2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up

$150 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Event Info
Buy-in
$150
Prize Pool
$10,000
Entries
210
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Matt D Eliminated in 9th Place ($574)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Matt D.
Matt D.

Matt D was quite short and ended up getting his remaining 80,000 chips in the middle with jack-nine.

Unfortunately for him, Arthur Gates decided to call with queen-jack of hearts and made a pair of queens on the flop with a flush draw. Not that he needed it, but the flush came in on the river and Matt was eliminated, taking home $574 in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Arthur Gates us
Arthur Gates
700,000 480,000
Matt D
Matt D
Busted

Tags: Arthur Gates

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Dietrich Kuhlmann Eliminated in 10th Place ($474)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Dietrich Kuhlmann
Dietrich Kuhlmann

Dietrich Kuhlmann got his remaining 170,000 in the middle with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and was called by Matt Miceli who held pocket kings.

The board ran out queen high and Kuhlmann as unable to catch up, making him the first casualty at this final table.

Kuhlmann takes home $474 for his efforts today.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Miceli
Matt Miceli
600,000 250,000
Dietrich Kuhlmann
Dietrich Kuhlmann
Busted

Tags: Dietrich KuhlmannMatt Miceli

Official Final Table

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The final event in this three-day Warm-Up weekend is down to its final moments now that the final table has come together.

Marcy Jo Phillips leads the way with 780,000.

Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts:

SeatPlayerCount
1Allison Schultz65,000
2Marcy Jo Phillips780,000
3Dietrich Kuhlmann170,000
4Matt Miceli370,000
5Arthur Gates380,000
6Bob Markek370,000
7Kyle Gay190,000
8Matt D270,000
9Dave Berkley150,000
10Steve Cantatore315,000

Tags: Marcy Jo Phillips

Down to Ten

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With the recent elimination of James Miller in 11th place ($474), the final ten players are about to redraw for seats.

Stay tuned for a full redraw with counts!

Here is a look at the results thus far:

PlacePlayerPrize
11James Miller$474
12Rmichael Stebnicki$474
13Robert Davis$374
14Blake Napierala$374
15Phillip Girolamo$324
16Stephen Bullard$324
17John Abraham$324
18Mandy D$324
19Paula Rasmussen$299
20David Olshan$299
21Scott Murawa$299

Phillips Full Steam Ahead; Robert Davis Eliminated

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Robert Davis
Robert Davis

In the very next hand after Marcy Jo Phillips eliminated Blake Napierala, she raised to 21,000 from under the gun. Robert Davis was in late position and jammed his remaining 120,000 in the middle. Phillips called.

Davis tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} for ace high and Phillips showed {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of tens.

The board ran out {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Davis hit the rail.

Tags: Marcy Jo PhillipsRobert Davis

Napierala Failed to Fool Phillips

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Blake Napierala
Blake Napierala

On a board reading {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, with about 300,000 in the pot already, Blake Napierala moved all in for his remaining 120,000.

Marcy Jo Phillips went into the tank. After about a minute, she called.

Napierala said, "Nice call" and frustratingly whipped over {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for ace high.

Phillips tabled {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} for a pair of eights to scoop the massive pot and eliminate Napierala.

Player Chips Progress
Marcy Jo Phillips us
Marcy Jo Phillips
650,000 480,000
Blake Napierala us
Blake Napierala
Busted

Tags: Blake NapieralaMarcy Jo Phillips

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000