2016 Western New York Poker Challenge

$1,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2016 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
$52,768
Event Info
Buy-in
$910
Prize Pool
$215,379
Entries
244
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Better To Be Lucky Than Good

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
James Miller
James Miller

Perennial Seneca contender James Miller told PokerNews he "got it in bad and got lucky." But later admitted that what really happened is he played bad and got lucky.

Miller found a big double up after three-betting one opponent's 750-chip open to 1,750, then calling a 5,000-chip four-bet with the {j-}{9-}. He called another 7,000 on an {a-}{k-}{q-} flop, then got it in after the {10-} turn had completed his unlikely gutshot straight draw.

Turned out he had cracked a set of aces, and now has two-times the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
James Miller us
James Miller
61,000
61,000
61,000