2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

$120 No-Limit Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$3,821
Event Info
Buy-in
$120
Prize Pool
$14,400
Total Entries
152
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 152
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Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Jeff Dio Eliminated in 5th Place ($939)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Jeff Dio
Jeff Dio

Jeff Dio opened to 60,000 and called off a three-bet jam by Leo Kaplin, each having about 200,000.

Leo Kaplin: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Jeff Dio: {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}

A {6-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} board fanned out and Dio was eliminated in fifth place.

Tags: Leo KaplinJeff Dio

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Ben Bracken Eliminated in 6th Place ($736)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ben Bracken
Ben Bracken

Ben Bracken was down to just three big blinds when he put his tournament life at risk. John Abraham made the preflop call and was ahead but Bracken had two live cards.

Ben Bracken: {q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
John Abraham: {a-Hearts}{2-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Bracken was sent to the payout desk in sixth place.,

Tags: Ben BrackenJohn Abraham

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Marty Derbyshire Eliminated in 8th Place ($433); John Fluder Eliminated in 7th Place ($563)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Marty Derbyshire
Marty Derbyshire

Player Unknown has knocked out two opponents in consecutive hands. First, Marty Derbyshire was left with two big blinds and was not able to make a hand and the very next hand John Fluder shoved all in preflop and was called by the unknown player.

Fluder did have some outs holding the {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} up against the {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} of his opponent. No help came for FLuder and he fell in seventh place.

Tags: John FluderMarty Derbyshire

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000