$300 No Limit Hold’em
Day 1b Completed
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge
$300 No Limit Hold’em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
25 Survive The Second Of Four Flights
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge continued Friday evening with the second of four flights in the $100,000 guaranteed $300 No Limit Hold'em Event #1.
The flight drew 147 entries, putting the total up to 267 and the event well on its way to surpassing the guarantee, with two more starting flights scheduled for 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday.
By the time 14 levels of play were through in the second flight, just 25 survived with Anthony Faulise leading the pack. Six players bagged six figures in another hotly contested heat filled with massive hands and some exciting action.
All the surviving players will return to play down to a winner on Sunday nearing the money bubble. After two flights, the total going through to Sunday is now 42 and counting.
However, Event #1 on the WNYPC schedule continues Saturday with the third starting flight at 10 a.m. local time. Tune in then to enjoy PokerNews' continuing coverage, live from the Niagara Falls Poker Room at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
247,600 | 7,600 |
|
174,300 | 84,300 |
|
172,100 | 17,100 |
|
154,500 | |
|
119,200 | |
|
105,900 | |
|
99,800 | -50,200 |
|
96,300 | |
|
|
94,500 | |
|
86,900 | 9,900 |
|
|
86,300 | |
|
82,900 | |
|
80,800 | -44,200 |
|
78,800 | |
|
78,800 | 33,800 |
|
72,600 | |
|
65,800 | |
|
61,700 | 32,700 |
|
|
56,000 | |
|
|
45,200 | |
|
|
34,600 | |
|
30,400 | -19,600 |
|
30,300 | -49,700 |
|
|
28,400 | |
|
|
25,900 |
Five More Hands!
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The clock was stopped with ten minutes left in the level and a drawing was held to determine the number of hands left to play in this flight.
They drew a five.
Back-To-Back-Out
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Picking up kings back-to-back didn't quite work out for Chris Molica just now.
He doubled up the first hand, but then ran smack into Anthony Faulise's aces on the next one.
The end result was a spot on the rail for Molica and a seat at the top of the chip counts for Faulise as the flight nears its finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Gone' Fishing
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Don Fisher got rolling with a couple of flushes early.
Later, he picked off a 30,000-chip 
shove, calling it off with the dominating 
and holding.
Now, as the hour grows late, he's among the leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 |
Know When To Hold'em
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Fresh off a six-figure score making runner-up in the $1,500 WPT DeepStacks event in Pennsylvania last month, DJ Mackinnon is making a run at putting a big number in the bag tonight.
He got it in with the 
for close to 39,000 moments ago, getting there against two jacks on a 
run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Get Over It
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Budwey Salhab is moving closer to the 100,000-chip mark now after taking advantage of a set-over-set set-up versus John Stempien.
He also received a warning for exposing his hand with action pending, ultimately letting a third player with two kings off the hook for his last 4,000-plus by doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | 61,500 |
|
Busted |