Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Event 12: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Turbo
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
Buy-in
$170
Prize Pool
$22,933
Entries
141
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
After Howard Kotchie opened with a raise from the cutoff, the player in the big blind moved all in. Kotchie made the call and the cards were turn up.
Kotchie: 
Big Blind: 
The 
flop paired Kotchie and saw the big blind rise to make his exit, but the 
turn gave him pause. All he needed was either another ten or an eight, but that was wishful thinking as the 
appeared instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,000 |
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Todd Saffron moved all in for 47,000 from middle position, and the player on the button, who had 46,000, called off. The blinds folded and Saffron discovered he had picked a bad spot.
Saffron: 
Button: 
The 
flop gave the button a set of kings, but it also gave Saffron a flush draw. The 
turn didn't complete it, but the 
river did! Saffron gave the table a little bump in celebration while the button collected his things and exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 |
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Just before the break, Hoss Colao won a monster pot that saw him vault up to 240,000.
We should note that two hands before the one we're about to describe, Colao claims to have won a big pot when his aces defeated jacks. Anyways, in the big hand Colao and two other players got their chips all in preflop.
Colao: 
Opponent #1: 
Opponent #2:
Colao was out in front and remained silent as both his opponents called for cards. The 
flop was as safe as could be for Colao, and so was the 
turn. All he needed to do was dodge an ace and king on the river, and he did just that when the 
blanked.
Colao was shipped the massive pot while the other two players were sent on permanent break from Event #12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
A color-up break. Back in 10 minutes.
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Aaron Olshan was among the early chip leaders in yesterday's Event #10, and he's finding similar success today. We just witnessed Olshan double up with the 
against an opponent's 
after the board ran out 
. Marc Roberts cringed at the sight of the turn and river as he said he folded pocket tens preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Cameron Bartolotta is on all sorts of fire. In fact, he seems downright unstoppable at the moment. Just minutes after scoring a double elimination, Bartolotta was moved to a new table and repeated the feat.
It happened when the under-the-gun player limped and then an early-position player moved all in for 17,400. A middle-position player then tossed in three red T10,000 chips, which meant he was forced to raise. Bartolotta proceeded to move all in behind, the limper folded, and the middle-position player, who had about 50,000 behind, quickly called off.
Middle Position: 
Bartolotta:
Early Position: 
Bartolotta had woken up with another big hand, and he managed to have another player commit a ton of chips with a far inferior hand. The board ran out a clean 
and Bartolotta notched another double elimination.
"He just had a meltdown," another player at the table said of the middle-position player, who had made a hasty exit from the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400