Break
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are on a 15-minute break.
The board reads 64 players remaining and we will play until only 41 are left.
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Entries
1,396
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Smith Doubles Up
Jordan Smith moved all in for 26,000 from early position and a player in middle position re-raised all in, successfully isolating the action.
Smith tabled 
and help up against his opponent's 
when the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,200
42,200
|
42,200 |
ODBusted
David "ODB" Baker raised to 4,800 from early position only to have a shorter stacked player move all in for 23,100 total. It folded back to Baker who contemplated a call for over a minute before finally and seemingly reluctantly mucking his hand.
When counting Baker's stack after the hand, he said to us, "Stick around, they're going in quick."
With about 32,000 in chips, Baker wasn't kidding. No more than five minutes later Baker got the rest of his chips in with 
before the flop and was racing against an opponent's 
.
The board fell 
and Baker was sent to the rail with mere minutes left in play for the evening. We're certain that we will see him back on the felt for Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Smith Takes a Hit
Action folded to Jordan Smith on the button and he moved all in for about 43,000. The player in the small blind called all in for 25,900.
Smith tabled 
, trailing his opponent's 
. The flop came down 
to give Smith the lead with a pair of kings. He maintained it through the 
turn, but the 
landed on the river to give his opponent a winning set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
210,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
207,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
175,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
128,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
103,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
85,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
72,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
60,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
52,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
|
43,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
42,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Headrick Takes A Big Pot and the Chip Lead
Picking up the action after a 
flop, Greg Headrick (who was in the big blind) checked to his early-positioned opponent who bet 10,000. Headrick put in a check-raise to 27,000, but his opponent came over the top to 57,000. Headrick mulled it over for about 20 seconds before re-raising all in.
His opponent, with roughly 65,000 behind, spent a good two minutes in the tank before giving up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Butler Serves Opponent Some Chips
We caught up to find chip leader Ashly Butler call the all in of another player at the table. Butler's opponent showed 
and was all in for his final 58,000. His pocket queens were way ahead of Butler's and stayed that way as the board ran out 
.
Losing this pot has brought Butler's stack down to about 200,000 in chips which still solidifies his place as the current chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Tolbert Put to the Test
We arrived at Clint Tolbert's table and found him put to a decision for all of his chips on a 
flop. There was only about 11,000 in the pot, not more than a standard raise and call preflop.
Tolbert had checked to his opponent who instantly shipped it in with a cover stack.
"Three Day 1's, right?" joked Tolbert. "Wow, I think I have only seen you play one hand."
With about 63,000 behind, Tolbert reluctantly folded his hand. His opponent showed 
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Big Stacks and Bustouts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000 | |
|
|
197,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |