Main Event
Day 3 Started
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$278,050
Entries
315
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
The 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event Champion Will be Crowned Today
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Just nine players return to action on Day 3 vying for the title of 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge (WNYPC) Main Event champion. Andrew Miller holds the chip lead with a $66,736 top prize awaiting the winner.
Miller cruised through the latter stages of Day 2 giving himself an almost 2:1 cushion on his closest competitor. Miller will start with 2,630,000 when cards get back in the air at 12 PM local time at the Seneca Niagara poker room. Patrick Tighe, who once had a massive lead of his own on Day 2, comes in second-best wielding a stack of 1,443,000. Mike Latour is the only other player with over a million, bagging 1,273,000 on Day 2.
Final Table Seat Draw:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Marcinkiewicz | 624,000 |
| 2 | Mike Latour | 1,273,000 |
| 3 | Scott Murawa | 905,000 |
| 4 | Victor Smith | 806,000 |
| 5 | Patrick Tighe | 1,443,000 |
| 6 | Jeff Hobrecker | 332,000 |
| 7 | Andrew Miller | 2,630,000 |
| 8 | Henry Zou | 751,000 |
| 9 | Jeff Mahoney | 692,000 |
Miller will look to draw from his experience earlier in the series when he final tabled Event #1, ultimately busting in fifth place for $7,500. Though none of the others have any significant runs throughout the series, all are not strangers to deep runs in the local poker room.
Tighe has captured a title in this very room, just three years ago, winning Event #1 of the 2015 WNYPC for $9,514. Latour has also tasted victory here capturing a 2016 Summer Slam title for over $21,000. Maybe most impressive of the lot, Scott Murawa has made back-to-back WNYPC Main Event final tables. Murawa busted ninth in 2017 earning $5,303. He's already guaranteed more money but he'll be looking to improve on that result this year.
Prizes still up for grabs:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $66,736 |
| 2 | $40,484 |
| 3 | $27,110 |
| 4 | $18,907 |
| 5 | $14,181 |
| 6 | $11,956 |
| 7 | $9,398 |
| 8 | $7,785 |
| 9 | $6,673 |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Main Event Final Table Underway
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
The cards are in the here air on Day 3. The action kicks off with 11 minutes left in Level 24. Once the level is completed, the levels will switch to 90 minutes for the duration of the final table.
The Final Nine
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Tighe Takes From Miller
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Patrick Tighe opened to 80,000 from early position and Andy Miller called from middle position. The flop came down 
and Tighe continued with a bet of 80,000. Miller raised it up to 200,000 only to see Tighe three-bet to 700,000. Miller took some time before tossing his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | -330,000 |
|
1,600,000 | 157,000 |
Jeff Hobrecker Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,673)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Jeff Hobrecker open-jammed for 129,000 from late-position and got two callers in Andrew Miller and Henry Zou. Both players checked down a 
board and Zou immediately tabled the 
for two pair. Both Miller and Hobrecker mucked and that was it for Hobrecker, busting in ninth place for $6,673.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | 1,349,000 |
|
Busted |
Scott Murawa Eliminated in in 8th Place ($7,785)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Patrick Tighe opened to 90,000 under the gun and Andy Miller flatted from early position. Action folded around to Matt Marcinkiewicz in the cutoff and he three-bet shoved in the cutoff for around 600,000. Scott Murawa out of the small blind snap-called for less getting rid of both Tighe and Miller.
Matt Marcinkiewicz: 
Scott Murawa: 
The board ran out 
sending Murawa out the door in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 676,000 |
|
Busted |
Tighe Gets Value From Zou
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
On the turn of a 
board, Patrick Tighe check-called a bet of 200,000 from Henry Zou. The 
completed the board on the river and Tighe led with a bet of 350,000 sending Zou into the tank. Zou would eventually make the call, mucking when Tighe tabled the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | -800,000 |