the rail within the first 10 minutes of Day 2.
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event! After two Day 1 starting flights attracted a total of 275 entries, only 74 will return at noon ET Sunday to compete for the $59,000 top prize.
Two players dominated their respective starting days and will enter Day 2 with a sizable chip advantage on Sunday. Damian Baird (443,700) bagged the lead on Day 1a after winning a 350,000-chip pot with a royal flush, and Scott Hosbach finished Saturday's flight with 412,200. Amazingly, both players were seated at Table 4, Seat 7 when they bagged for the night.
Others returning with big stacks include Randy Pfieifer, Jimmy Thomson, Alex Rivera, Veerab Zakarian, Blake Napierala, and former Seneca Niagara Main Event winners Buck Ramsey and Andy Spears.
Today's action will begin in Level 14 with the blinds at 1,200/2,400/300. With 74 players remaining and the top 27 being paid, we'll see more than half the remaining field go home empty-handed today. The plan is to play down as close to a winner as possible tonight, but the tournament will likely be extended into Monday.
Our Day 2 coverage begins at noon, so stay tuned for all the action from the balcony of the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino!
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against Colin Padgett's 
, but Padgett drilled a set on the flop to bust the likable Miller.
, sending McLean to the rail within the first 10 minutes of Day 2.
