Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Play has entered the 14th and final level of the day with 23 players currently still remaining. Play will conclude for the flight with either 10 minutes left or when the field hits 18 players, which ever comes first.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Wagner |
325,600
30,600
|
30,600 |
Jeremy Hoeltke |
195,300
195,300
|
195,300 |
Matt Heiligenthaler |
179,100
179,100
|
179,100 |
Rob Zaenglein |
173,900
76,900
|
76,900 |
Erik Klis |
129,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Chris Patric |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Guy Klass |
124,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Chris Gras |
123,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Kristan Mackiewicz |
107,100
-17,900
|
-17,900 |
Andy Spears |
86,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Brian Bowen
|
82,800
82,800
|
82,800 |
Todd Guetta
|
69,200
13,200
|
13,200 |
Colin Reid |
67,300
-12,700
|
-12,700 |
Jason Sardo |
55,600
-49,400
|
-49,400 |
Todd Miles |
52,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Ray Williams |
50,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Jennifer Karis
|
47,300
47,300
|
47,300 |
John Fuciarelli
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Monty Dennis |
43,700
-46,300
|
-46,300 |
Scott Hannon |
41,300
41,300
|
41,300 |
Paula Rasmussen |
39,900
39,900
|
39,900 |
Chris Rebmann |
29,300
29,300
|
29,300 |
The 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge got underway this morning at the Seneca Niagra Resort & Casino as Event #1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em kicked off at 10 A.M. The first of four Day 1 flights attracted a total of 146 entries with just 22 securing a seat on Day 2.
After 14 30-minute levels former Niagra Falls Poker champion Daniel Wagner bagged the largest stack carrying a healthy 325,000 towards Sunday's Day 2. Wagner steamrolled his competition en route to the chip lead. Wagner busted one player after another.
Wagner's closest competitor was Jeremy Hoeltke with 195,300 while Matt Heiligenthaler (179,100), Rob Zaenglein (173,900), and Erik Klis (129,000) round out the top five.
Any Day 1a casualties or players not able to make it before registration closed still has three more shots to earn a seat on Sunday. Their next opportunity begins at 6 P.M. local time with two more flights at the same times on Saturday
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$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed