2015 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2015 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j4
Prize
$775,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$2,793,600
Entries
1,164
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Kilpatrick Triples Up

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ray Qartomy limped in from under the gun and a player in middle position raised to 3,500. Ray Kilpatrick shoved all in for 34,500. Another player then went all in for less, at 10,400, and then the player in the big blind moved all in. Qartomy folded, as did the original raiser, who folded {a-}{k-} face up.

The three all-in players then tabled their hands. Kilpatrick had the {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}, one player had the {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, and the player in the big blind had the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

The flop came out {9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Kilpatrick hit a set, but the turn brought the {6-Diamonds} to give the one player a flush draw. He made his flush on the river, but luckily for Kilpatrick, it was the {9-Diamonds} that paired the board and gave him a full house. Kilpatrick won the main pot and the side pot, and he moved up over 100,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Kilpatrick
Ray Kilpatrick
102,500 102,500

Tags: Ray KilpatrickRay Qartomy

Walker Stays Alive With Turn King

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

In preflop action, Ray Qartomy raised to 3,000 and Ken Walker called. A third player reraised to 7,500, and both Qartomy and Walker called. The flop was {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, and Qartomy checked as the first player to act. Walker had already stacked all his chips up, which made it easy for him when he slid them into the middle for an all-in bet. The preflop three-bettor folded, then Qartomy called after getting a count — it was 8,200 more to call.

Qartomy was in the lead with {6-}{6-}, and Walker needed help with the {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

Walker's help came right away on the turn in the form of the {k-Diamonds}. The river was the {5-Hearts} and kept him in the lead, doubling Walker up to over 30,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Qartomy us
Ray Qartomy
91,400 9,400
Ken Walker
Ken Walker
32,000 32,000

Tags: Ken WalkerRay Qartomy

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Dinner Break

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The players are on a one-hour dinner break. There are approximately 250 players remaining on Day 1c, and after dinner the field will continue to play down to 49 players, who will all make the money and Day 2.

Chin's Raise Takes it Down

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The board read {8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and the first player to act bet 6,000. Michelle Chin reraised to 16,000. The pot at this point was 11,8000. Her opponent folded and Chin won the pot shortly before the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Michelle Chin
Michelle Chin
37,000 -8,200

Hutter Loses One, But Still Doing Well

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

After a raise to 800 from a player in middle position, Barry Hutter made the call from the cutoff seat. The players in the small blind and the big blind called as well, and the dealer spread the {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop. Action checked to Hutter, and he bet 1,600. The player in the small blind called, the next player folded, and then the original preflop raiser called.

The turn was the {8-Hearts}, and everyone checked to see the {A-Hearts} land on the river. The first player led with a bet of 5,000, and the next player folded. Hunter mulled it over for a few moments, then called, but mucked when his opponent tabled trip aces with the {A-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}.

Despite the loss on this hand, Hutter is still doing well here on Day 1c with 175,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
WSOP 1X Winner
175,000 56,600

Tags: Barry Hutter

De Silva Fires Twice; Induces Insta-muck

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Upeshka De Silva was heads up on a flop of {4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. The action checked to De Silva who opened for 1,450. His opponent called. The turn was the {10-Spades} and the action checked to De Silva again. He put out a bet of 5,800 and his opponent folded almost before the chips hit the table.

Player Chips Progress
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
47,000 9,000