$300 No Limit Hold’em | 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

04-02-2017 23:18 UTC

Dicamillo Out; One Table of Ten Remains; Dinner Break

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Dicamillo got it in with the and was looked up by Matt Heiligenthaler on the .

The board ran out and although Dicamillo paired his king, it made Heiligenthaler a straight.

With that, a final table of ten is set and they'll drop the stacks at the seats before heading off on a 45-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8 p.m. local time in Niagara Falls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dicamillo	Busted

Tags: Matt Heiligenthaler

04-02-2017 23:09 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Kaplin	1,100,000
Mark Allott	Busted

Dropping Out

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Dietrich Kuhlmann, William Ho and Jonathan Jones are all out after getting it in preflop.

Kuhlmann missed with big slick against nines, Ho shoved queen-high and was beaten by ace-ten, and Jones lost with a dominating ace when Matt Heiligenthaler paired his nine kicker.

They are now down to 12 playing at two six-handed tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Kuhlman	Busted
William Ho	Busted
Jonathan Jones	Busted

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

04-02-2017 22:39 UTC

Fluder Saved By Miracle River

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

John Fluder just snatched the chip lead from Matt Heiligenthaler in a huge hand.

Fluder raised aces and Heiligenthaler defended with the . They got it in on a flop and it looked like Heiligenthaler was on his way another knockout and a massive lead.

The turn bricked, but the river was an ace and Fluder made a set to double up. The room exploded and when the dust settled, Fluder ended up on top of the leader board with Heiligenthaler still hot on his heels.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Fluder	1,200,000	375,000
Matt Heiligenthaler	1,100,000	-650,000

Tags: Matt Heiligenthaler John Fluder

04-02-2017 22:15 UTC

Heiligenthaler Extends

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jonathan Jones fired big bets on every street through a paired board with no card higher than a ten, but could not shake Matt Heiligenthaler.

Heiligenthaler had two queens, called him down and dragged the one-million-chip pot to extend his lead.

In the meantime, Michael Latour shoved and ran into Joseph [Removed:340]'s two queens. The board ran dry and Latour said goodbye.

Plus, Randy Pfeifer is out. He ran into Heiligenthaler's fours and did not improve, allowing Heiligenthaler to extend the lead even further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Heiligenthaler	1,750,000	650,000
Joseph Elhage	590,000	290,000
Jonathan Jones	475,000	-455,000
Michael Latour	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Jones Matt Heiligenthaler Mike Latour Randy Pfeifer

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

04-02-2017 21:57 UTC

The Final Two Tables (full)

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The Final 19 players have combined at two tables. Below are updated chip counts for the group:

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Heiligenthaler	1,100,000	100,000
Colin Reid	970,000	50,000
Jonathan Jones	930,000	530,000
John Fluder	825,000	275,000
William Ho	750,000	50,000
Mark Allott	600,000	-200,000
Sahar Khajavi	560,000	90,000
Nick Walker	545,000	75,000
Tim Campbell	520,000	255,000
David Battaglia	445,000	20,000
Dietrich Kuhlman	375,000	55,000
Joseph Elhage	300,000	145,500
John Brock	290,000	-60,000
Randy Pfeifer	250,000	-150,000
Leo Kaplin	220,000	126,100
Michael Latour	160,000	-160,000
Carl Trasmundi	155,000	87,400
Michael Dicamillo	122,000	-26,400
David Milbrand	40,000	-47,800

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04-02-2017 21:34 UTC

Played Like A Fluder

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

John Fluder started the day under 40,000. He somehow survived the bubble and is now on the heater of a lifetime, getting it up over 500,000.

He vaulted into contention moments ago after Matt Shanahan shoved around 200,000 over his open. Fluder called with the and had Shanahan's dominated.

The board came no higher than a ten and Fluder crushed Shanahan's dreams on the way to a spot close to the top of the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Fluder	550,000	511,300
Matt Shanahan	Busted

Tags: John Fluder

04-02-2017 21:25 UTC

How Do You Spell Chip Leader?

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Medina, NY's Matt Heiligenthaler has risen from relative obscurity to become the first player past the one-million mark and move into the chip lead.

He won a more than 600,000-chip pot flopping a set of nines, getting it in against the nut-flush draw and fading all trouble.

After picking off a few short stacks later on, he hit seven figures and the top of the counts here in Level 21.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Heiligenthaler	1,000,000

Tags: Matt Heiligenthaler