Main Event
Day 3 Started
2015 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 WinStar River Poker Series
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$2,793,600
Entries
1,164
Level
31
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Only 10 Remain; Who Wants the $1 Million Top Prize?
Welcome to the third and final day of play in the 2015 River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event. At 12 p.m. local time, the final 10 players will return for a chance at a life-changing top prize of $1 million. Leading the way is Florida's Andy Andrejevic with 5.58 million, and sitting in second place is Barry Hutter with 4.835 million.
All of the remaining players have locked up at least $30,000 after reaching this point from the starting field of 1,164 entries. Once one more player is eliminated, the official final table will be set with everyone earning nearly $45,000 in prize money.
To start the day, Numit Agrawal will be the player the most at risk of finishing in 10th. He's the shortest stack with just 540,000, and the blinds will be 30,000/60,000/10,000 to start the day.
Joining Andrejevic, Hutter, and Agrawal are Jake Haller, Lonny Hardcastle, Douglas Claybrook, Jose Montes, Patana Pradith, Maxx Coleman, and Joseph Skinner.
Some of the notables to bust in the money on Day 2 were Clint Tolbert (110th - $4,000), Maria Ho (97th - $4,500), Joe Kuether (77th - $5,000), James Mordue (56th - $6,000), Ray Henson (41st - $7,000), Bronson Tucker (33rd - $8,000), and Cord Garcia (22nd - $12,000).
The cards will be in the air at noon, and you can keep it locked right here to PokerNews for continued coverage as the event plays down to a champion.
Let's Meet the Final 10
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Haller | 3,600,000 |
| 2 | Lonny Hardcastle | 3,100,000 |
| 3 | Numit Agrawal | 540,000 |
| 4 | Douglas Claybrook | 1,155,000 |
| 5 | Jose Montes | 2,465,000 |
| 6 | Barry Hutter | 4,835,000 |
| 7 | Andy Andrejevic | 5,580,000 |
| 8 | Patana Pradith | 1,750,000 |
| 9 | Maxx Coleman | 2,660,000 |
| 10 | Joseph Skinner | 3,615,000 |
Seat 1: Jake Haller (3,600,000) — Jake Haller enters the final day of this event sitting fourth in chips. He hails from Mustang, Oklahoma, and boasts $33,227 in live tournament earnings prior to this result. He has four World Series of Poker cashes, including three from this past summer, and one Heartland Poker Tour result. Previously in the River Poker Series Main Event, Haller finished 45th in 2013 for $9,087, and that was the largest score he’s earned before reaching Day 3 this year.
Seat 2: Lonny Hardcastle (3,100,000) — Lonny Hardcastle from Rockwall, Texas, boasts career live tournament earnings of over $47,000 prior to this result, and his best finish landed him $14,260. That biggest score came in the 2011 World Series of Poker Bossier City $1,080 No-Limit Hold’em event, where Hardcastle took fourth out of a field of 167 entries. He is also making his third cash in the River Poker Series Main Event, previously finishing in the money in 2008 (56th - $5,850) and 2010 (110th - $3,800).
Seat 3: Numit Agrawal (540,000) — The shortest stack entering Day 3 is Numit Agrawal, but the man from West Lafayette, Indiana, has a fair amount of experience under his belt that could help him turn things around. Entering this event, Agrawal had just under $400,000 in live tournament earnings. Two of his results have been World Series of Poker final table appearances that earned him six figures. In 2013, Agrawal took fifth in the WSOP’s $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $205,512. Earlier this year, he took fourth in the $3,000 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha at the Series for $112,717.
Seat 4: Douglas Claybrook (1,155,000) — The second shortest stack entering Day 3 is Douglas Claybrook from Vidor, Texas. With just over $100,000 in live tournament earnings prior to this run, Claybrook will be looking to make a career score if he can ladder up one more spot. Prior to this event, Claybrook’s largest prize came when he won the $100,000 Guaranteed $340 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2013 Spring Break Poker Classic in Biloxi, Mississippi, for $41,451.
Seat 5: Jose Montes (2,465,000) — Jose Montes has been having himself quite the year, and he now finds himself in the mix to earn the million-dollar payday that every poker player dreams about. After seemingly treading water for the first part of his poker career, Montes earned a $352,669 victory in January of 2015 when he won the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw $1,675 Main Event. One month later and he found himself right back in the winner’s circle, capturing the Heartland Poker Tour Black Hawk $1,650 Main Event title and $240,523. All told, the man from Bronx, New York, had $864,829 in career live tournament earnings before this event.
Seat 6: Barry Hutter (4,835,000) — A native of Florida, Barry Hutter enters the final table second in chips after coming into Day 2 as the overall chip leader. The young gun entered this event with over $2 million in live tournament earnings and is having his best year ever on the felt. This summer, Hutter earned his first real breakout win when he captured his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout for $283,546. He also scored $141,900 last month when he took fifth in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $25,400 High Roller.
Seat 7: Andy Andrejevic (5,580,000) — Miami, Florida’s Andy Andrejevic enters the final day as the chip leader and a career list of live cashes totaling over $430,000. Towards the end of 2014, Andrejevic earned his best tournament result to date, taking third out of 601 entries in the Rock ’N’ Roll Poker Open $3,500 Main Event at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for $170,000. He has also earned four World Series of Poker and two World Poker Tour cash results, including finishing 178th in this year’s WSOP Main Event for $40,433.
