Main Event Day 2 | 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event

Day 2 Started

03-15-2015 11:10 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 2!

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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!

03-15-2015 12:01 UTC-4

Shuffle Up And Deal!

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It's go time! The cards are in the air here on Day 2.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

03-15-2015 12:11 UTC-4

Raimondi Has the Last Laugh

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Raimondi	195,000
Paul McLean	Busted

03-15-2015 12:22 UTC-4

Falling Fast

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Miller	Busted
Scott Aitchison	Busted
Ike Haigas	Busted

03-15-2015 12:31 UTC-4

Conron Doubles Through Hosbach

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Salvatore Incardona opened from middle position, David Conron shoved from the hijack, and Scott Hosbach reshoved from the button. Incardona looked pained as he let his hand go, and the cards went on their backs.

Conron:
Hosbach:

Hosbach picked up some help on the flop, but he failed to improve through the river.

"This is like taking candy from a baby," Conron yelled. "It's easy over here."

Player	Chips	Progress
David Conron	260,000	204,200
Scott Hosbach	180,000	-232,200

03-15-2015 12:51 UTC-4

Pachla on a Roll

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Alicia Pachla doubled early in the day and just eliminated Armando Pagliari to creep close to 200,000 in chips. Pachla moved all in with the and Pagliari called with the . The board secured the win for Pachla, who has tripled her starting stack today.