2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$18,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$128,877
Entries
798
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Goertz Flops Big

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

A player in early position open-jammed for 33,000 getting looked up by Mike Rellinger in late position and James Goertz in the big blind. The flop fanned out {10-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{8-Hearts} and both Rellinger and Goertz checked to see the {k-Diamonds} on the turn. Goertz bet 50,000 and Rellinger folded.

James Goertz: {j-Spades}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Goertz had flopped a straight leaving his opponent drawing dead as the {9-Hearts} completed the board sending the pot to Goertz.

Player Chips Progress
James Goertz ca
James Goertz
460,000 329,800
Mike Rellinger us
Mike Rellinger
160,000 -45,000

Tags: Jim Goertz

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Gras Doubles Through Curtiss

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Mike Curtiss opened to 18,000 under the gun and called a three-bet jam from Chris Gras in the small blind for 166,000.

Chris Gras: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Curtiss: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Gras was racing for his tournament life, catching a lady-king on the flop of a {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board to score the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Curtiss us
Mike Curtiss
520,000 -195,000
Chris Gras us
Chris Gras
350,000 227,000

Tags: Chris GrasMike Curtiss

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000