2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Main Event
Day: 1a
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
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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Leonardi Triples Her Stack

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

With Carol Leonardi already all in and a pot of about 40,000 in the middle, Budwey Salhab shoved on the turn of a {9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} board, forcing a third player in the hand to fold.

Carol Leonardi: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Budwey Salhab: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The {a-Diamonds} on the river sent the pot to Leonardi, tripling her initial investment.

Tags: Carol LeonardiBudwey Salhab

Salhab Sticks Around

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Budwey Salhab opened to 700 under the gun and called a three-bet of 2,500 from a player in middle position. The flop fanned out {2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Salhab check-called a bet of 1,500 to see the {7-Spades} on the turn. Both players checked and Salhab took down the pot with a bet of 2,300 when the {8-Diamonds} hit the river.

Tags: Budwey Salhab

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Top Stacks in the Room

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Lemarquand Straightens Up

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Erik Lemarquand
Erik Lemarquand

With 16,000 in the pot and a completed board reading {2-Spades}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}, Erik Lemarquand fired a bet worth 11,000 and after a brief moment in the tank, his heads-up opponent made the call.

Lemarquand tabled the {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} making a straight on the river and his opponent mucked.

Tags: Erik Lemarquand

The Keep Piling in

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

[Removed:603] Busts a Player

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

After three-betting to 2,250, [Removed:602] called a four-bet shove for about 11,000 to put a player at risk.

[Removed:602]: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Opponent: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and [Removed:603] made a straight on the river to send his opponent to the rail.