Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2015 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1c
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
Barry Hutter Shines On Day 1c To Lead All
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Day 1c of the 2015 River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event attracted 484 entries and brought the total field size up to 1,164. This was the third and final starting flight of the tournament, and at the end there were 49 players remaining. Those survivors will now link up with the 27 from Day 1a and 42 from Day 1b for Day 2 action on Monday.
When the dust had settled in the early hours of the morning on Monday, Barry Hutter was the chip leader. He bagged up a whopping 1.066 million thanks to an impressive day on the felt. Hutter's day was so amazing that he nearly doubled Aaron Clark's second-place stack of 672,000. Toby Floyd also finished over 600,000 with 606,000 in his bag.
Hutter built and built all day. Every time we checked in on him, there was a new chunk of chips added to his stack. In Level 17, though, Hutter really skyrocketed to the top when he clashed with Steve Buckner on the 
flop. The two got all the money in, and it was Hutter's 
up against Buckner's 
. The turn was a 
, and the river was the 
. Thanks to that river card, Hutter won the enormous pot of over 600,000 in chips and vaulted into the lead.
Others who had successful Day 1c performances were James Mordue (566,000), Alex Keating (466,000), Upeshka De Silva (368,000), and Matt Lapossie (255,000).
Plenty of players had to hit the rail en route to the finish line, though, including Aaron Massey, Dwyte Pilgrim, John Dolan, Allen Kessler, Andy Philachack, Bryan Campanello, and Steve Sung. Unfortunately for them, there will be no more entries allowed, so they're stuck waiting until next year.
All told, the 118 returning players are in the money and will be back at it on Monday at 12 p.m. local time. That's when our coverage will resume right here on PokerNews, so be sure to stay tuned.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,066,000 | 60,000 |
|
672,000 | 672,000 |
|
606,000 | 71,000 |
|
566,000 | 126,000 |
|
550,000 | 50,000 |
|
466,000 | 131,000 |
|
|
462,000 | 462,000 |
|
447,000 | |
|
395,000 | 395,000 |
|
385,000 | 28,000 |
|
374,000 | 374,000 |
|
368,000 | -192,000 |
|
|
351,000 | 351,000 |
|
|
350,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
323,000 | -112,000 |
|
322,000 | 322,000 |
|
|
309,000 | 309,000 |
|
|
306,000 | -19,000 |
|
255,000 | 83,000 |
|
|
238,000 | 238,000 |
|
|
237,000 | 237,000 |
|
|
213,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
202,000 | 202,000 |
|
194,000 | -76,000 |
|
193,000 | 92,000 |
Buckley Becomes Last One to Fall
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Adrian Buckley has been eliminated in 50th place, and that means the Day 1c field is done for the night. All 49 of the remaining players will now join with the 27 from Day 1a and 42 from Day 1b for Monday's Day 2, where they will all start in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hutter Cracks 1 Million
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Barry Hutter had cracked 1,000,000. In the last few hands, he beat Upeshka De Silva for an 80,000 or so pot. Shortly after that he played a hand against David Gritz.
Hutter made it 22,000 to go preflop and Gritz and one other player called. The flop came 
and the action checked to Hutter. He bet 38,000 and got one player to fold, but Gritz stayed in and called. Both players checked when the turn came 
and Gritz checked when the river came the 
. Hutter bet 73,000 and Gritz called. Hutter showed a straight with 
and Gritz showed 
for two pair. The hand left Gritz with around 25,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,006,000 | 341,000 |
|
|
25,000 | -120,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Hand-for-Hand Play
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The floor just announced hand-for-hand play with two eliminations to go. As a result, players will have more time during Level 19, before going to Level 20.
Two More To Go
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
With 51 players remaining, just two more players need to hit the rail before play ends for the night on Day 1c.
Roland Runs Deuces Into Hutter's Aces
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
From middle position, Barry Hutter opened with a raise to 18,000. Calaeb Roland reraised all in from the small blind for about 110,000, and Hutter called quickly with the 
. Roland had the 
.
The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Roland was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
665,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Garduno Doubles Through De Silva
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Adrian Garduno was all in for 246,000 with the 
against the for Upeshka De Silva. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Garduno doubled up to half a million in chips.
Despite the loss, De Silva was still on 560,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
500,000 | 243,000 |