The players have been sent on a 10-minute break.
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
295,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
265,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
255,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
160,000 |
The player in the button opened to 4,500 getting calls from Scott Hosbach in the small blind and Chris Meyers in the big blind. A ![]()
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flop fanned out and both Meyers and Hosbach checked. The player in the big blind continued with a bet of 6,400 only to see Hosbach check-raise to 20,000.
After some time in the tank, the player on the button moved all in for 47,000 total and Hosbach snap-called.
Scott Hosbach: ![]()
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Button: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
and Hosbach sent another player to the rail, increasing his lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Mark Roberts moved all in preflop with his last 20,500 and was put at risk by Simpson Turley. Roberts was racing with his ![]()
against Turley's ![]()
. The board ran out clean for Turley and Roberts will require another bullet to keep the dream alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
185,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
180,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
160,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
150,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
115,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
65,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
40,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
31,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
30,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
25,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
20,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
5,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Scott Hosbach was already the chipleader in the room but with his most recent pot, has extended that lead quite significantly. Hosbach got an opponent to commit their stack on the flop of a ![]()
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board. Hosbach was patiently waiting with a pocket pair of kings and his opponent showed up with two queens. Hosbach faded the turn and river to bust yet another player from the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
348,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
Carol Leonardi limped in form early position and called a raise of 4,000 from Chris Meyers. A ![]()
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flop was dealt and Leonardi led with a bet of 5,000. Meyers flatted to see the
on the turn. Both players checked bringing the
on the river and Leondardi check-folded to a bet of 10,000 from Meyers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
91,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
With Level 11 underway, registration has come to a close. Today's Day 1a flight attracted a total of 116 entries building a prize pool that currently sits at $102,393. There are 51 players remaining.