Main Event Day 1a | 2014 WinStar River Poker Series

08-29-2014 22:02 UTC

Colvin Doubles

Josh_Cahlik

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

We arrived to find Matthew Colvin all in and at risk for his last 16,350 against a lone opponent on a flop. Colvin's opponent called and the hands were turned over.

Colvin:
Opponent:

Colvin's opponent had the lead with his pair of eights, but Colvin was drawing live heading to the following streets. The rolled off on the turn, sealing the deal for Colvin with the nut flush. The board finished with the and Colvin was shipped the double up. He's now sitting on about 38,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Colvin	16,350 -4,650	-4,650

Tags: Matthew Colvin

08-29-2014 21:56 UTC

Assorted Chip Counts

Josh_Cahlik

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	88,000 6,000	6,000
Christian Harder	58,000 3,000	3,000
Pete Kaemmerlen	51,000 9,000	9,000
TJ Cloutier	40,000 11,500	11,500

Kunal Patel	38,000 4,000	4,000
Justin Gardenhire	30,000 15,000	15,000
Sam Panzica	27,500 3,000	3,000
Jonathan Gaviao	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Mark Toulouse	21,000 -3,000	-3,000
Ari Engel	17,000 -6,500	-6,500

David Tuthill	17,000 -7,000	-7,000
Joseph Cheong	11,500 6,500	6,500

08-29-2014 21:54 UTC

Ho Done For The Day

[user272102]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

We saw Maria Ho talking to the floor staff and she relayed her bust out hand to us. "I had on a board against David Baker and he had . I wasn't getting away from that hand against him," she said.

Ho will be back to give it another go tomorrow.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	96,000 10,000	10,000

Maria Ho	Busted

08-29-2014 21:43 UTC

Bazeley Accumulating

[user272102]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

A player in middle position limped in and Jacob Bazeley made it 1,500 to go from late position. It was folded back to the limper who made the call. The flop came and the limper quickly check-folded to a Bazeley bet. After the hand, Bazeley was sitting with more than double the starting stack with 52,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Bazeley	52,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Jacob Bazeley

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

08-29-2014 21:18 UTC

Break Time

[user272102]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

08-29-2014 21:14 UTC

Some Counts...

[user272102]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

A few counts from around the room including Matthew Lapossie who has topped the 100,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Lapossie	110,000

Jesse Cohen	53,000
Grayson Ramage	43,000
Eric Blair	42,000
Bronson Tucker	32,000
Ryan Jaconetti	27,000
Sean Wallace	16,000

08-29-2014 21:09 UTC

Massey Scores Knockout with Top Two

Josh_Cahlik

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Aaron Massey and an opponent took a flop of in a raised pot. Massey was first to act and led out for 900. His opponent instantly raised the action to 6,000 and Massey quickly called.

The turn was the and Massey flung out a single orange T5,000 chip. His opponent responded with a raise all in for approximately 28,000, prompting Massey to look back down at his cards.

"Set of nines?" he said out loud before announcing a call.

Massey:
Opponent:

Massey's top two pair were in a commanding lead and he scored the knockout after the completed the board. The 2012 River Poker Series Main Event champion now has roughly 82,000 just over halfway through Level 6.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	82,000 44,000	44,000

08-29-2014 20:47 UTC

Harder's Raise Takes it Down

[user272102]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We get to the table and a player in early position has opened for a raise to 1,000. He was called by a player in middle position and the player in the small blind. Christian Harder was in the big blind and put out a raise to 4,800. The original raiser quickly folded as did the player in middle position.

The player in the small blind was not so quick but he ultimately decided to let it go. Harder's stack sat at 55,000 after the hand.