The 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge (WNYPC) rolls on tonight with Event #5: $120 No-Limit Hold'em $10,000 Guarantee getting underway at 5 PM local time inside the Seneca Niagara poker room.
This is the third straight night for the low buy-in hold'em event. Last night, a field of 152 entries gathered creating a guarantee smashing prize pool of more than $14,000 with John Griswold capturing the title. Though talks of a chop were brought up many times, they were always quickly declined by more than one finalist and eventually, into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Griswold walked away with a top prize worth $3,821.
In 2017, Canadian border-crossing rounder Cameron Bartolotta topped 95 runners in this event en route to a four-way chop that netted him $2,007.
When the action gets underway this evening each player will start with 10,000 tournament chips with blind levels increasing every 20 minutes. Late registration will remain open until the end of Level 9 with unlimited re-entries available during that time.
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The short stacks of James Miller and Lou Scott have been swallowed up moments after the final table formed. Miller takes home $283 for 10th while Scott earns $358 for ninth.
Ken Wong was all in from the big blind with exactly the amount he needed to pay the blind. Bob Liebeck opened with a raise that cleared the table setting up the all-in showdown. Wong had two live cards with the against Liebeck's but was unable to spike any assistance, collecting $447 for eighth.
On the turn of a board, a string of bets between Scott Murawa and Joe King had the former all in and at risk. Murawa had paired the ace with and got it in but King had flopped a set with . The largest pot of the tournament was created and was ushed towards King when the fell on the river.
Victor Rea moved all in on the flop of a board with and was put at risk by Joe Catalano and his . Rea did pick up some additional outs with the on the turn but the on the river sealed his fate in sixth place.
Bob Liebeck has fallen moments after losing the majority of his chips to Jeremy Drumm. Liebeck got it in good preflop but Drumm spiked the river to double through, leaving Liebeck with crumbs. Liebeck fell in fifth place the very next hand.
Joe King opened to 200,000 from the small blind and called a three-bet shove from Joe Catalano for not much more. Catalano was racing with the to King's .
A board fanned out giving King a straight on the turn and Catalano was sent to the payout desk in third place.
Keith Gray was able to close the gap slightly with a double up during the start of the heads-up match but just a hand later, it was all over.
Gray open-jammed and Joe King put him at risk.
Keith Gray:
Joe King:
Gray needed some help and would find some on the turn as the board swept out . Unfortunately, the followed directly behind it and Gray's comeback was squandered, finishing runner-up for $2,521.
King takes home the trophy and a top prize of $4,026.
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against Liebeck's 
but was unable to spike any assistance, collecting $447 for eighth.
board, a string of bets between Scott Murawa and Joe King had the former all in and at risk. Murawa had paired the ace with 
. The largest pot of the tournament was created and was ushed towards King when the 
fell on the river.
board with 
and was put at risk by Joe Catalano and his 
. Rea did pick up some additional outs with the 
on the turn but the 
on the river sealed his fate in sixth place.
and Drumm was eliminated in fourth place banking $1,268.
to King's 
board fanned out giving King a straight on the turn and Catalano was sent to the payout desk in third place.
