2016 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b1c23
Event Info
2016 WinStar River Poker Series
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$587,120
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$2,500,000
Entries
1,054
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,054
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Clint Tolbert Chips Up in Back-to-Back Hands

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Clint Tolbert
Clint Tolbert

Clint Tolbert opened to 4,400 from under the gun, three players called, including Brant Hale and Jonathan Bloyen, and the flop came {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Action checked to Tolbert, he bet 6,200 and his three opponents all reluctantly folded.

The next hand saw him and an unknown opponent build a 40,000-chip pot going to the turn on a {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop. The turn came {Q-Spades}, Tolbert moved all in for around 40,000. His opponent mucked and Tolbert significantly improved his stack in short order.

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
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Brent Hale
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Jonathan Bloyen
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Clint Tolbert
75,000
23,000
23,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Odd Counts from the Even Tables

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Liz Brown
208,000
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Kane Kalas
200,000
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Nathan Gamble
200,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Patrick Eskandar
165,000
25,000
25,000
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Dejuante Alexander
165,000
156,000
156,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Brian Reinert
160,000
10,000
10,000
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Ryan Rogers
125,000
Profile photo of Adam Krach us
Adam Krach
125,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of TJ Cloutier us
TJ Cloutier
65,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Nick Palma
45,000
18,000
18,000
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Jose Montes
41,000
21,000
21,000
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Alex Greenblatt
40,000
140,000
140,000
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Larry Wright
30,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Beat Slows Kalas

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Kane Kalas checked out of the big blind on a {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop, and Alex Greenblatt checked under the gun. Zach Martin bet about 13,000 from middle position, and only Kalas called. He then checked the {2-Spades} turn and snap-called when Martin shoved 20,400.

Martin: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Kalas: {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

"Good hand," Martin said resignedly, awaiting a river on which he needed a nine or a six.

The river did bring the {9-Diamonds} to enable him to survive.

Player Chips Progress
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Kane Kalas
138,000
62,000
62,000
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Zach Martin
86,500

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Realization of a Long Night Setting In

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The conversation at many of the tables has shifted to how long they expect to play tonight. The field is scheduled to play down to 24 players and with 58 remaining, they're in for a long night.

The next two starting flights will play the schedule that today's field will and a walk around the field revealed there aren't many short stacks hanging on. Another 32 players have to hit the rail before they bag and tag.

Hale Pays Off Buckley

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Adrian Buckley
Adrian Buckley

With a pot of about 50,000 in the middle, Adrian Buckley shoved all in from the cutoff for 54,100 on a board of {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Brant Hale, who had checked in the small blind, slid in calling chips.

Buckley: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Hale: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Hale had just two outs and the {j-Clubs} river wasn't one of them.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Buckley
160,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Brant Hale
91,000
77,500
77,500

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Alexander Picks Off a Big Bluff

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Dejuante Alexander was tanking on a final community of {4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. His opponent in the small blind had fired 46,800, a rather large bet into a pot of around 55,000. Alexander would have to commit most of his stack to call, and he decided to do so after another couple of minutes. His opponent shook his head and flicked {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} into the middle for a six-high missed straight, and Alexander showed {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Dejuante Alexander
192,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400