Main Event Day 1a | 2016 WinStar River Poker Series

09-02-2016 18:00 UTC-5

Preflop Raising War between Anderson & Greenblatt

[user196975]

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Kane Kalas opened the action to 2,100, Alex Greenblatt raised to 5,600 behind him and Calvin Anderson re-raised to 11,700 from the big blind. Kalas mucked his hand, Greenblatt took some time before moving all in and Anderson quickly called.

Anderson:
Greenblatt:

The board ran , Greenblatt spiked his ace on the river and Anderson was eliminated after their stacks were counted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Greenblatt	130,000 105,000	105,000
Calvin Anderson	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

09-02-2016 18:06 UTC-5

Eskandar Leading

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Eskandar	156,000
Alex Foxen	83,000 47,000	47,000

Jake Bazeley	73,000 29,000	29,000
Brant Hale	60,000
Greg Jennings	40,000 -5,000	-5,000
Aaron Massey	36,000 -1,000	-1,000
Mike Wang	34,000 -1,000	-1,000
Johanssy Joseph	21,000 -4,000	-4,000
Michael Lech	5,150 -22,850	-22,850

09-02-2016 18:21 UTC-5

Aaron Massey, Matthew Laposse All in Preflop

[user196975]

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Aaron Massey opened in the cutoff, Matthew Lapossie three-bet from the button and Massey shoved. Lapossie called and the cards were turned up.

Massey:
Lapoisse:

The board ran and Massey earned a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	68,000 32,000	32,000
Matthew Lapossie	34,000 -11,000	-11,000

09-02-2016 18:21 UTC-5

Minkin Eliminated

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We found Kelly Minkin in the big blind considering the all-in shove of Ralph Westbrook, in the cutoff on a board of . She slid in her stack of about 20,000, slightly less than Westbrook's shove. Westbrook turned over and got out of his seat, but he was miles ahead of Minkin's . Only a jack would save Minkin, but the river was an .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Westbrook	53,000 23,000	23,000
Kelly Minkin	Busted

Tags: Kelly Minkin Ralph Westbrook

09-02-2016 18:31 UTC-5

The Dinner Bell Doth Ringeth

[user196975]

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Nine levels are in the books and the field is on a one-hour dinner break. Cards are back in the air a few minutes after 7:30 pm.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

09-02-2016 19:32 UTC-5

Back in Action

[user196975]

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

There are 120 players returning from the dinner break and registration closed with 236 entrants. The schedule calls for the field to play until 24 players remain before bagging up for Day 2.

09-02-2016 19:52 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

mnuwwarah

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Himmelbrand	112,000 68,000	68,000
Brandon Steven	87,000 17,000	17,000
Mike Wang	68,500 34,500	34,500
Mike Comisso	66,000 66,000	66,000
Alex Foxen	63,000 -20,000	-20,000

Adrian Buckley	42,200 18,200	18,200

Adam Krach	38,500 -13,300	-13,300
Will Berry	33,400 -33,600	-33,600
Andy Hwang	26,000
Jose Montes	18,900 -18,100	-18,100
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz	Busted

09-02-2016 19:53 UTC-5

Joseph Busted

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Johanssy Joseph shoved in his last 15,700 from early position and was called by an opponent in the cutoff who had . Joseph held and the board ran out clean for him until a river hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johanssy Joseph	Busted

Tags: Johanssy Joseph