Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
$600 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$84,977
Entries
162
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Sahar Khajavi Eliminated on the Bubble by Leo Kaplan
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
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: 
Khajavi: 
The board ran out 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
Busted |
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)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
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 
. He flopped an eight and rivered a third eight to send Kaplan to the rail.
Campanella got his chips in the middle with 
and was up against Joe Elgahe's 
. Campanella flopped a pair of tens but Elgahe rivered a bicycle to send him packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | |
|
Busted |
Lue Huang Leads: Updated Counts
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
800,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
550,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
445,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
390,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
300,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
250,000 | |
|
230,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
210,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
120,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
90,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Sharman Olshan Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,360)
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Sharman Olshan piled her remaining chips in the middle and was called by [Removed:339].
[Removed:340] tabled 
for top pair but Olshan showed 
for third pair.
The river was the and Olshan was sent home in 13th place!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
Rio M Eliminated in 12th Place ($1,615)
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Rio M jammed his remaining stack in the middle with pocket tens and was called by Joe O'Keefe holding ace-king.
The flop and turn were safe, but the river was a king and Rio was eliminated, taking home $1,615 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Rambo Eliminated on the Final Table Bubble
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
With the recent elimination of Rambo in 11th place ($1,615), the remaining ten players will redraw for the official final table!
Stay tuned for seating assignments and chip counts.