Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
2017 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 WinStar River Poker Series
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
926
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Take 15
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Players are on break for 15 minutes, which will likely be the final one of the night as 35 remains and 27 will bag.
Coleman Lapping the Field
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
With around 70,000 already in the pot, Maxx Coleman bet 45,000 from the small blind on a 
flop. His opponent in early position pushed all of his chips in, which looked to be just north of 160,000. Coleman snap-called with 
and had his foe drawing thin with 
. The thin draw turned into a zero draw on the 
turn and Coleman appears to be lapping the field with the end of Day 1a in sight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 138,000 |
Romero More than Doubles
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
A player opened for 9,000 and got called by Robert Wolf before Orlando Romero put in 19,000 on the button. The opener reraised to isolate Romero and he put his last 2,700 in.
Romero: 
Opponent: 
The flip went Romero's way: 
. Wolf said he helped Romero out by mucking a king-queen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | 2,900 |
Lapossie Slipping Late
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Matthew Lapossie was a dominating chip leader early but needs to pick things up if he wants to bag a big stack after he just doubled up at least one player. It may have been two if Maxx Coleman's stack is any indication, as he was way up and Lapossie way down before the following pot developed.
Robert Wolf came in for a raise to 11,000 in middle position, and Dean Baranowski shoved over for 67,500 in the small blind. Lapossie woke up with an all-in reraise in the big to make Wolf snap-fold.
Baranowski: 
Lapossie: 
The 
flop was a grim one for Lapossie, and no fishhook emerged as the 
and completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
362,000 | 224,000 |
|
149,200 | |
|
142,800 | -227,200 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Romero Bluffs Off a Chunk
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Robert Wolf opened for a raise to 7,500 in middle position and called a small three-bet to 15,000 from Orlando Romero, who had the button. Both players checked the flop for a board of 
. Wolf bet 7,000 and Romero called. On the 
river, Wolf checked. Romero fired in what looked like 28,000, and Wolf tossed in a chip to call.
Romero opened 
for a missed draw, and Wolf took it down with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
169,000 | 74,000 |
|
|
50,100 | -43,500 |
Rackers Three-Outed and Displeased
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
After an under-the-gun open to 15,000 and a Jianmin Xu three-bet to 45,000 in middle position, Jeff Rackers shipped it for 82,000 or so more in the cutoff. The opener mucked, but Xu put his stack of about 103,000 in there.
Rackers:
Xu: 
The 
brought the bullet that Rackers dreaded.
"Don't you know you're behind there?" he asked in frustration. "That's a horrible call."
The turn and 
river meant Rackers shipped nearly all of his stack across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
29,200 | -80,800 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
More for the Doctor
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Andy Philachack has now rocketed past the 300,000 mark after winning what looked like a preflop all in with against a player who had around 30,000 and stuck it in with 
. He's looking like one of the favorites to bag the lead as Day 1a winds down with 17 eliminations left until it's a wrap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 117,000 |