2012 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$651,559
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Entries
1,396
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Baker Lays It Down

We stumbled upon David "ODB" Baker's table to see well over 15,000 in chips in the middle of the table. The board read {7-Spades}{Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Baker's opponent moved all in for his last 8,025.

Baker sat pondering a call for over a minute while playing with the necessary amount of chips to call. Eventually, though, Baker decided to let go of his hand, awarding the pot to his opponent. With the loss of this pot, Baker is now sitting on about 18,500 in tournament chips.

Player Chips Progress
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
18,500
-10,500
-10,500
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: David "ODB" Baker

Gimbel Flushed Out

With a raise to 700 and a call before him, Harrison Gimbel three-bet all in for 6,975 from the cutoff. Steve Taylor, the original raiser, was the lone caller and he tabled {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}.

Gimbel turned over {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} for the same hand, but his Day 1b came to an end when the board ran out {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{K-Hearts}, which gave Taylor a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Taylor
Steve Taylor
47,000
9,000
9,000
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Harrison GimbelSteve Taylor

Dolan Bests Kruger

We caught up to find John Dolan, Justin "Choctaw" Kruger, and the player in the small blind looking down at a flop of {9-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. The small blind checked to Dolan in the cutoff and he checked as well. Kruger checked his option from the button and the turn was the {4-Hearts}.

The small blind checked for a secnod time and Dolan opted to fire out a bet of 1,025. Kruger quickly called and the small blind got out of the way. The board finished with the {2-Spades} and both players checked. Dolan showed {Q-Spades}{9-Spades} for a flopped pair of nines and Kruger mucked his hand. Dolan is now above starting stack with about 16,000 while Kruger's stack has fallen to roughly 24,000.

Player Chips Progress
Justin "Choctaw" Kruger
Justin "Choctaw" Kruger
24,000
-7,000
-7,000
John Dolan us
John Dolan
16,000
1,500
1,500

Tags: John DolanJustin "Choctaw" Kruger

Ho Folds Turn

After much action preflop, we caught up to find one player all in for his last 7,875. Maria Ho called this all in as did a player in the cutoff.

The flop came down {j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Ho checked. Her opponent in the cutoff checked as well and the {K-Spades} turned. Ho checked a second time and her opponent moved all in for his last 2,775. Ho looked at her cards several times before folding them and the other two hands were exposed:

Cutoff: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
All In: {A-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The river was of no help to the all in player and he was sent to the rail as a victim of his opponent's turned Broadway straight. This loss brings Maria Ho's stack down to about 34,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
34,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: Maria Ho

Clinkscales Falls

A middle position player opened to 800 and received two callers before it folded around to Rex Clinkscales in the small blind. Clinkscales moved all in for his last 3,825 and the original raiser called.

The other two players folded and Clinkscales tabled {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} only to find that he was behind his opponent's {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}. Clinkscales found no help on the board and his opponent's ladies in the hole were able to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
Busted

Tags: Rex Clinkscales

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Ho Gets Bet Out

Action folded around to Maria Ho who made it 550 to go from the cutoff. The player on the button opted to three-bet the action to 1,400 and both of the blinds got out of the way.

It was back on Ho and after shuffling her chips for about thirty seconds, she moved out a four-bet to 3,150. Her opponent, however, would not be swayed by this bet. He made it 6,200 to go and suddenly the pressure was put back on Ho. Eventually she relented and folded her hand, awarding the chips to her opponent. She's currently sitting on about 28,500 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
28,500
-10,500
-10,500

Tags: Maria Ho

Barch Busted

After a player opened for 450, we found Tex Barch three-bet the action to an unknown amount. The original raiser called and the two were heads up to a flop of {3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Barch's opponent checked and Barch moved all in for roughly his last 6,000 in chips. Barch's opponent snapped with {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Barch found that his {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} were behind.

The board finished with the {k-Spades} and the {9-Diamonds} and Barch was forced to have an abrupt end to both his massage and his tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
Tex Barch us
Tex Barch
Busted

Tags: Tex Barch