2014 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$3,175,200
Entries
1,323
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Bowen Bows Out

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Katherine Bowen was just seen leaving the tournament area. She has been eliminated from play late in the evening. With her elimination, just 56 players remain, meaning that the field is just ten eliminations away from bagging and tagging for the night.

Player Chips Progress
Katherine Bowen us
Katherine Bowen
Busted

Tags: Katherine Bowen

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Hardcastle Doubles Through Kogel

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

We arrived at the table to find Lonnie Hardcastle and Nate Kogel looking down at a completed board of {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{A-Spades}. With over 90,000 already in the middle, Hardcastle checked the river and Kogel moved all in. This was a bet for Hardcastle's tournament life of 60,500.

Hardcastle went deep into the tank pondering his decision. After just over a minute, Hardcastle moved his remaining chips past the betting line. Kogel tabled {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} for aces and treys and was ultimately bested by Hardcastle's {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for aces and tens. Hardcastle secured the double and now has about 210,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nate Kogel us
Nate Kogel
250,000 -80,000
Lonnie Hardcastle
Lonnie Hardcastle
210,000

Tags: Nate KogelLonnie Hardcastle

Posey Moving On Up

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Kevin Posey
Kevin Posey

With approximately 90,000 already in the pot, Kevin Posey was facing an all in bet of 58,500 from his opponent on a board of {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. After contemplating his decision for a bit, he put out the call. His opponent had {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and would need to hit a heart as Posey held {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}.

"No heart," pleaded Posey as the dealer started to put out the river.

It was the {2-Clubs} prompting an enthusiastic clap from Posey. That knock out moved his stack to 445,000 which appears to be the chip lead in the room currently with 75 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Posey
Kevin Posey
445,000 145,000

Tags: Kevin Posey

Campanello Flirts with 400K

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

We picked up with the action to see La Sengphet and Bryan Campanello heads up on a {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} board. Sengphet checked the turn, Campanello bet an unknown amount, and Sengphet called to see the river.

The dealer produced the {J-Hearts} on fifth street and Sengphet checked once more. Campanello cut out a bet of 87,500 and Sengphet instantly reached for calling chips. The World Series of Poker bracelet winner rolled over {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} for jacks full of fours to take down the pot. This sizable pot brought his stack up to about 385,000. Sengphet, on the other hand, fell to about 128,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Campanello us
Bryan Campanello
WSOP 1X Winner
385,000 250,000
La Sengphet us
La Sengphet
128,000 -42,000

Tags: Bryan CampanelloLa Sengphet

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Morgan Runs Into Aces

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A short-stacked Jordan Morgan put the last of his chips in with {9-}{7-} and had the misfortune of running into {A-}{A-}. After the board did not help him, Morgan cracked a smile and said "I run so bad." The Oklahoma native will return tomorrow to give it one more shot.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Morgan us
Jordan Morgan
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Kogel Busts One

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We arrived at the table in time to see a player already all in against Nate Kogel and a third player. The flop read {2-Clubs}{J-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Kogel was facing a bet of 16,500 into a side pot. Kogel replied by shipping all in over the top, prompting a fold from his last active opponent. With that, the hands were turned over for the main pot.

Kogel: {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Opponent: {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Kogel was in a dominating position with his set of deuces. He secured the elimination after the board finished with the {4-Spades} on the turn and the {3-Spades} on the river. This victory brought his stack up to 180,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nate Kogel us
Nate Kogel
180,000 25,000

Tags: Nate Kogel