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
Total Entries
162
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 162
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Two More Eliminations!

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

Leo Kaplan was eliminated in 15th Place and Russ Campanella was eliminated in 14th place, both for $1,360 a piece.

Kaplan fell at the hands of Lue Huang who rivered trips with {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. He flopped an eight and rivered a third eight to send Kaplan to the rail.

Campanella got his chips in the middle with {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and was up against Joe Elgahe's {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Campanella flopped a pair of tens but Elgahe rivered a bicycle to send him packing.

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Three Quick Eliminations

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

With three quick eliminations, the tournament is now down to 15 players!

Here is a look at the latest payouts:

Peter Beshay - 18th Place ($1,190)
William Balcom - 17th Place ($1,190)
Art Demmery - 16th Place ($1,190)

Tags: Peter BeshayWilliam BalcomArt Demmery

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.

Tags: Leo KaplanSahar Khajavi

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Final Two Tables

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
SeatPlayerCount
1Lue Huang520,000
2Leo Kaplan360,000
3Alex Rivera270,000
4Brian Bone70,000
5Peter Beshay105,000
6Bill Snead230,000
7Kristan Mackiewicz270,000
8Sahar Khajavi250,000
9Andy Fitting63,000
10Rob Burgstahler340,000
SeatPlayerCount
1Sharman Olshan160,000
2Art Demmery280,000
3Dane Grana130,000
4[Removed:339]465,000
5Buck Ramsay260,000
6Joe O'Keefe250,000
7Rambo P220,000
8Russ Campanello200,000
9William Balcom120,000
10Rio M130,000

Rob Burgstahler Shoves

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

There was about 65,000 in the pot and Leo Kaplan led out for 35,000 from middle position.

Rob Burgstahler was on the button and three-bet shoved his remaining 133,000, stack. Kaplan went into the tank and eventually folded.

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Rambo Rises

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A player in middle position raised to 15,000 and [Removed:339] called from late position. Rambo P was in the cutoff and called, as did Alicia Pachla in the small blind and Sahar Khajavi in the big blind.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Pachla moved all in for about 69,500. Khajavi called, as did Rambo.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}. Khajavi checked and Rambo moved all in for his remaining 30,000. Khajavi called.

Khajavi: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Rambo: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Pachla: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

The river was the {10-Clubs}, giving Rambo a straight to the jack and Pachla was eliminated.