Event #1 Moves on to Day 1b

The 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge is in full swing at the Seneca Niagra Resort & Casino with the second flight of Event #1: $200 No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 guarantee set to kickoff at 6:00 PM local1 time.

Day 1a began Friday morning attracting a total of 146 entries. Just 22 players survived with Daniel Wagner setting the early mark bagging a healthy chiplead of 325,000.

The first event of the series features a buy-in of $200 and a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000. Players have four shots to qualify for Day 2 with the final two flights scheduled at 10:00 A.M and 6:00 P.M local time tomorrow 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.

Here's a look at the full 2018 WNYPC schedule:

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