Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge
$300 No Limit Hold’em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$160,617
Entries
638
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Mo' Money
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Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Tom Yeghoughian, Colin Reid and TJ Handley have joined a growing group at the top of the chip counts heading into Level 12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000 | |
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
You Can Be My Hero
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Niagara Falls, Canada's Chris Dundas has vaulted into the lead and it looks like he might soon become the first past six figures.
He called a 3,500 open and top local rounder DJ Mackinnon came along for the ride. Mackinnon checked the 
flop and the opener led for 7,000. Dundas called and Mackinnon came over the top all in. The opener folded and Dundas called all in for 42,000.
Mackinnon had the flush draw and two overs with the 
. Dundas had just the 
for top pair. However, the pair held on a 
run out.
Mackinnon was left with peanuts and was dust soon after as Dundas moved to the top of the mountain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Can't Crack Kapanek
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Facing a limp and a bet to 3,200, Matt Kapanek three-bet, making it 8,400.
The original raiser called and they went heads-up to a 
flop. Kapanek checked and the raiser jammed in for some 13,000. Kapanek snap-called with the 
and was miles ahead of his opponent's 
.
The 
turn and 
river changed nothing and Kapanek collected another soul on his way to the Level 10 chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Block Chipped Off
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Rick Block will settle no scores here today.
"Tricky" Ricky got it in for heaps with two jacks against sixes and 
. A king and a six on the flop had him going from hero to zero in a matter of seconds and he's now on the outside looking in.
No word on whether he'll buy in again at 6 p.m. or head to the bowling alley in Alden, NY to roll instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
120 And Counting
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The registration and re-entry period for this first flight is now closed.
The flight drew 120 players, putting the WNYPC's first event well on the way to smashing its $100,000 guarantee with three more flights still to come.
The next chance to get in starts at 6 p.m. local time tonight and there are two more flights set for Saturday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Ends of the Spectrum
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Gail Bates and Matt Marcinkiewicz continue to chip up and have now moved into a dead heat for the lead heading into the second break of the day.
After the break, the registration and re-entry period will officially close.
There will be no re-entry for James Miller, who was looking at about 3,000 in chips and contemplating it just a few minutes ago. He decided to focus on spinning it up and that somehow worked.
He grinded up to about 15,000 before getting it in with jacks versus queens and binking a jack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,500 | 2,500 |
|
67,300 | 13,300 |
|
32,000 |