Main Event Day 1a | 2015 WinStar River Poker Series

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

09-04-2015 13:17 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
John Newcombe	25,000
Ross Bybee	25,000
Jordan Smith	25,000

Engel Off to Good Start

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	38,000 13,000	13,000

John Dolan	26,500 1,500	1,500
Jake Schindler	24,800 -200	-200

Tags: Ari Engel Jake Schindler John Dolan

09-04-2015 13:28 UTC-5

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Newcombe	30,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: John Newcombe

09-04-2015 13:31 UTC-5

Registration Open Through Level 6

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

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.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

09-04-2015 13:51 UTC-5

Garcia and Henson Are Here

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	25,000
Cord Garcia	25,000

Tags: Cord Garcia Ray Henson

09-04-2015 14:03 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	40,000 2,500	2,500

David Baker	40,000 15,000	15,000

Joseph Skinner	38,000 -7,000	-7,000
Aaron Massey	27,000 -1,300	-1,300
Jordan Smith	26,000 1,000	1,000
Ben Keeline	25,000
Jake Schindler	22,000 1,950	1,950

Patrick Eskandar	22,000 -3,000	-3,000
Olivier Busquet	21,500 -3,500	-3,500

Dwyte Pilgrim	17,000 -8,000	-8,000

John Dolan	14,000 -1,900	-1,900

09-04-2015 14:05 UTC-5

Hinton and Barone Battle Early

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Six players saw the flop of for 700 each. The action checked around to Vinnie Barone, who bet 1,200. Debbie Hinton called from the small blind, and the player in the big blind also called. The turn was the , and that prompted Hinton to bet 1,500. The player to her left called, and Barone folded what looked like it could be a big hand as he seemed pained with the decision. He later told the table that he folded .

Hinton went heads up to the river with the player to her left. The river was the , and Hinton counted out a bet of 14,000, but before putting it in she looked at her remaining chips and realized she only had a little bit more. She then went all in for around 15,400. Her opponent took a few minutes and folded, and Hinton won the pot.

A couple hands later, Barone got the better of Hinton.

Barone raised preflop to 750, and Hinton three-bet to 2,000 in position. Barone called, and the two players were heads up to the flop of . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Barone bet 2,000, and Hinton called. The river was the , and Barone bet 12,000. Hinton shrugged and folded the face up.