Break Time
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The remaining 78 players are currently taking a 15-minute break. Tournament staff is also coloring up and racing off the purple t500 chips.
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
A Few Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
580,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
520,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
400,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Prize Pool Information
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The prize pool information for this event has officially been released. With a total prize pool of $2,788,000 first place is guaranteed a payday of $651,559. For more information on the prize pool, see our handy-dandy Payouts tab above.
Final Table Payout Information
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $651,559 |
| 2 | $334,030 |
| 3 | $195,160 |
| 4 | $139,400 |
| 5 | $111,520 |
| 6 | $97,580 |
| 7 | $83,640 |
| 8 | $69,700 |
| 9 | $62,730 |
Massey Leading
Aaron Massey remains at the top of the counts, sitting with about 815,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
815,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
No Stopping Massey
Aaron Massey is the first player to crack the seven-figure chip mark, sitting with just more than 1,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,002,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
Internet Woes
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
With the $1,050 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty side event going on, the internet signal in the room isn't the best with so many people connected to the network. As a result, our updates may be a bit sporadic.
Aces For Vaillancourt
We caught up to find Noah Vaillancourt set Ricky Barker all in on a flop of 
. Barker called off his tournament life and Vaillancourt showed 
. Barker slammed his chips down on the table and flippe dup 
for a worse pocket pair.
The 
turn and the 
river were of no help to Barker and his tournament life came to an end. Vaillancourt, however, was able to boost his stack to about 655,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
655,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
570,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
490,000
149,500
|
149,500 |
|
475,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
290,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
290,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
270,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
|
265,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
260,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
245,000
-311,500
|
-311,500 |
|
90,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
80,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Newcombe Wins One Off Salaburu
Matt Newcombe opened the action by limping in from the cutoff. Robert Salaburu popped it to 26,000 from the small blind, Newcombe called, and a 
flop fell.
Salaburu bet 24,000 and Newcombe called after a few moments to see the turn. The 2012 Octo-Niner fired again, this time for 60,000. Newcombe again made a deliberate call and both players quickly checked the 
river.
Salaburu commented to himself that he should have bet as he tabled 
for nothing. Newcombe took it down with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
175,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |