Kevin Cunningham was just eliminated by Jason Nablo, and we're officially on the money bubble. No talks of paying the bubble yet, so this may be a true money bubble unlike yesterday's Event #1.
2014 Western New York Poker Challenge
One-time chip Leader Nick Walker just exited empty-handed. He got the last of his chips in preflop with ![]()
against Pete Kaemmerlen's ![]()
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board spelled the end of Walker's tournament life.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Andy Spears had an awful level, eventually losing the last of his chips in a preflop confrontation with Jason Nablo. Spears' ![]()
couldn't outrun Nablo's ![]()
, ending his tournament life in 17th place.
Tom Maher was sent packing moments later, leaving us with 16 players.
With 18 players remaining we're only six spots away from reaching the money in Event #2. The top 12 finishers will pocket at least $1,005, with the eventual winner earning $14,364. Some of the area's top talent is still in contention, so this should be a fun night of poker.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Long Nguyen |
| 2 | Mike Vissers |
| 3 | Jason Nablo |
| 4 | Jimmy Thomson |
| 5 | Joseph Elia |
| 6 | Matthew Sande |
| 7 | Randy Pfeifer |
| 8 | Alex Rivera |
| 9 | Unknown |
| 10 | Tom Maher |
After Brad Perkins was eliminated by Mike Azzinaro, the final 20 players combined to make the final two tables. Here's the Seats Draw for Table 5:
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Walker |
| 2 | Pete Kaemmerlen |
| 3 | Rick Block |
| 4 | Mike Azzinaro |
| 5 | Scott Gaddi |
| 6 | Andy Spears |
| 7 | Kevin Cunningham |
| 8 | Todd Griffin |
| 9 | Jason Terminesi |
| 10 | Mark Roberts |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Back in 10.
Jimmy Thomson is dominating over at Table 6. He opened to 7,000 from early position and Carol Leonardi three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. Thomas called, and the flop rolled out ![]()
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. Leonardi checked and Thomson pushed a tall stack of T5,000 chips into the middle, effectively putting Leonardi all in. She quickly called.
Thomson: ![]()
Leonardi: ![]()
Leonardi's ace-high was in front, but the
on the turn swayed the favor to Thomson's side. The
completed the board, and Leonardi playfully fired some expletives before leaving the table.