Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
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
On The Fringes
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Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Shawn Toidl continues to crush souls and is up over 100,000 now.
At the other end of the spectrum, Cameron Bartolotta has fired three bullets into this reentry event, but things are suddenly looking up.
He jammed all in over a raise in his first hand on this latest bullet and the raiser looked him up with the 
. Bartolotta had the 
and now two starting stacks after a 
run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,000 | 49,000 |
|
20,000 | 10,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Alden, NY's top pin chaser Rick Block was down to just 2,400 in chips before the break. Now he's got 31,000 and a spot among the leaders.
His first double up came behind a dominating ace. They kept on coming until he had enough chips to bust Kim Long Trieu a minute ago. It was Block's tens versus Trieu's sevens all in preflop. Block even hit a set on the turn to rub salt in the wound.
All signs indicate Block's Alden Lanes Bowling crew will have sip White Russians between frames on their own tonight as Block has settled in here for the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | 21,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Guarantee Met!
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
With the board now reading 86 entries, the $10,000 guarantee has been met.
Registration and reentry is still open for another two full levels after this one, so expect the prize pool to get even bigger.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
A Guy Named Shawn From South Buffalo
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Shawn Toidl has grabbed the chip lead heading into the first break of the day.
The South Buffalo native showed up a little late, limped aces to win a big pot and has been firing away with any two cards ever since.
He's now got it up over 60,000 and showing no signs of slowing down, having just won another pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000 | 62,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Chuck It Up
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Chuck Friedman has grabbed the Level 5 lead.
He was the culprit who cracked Kristan Mackiewicz' aces earlier, getting it in with a flush draw on the flop, then making runner-runner trips.
He hit his flush after getting all of one opponent's chips in the middle in similar fashion soon after. Then he made two pair over two pair to get it up to four starting stacks here in the early going.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |