Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2016 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 WinStar River Poker Series
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$2,500,000
Entries
1,054
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The second of three starting flights for the Winstar World Casino River Poker Series Main Event kicked off at noon and drew a large field of 388 entrants. Coupled with a professional bull riding event, Winstar was stretched to capacity. Saturday's flight finished in the 18th level with Mike Wang leading the field with 660,000.
Sitting in second and third respectively are BCP members Jake Bazeley and Zo Karim where the former edged out the later by 8,000. The top ten was loaded with notables with Chris Staats, Hugo Perez and Grant Hinkle all making Day 2. Brandon Steven, Andy Hwang and Daniel Fuhs also advance to Monday but with more moderate stacks.
Ryan Tepen, Jordan Smith and Larry Wright all played deep into the flight but were unable to bag up chips. Tepen bubbled the event in a three-way all in where he had the best hand preflop but lost to a player that made Broadway.
Maria Ho, Ray Henson, Aaron Massey, Chino Rheem, Kevin Eyster, David Paredes David ODB Baker, Jason Gooch and Nick Palma all fired at least one bullet on Saturday but ultimately found the rail.
Sunday is the last chance for players to advance to Day 2 and organizers expect it to be the largest of all three. Cards are in the promptly at noon and they'll finish when they reach 10% of the field. Day 2 is set to begin Monday at 1 pm and play down to the final table. Follow all the action right here on PokerNews.
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
567,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
559,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
514,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
503,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
411,000 | |
|
|
391,000 | |
|
365,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
348,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
|
328,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
318,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
290,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
285,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
284,000 | |
|
|
261,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
259,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
258,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
252,000 | |
|
245,000 | |
|
231,000 | |
|
224,000 | |
|
|
215,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
200,000 | |
|
178,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
178,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
On the third round of hand-for-hand play, Randi Lister, Ryan Tepen and an unknown player got all the chips in the middle preflop with Lister covering them both.
Lister: 
Tepen: 
Player: 
The board ran 
, Lister made Broadway and ended play for the night.
Players will now bag and tag for Monday's Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
There are 41 players remaining, just two players off the end of the night. They're starting hand-for-hand play until they hit 39 survivors. Then they'll bag and tag for Day 2 on Monday.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Jake Bazeley opened on the button and John White called from the big blind. The flop came 
, both players checked and the turn came 
. White bet 20,000, Bazeley raised to 45,000, White shoved and Bazeley called.
White: 
Bazeley:
White was ahead after flopping Broadway, but Bazeley's set was drawing live - and a came on the river. White's day was done and Bazeley nears 600,000 as the end of play draws closer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
585,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
The field is already trimmed to 43 remaining players with the end of play set at 39 players. There are many more short stacks than Friday's field at similar points throughout the entire day. It seems that variance played a large part in the extremely long first day of action.
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
525,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
500,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
425,000 | |
|
|
420,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
400,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
365,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
300,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
250,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
210,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
210,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
