2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

$300 No Limit Hold’em
Day: 1d
Event Info

2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$17,404
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$160,617
Entries
638
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

The Blockers

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Mike Latour
Mike Latour

Mike Latour continues to add to his lead here, and thus, his legend.

Rick Block raised it up preflop and Rob Burgstahler flatted. Latour joined the party and they went three-handed to an {8-Spades}{k-Spades}{2-Spades} flop. Block led 8,000 and both Burgstahler and Latour called.

The turn came the {9-Clubs} and Block simply jammed his last 18,000-plus. Burgstahler flatted and Latour leaned back and fired it all in, having everyone covered. Burgstahler was forced to fold.

Latour had flopped it with the {J-Spades}{10-Spades} and Block needed another spade, holding the {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}. The river bricked, Latour dragged the sizable pot, and with Block out of the way, he's now closing in on 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Latour us
Mike Latour
175,000 60,000
Rob Burgstahler
Rob Burgstahler
30,000
Rick Block
Rick Block
Busted

Tags: Mike LatourRick BlockRob Burgstahler

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Latour Crowned With Kings

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Mike Latour
Mike Latour

2016 Seneca Summer Slam $50,000 Guaranteed winner Mike Latour has just wrestled away the chip lead.

It was a three-way all-in hand that did the trick. Latour got it in with kings versus Chris Harker's eights and a shorty's weak ace.

Kings held despite the shorty using up his "one time" and when the dust settled, Latour was on the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Latour us
Mike Latour
115,000 100,000
Chris Harker
Chris Harker
8,000 -29,000

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Ranaletti On Top!

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Andy Ranaletti
Andy Ranaletti

Andy Ranaletti finally got it in good, and now he has the chip lead.

This time he led a set of jacks on a {j-}{7-}{5-} flop with two clubs and his heads-up opponent pushed all in for 20,000. Ranaletti snap-called and his opponent's tournament life was riding on the {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} club draw.

No club on the turn or river sent the chips Ranaletti's way and vaulted him into the top spot on the Level 10 leader board.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Ranaletti us
Andy Ranaletti
100,000 30,000

Tags: Andy Ranaletti

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

The Numbers Are In

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

With registration and re-entry for this final flight now closed, the numbers are in.

This flight drew 170 entries. Add that to the 468 from the first three flights and the entire event drew a grand total of 638 entries, creating a $160,617 prize pool and absolutely obliterating the $100,000 guarantee.

Payout information will be released when we have it.

In Bad, Out Good

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Andy Ranaletti keeps getting it in dirty and coming out squeaky clean on the other side.

This time he jammed {k-}{j-} over a bet on a jack-high flopped and got looked up by pocket queens.

Ranaletti binked a third jack on the turn to bust this foe and move up to a spot near the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Ranaletti us
Andy Ranaletti
70,000 20,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Kris Kross Will Make Ya...Jump, Jump

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Nathan Kross
Nathan Kross

Nathan Kross appears to be spending most of his time at the table reading some type of academic paper.

However, he still found time to win 20,000 in chips getting it in with jacks over eights all in preflop and holding.

A little later he won a 30,000-chip flip with big slick versus another player's jacks and Kross now finds himself among the leaders heading into the day's second break.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Kross
Nathan Kross
70,000

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Let The Jack Do The Crackin'

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Andy Ranaletti
Andy Ranaletti

Andy Ranaletti made it 1,600 to go with two jacks in the hole. A player across the table tapped back and made it 4,000. When it folded back to Ranaletti, he let it rip for it all.

The snap of the call could be heard around the room and this man quickly turned over two kings. However, a jack on the flop made Andy dandy and he rode that set to the win.

Ranaletti now has 50,000 and a spot near the top of the board half way through this final flight.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Ranaletti us
Andy Ranaletti
50,000 20,000

Tags: Andy Ranaletti