Main Event Day 1a | 2016 WinStar River Poker Series

09-02-2016 22:32 UTC-5

Beat Slows Kalas

mnuwwarah

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Kane Kalas checked out of the big blind on a flop, and Alex Greenblatt checked under the gun. Zach Martin bet about 13,000 from middle position, and only Kalas called. He then checked the turn and snap-called when Martin shoved 20,400.

Martin:
Kalas:

"Good hand," Martin said resignedly, awaiting a river on which he needed a nine or a six.

The river did bring the to enable him to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	138,000 -62,000	-62,000
Zach Martin	86,500

Tags: Kane Kalas Zach Martin

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

09-02-2016 22:13 UTC-5

Odd Counts from the Even Tables

[user196975]

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Liz Brown	208,000
Kane Kalas	200,000
Nathan Gamble	200,000 100,000	100,000

Patrick Eskandar	165,000 25,000	25,000
Dejuante Alexander	165,000 156,000	156,000

Brian Reinert	160,000 10,000	10,000
Ryan Rogers	125,000
Adam Krach	125,000 -65,000	-65,000
TJ Cloutier	65,000 -30,000	-30,000

Nick Palma	45,000 -18,000	-18,000
Jose Montes	41,000 -21,000	-21,000
Alex Greenblatt	40,000 -140,000	-140,000
Larry Wright	30,000 -27,000	-27,000

09-02-2016 22:09 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

mnuwwarah

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Westbrook	190,000 137,000	137,000
Alex Foxen	147,000 20,000	20,000

Mike Wang	110,000 32,000	32,000
Will Berry	96,000 62,600	62,600
Brandon Steven	84,200 -20,800	-20,800
Clint Tolbert	69,000 -6,000	-6,000
Chris Luna	51,200 35,125	35,125
Michael Lech	29,000 -71,000	-71,000

Ray Henson	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

09-02-2016 21:29 UTC-5

Clint Tolbert Chips Up in Back-to-Back Hands

[user196975]

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Clint Tolbert opened to 4,400 from under the gun, three players called, including Brant Hale and Jonathan Bloyen, and the flop came . Action checked to Tolbert, he bet 6,200 and his three opponents all reluctantly folded.

The next hand saw him and an unknown opponent build a 40,000-chip pot going to the turn on a flop. The turn came , Tolbert moved all in for around 40,000. His opponent mucked and Tolbert significantly improved his stack in short order.

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hale	125,000 125,000	125,000
Jonathan Bloyen	75,000 75,000	75,000
Clint Tolbert	75,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Clint Tolbert

09-02-2016 21:15 UTC-5

One Out Finds the Flop

mnuwwarah

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We found three players all in with the cards on their backs.

Adam Krach:
Aaron Massey:
Third player:

As Krach told it, Massey had jammed his last 20,000 or so and been called by the player with aces early, and then Krach shoved from the big blind with queens. Just one queen remained in the deck, but it emerged right away on the flop. The turn and river were then , and Krach had Massey and the other player, who had about 75,000, covered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Krach	190,000 151,500	151,500
Aaron Massey	Busted

Tags: Aaron Massey Adam Krach

09-02-2016 21:05 UTC-5

"The Brant Hale"

mnuwwarah

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We found Brant Hale all in from the small blind on a board of . An opponent in early position had bet 10,000 and Hale was all in to put his opponent at risk for about 67,000. That player decided to call with but his set was no good as Hale had binked a straight with . The river was a brick: .

"The Brant Hale ladies and gentlemen," Clint Tolbert said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brant Hale	168,500 108,500	108,500

Tags: Brant Hale

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

09-02-2016 20:56 UTC-5

Greg Jennings Riding an Up & Down Day

[user196975]

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Greg Jenning's day has been anything but smooth. He got short-stacked a few levels ago and was grinding a sub-20,000 stack. We recently caught him where John Merchant opened to 1,600 and Jennings three-bet to 5,800. Merchant called, the flop came and Jennings quickly put in all his 5,000 chips. Merchant mucked and Jennings have over twice the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Jennings	60,000 37,000	37,000