Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bob Liebeck |
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Ken Wong |
105,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Lou Scott | 95,000 | |
Jeremy Drumm | 70,000 | |
Mike Nguyen |
65,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
Malgorzata Kurtyko |
60,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Keith Gray |
53,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Tom Cocolova
|
50,000 |
2018 Western New York Poker Challenge
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
The players are now officially in the money after Andrew Puhacz busted the 19th place player. Puhacz woke up with queens and got a short-stacked player all in with pocket sevens. Puhacz flopped a set and held through the turn and river to leave the field at 18.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Puhacz | 95,000 |
On the flop of a board, Joe Catalano raised a bet of 18,000 by his heads-up opponent to 45,000 only to see his opponent three-bet shove. Catalano snap-called, putting himself at risk.
Catalano saw his opponent table the which was a relief as Catalano turned over the . A clean run out gave Catalano a massive double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joe Catalano |
165,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
After a brief negotiation between the two tables, the money bubble has been avoided. Each player has taken $5 out of their pocket for the next player eliminated.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
The field has been narrowed down to the final 19 players, just one spot off the money. The bubble looms!
Mike Nguyen and a heads-up opponent created a prize pool of 41,000 before seeing the turn card on a board. Nguyen bet 19,000 on the turn and his opponent check-called.
The completed the board and his opponent checked once more. Nguyen moved all in, having his opponent covered, and got a fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Nguyen | 127,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
The players have been sent on a 10-minute break while the T-100 chips are raced off.