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2018 Western New York Poker Challenge

Erik Klis is back on top of the counts after busting two players in a recent big pot.
With a board reading , Klis bet 37,000, enough to put Jason Nablo all in, Nablo made the call, but then Anthony Koch check-shoved for about 125,000.
Klis took a moment before announcing a call.
Erik Klis:
Jason Nablo:
Anthony Koch:
Koch had the best of it at the time but Klis had a big draw. Nablo was most in trouble needing a miracle. Klis would make his flush on the river to scoop another sizeable pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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645,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
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 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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570,000
306,900
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306,900 |
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550,000
496,400
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496,400 |
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525,000
328,400
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328,400 |
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500,000
278,400
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278,400 |
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485,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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480,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Richard Cadwallader moved all in preflop for 46,000 and Greg Miller made the call to put Cadwallader at risk.
Richard Cadwallader:
Greg Miller:
A race was underway as a flop fanned out. Miller took the lead with his pair of kings and the
left him one card away from taking the pot.
Cadwallader got up from his seat just as the hit the river, sheepishly sliding back into his chair to collect the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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115,000
33,700
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33,700 |
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100,000
-20,800
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-20,800 |

On just the third hand of hand-for-hand play on the direct money bubble, Chris Babula has put the rest of the field in the money. The player to Babula's immediate right shoved all-in with pocket nines but Babula had woke up with pocket tens and a clean board sent the bubble boy to the rail.
Babula is now the clear chipleader with around 535,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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535,000
65,000
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65,000 |
The field is currently one off the money, sitting at 73. The event will now play hand-for-hand until the bubble pops.
Anthony Soluri opened to 11,500 finding callers in Kristan Mackiewicz on the button and the player in the big blind. The flop came down and Soluri continued for 14,000. Mackiewicz raised it up to 32,000 getting rid of the player in the big blind but was forced to fold when Soluri moved all-in.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000
37,800
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37,800 |
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85,000
-22,100
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-22,100 |
Defending WNYPC Main Event champion Guy Klass moved all-in preflop and Erik Klis made the call.
Guy Klass:
Erik Klis:
Klis found an ace on the flop of a board and Klass was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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450,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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Busted |