$300 Pot Limit Omaha | 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

04-06-2017 19:01 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Clark	149,000 94,000	94,000

Bad Beat Jackpot

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

John Pihlak still loves the great game of Pot-Limit Omaha, just not the hand where he turned kings full of tens moments ago.

That's likely due to the fact Ted Blaszczak had quad tens and took most of the stack he built early on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Blaszczak	45,000
John Pihlak	15,000 -35,000	-35,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

04-06-2017 19:35 UTC

The Money Matters

[user127999]

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

With registration and reentry now closed, the numbers are in.

This $300 PLO event drew 48 entries. The $15,000 guarantee was not met, so there is a bit of an overlay, but the fees essentially cover that. The players are certainly happy with what amounts to a rake-free event.

The top five will get paid with $6,000 set aside for the winner. Check the Payout Tab above for the rest of the details.

The chase to the final table and ultimately the money is on now with 22 remaining.

04-06-2017 19:59 UTC

Just 18 Remain

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Just 18 players are left at two tables now heading into Level 10.

Check the Chip Counts Tab above to see the names and where they stand.

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

04-06-2017 20:10 UTC

Quads For Grana!

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Sam DeSabio got it in for all his 50,000 on the flop with the nut straight versus Dave Grana's set.

Grana turned quads and after DeSabio made his exit form the table, Grana moved into the lead with 17 remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Grana	170,000 95,000	95,000
Sam DeSabio	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

04-06-2017 20:36 UTC

Updated Counts (full)

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Things have slowed down considerably over the past half hour.

However, the structure finally caught up with short stacks Thomas Mader and John Bolla and they are gone. The rest stack up like this:

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Grana	170,000
Alex Rivera	122,500 22,500	22,500
Ray LaRouech	120,000 10,000	10,000
Jay Clark	95,000 -20,000	-20,000
Nick Peperone	90,000 4,000	4,000
Dennis Fleig	86,000 46,000	46,000
Ted Blaszczak	78,000 33,000	33,000
Mark Roberts	40,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Bitterman	35,000
Geoff Saxton	32,000 10,000	10,000
Matt Marcinkiewicz	31,000 -14,000	-14,000
Derek Schlesinger	20,000
Anastasios Charitou	18,000
John Bolla	Busted
Thomas Mader	Busted