2016 Western New York Poker Challenge

$1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
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

The Stacks

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Here's a look at the current leaders and their stacks:

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Reichenbacher
Joseph Reichenbacher
640,000
245,000
245,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
490,000
90,000
90,000
Mike Rellinger us
Mike Rellinger
490,000
250,000
250,000
Newton Graziano us
Newton Graziano
460,000
80,000
80,000
Charles Johnson us
Charles Johnson
460,000
-120,000
-120,000
Jeff Wells us
Jeff Wells
450,000
-75,000
-75,000
Thomas Mader us
Thomas Mader
450,000
-20,000
-20,000
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
420,000
200,000
200,000
Jonathan Shah us
Jonathan Shah
300,000
-50,000
-50,000
Bob Kiehl
Bob Kiehl
300,000
55,000
55,000
Rick Block
Rick Block
250,000
-150,000
-150,000
Weiyi Moilsley
Weiyi Moilsley
250,000
-100,000
-100,000
Joseph Elia us
Joseph Elia
250,000
-78,000
-78,000
Kurtis Boutelle us
Kurtis Boutelle
220,000
10,000
10,000
Jeff Kandefer
Jeff Kandefer
210,000
Daniel Beirworth
Daniel Beirworth
120,000
-255,000
-255,000
Hassan Jamil
Hassan Jamil
105,000
-215,000
-215,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Wells Moves Up

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jeff Wells
Jeff Wells

Jeff Wells just pushed Alex Visbisky off a massive pot to crest the 600,000 mark.

We picked up the action on the turn of an {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} board with Wells checking. Visbisky bet 45,000 and Wells check-raised to 110,000. Visbisky called, but when Wells bombed for more than Visbisky's 250,000 behind on the {9-Hearts} river, Visbisky went deep into the tank.

He emerged five minutes later, into Level 20, with a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Wells us
Jeff Wells
600,000
150,000
150,000
Alex Visbisky us
Alex Visbisky
250,000
-6,000
-6,000

Tags: Alex VisbiskyJeff Wells

Falling Fast

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Joseph Reichenbacher
Joseph Reichenbacher

Joseph Reichenbacher busted Daniel Beirworth when his {a-}{q-} made two pair versus Beirworth's fours.

Reichenbacher has a big lead now on 750,000, meanwhile, Hassan Jamil, Greg Miller and Bob Kiehl have all gone broke.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Reichenbacher
Joseph Reichenbacher
750,000
110,000
110,000
Hassan Jamil
Hassan Jamil
Busted
Greg Miller us
Greg Miller
Busted
Daniel Beirworth
Daniel Beirworth
Busted
Bob Kiehl
Bob Kiehl
Busted

Tags: Bob KiehlDaniel BeirworthGreg MillerHasan JamilJoseph Reichenbacher

Moilsley Mucked By Block

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Weiyi Moilsley
Weiyi Moilsley

Weiyi Moilsley made it 22,000 and after Mike Rellinger called, Rick Block jammed it in.

Moilsley called off and after Rellinger folded, a classic race was revealed with Block holding the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and Moilsley on the {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

Block took the lead on the {5-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop and held through the {6-Spades} turn and {j-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Rick Block
Rick Block
520,000
270,000
270,000
Weiyi Moilsley
Weiyi Moilsley
Busted

Tags: Mike RellingerRick BlockWeiyi Moilsley

Wagner On Top

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Wagner
Dan Wagner

Dan Wagner was the player who busted Bob Kiehl, making kings full of jacks on the river against Kiehl's three kings with an ace kicker.

As a result, it's now Wagner who leads in the final 19, sitting on close to 900,000 already.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
880,000
460,000
460,000

Tags: Bob KiehlDan Wagner

Block Over Wells

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Rick Block
Rick Block

Rick Block just stole a little of Jeff Wells' thunder and a gaggle of chips as well.

The two had put about 120,000 in the middle by the time they got to the river of a {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades} board, where Wells fired 80,000.

Block mulled it over for a minute, looking confused. Eventually he figured it out, and made the call with the {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. Wells had his hand in the cookie jar with the {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and the pot was pushed to Block.

Player Chips Progress
Rick Block
Rick Block
600,000
80,000
80,000
Jeff Wells us
Jeff Wells
450,000
-150,000
-150,000

Tags: Jeff WellsRick Block

Break!

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The 19 players left have been sent off on a 10-minute break and will return with the start of Level 21.

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000