With about 25,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Leo Kaplan checked from the big blind. The player on the button bet 10,000 and Kaplan immediately check-raised to 20,000.
The button thought for a moment and decided to move all in for 120,000. Kaplan snap-called.
Kaplan table for two pair, jacks and threes, while his opponent showed for a royal flush draw.
The turn was the and the river was the , sending the pot to Kaplan and his opponent to the rail.
Kaplan now has a top three stack and is looking to make his second final table in a row tonight after cashing in the opening event last night.
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!
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Action folded around to the cutoff who raised to 400. Silvio Derubeis was on the button and called, as did the big blind.
The flop came . The big blind led out for 625 and the cutoff folded. Derubeis thought for a moment and decided to call.
The turn was the . The big blind led out again, this time for 825. Derubeis called for a second time.
The river was the . The big blind went into the tank this time and eventually opted to check. Derubeis wasted no time and checked back. The big blind said, "Two pair" and tabled for two pair, nines and fives. Derubeis showed for a flush and raked in the pot.