2017 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2017 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$347,134
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
926
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Wendy Freedman Flops a Set and Gets Tons of Value

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Wendy Freedman was one of five players who saw the {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop for 3,200.

She bet 9,500 on the flop and got one caller. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and her opponent checked to her. She bet 17,000 and her opponent called.

The river was the {4-Spades} and her opponent checked again. This time she made it 45,000 and her opponent called for a third time.

She turned over {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} for a set of twos. Her opponent mucked.

Jim Carroll made a comment about how it was so mean of Freedman to take those chips from the poor guy she beat in the hand and another player chimed in with a bit of a needle.

"Well like eighty percent of them are hers anyway," he said referencing the fact that Freedman had doubled up the player she just beat in an earlier hand.

Player Chips Progress
Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
150,000

Tags: Jim CarrollWendy Freedman

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Richards us
John Richards
235,000
169,000
169,000
Jim Carroll us
Jim Carroll
224,000
14,000
14,000
Dan Lowery us
Dan Lowery
170,000
51,100
51,100
Collin Grubaugh us
Collin Grubaugh
145,000
111,200
111,200
Grant Hinkle us
Grant Hinkle
108,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
96,000
73,000
73,000
WPT 2X Winner
Sam Phillips us
Sam Phillips
84,000
21,000
21,000
TJ Thondup
TJ Thondup
72,000
72,000
72,000
Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
70,900
-6,100
-6,100
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
62,800
-25,200
-25,200
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
49,900
19,700
19,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Andrew Watson us
Andrew Watson
43,200
9,200
9,200
Brant Hale us
Brant Hale
25,000
Jesse Bryant us
Jesse Bryant
17,000
-9,700
-9,700
Sam Panzica us
Sam Panzica
Busted
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Will Berry us
Will Berry
Busted
Mohsin Virani us
Mohsin Virani
Busted

Michael Perrone Doesn't Get The Sweat He Wants

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Michael Perrone shoved all in under the gun for 16,000 and Chris Staats called right behind him. The remaining players folded and Perrone turned over {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

"That's not good," he said, "let's at least get a sweat."

When the flop came {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} the table all reacted as Perrone flopped the nuts. He would stay ahead then the board ran out with the {8-Spades} on the turn and the {7-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Perrone us
Michael Perrone
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Staats us
Chris Staats
34,000
-41,000
-41,000

Tags: Chris StaatsMichael Perrone

Eyster Dusted

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Kevin Eyster
Kevin Eyster

Kevin Eyster put 12,000 in preflop, leaving about 1,000 back. A player on the button called and they got the rest in on the {3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop.

Eyster: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Opponent: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

The {6-Diamonds} turn left Eyster drawing dead, and he wished everyone good luck. That table is now one of the most loaded in the room as it features Tommy Vedes, Greg Himmelbrand, Will Berry and Jose Montes.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
60,000
14,000
14,000
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
43,300
23,300
23,300
WPT 2X Winner
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Greg HimmelbrandJose MontesKevin EysterTommy VedesWill Berry

Maria Ho Gets an After Dinner Double

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Maria Ho headed to dinner with a short stack and came back to just about ten big blinds. She got all in pretty shortly after play resumed with {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} and got called by a player with {a-}{q-}.

Both players hit an ace on the flop and Ho hit two pair on the river to double back up to starting stack.

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
25,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Maria Ho

Day 1c Registration Ends

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With the end of dinner break, that means registration is over for Day 1c and the tourney at large. At this time, the number appears to be 395 entries for Day 1c to push the three-flight total to 926. We'll bring prize pool information as it becomes available.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Dinner Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The players are on a one-hour dinner break. Registration will remain open until the start of level ten.