Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
2016 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2016 WinStar River Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$2,500,000
Entries
1,054
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,054
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
A pot of around 100,000 between Ray Qartomy and Tim James caught our attention. The board was 
, Qartomy checked and James was all in for easily 150,000. Qartomy called, rolled over 
for two pair and James tabled 
. He needed help on the river to stay alive but bricked when it came 
and was eliminated.
Qartomy had to call the floor to color up his massive stack and it looked to about 650,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
We found three players all in with cards facing skyward. The hijack was the shortest of the three with only about 25,000, while Gary Luther had a hair under 85,000 in the small blind and the big blind was putting everyone at risk.
Luther: 
Big blind: 
Hijack: 
The flop was 
, and the turn brought a 
, so the player with ace-queen had a fair few outs to the river. An 
was a blank on the river, and Luther took down the big pot with jacks and tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
|
||
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Three players put in 26,000 on a board of 
and a 
was added to that on the river. Orlando Romero checked in the small blind, the fourth-street bettor checked in the cutoff, and Jim Carroll immediately fired 45,000. Romero thought about a minute and slid in a call, and Carroll flicked 
into the muck face-up.
"All I got's a ten," Carroll said, turning over 
. "Missed my flush."
Romero shook his head and mucked, and Carroll shot him a shocked look before dragging the pot.
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | |
|
57,600
17,600
|
17,600 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
520,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
|
420,000 | |
|
|
350,000 | |
|
310,000 | |
|
300,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
300,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
280,000 | |
|
275,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
|
260,000 | |
|
|
260,000 | |
|
235,000 | |
|
215,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
|
200,000 | |
|
185,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
170,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
75,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Table 42 is full of personality and stacked with chips. Rex Clinkscales, Layne Flack and Ricky Rushing and company are firing huge pots. Opening for 40,000 and getting calls, calling off 120,000 with 
preflop and, Rushing the table leader, open-shoved from under the gun holding 
- and held.
We're going to keep a close eye on the table as there's a good chance someone could end the night with monster stack over Kevin Eyster or Ray Qartomy.
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Kevin Eyster opened for 11,000 in middle position, and November Niner Gordon Vayo made it 30,000 to go from the button. Eyster called and the two checked to the river as 
hit the felt. At that point, Eyster finally reopened the betting with 45,500. Vayo thought a bit, got the count, and then raised to 120,000. That brought a grin from Eyster, and he leaned back in thought.
"You got those KKs huh?" he said. "Son of a bitch..."
Eyster finally slid his cards in and flipped over the . Vayo smiled and dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
456,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
380,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
