The players have been sent on a 10-minute break.
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
4,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
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board, Andrew Miller bet 300,000 into a pot of about 1,000,000 and after a short time in the tank, Matt Marcinkiewicz made the call. Miller didn't immediately table his hand so Marcinkiewicz obliged, turning over the ![]()
for a pair of nines, and Miller mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
With about 600,000 already in the pot and a board reading ![]()
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, Andrew Miller bet 310,000 and Henry Zou quickly called. Zou tabled his hand first showing the ![]()
for two pair but Miller announced, "Nuts," tabling the ![]()
making a flush on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000 | |
|
|
2,295,000 | |
|
|
2,160,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
The final three players have been sent on a 10-minute break.
A short-stacked Jeff Mahoney put his last 10 big blinds in the middle preflop and Matt Marcinkiewicz put him at risk. Mahoney was racing with the ![]()
against Marcinkiewicz's ![]()
. Nop help came for Mahoney and he departed in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Mike LaTour shipped it all in preflop on the button and got snapped off by Henry Zou in the big blind.
Mike LaTour: ![]()
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Henry Zou: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and LaTour was eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Patrick Tighe had dwindled down to just five big blinds when he got it all in against Jeff Mahoney. Tighe held the ![]()
and was behind the ![]()
of Mahoney. The board ran out ![]()
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and Tighe was sent to the rail in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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Busted |