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

04-03-2017 03:03 UTC

Joseph [Removed:340] Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,629)

[user127999]

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Colin Reid made it 125,000 and Nick Walker raised to 350,000. Joseph [Removed:340] four-bet shoved for a million and after Reid folded, Walker called and turned over the .

[Removed:340] had the and said goodbye fifth after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Walker	2,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Joseph Elhage	Busted

04-03-2017 03:07 UTC

Updated Counts

[user127999]

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Heiligenthaler	4,700,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Nick Walker	2,500,000 200,000	200,000
Sahar Khajavi	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Colin Reid	750,000 -250,000	-250,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

04-03-2017 03:54 UTC

Trading Chips and Cards

[user127999]

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Chips move from one stack to the other and then back again.

The action has hit a bit of a lull with no one wanting to take the risk of being the next one out. The four remaining players play pots, but the tournament lives have not been on the line in a good while.

A chop was discussed briefly, but Matt Heiligenthaler's significant lead makes it difficult to get him to agree to take anything less than first-place money.

The clock will tick over to midnight in a moment and there is no realistic end in sight.

04-03-2017 04:10 UTC

Updated Counts

[user127999]

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Colin Reid has managed to pull himself up from the basement and within striking distance of chip leader Matt Heiligenthaler without benefit of a traditional all-in double up or any real showdowns. Here's how the stacks look now:

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Heiligenthaler	3,800,000 -900,000	-900,000
Colin Reid	3,200,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Nick Walker	1,400,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Sahar Khajavi	700,000 -900,000	-900,000

04-03-2017 04:15 UTC

Khajavi Wins The Race

[user127999]

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Sahar Khajavi shoved the for 800,000 and got looked up by Colin Reid on the .

Khajavi won the classic race with ease on a board that gave her a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Reid	2,500,000 -700,000	-700,000
Sahar Khajavi	1,600,000 900,000	900,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

04-03-2017 04:40 UTC

Let's Make A Deal

[user127999]

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

A deal has been struck four-handed and they will play on, saving a little money for first and second place.

For now, Matt Heiligenthaler will take home $23,000. Colin Reid will earn $20,000. Sahar Khajavi gets $18,000 and Nick Walker $15,000.

Alongside the trophy, the winner will earn an additional $5,124. The runner-up will get an additional $2,196.

04-03-2017 04:45 UTC

Reid Takes Control

[user127999]

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Colin Reid made it 250,000 and Matt Heiligenthaler shoved all in for 2.3 million effective.

Reid called it off with the and was racing for his tournament life against Heiligenthaler's .

The board ran out giving Reid top pair aces, the pot, and a huge chip lead going forward.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Reid	4,600,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Matt Heiligenthaler	1,100,000 -2,700,000	-2,700,000

Tags: Colin Reid Matt Heiligenthaler

04-03-2017 05:08 UTC

Matt Heiligenthaler Eliminated in 4th Place ($23,000)

[user127999]

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Matt Heiligenthaler jammed the small blind with the , but Sahar Khajavi woke up with the in the big and called off.

The board ran out and Heiligenthaler was left with just 40,000 in chips. They went in and he was out on the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sahar Khajavi	2,500,000 900,000	900,000
Matt Heiligenthaler	Busted

Tags: Matt Heiligenthaler