Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Welcome to Day 1b of WinStar River Poker Series Main Event
On the backdrop of the opening weekend of college football — a big deal here on the Texas-Oklahoma border, certainly — the $2,500 Main Event of the WinStar River Poker Series continues. After a grueling Day 1a that saw 24 players advance, headlined by chip leader Andy Philachack, Day 1b is set for another noon kickoff here at WinStar World Casino, located about an hour north of Dallas.
Once again, the plan is to play down to about 10 percent of the field, however long that may take. Last night, things progressed until around 3 a.m. local time, so expect another long day of updates here on PokerNews.
Players will open with 25,000 in their stacks and blinds at 50/100. Blind levels will last 40 minutes each, with a one-hour dinner break scheduled after Level 9 that will also mark the end of reentries. Until that time comes, players may reenter as many times as they wish.
Some of the players firing and missing yesterday included Alex Foxen, Zo Karim, Ray Henson, David "ODB" Baker, Brandon Steven, Kevin Eyster, Layne Flack, Aaron Massey, WinStar ambassador Maria Ho, and defending champ Maxx Coleman. We expect many, if not all, of those players fire again today.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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New Faces and Returnees
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Reason Jamming Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We found Ben Reason on the button with a board of 
, locked in a hand with a player in middle position. The pot already contained north of 20,000, and Reason announced an all-in wager after thinking for about a minute. His opponent sighed and got a count: 13,100. After about two minutes of tanking, the player folded, asking if queens were good.
Kelly Minkin took a seat at another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000 | 9,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Overbet Pays Off for Brozek
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Tony Brozek shoved all in for 21,125 from the big blind into a pot roughly one-third that size against two opponents. A player under the gun announced a call, and a third player mucked.
Brozek: 
Opponent: 
"I didn't know if you would do that with aces," Brozek's opponent said with a sigh.
"I raised it pretty big before the flop," he responded. "I figured you had to have something like kings or queens."
The turn was a 
and the river a 
and Brozek scooped a massive early pot to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
More Notables Arrive
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Among the recent entrants are WinStar ambassador Maria Ho and Collin Grubaugh, who came out with the lion's share of a chop in the iNinja Championship for over $60,000 this summer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0