2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up

$600 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$18,302
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$84,977
Entries
162
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Sharman Olshan Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,360)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Sharman Olshan
Sharman Olshan

On a board reading {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, Sharman Olshan piled her remaining chips in the middle and was called by [Removed:339].

[Removed:340] tabled {a-Clubs}{j-Spades} for top pair but Olshan showed {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for third pair.

The river was the {j-Diamonds} and Olshan was sent home in 13th place!

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:339] us
[Removed:339]
560,000
170,000
170,000
Sharman Olshan us
Sharman Olshan
Busted

Tags: Sharman Olshan

Sahar Khajavi Eliminated on the Bubble by Leo Kaplan

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

Leo Kaplan raised to 25,000 from middle position and Sahar Khajavi moved all in for 80,000 on the button. Kaplan snap-called.

Kaplan: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Khajavi: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Khajavi was eliminated on the bubble.

All remaining 18 players are now in the money, guaranteed a minimum payout of $1,190.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Kaplan us
Leo Kaplan
320,000
-40,000
-40,000
Sahar Khajavi ca
Sahar Khajavi
Busted

Tags: Leo KaplanSahar Khajavi

River for Rivera

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Alex Rivera
Alex Rivera

Alex Rivera found himself racing against a short stack holding {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. His opponent showed pocket fives.

As the dealer was putting out the flop Rivera said, "You gotta win those flips!"

The flop and turn were of no help, but an ace from space came down on the river and Rivera took down the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
230,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Alex Rivera

The Feature Event Begins Today!

The 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up event kicked off yesterday morning, but the feature event is today! With $50,000 guaranteed in the prize pool and a $600 buy in, you can bet the Seneca Niagara Poker Room will be full to the brim with players from near and far.

Play begins at 11:00AM and registration will be open until the end of level eight with unlimited re-entries. Players begin the day with 30,000 chips and will play as many 40-minute levels as it takes to crown a winner!

The last of this Warm-Up weekend will end tomorrow with $10,000 guaranteed for a buy in of $150. If that isn't enough, there is also a $145 satellite at 6:00PM with five seats guaranteed into the $1,000 Main Event held on April 7th!

Follow along as PokerNews brings you all of the action with Live Updates all weekend long.