$300 No Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
$300 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$39,021
Entries
155
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Dan Wagner has won another tournament here at Seneca Niagara Casino after defeating Sahar Khajavi in the opening event of the 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Warm-Up. This is his second title in just a few months after he took down the 2016 Fall Poker Classic Main Event towards the end of the year.
Wagner took home $10,144 for his efforts after steamrolling his opponents throughout the day and in the final moments on the final table. Khajavi went on a tear to begin the final table and Wagner took over once talks of a chop were squashed when play was shorthanded.
In the final hand, Khajavi got her chips in the middle in a classic race with pocket tens against Wagner's ace-king. The king on the river sealed the deal, handing Wagner the title. Khajavi pocketed $6,350 for her efforts today.
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Wagner | $10,144 |
| 2 | Sahar Khajavi | $6,349 |
| 3 | George Crozier | $4,509 |
| 4 | Rob Greene | $3,194 |
| 5 | Jim Girdlestone | $2,442 |
| 6 | Leo Kaplan | $1,916 |
| 7 | Tyler Orsini | $1,465 |
| 8 | John Brock | $1,127 |
| 9 | Jim Pifer | $902 |
| 10 | Ed Reid | $714 |
The day started off with a bang and the $25,000 guarantee was met by the fourth level of play. Players began dropping quite quickly and two-thirds of the field had hit the rail by the time registration closed.
As the money bubble neared, Omar Stefanini and Alan Findlay both dropped in back-to-back hands and hand-for-hand play began. John Perri was eliminated on the bubble as he was incredibly short-stacked. A few players dropped once they were in the money before play stayed steady with around 14 players left.
Dietrich Kuhlmann finished in 11th place and hit the rail on the final table bubble. Wagner led the way when the final ten players came together and he held that lead for a while until Khajavi started to turn on the jets. Players slowly started to drop, with Ed Reid and Jim Pifer getting knocked out in the same hand where they both held ace high and couldn't improve against Rob Greene's pocket nines. Reid finished in tenth place while Pifer came in ninth.
John Brock was the next player to go, holding pocket eights after he was out flopped by Dietrich Girdlestone who held ace three. The flop was ace-high and he was on his way out the door in eight place. Tyler Orsini was eliminated shortly after in seventh place after his ace-nine suited of diamonds was unable to make anything happened against Green's ace-ten of hearts.
Leo Kaplan fell at the hands of the Champion in sixth place and couldn't get his pocket tens to hold after Wagner hit an ace on both the flop and the turn, tabling ace seven for the knockout.
Jim Girdlestone lost a devastating hand with ace-king of clubs after running into Wagner's two red aces. The flop gave him a flush draw but he was unable to improve, busting in fifth place the next hand after running into pocket kings with his short stack.
Rob Greene was next to go in fourth place after missing both his flush and straight draws against Khajavi's king-jack of diamonds for two pair. George Crozier was the next to go in third place after getting in his remaining 311,000 stack with pocket sixes and running into Khajavi's pocket tens. He was unable to improve and hit the rail for a solid payday.
The feature event this weekend begins tomorrow, Saturday, February 25th at 11:00 AM. The buy-in is $600 and there will be a $50,000 guarantee on the event. Registration runs until the end of level eight, which is at approximately 4:00 PM.
A full list of results can be found under the Payouts tab.
Good luck players! Stay with PokerNews all weekend for more updates as the weekend progresses.
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Sahar Khajavi and Dan Wagner put all of their chips in the middle before the flop, with Khajavi being the player at risk with about 1,000,000 behind.
Wagner tabled 
while Khajavi showed 
for a classic race.
The board ran out 
and Khajavi is the runner up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Sahar Khajavi raised to 75,000 on the button and George Crozier moved all in for 311,000 from the small blind. Dan Wagner called from the big blind and Khajavi called as well.
The flop came 
. Wagner checked and Khajavi moved all in. Wagner folded.
Khajavi tabled two black tens and Crozier showed 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the , sending Crozier to the rail in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Dan Wagner shoved all in on the button and Sahar Khajavi called from the small blind.
Wagner: 
Khajavi: 
The board ran out 
and Wagner doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
315,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Rob Greene moved all in and was called by Sahar Khajavi.
Khajavi tabled for top two pair and Greene showed 
for a flush and a straight draw.
The turn was the and the river was the 
, sending Greene to the rail in fourth place for $3,194.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
220,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Jim Girdlestone lost a massive pot to Dan Wagner a few short moments ago and got his remaining 150,000 chips in the middle with king jack.
Wagner called with queen six and flopped a queen, sending Girdlestone to the rail in fifth place for $2,442.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Dan Wagner was on the button and faced a three-bet of 175,000 from Jim Girdlestone in the big blind. He thought for a moment and shoved for 590,000. Girdlestone called.
Wagner: 
Girdlestone: 
Girdlestone jumped up in his seat as soon as he saw Wagner's aces and said, "Unbelievable! He's had aces like seven times today."
The flop came 
and Girdlestone picked up a flush draw, The turn was the and gave him some more outs, but the river was the 
and Wagner now has well over a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
520,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
|
150,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
135,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000