Erik Klis is back on top of the counts after busting two players in a recent big pot.
With a board reading , Klis bet 37,000, enough to put Jason Nablo all in, Nablo made the call, but then Anthony Koch check-shoved for about 125,000.
Klis took a moment before announcing a call.
Erik Klis:
Jason Nablo:
Anthony Koch:
Koch had the best of it at the time but Klis had a big draw. Nablo was most in trouble needing a miracle. Klis would make his flush on the river to scoop another sizeable pot.
On just the third hand of hand-for-hand play on the direct money bubble, Chris Babula has put the rest of the field in the money. The player to Babula's immediate right shoved all-in with pocket nines but Babula had woke up with pocket tens and a clean board sent the bubble boy to the rail.
Babula is now the clear chipleader with around 535,000.
After four qualifying flights in Event #1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 guarantee at the 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge, a field of 798 entries has been reduced to just 104 hopefuls with Daniel Wagner at the helm.
Wagner's mark of 325,000 set back on Day 1a was not matched through the rest of the Day 1 flights giving the former Seneca Niagara Poker room champion an early advantage heading into Day 2. Wagner is chased most closely by Day 1b top stack Tim Campbell with 304,300, Day 1d chipleader Chris Babula and his 302,700, and Mike Rellinger with 284,800.
The payout structure has yet to be released but with all four flights combined, a total of 798 entries were accumulated creating a prize pool worth $128,877, smashing the $50,000 guarantee by more than 150%.
Day 2 will resume with about 20 minutes left on Level 14 playing blinds of 1,500/3000 and an ante of 400.
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, Klis bet 37,000, enough to put Jason Nablo all in, Nablo made the call, but then Anthony Koch check-shoved for about 125,000.
