2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 3
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
Players Info - Day 3

Matt Marcinkiewicz Eliminated in 2nd Place ($40,484)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Matt Marcinkiewicz
Matt Marcinkiewicz

Things escalated quite quickly on the flop of a {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board. Matt Marcinkiewicz led with a bet of 215,000 only to see Henry Zou raise to 600,000. Marcinkiewicz three-bet jammed all in and Zou snap-called to put the title on the line.

Matt Marcinkiewicz: {a-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Henry Zou: {4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

Marcinkiewicz was in trouble and found no help as the board ran out {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Marcinkiewicz earned $40,484 for second place while Zou banks $66,736 for the win.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Zou us
Henry Zou
9,450,000 3,705,000
Matt Marcinkiewicz us
Matt Marcinkiewicz
Busted

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