2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

$150 No Limit Hold��em II
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Western New York Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$2,007
Event Info
Buy-in
$150
Prize Pool
$11,282
Entries
95
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

On The Fringes

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Cameron Bartolotta
Cameron Bartolotta

Shawn Toidl continues to crush souls and is up over 100,000 now.

At the other end of the spectrum, Cameron Bartolotta has fired three bullets into this reentry event, but things are suddenly looking up.

He jammed all in over a raise in his first hand on this latest bullet and the raiser looked him up with the {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Bartolotta had the {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} and now two starting stacks after a {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades} run out.

Player Chips Progress
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Shawn Toidl
111,000
49,000
49,000
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Cameron Bartolotta
20,000
10,000
10,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Rick Block
Rick Block

Alden, NY's top pin chaser Rick Block was down to just 2,400 in chips before the break. Now he's got 31,000 and a spot among the leaders.

His first double up came behind a dominating ace. They kept on coming until he had enough chips to bust Kim Long Trieu a minute ago. It was Block's tens versus Trieu's sevens all in preflop. Block even hit a set on the turn to rub salt in the wound.

All signs indicate Block's Alden Lanes Bowling crew will have sip White Russians between frames on their own tonight as Block has settled in here for the evening.

Player Chips Progress
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Rick Block
31,000
21,000
21,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Guarantee Met!

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

With the board now reading 86 entries, the $10,000 guarantee has been met.

Registration and reentry is still open for another two full levels after this one, so expect the prize pool to get even bigger.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

A Guy Named Shawn From South Buffalo

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Shawn Toidl
Shawn Toidl

Shawn Toidl has grabbed the chip lead heading into the first break of the day.

The South Buffalo native showed up a little late, limped aces to win a big pot and has been firing away with any two cards ever since.

He's now got it up over 60,000 and showing no signs of slowing down, having just won another pot with the {7-}{2-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Shawn Toidl
62,000
62,000
62,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Chuck It Up

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Chuck Friedman
Chuck Friedman

Chuck Friedman has grabbed the Level 5 lead.

He was the culprit who cracked Kristan Mackiewicz' aces earlier, getting it in with a flush draw on the flop, then making runner-runner trips.

He hit his flush after getting all of one opponent's chips in the middle in similar fashion soon after. Then he made two pair over two pair to get it up to four starting stacks here in the early going.

Player Chips Progress
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Chuck Friedman
40,000
40,000
40,000