Main Event Day 1c | 2016 WinStar River Poker Series

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	547,000 53,000	53,000

Gordon Vayo	513,000 32,000	32,000
Long Duc Nguyen	508,000 168,000	168,000
Judd Morris	447,000 253,000	253,000
Layne Flack	433,000 218,000	218,000

Jim Carroll	427,000 77,000	77,000
Vlad Mezheritsky	405,000
Ben Ector	379,000 79,000	79,000
David Hudson	360,000
Clint Baker	357,000 77,000	77,000
Ben Perez	348,000 113,000	113,000
Cary Jones	335,000
Tzu Yen	330,000 30,000	30,000
David Lopez	325,000 25,000	25,000
Chino Rheem	312,000 142,000	142,000

Paul Tapaszi	307,000
Ray Qartomy	298,000 183,000	183,000
Viet Vo	279,000 79,000	79,000
Justin Kruger	270,000
Anthony Minniti	246,000
Frank Kirkpatrick	240,000 60,000	60,000
James Shaw	224,000
Asif Idrees	218,000
Rex Clinkscales	204,000 71,000	71,000
Rob Salaburu	202,000 17,000	17,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Maxx Coleman

547,000

53,000

Gordon Vayo

513,000

32,000

Long Duc Nguyen

508,000

168,000

Judd Morris

447,000

253,000

Layne Flack

433,000

218,000

Jim Carroll

427,000

77,000

Vlad Mezheritsky

405,000

Ben Ector

379,000

79,000

David Hudson

360,000

Clint Baker

357,000

77,000

Ben Perez

348,000

113,000

Cary Jones

335,000

Tzu Yen

330,000

30,000

David Lopez

325,000

25,000

Chino Rheem

312,000

142,000

Paul Tapaszi

307,000

Ray Qartomy

298,000

183,000

Viet Vo

279,000

79,000

Justin Kruger

270,000

Anthony Minniti

246,000

Frank Kirkpatrick

240,000

60,000

James Shaw

224,000

Asif Idrees

218,000

Rex Clinkscales

204,000

71,000

Rob Salaburu

202,000

17,000

Last year at WinStar River Poker Series Main Event, Maxx Coleman topped a field of 1,164 players to take the whole thing down after a three-way chop sent him $750,000, the biggest chunk of the prize pool. It looked like a new champ was imminent after Coleman failed to make it through the first two starting days, but Coleman rebounded on Day 1c to bag the lead out of 44 players who advanced.

Coleman finished with 547,000, just ahead of 2016 November Niner Gordon Vayo (513,000). Layne Flack (433,000), Chino Rheem (312,000), Ray Qartomy (298,000), Rob Salaburu (202,000), and Kevin Eyster (165,000) also advanced.

Coleman got the better of Eyster in a pair of pots to surge up late in the night. First, he shoved in about 15 big blinds with against an early-position raise from Eyster, who called with . Coleman was two cards from elimination after a brick flop, but an on the turn gave him new life.

Then, with blinds at 4,000/8,000/1,000, Coleman opened for a min-raise and saw a player on the button three-bet to 36,000. Eyster was in the small blind and woke up with a cold four-bet to 84,000, and Coleman shoved all in for 277,000.

"How does this keep happening?" Eyster said with a sigh.

He called and saw his kings were trailing Coleman's aces, which he said was the fourth time he had run into the spot this tournament. The board ran out dead for both players and Coleman doubled through.

Eyster was at least able to recover and bag some chips. Some players who were not so fortunate included Scotty Nguyen, Allen Kessler, Calvin Anderson, David Paredes, Aaron Massey, David "ODB" Baker, Aaron Mermelstein, and WinStar ambassador Maria Ho.

Alas, those players are fresh out of chances as the conclusion of Day 1c means the Day 2 field is now set. The 434 who turned out for Day 1c make it 1,054 players total, and 10 percent of them will return Monday at 1 p.m. local time with blinds rolling back to Level 18 (4,000/8,000/1,000), where Day 1b left off. Coverage will be back here on PokerNews once again.

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