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$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1d Completed
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
Event Info
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$128,877
Total Entries
798
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 798
Filter
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
That's a wrap on the Day 1 qualifying flights for Event #1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 guarantee at the 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge. Day 1d gathered the largest field yet closing registration with 229 entries. After 14 30-minute levels, just 30 were left with chips to carry into Day 2.
Sitting atop of the counts for most of Day 1d, Chris Babula finished with the largest stack, bagging 302,700. Babula will return to action on Day 2 with the third best stack chasing overall chipleader Daniel Wagner with 325,000.
Tyler Dietz surged late in the day to end with the second-best stack of 248,500 while Andrew Streit (244,000), Blake Napierala (221,600), and Robert Falanga (184,300) round out the top five.
With all four flights combined, a total of 798 entries were accumulated creating a prize pool worth $128,877, smashing the guarantee by more than 150%. Day 2 will begin with 104 hopefuls provided nobody qualified through multiple flights.
Day 2 will get underway at noon local time on Sunday in the Seneca Niagara Falls Poker room and play down until a champion is crowned.
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Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The clock has been paused and each table will play five more hand before bagging their chips for the night. Full chip counts and a recap of the day's event will follow.
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Dai Dang opened to 7,500 from early position and Mark Allott three-bet to 15,500 a couple seats over. Action folded back around to Dang who moved all in for about 70,000 and Allott called off, having about 60,000 behind.
Dai Dang: 
Mark Allott: 
The board ran out 
sending Allott to the rail and a lot of chips towards Dang.
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The 14th and final level of the night has kicked off with 37 players still in the hunt. The magic number to end play for the night is 28. If the field does not reach that number, the clock will be paused with 10 minutes remaining and each table will play a set number of hands that will be drawn at the time.
All the Day 1d survivors will bag their chips and return Sunday at noon to play down to a winner.
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Dylan Lavner opened to 5,500 on the button and got called by the player in the big blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the on the turn.
The player in the big blind bet 7,000 and Lavner called seeing the 
complete the board. The player in the big blind fired another barrel, worth 13,000, and folded when Lavner raised to 37,000.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The player in the cutoff limped in, Chris Babula also limped from the small blind, and the player in the big blind checked his option bringing a 
flop. Babula led with a bet of 10,000 finding a caller in the big blind.
The 
hit the turn and Babula continued for 20,000 getting another quick call from his opponent. Babula slowed down when the 
landed on the river checking the action. Babula's opponent immediately moved all in and after getting a count of about 36,000 Babula made the call.
His opponent looked defeated and Babula obliged showing the 
for a flopped flush and his opponent mucked as he got up from the table.
