2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
315
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Arthur Gates us
Arthur Gates
140,000
-20,000
-20,000
Matt Murray us
Matt Murray
120,000

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