$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1c Completed
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
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
Andy Miller Bags Top Stack as Day 1 End with 27 Hopefuls Remaining
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Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Day 1c of Event #1 at the 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge has come to an end with 27 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. The third of four qualifying flights kicked off at 10 AM this morning and by the time registration came to an end, a total of 219 entries had accumulated.
Bagging best on Day 1c was American Andy Miller with 280,600. Miller won races when he needed including a big spike in his count late in the day when his pocket nines held against an opponent's ace-queen. Also sitting at the top of the counts are Ben Bracken (263,200), Mike Curtiss (263,100), Jack Kerr (196,600), and Chris Damick (153,500)
A total of 569 entries have accumulated thus far, already smashing the $50,000 guarantee. The prize pool currently sits at $91,849.
Players will have one more shot to secure a seat for Day 2. This evening at 6:00 PM, Day 1d will get underway with late registration and unlimited re-entry available until the end of Level 8.
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,600
-11,400
|
-11,400 |
|
263,200
48,200
|
48,200 |
|
263,100
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
196,600
196,600
|
196,600 |
|
153,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
146,700
36,700
|
36,700 |
|
|
140,700
35,700
|
35,700 |
|
|
130,200
130,200
|
130,200 |
|
|
128,200
-66,800
|
-66,800 |
|
|
124,100
124,100
|
124,100 |
|
|
119,900
119,900
|
119,900 |
|
118,800
118,800
|
118,800 |
|
113,600
113,600
|
113,600 |
|
110,500
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
98,400
60,400
|
60,400 |
|
|
94,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
90,200
60,700
|
60,700 |
|
|
82,900
82,900
|
82,900 |
|
|
76,300
76,300
|
76,300 |
|
|
72,300
72,300
|
72,300 |
|
|
68,900
-28,100
|
-28,100 |
|
|
55,500
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
50,700
50,700
|
50,700 |
Play Halted as Field Reaches 27
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The clock has been paused here on Day 1c as the field has been narrowed down to 27, 12% of the total field size. Full counts and a recap of the day's events will be posted soon.
Final Level of the Day
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Play has entered the 14th and final level of the night. The field currently sits at 29 and will play down until two more players get eliminated. At that point, the remaining players will bag up their chips with a seat locked up on Sunday for Day 2.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
The 200k Club
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
292,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
260,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
215,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
Martin Stings Damick
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Andy Martin put himself at risk moving all in preflop, finding a caller in Chris Damick.
Andy Martin: 
Chris Damick: 
A little bit of a cooler for the big-stacked Damick as he was forced to pay Martin's all in bet of 25,600 finding no help on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
60,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Miller Back on Top
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Andy Miller has been among the top stacks for the majority of Day 1c. Thanks to a recent pot, Miller is on top of the counts once more. According to the dealer, Miller opened to 7,000 and called a three-bet jam of about 60,000 from one of his neighbors.
Miller was racing with his pocket nines against his opponent's ace-queen. The pair held through the river and Miller raked in a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
85,000
|
85,000 |