The Final Table Is Set; Break
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Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The final table of ten is now set following the exits of Alex Rivera and Jim Burkett.
The end of Level 13 is also here putting the players on a short break.
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge
$150 No Limit Hold’em II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$150
Prize Pool
$11,282
Entries
95
Level
20
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Paluch Bubbles; Fernandez Leads
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
David Paluch just became the bubble boy, but he's not unhappy about it.
The collection they took up paid more than 10th through 12th.
In the end, Paluch ran 
into Patrick Fernandez' 
and with his chips, Fernandez has moved into chip lead position,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 80,000 |
|
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Busted |
On The Bubble
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Shawn Toidl kept playing fast and loose until he ran jacks in Chris Harker's big slick for heaps.
Harker won the race and Toidl busted unceremoniously a few hands later.
In the meantime, Patrick Fernandez continues to run hot and just knocked out Rick Block and Shannon Farrell in the same hand when his queens held versus nines and an ace.
Now they're on the bubble and going out of pocket to make sure the bubble boy doesn't go home empty handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
|
115,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
The Final 20 (full)
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The 20 players remaining are now at two tables of ten. Here's how the stacks look:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 45,000 |
|
100,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
77,000 | -34,000 |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
55,000 | -9,900 |
|
|
52,000 | -2,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
37,000 | 6,000 |
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
21,000 | 21,000 |
|
18,000 | 8,000 |
|
15,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The Money Matters
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With registration and reentry now closed the numbers are in.
A total of 95 entries created an $11,282 prize pool that will pay 12 spots.
Alongside a trophy, title and Seneca Niagara poker glory, the winner will earn $3,383. Check the Payout Tab above for all the details.
Just 23 players remain in what's shaping up as a sprint to the finish.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
The Double-Double Knockout
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
First Joe Litz knocked out two players with one hand. He got there with big slick held after getting it all in preflop and he moved up to a spot in the pack behind the leaders.
Then David Paluch did the exact same thing. He got there with big slick held after getting it all in preflop and he moved up to a spot in the pack behind the leaders as well, just a couple of thousand chips ahead of Litz.
If this happens again we may start to suspect there's a glitch in the matrix.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000 | |
|
|
52,000 |
Chucky's Revenge
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Chuck Friedman is running through this field like a freight train on fire.
Since getting off to a hot start, he's heated up even more, picking up aces three times.
He also managed to knock out two players in one hand, getting it in with pockets kings against nines and . He flopped the case king in case anybody thought he wasn't running good enough already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | 75,000 |