Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2015 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Break
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The players are on a 15-minute break. During this break, the tournament staff will color-up the yellow T1,000 chips, as they are no longer needed for play.
Maxx Coleman On A Little Run
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Maxx Coleman had been hovering around 500,000 for a lot of the day. During the last level he doubled up and was able to play more aggressively. He has since worked his stack up to about 1.5 million and seems to be in a zone when it comes to picking spots.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000 | 350,000 |
Haller Jams the Flop On Montes
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jose Montes raised to 60,000 from the under-the-gun position. Jake Haller reraised to 175,000 from the next seat, and action folded back to Montes. He called, and the flop was 
. Montes checked, Haller bet 150,000, and Montes check-raised to 405,000. Haller reraised all in for 1.805 million, and Monte folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | -510,000 |
|
2,500,000 | 985,000 |
Massaad Picks Off Hardcastle for a Chunk
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
From under the gun, Jeff Gibraltar raised to 65,000. He was called by Fadi Massaad in the small blind and Lonny Hardcastle in the big blind before the dealer dealt the 
flop. Massaad and Hardcastle checked, Gibraltar bet 85,000, and both of his opponents called.
The turn was the 
, and the trio of players checked to see the 
land on the river. Massaad checked, Hardcastle bet 200,000, and Gibraltar went deep into the tank. Eventually, Gibraltar folded, but he didn't look pleased to do so. Massaad, on the other hand, made the call.
Hardcastle showed the 
, but it was Massaad's 
that won the pot. Gibraltar said that he folded two jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,380,000 | 80,000 |
|
1,400,000 | 350,000 |
|
975,000 | -25,000 |
Coleman Doubles Up
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Patana Pradith raised to 93,000 preflop, and the action fell to Maxx Coleman. He shoved all in for 509,000. Christopher Staats shoved all in over the top of Coleman, and Pradith debated whether or not to call, but in the end decided to fold.
Staats had 
and Coleman had the 
. The board just kept getting better for Coleman when he flopped a flush draw, on 
turned a pair of aces, 
, and made two pair on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 430,000 |
|
380,000 | -320,000 |
Erik Christensen Eliminated in 18th Place ($15,000)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Toby Floyd raised preflop to 60,000, and Fadi Massaad called before Lonny Hardcastle shoved all in from the button. Erik Christensen wasted no time when he called with 
, only to be disappointed when Hardcastle turned over 
. The others folded. The board didn't bring any help for Christensen, and he was eliminated in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 300,000 |
|
Busted |
Montes Gets Some Value On the River
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
On the 
flop, Numit Agrawal check-called a bet of 70,000 from Jose Montes. The two then saw the land on the turn, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Agrawal checked, Montes bet 180,000, and Agrawal called.
Montes showed the 
, and Agrawal mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,510,000 | 10,000 |
|
2,500,000 | 75,000 |
Three-Bet from Haller
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
After Erik Christensen raised to 60,000 from the hijack seat, Jake Haller reraised to 175,000 from the small blind. Christensen gave it up, and Haller won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,515,000 | -135,000 |
|
|
576,000 | -94,000 |
Skinner Doubles Through Hardcastle
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
From under the gun, Joseph Skinner raised to 70,000. Play moved to Lonny Hardcastle in the hijack seat, and he reraised to 250,000. After action got back to Skinner, he thought for a few moments and then moved all in. Hardcastle wasted little time in making the call.
Skinner had the best of it with the 
against the 
for Hardcastle. Thanks to the 
run out, Skinner doubled up to nearly 900,000 in chips. Hardcastle was left with right around 2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000 | -150,000 |
|
882,000 | 882,000 |