Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
$300 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$39,021
Entries
155
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000
Rob Greene Leads on the Dinner Break
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The remaining 32 players are on a 30-minute dinner break. Rob Greene leads with 245,000.
Play will resume at 6:35PM.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Scott Dabarno Triples Up
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Scott Dabarno, Curtis Myers and Alan Findlay were all in before the flop with Findlay having both of his opponents covered by a lot of chips.
Dabarno: 
Myers: 
Findlay: 
The flop came 
, keeping Myers in the lead with ace-high but giving Findlay some outs to make a straight.
The turn was the 
and Dabarno jumped into the lead with a pair of jacks. Findlay picked up a flush draw as well.
The river was the 
and Dabarno cheered as he tripled up, with the side pot going to Myers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Photos From The Day
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Quads for Varun Palackan
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
There was some commotion at one of the outer tables with three players all in on a flop of 
.
Varun Palackan showed 
for a set of sevens, Andy Spears tabled 
for the nut flush draw and the third player in the hand revealed 
for a pair of kings.
The turn was the 
, giving Palackan quads and immediately leaving Spears and the third player in the hand drawing completely dead.
The river was the 
but the third player was already out the door and Palackan raked in the pot, leaving Spears with just under four big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
8,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
Kuhlmann With the Cooler; Felicetti Eliminated
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Budwey Salhab raised to 5,000 from early position and Dietrich Kuhlmann moved all in for 26,000 immediately after him. Jeremy Felicetti was in middle position and called for less with 8,600 behind. Salhab thought about it for a moment and eventually called.
Kuhlmann: 
Felicetti: 
Salhab: 
The flop came 
, keeping Felicetti in the lead with a pair of kings. Salhab picked up some outs to make trip queens and Kuhlmann picked up one out to make a straight should the case king hit the felt.
The turn was the 
, giving Kuhlmann a flush draw.
The river was the and Kuhlmann cheered as he made his flush, sending Felicetti to the rail and taking a chunk out of Salhab's stack to more than double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Dan Wagner Busts Another
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dan Wagner, 2016 Fall Poker Classic Main Event Champion, has chipped up and is in the lead with a third of the field remaining in this opening event.
With about 13,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Wagner led out for 6,000 from under the gun. His opponent in the cutoff thought about it for a moment and called.
The turn was the 
. Wagner checked, as did his opponent.
The river was the 
and Wagner instantly moved all in. Within a few seconds, the cutoff tossed in a single chip, indicating a call for his remaining 18,000 chips.
Wagner tabled 
for the nut straight. His opponent sent his cards to the muck and headed for the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Spears Holds
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
On a board reading 
, with about 28,000 in the pot already, Andy Spears and his opponent in early position were all in.
Spears tabled for a pair of kings while his opponent revealed with a flush draw, a straight draw and an over card.
The river was the 
and Spears' pair of kings held for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
63,000
|
63,000 |