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

Klis Sends Two More to the Rail

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Erik Klis (from a previous event)
Erik Klis (from a previous event)

Erik Klis is back on top of the counts after busting two players in a recent big pot.

With a board reading {7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, 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: {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Jason Nablo: {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Anthony Koch: {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

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.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Klis us
Erik Klis
645,000 165,000
Anthony Koch us
Anthony Koch
Busted
Jason Nablo us
Jason Nablo
Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Cadwallader Doubles Through Miller

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Richard Cadwallader moved all in preflop for 46,000 and Greg Miller made the call to put Cadwallader at risk.

Richard Cadwallader: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Greg Miller: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

A race was underway as a {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop fanned out. Miller took the lead with his pair of kings and the {2-Hearts} left him one card away from taking the pot.

Cadwallader got up from his seat just as the {9-Spades} hit the river, sheepishly sliding back into his chair to collect the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Cadwallader
Richard Cadwallader
115,000 33,700
Greg Miller us
Greg Miller
100,000 -20,800

Tags: Richard CadwalladerGreg Miller

Bubula Pops the Bubble

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Babula (from a previous event)
Chris Babula (from a previous event)

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.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Babula us
Chris Babula
535,000 65,000

Tags: Chris Babula

Soluri Shoves on Mackiewicz

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Anthony Soluri opened to 11,500 finding callers in Kristan Mackiewicz on the button and the player in the big blind. The flop came down {5-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Spades} and Soluri continued for 14,000. Mackiewicz raised it up to 32,000 getting rid of the player in the big blind but was forced to fold when Soluri moved all-in.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Soluri us
Anthony Soluri
130,000 37,800
Kristan Mackiewicz us
Kristan Mackiewicz
85,000 -22,100

Tags: Anthony SoluriKristan Mackiewicz