Seat 8: Patana Pradith (1,750,000) — Another man from Texas in the final 10 is Patana Pradith, and he hails from Arlington. Pradith will enter the final day third-to-last in chips and have his work cut out for him with the skillful and aggressive Maxx Coleman and Joseph Skinner on his left. Entering this event, Pradith only had one cash result for $3,153 on record, coming from a fourth-place finish in a Choctaw Spring Poker Series event.
Seat 9: Maxx Coleman (2,660,000) — A cash-game grinder from Derby, Kansas, Maxx Coleman has earned over $445,000 thanks to 21 live tournament cashes. His biggest result was in 2013 when Coleman took 21st in the World Series of Poker Main Event for $285,408. This summer, Coleman finished in the money in five WSOP events, with his best finish there being a 10th-place result in the $5,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em event for $42,032.
Seat 10: Joseph Skinner (3,615,000) — Third in chips coming into Day 3 is Joseph Skinner. He doesn’t have much on his live tournament cash list, with just $1,487 in earnings from two results back in May, and this event could very well serve as Skinner’s big breakout. Much like his tournament record sheet, Skinner has been pretty quiet all event long, but he’s done well to make his way into the final 10 after we first got word of him when he busted Olivier Busquet all the way back in Level 1 of Day 1a. Now, not only is the man from Lubbock, Texas, making the biggest result of his career, but he’s in line for a life-changing sum of money.
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The cards are in the air for the final day of the 2015 River Poker Series Main Event. PokerNews will proceed with hand-for-hand coverage of the official final table once nine players remain.
Patana Pradith Eliminated in 10th Place ($30,000)
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Patana Pradith was eliminated in 10th place. It didn't take many hands to reach the official final table. On this hand Joseph Skinner raised under the gun to 130,000 and the action folded all the way around to the small blind, Patana Pradith. Pradith shoved all in with 1.6-million chips. Skinner asked for an exact count and as soon as the dealer finished counting out the chips, Skinner called. Skinner had 
and Pradith had 
. The board didn't bring an ace 
and Pradith was eliminated in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | 585,000 |
|
Busted |
The First Five Hands; Hutter Hits 6 Million
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #1: Jose Montes raised to 120,000 from the hijack seat, and Andy Andrejevic reraised to 300,000 on the button. Everyone folded, including Montes, and Andrejevic won the pot.
Hand #2: Lonny Hardcastle raised to 130,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #3: From middle position, Montes raised to 120,000. Hardcastle reraised to 360,000 out of the big blind, and Montes called to see the 
flop. Hardcastle moved all in for effectively 1.85 million, and Montes folded.
Hand #4: Barry Hutter opened from middle position with a raise to 125,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #5: From under the gun, Montes raised to 120,000. He was called by Hutter in the next seat and Maxx Coleman in middle position before the dealer spread the 
flop. Montes and Hutter checked, Coleman bet 200,000, and Montes folded. Hutter called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Hutter led with a bet of 345,000, and Coleman folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000 | 1,165,000 |
|
2,400,000 | -260,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -765,000 |
Numit Agrawal Eliminated in 9th Place ($44,186)
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #6: Maxx Coleman raised from middle position to 125,000 and everyone else folded.
Hand #7: Joseph Skinner raised to 140,000 from middle position and Barry Hutter called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Hutter checked to Skinner, who bet 125,000. Hutter folded.
Hand #8: The action folded to Numit Agrawal who shoved all in for his last 325,000. Barry Hutter (small) and Andy Andrejevic (big) called from the blinds. Both players checked it down on a board of 
. Andrejevic won the pot with 
. Hutter had 
and Agrawal had 
and was eliminated. Andrejevic became the chip leader after winning the pot.
Hand #9: Maxx Coleman got a walk.
Hand #10: Barry Hutter raised to 125,000 and Maxx Coleman reraised from the small blind to 350,000. Hutter called. The flop came 
and Coleman bet 400,000 and Hutter folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,960,000 | 380,000 |
|
|
5,300,000 | -700,000 |
|
|
4,340,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
2,830,000 | 430,000 |
|
Busted |
Claybrook Chops To Stay Alive
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #11: From middle position, Jose Montes raised to 120,000. Everyone folded, and he won the pot.
Hand #12: Barry Hutter opened the action with a raise to 125,000 from middle position, and Lonny Hardcastle made the call out of the big blind to see the 
flop. Hardcastle check-called a bet of 150,000 from Hutter, and the dealer placed the out on the turn. Both players checked, and the river was the 
. Again, both checked, and it was Hardcastle's 
that took down the pot. Hutter mucked.
Hand #13: Andy Andrejevic raised from middle position to 140,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #14: Play folded to Douglas Claybrook in the small blind, and he raised all in for a little over 1.1 million against Montes' big blind. Montes took a few moments, then called with the and had Claybrook on the ropes with the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Claybrook was able to survive with a chop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,825,000 | -475,000 |
|
3,650,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
1,750,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,150,000 | -5,000 |
Hutter Takes One from Haller
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #15: From the hijack seat, Jake Haller raised to 125,000. Barry Hutter called out of the big blind, and the flop came down . Hutter checked, Haller bet 125,000, and Hutter called.
The turn was the to pair the board, and Hutter checked. Haller bet 225,000, and Hutter made the call to see the land on the river. Hutter and Haller both checked.
Hutter showed the 
for bottom pair on the flop that turned two pair and a flush draw. Haller mucked, and Hutter won the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,450,000 | 625,000 |
|
2,720,000 | -880,000 |