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

04-02-2017 18:59 UTC

Zero To Hero

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Tim Campbell is living a rags to riches dream. On the bubble he had 25,000 and barely squeaked into the money.

Now he has 450,000 and the chip lead. He simply got it in bad several times and came from behind to win. Then he doubled huge through Budwey Salhab, getting it in with top pair versus a Salhab flush draw that never materialized.

In the meantime, Nick Walker pushed over 400,000 as well, winning a 180,000-chip pot with big slick over .

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Campbell	450,000	367,100
Nick Walker	445,000	155,000

Tags: Budwey Salhab Tim Campbell Nick Walker

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

04-02-2017 18:37 UTC

In The Money

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The following players all busted in the money:

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Metzger	Busted
Pat Tighe	Busted
Michael Gigl	Busted
Maria Parlatore	Busted
Kyle Hilfiker	Busted
Stephen Bullard	Busted
John Grace	Busted
Kevin Newman	Busted
Cameron Bartolotta	Busted
Aaron Obstein	Busted
Keith Mueller	Busted

04-02-2017 18:30 UTC

Queen of Kings

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Sahar Khajavi continues to climb the counts as they move down close to just 50 players left.

Moments ago her kings held against one player shoving eights and Khajavi has now joined the small group over 300,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sahar Khajavi	330,000	124,900

Tags: Sahar Khajavi

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

04-02-2017 18:00 UTC

The Bubble Pops

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

It was a fitting end to a very short bubble period as Ryan Martin and Scott Szatkowski both got it in with big slick and were looked up by a third player holding two queens.

The queens held and Scott Szatkowski was shortest, making him the bubble boy. Everyone else, including Ryan Martin, is in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Martin	Busted
Scott Szatkowski	Busted

04-02-2017 17:30 UTC

The Danger Zone

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Andy Ranaletti can't stop flopping sets and has moved into the chip lead.

It worked out well for him when he flopped a set of jacks on an ace-high board against one opponent holding . They got it i and that 120,000-chip pot is what moved him ahead of the pack.

In the meantime, Nick Walker just joined that pack after a huge hand. It started with a William Ho open to 9,500. Christopher Dundas three-bet to 31,500 and Walker came over the top with a fourth bet of 95,000. Ho hit the road, Dundas moved in for around 15,000 more, and Walker called with the .