$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1d Started
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
$200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
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
Final Chance to Qualify for Day 2 Starts at 6 PM
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Cards hit the air for the fourth and final flight of Event #1 of the 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge kicks off this evening at the Seneca Niagra Resort & Casino. A total of 569 entries have gathered this far with a guarantee-smashing prize pool of $91,849 already up for grabs.
The first event of the series features a buy-in of $200 and a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000. Players had four shots to qualify for Day 2 with the survivors returning on Sunday to play down to a champion.
Players will start with 15,000 in tournament chips and play either 14 30-minute blind levels or until the field gets down to 12% remaining. Registration will remain open until the end of the eighth level and players are permitted to play any of the Day 1 flights with only their top stack carrying forward to Day 2.
In 2017, Nick Walker claimed the victory in the kickoff event topping a field of 638 entries en route to a cash prize worth $17,404. Though, with a deal made between the final four players, Matt Heiligenthaler actually banked the top prize walking away with $23,000.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Play is underway here on Day 1d, the fourth and final opportunity for players to bag a stack for Day 2. Registration will remain open until the end of Level 8 with unlimited re-entry permitted during that time.
The field has grown to 102 entries taking the prize pool well over $100,000 already.
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
$50,000 Guarantee Smashed
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With play entering the third level of the night, the Day 1c field is currently sitting at 121 entires. That brings the grand total to 680 which has boosted the prize pool to an impressive $111,435. And there are still six levels of late registration available.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Back For One Last Shot
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
There are some familiar faces in the field this evening as players fire their final bullets in an attempt to play tomorrow. Ryan Cross, Marty Derbyshire, and Rob Forbes are just some of those hopefuls still in the hunt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Campanella on an Early Roll
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Tablemates of Russ Campanella may need to think twice before tangling with the early leader. Campanella has been on a tear and will make things happen with any two cards.
Campanella has disposed of multiple opponents thus far including knocking a player out holding five-deuce where he ultimately turned a boat and his opponent made a flush on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
35,000
|
35,000 |