Main Event
Day 3 Started
Main Event
Day 3 Started
The WinStar River Poker Series Main Event Champion once removed, Maxx Coleman is coming into Day 3 second in chips behind Chengce Jiang and looking for his second win in three years. Jiang has a large lead entering the day with 6,675,000 to Coleman's 3,230,000.
The tournament restarts at noon and Jiang and Coleman lead the field of 12 returning players.
On the other end of the spectrum, Mike Dentale comes in with 475,000 just behind Ben Zamani with 535,000.
Dwight Sellars (990,000), Lawrence Porath (1,096,000) and Chris Hooper (2,454,000) are in the middle of the pack and are representing the more recreational players. Porath has said many times this is the biggest tournament he's played in. Hooper got a big kick start yesterday when he Tien Phan three-bet shoved with pocket fives and Hooper had kings. The pot was 1,500,000 and Hooper continued to build last night and has a healthy stack entering play today.
The current state of things has the returning field chasing Jiang, who definitely has the chip stack to close out the tournament. Things can change fast though and PokerNews will be here to bring you the updates all day from the final day of the WinStar River Poker Series Main Event.
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Ben Zamani and Lawrence Porath both doubled early in play today.
Zamani doubled through Porath when he got in on the button against Porath's in the small blind.
Zamani hit the on the turn to earn the double.
The next hand it was Porath going all in on the button and Maxx Coleman calling with . Porath had this time.
The board ran out and Porath earned the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Maxx Coleman |
2,700,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
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Lawrence Porath |
1,200,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
Ben Zamani |
1,100,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
Anthony Spinella opened to 125,000 and got called by both blinds. He continued for 100,000 on the flop, with only small blind Mike Dentale calling. Dentale then shoved all in for 400,000 on the turn. Spinella went into the tank for a couple of minutes asking a bunch of questions that Dentale didn't answer and we couldn't hear.
"Worried about flush draws, Mike?" he said. "Protecting your hand?"
After another 30 seconds or so, he folded.
"You said so many things, and you finally hit the nail on the head," Dentale said. "I can't tell you what, but you did say one thing right."
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anthony Spinella |
2,250,000
-310,000
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-310,000 |
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Mike Dentale |
1,000,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
Anthony Spinella just busted in 12th place to the chip leader Chengce Jiang.
Spinella started the pot with over two million chips and on the turn he bet 325,000 when Jiang checked to him.
The board read and Jiang check-raised all in, putting the 1,500,000 Spinella had behind at risk. Spinella tanked for a little and finally called showing for top pair with a flush draw.
Jiang had two pair with a diamond flush draw holding, .
The river was the and Jiang added to his already monstrous stack.
Spinella will take home $32,669 for his 12th place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chengce Jiang |
9,000,000
2,325,000
|
2,325,000 |
Anthony Spinella | Busted | |
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Ben Zamani opened under the gun for 150,000 and got two callers. Everyone checked the flop and Zamani bet 225,000 on the turn. Only Lang Nguyen, in the cutoff, called. Both checked the river and Zamani opened to take it down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ben Zamani |
2,450,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
Lang Nguyen |
1,700,000
-153,000
|
-153,000 |
Dwight Sellars was in the big blind facing an under the gun open from the massive chip leader, Chengce Jiang. Jiang made it 140,000 and Sellars shoved all in for a little more than 800,000. He had against the of Jiang.
Sellars won the hand after both players flopped an ace and Jiang missed an open-ended straight draw heading to the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chengce Jiang |
8,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Dwight Sellars |
1,700,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
Lang Nguyen raised to 135,000 in the cutoff and called a three-bet from Maxx Coleman, who made it 350,000 to go. When the dealer spread a flop, Nguyen quickly shoved all in. Coleman was just as quick to muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Lang Nguyen |
2,340,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
Maxx Coleman |
1,500,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
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Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000