Main Event Day 2 | 2016 WinStar River Poker Series

09-06-2016 00:14 UTC-5

Jake Bazeley Eliminated in 12th Place ($20,852)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Grant Hinkle opened, Jake Bazeley called from the big blind and flop came . Bazeley check-called a bet on the flop, the turn came the and Bazeley bet 250,000. Hinkle re-raised all in and Bazeley snap-called.

Bazeley:
Hinkle:

The river came the , giving Hinkle a full house and eliminating Bazeley in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Bazeley	Busted

09-06-2016 00:00 UTC-5

Vlad Mezheritsky Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,852)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Fuhs opened to 110,000 in early position and Vlad Mezheritsky moved all in. Action folded back around to Fuhs. He called holding an . Mezheritsky was in a bad spot with an .

The board ran , Fuhs locked up the hand with a queen and Mezheritsky was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Fuhs	2,800,000 800,000	800,000

Vlad Mezheritsky	Busted

09-05-2016 23:31 UTC-5

Ector Finds Qartomy's Price

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Ector opened to 105,000, Ray Qartomy called and the flop came . Ector bet 125,000, Qartomy called and the turn came the . Ector bet 300,000. Qartomy called and the river came the .

Ector slid out 1 million and Qartomy threw in a few chips to call without pausing. Ector tabled the for a flush and Qartomy mucked pocket sixes face up and lamented why the board didn't pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Ector	3,500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Ray Qartomy	800,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

09-05-2016 23:12 UTC-5

Battle of Big Stacks Before Break

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Nathan Gamble made it 120,000 to go from his small blind and Gordon Vayo defended. Gamble bet 175,000 on the flop and Vayo called. Gamble checked the turn and Vayo bet 330,000, with Gamble tanking and calling. Both quickly checked the river and Gamble showed for top-top. No good, as Vayo had turned a flush with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Vayo	7,500,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Nathan Gamble	2,310,000 -890,000	-890,000

Tags: Gordon Vayo Nathan Gamble

09-05-2016 23:07 UTC-5

Gary Knowles Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,555)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Gary Knowles opened for 137,000 in early position, Long Duc Nguyen called on the button and Ben Ector called in the big blind. The flop came , Ector checked, Knowles moved all in and Nguyen mucked. Ector called with the for the flopped straight and Knowles tabled the . The board blanked with the and Knowles was eliminated.

The rest of the field went on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Knowles	Busted

09-05-2016 22:58 UTC-5

Todd Weers Eliminated in 15th Place ($17,555)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Todd Weers opened for a raise to 110,000 and Layne Flack made it 340,000 on the button. Action folded back to Weers, and he immediately pushed all in. Flack called just as fast and Weers was at risk for about 900,000.

Weers:
Flack:

The was safe for Weers but a turn left him fading hearts as well as the overcards. An river gave Flack a winning flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	2,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Todd Weers	Busted

Tags: Layne Flack Todd Weers

09-05-2016 22:36 UTC-5

Brian Reinert Eliminated in 17th Place ($14,942), Kevin Eyster Eliminated in 16th Place ($17,555)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

After Kevin Eyster opened the action, Brian Reinert and Nathan Gamble moved all in. Eyster followed, moving all in with pocket queens.

Gamble:
Eyster:
Reinert:

The board ran . The ace on the flop gave Gamble the advantage. The other two players couldn't catch up and Eyster received the higher payout as he had a larger stack at the start of the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	3,200,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Kevin Eyster	Busted

Brian Reinert	Busted

09-05-2016 22:27 UTC-5

David Hudson Eliminated in 18th Place ($14,942)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Gordon Vayo opened the hijack to 80,000 and David Hudson made it 553,000 all in from the big blind. Vayo thought briefly and called.

Vayo:
Hudson:

The flop was , giving Vayo chopping outs, but the November Niner took a big lead for the whole pot on the turn. Hudson could only shake his head at Vayo's heater, and the river sealed his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Vayo	4,250,000 550,000	550,000
David Hudson	Busted

Tags: David Hudson Gordon Vayo

09-05-2016 22:21 UTC-5

Eighteen Chairs, Eighteen Counts, Eighteen Visions

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Vayo	3,700,000 500,000	500,000
Long Duc Nguyen	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Daniel Fuhs	2,000,000 -650,000	-650,000

Ben Ector	1,900,000 850,000	850,000
Ray Qartomy	1,850,000 -50,000	-50,000
Grant Hinkle	1,750,000 50,000	50,000

Nathan Gamble	1,650,000 -200,000	-200,000

Brian Reinert	1,300,000 -100,000	-100,000
Jeff Duvall	1,300,000 150,000	150,000
Jake Bazeley	1,250,000 -750,000	-750,000
Vlad Mezheritsky	1,100,000 -177,000	-177,000
Layne Flack	1,000,000 100,000	100,000

Gary Knowles	900,000 518,000	518,000
Kevin Eyster	900,000 25,000	25,000

Dean Bobel	825,000 305,000	305,000
Todd Weers	800,000 200,000	200,000
Chino Rheem	800,000 -200,000	-200,000

David Hudson	535,000 35,000	35,000