Break Time
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Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$128,877
Entries
798
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
90,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
75,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
75,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
60,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
35,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
28,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
24,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Registration Closed on Day 1b
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The action has rolled over into Level 9 bringing the end of late registration for Day 1b. Official numbers will be available soon with the tournament clock currently displaying 205 total entries.
Guarantee Already Smashed Midway Through
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With 146 entries in the Day 1a flight and 204 here this evening for Day 1b, the $50,000 guarantee for Event #1 has been surpassed just halfway through the starting flights.
The prize pool currently sits at $56,525 with $23,579 gathered on Day 1a and another $32,946 this evening.
The Saturday Day 1c and 1d flights are expected to be even larger. The prize pool should easily end up over $100,000 if that is the case. Pretty large value for a $200 buy-in.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Billiteri First to Cross 200,000 Mark
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Julie Billiteri opened under the gun to 5,000 finding calls from the player in the cutoff, the button, and the big blind. A 
flop fanned out and Billiteri continued for 15,000. The player in the cutoff moved all-in for about 45,000 and when action folded back around to Billiteri she quickly put her opponent at risk.
Julie Billiteri: 
Opponent: 
Billiteri had caught her opponent red-handed but a 
on the turn did give her a scare. Needing to fade a spade, the 
completed the board and Billiteri raked in another sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Ultimate Cooler Ices Derbyshire
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
After getting his stack up to about 75,000, Marty Derbyshire has fallen victim to the sickest of poker coolers, running pocket kings into Kevin Garry's pocket aces.
A string of bets between the two saw all the chips go into the middle preflop with Garry having Derbyshire slightly covered. No help on the board sent Derbyshire to the rail and all the chips to Garry.
All is not lost for the Canadian as Saturday features two more qualifying flights for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200