2014 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$3,175,200
Entries
1,323
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Willerson Doubles

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

The board read {7-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} when we found Jim Willerson all in and at risk for his last approximately 35,000 against a lone opponent. Willerson's opponent called and the hands were turned on their backs.

Willerson: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Willerson was in the lead with his top two pair, but his opponent had four to a club flush and could eliminate the WSOP bracelet winner from play with a fifth club on the river.

The river was the {7-Spades}, ensuring that Willerson would find continued life in today's flight. His stack now sits right around 85,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Willerson us
Jim Willerson
85,000
63,500
63,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jim Willerson

Panzica Raises River

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Sam Panzica and an opponent were heads up on a completed board of {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades}. Panzica's opponent was first to act and fired out a bet of 3,300. Panzica came over the top for what looked to be 8,800 total, sending his opponent into the tank.

After about a minute, Panzica's opponent dished his cards into the muck. Panzica picked up the chips and now has around 36,000 to his name.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Panzica us
Sam Panzica
36,000
8,500
8,500

Tags: Sam Panzica

Set Over Set For Holsonback

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

We get to the table with the chips flying into the middle on a flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}. John Holsonback moved all in for approximately 25,000 total over the top of a raise and a call. Both players made the call creating a main pot of close to 90,000.

The turn was the {A-Spades} and the remaining two players checked.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and the player in Seat Two checked. His opponent, however, did not, as he moved all in for his last 38,800. After a few moments of thought the player in Seat Two folded and his opponent proudly turned over {9-}{9-} for a flopped set of nines. To his dismay, however, Holsonback had also flopped a set and it was one notch higher than his as he had {10-}{10-} for a set of tens.

"Not a bad pot," said table mate Brandon Steven as Holsonback stacked his newly acquired chips. He was up to approximately 90,000 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
John Holsonback
John Holsonback
90,000

Small One For Cheong

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

A middle positioned player opened to 1,200 and found calls from Joseph Cheong in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind.

The three watched as {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} hit the felt. Cheong and the big blind checked, allowing the original raiser to continued for 1,800. Cheong stuck around and the big blind folded. The two were heads up to the {2-Spades} turn, where two checks prompted the dealer to finish the board with the {7-Clubs}.

Cheong checked for a third time and his opponent followed suit. Cheong rolled over a winning {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
19,000
7,500
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joseph Cheong

Vaillancourt Climbing

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Noah Vaillancourt and an opponent took a monotone flop of {Q-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}. Vaillancourt checked, his opponent fired, 2,000, and Vaillancourt called to see fourth street.

The dealer produced the {J-Clubs} on the turn and Vaillancourt checked for a second time. His opponent knuckled the table back, allowing the {8-Spades} to complete the board. Vaillancourt checked, his opponent checked it back once more, and Vaillancourt tabled {K-Spades}{5-Hearts} for a king-high flush. His opponent mucked and Vaillancourt picked up the pot.

Vaillancourt's stack now sits around 82,000.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Vaillancourt ca
Noah Vaillancourt
82,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Noah Vaillancourt

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75