The second of two starting flights for the 2016 Western New York Poker Challenge $1,000 Main Event drew 141 entries to the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino on Saturday.
This brought the grand total of entries up to 244 and ensured the $200,000 prize pool guarantee would be more than met. By the time 15 levels of play were through, just 30 players survived the carnage, meaning a total of 50 are now through to Sunday's Day 2.
Jim Burkett grabbed the chip lead early and appeared to be running away with the day until his hot run cooled off.