Two new players have arrived, and that's Cord Garcia and Ray Henson. Both of them are coming off a big summer at the World Series of Poker, including finishing first and third, respectively, in the inaugural $565 Colossus event. For winning, Garcia took home $638,880, and Henson took $308,761 for placing third.
The 2015 River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event features a reentry format, and some players, like Olivier Busquet, have already taken advantage of the ability to fire multiple bullets. Players can do so through Level 6 on each of the three starting days, and that should allow for plenty of entries to pile up.
If a player enters or reenters right at the end of Level 6, they will start Level 7 with 25,000 in chips and the blinds at 250/500/50, or 50 big blinds.
Picking up the action on the final board of , John Newcombe as faced with a bet of 1,200 from his opponent. Newcombe reached to his stack and pulled out 4,200 before tossing them forward of the betting line for a raise. Newcombe's opponent went into the tank for several minutes, but eventually folded and showed that he was laying down the . Newcombe was pushed the pot and moved his stack to about 30,000 in chips.
The board was and the action checked to Ari Engel. He bet 800, one player called, and the turn was the . The action checked to Engel again, and this time he took down the pot with a bet of 2,100.
Also on Engel's table are former WSOP November Niner John Dolan, along with 2014 PCA High Roller champ, Jake Schindler. Engel is currently leading the table with 38,000 in chips.
Joseph Skinner doubled his stack early by eliminating Olivier Busquet. Skinner said he flopped a set of sixes on an board. There was a bet of 600 before Skinner called, then another call before Busquet shoved all in with . Skinner was the only caller.
The board was no help to Busquet, in fact it only made things worse when it ran out , giving Skinner quad sixes.
, John Newcombe as faced with a bet of 1,200 from his opponent. Newcombe reached to his stack and pulled out 4,200 before tossing them forward of the betting line for a raise. Newcombe's opponent went into the tank for several minutes, but eventually folded and showed that he was laying down the 
. Newcombe was pushed the pot and moved his stack to about 30,000 in chips.
and the action checked to Ari Engel. He bet 800, one player called, and the turn was the 
. The action checked to Engel again, and this time he took down the pot with a bet of 2,100. 
board. There was a bet of 600 before Skinner called, then another call before Busquet shoved all in with 
. Skinner was the only caller.
