2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b23
Event Info
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
45
Prize
$66,736
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$278,050
Total Entries
315
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 315

River Straight Triples Up Murray

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Matt Murray
Matt Murray

All the chips went in preflop between Matt Murray, Arthur Gates, and a third player in the hand. Murray was the shortest stack with 36,000 committed and Gates having the other player covered as well.

Matt Murray: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Arthur Gates: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

Much to the delight of the whole table, except possibly Gates, the board ran out {j-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. A roller coaster for Murray as he went from having the best hand, to losing, to binking a straight on the river to triple up.

Gates grabbed the side pot sending the third player in the hand to the rail.

Tags: Matt MurrayArthur Gates