2017 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2017 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$347,134
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
926
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Virani Doubles With Bullets

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Mohsin Virani
Mohsin Virani

Mohsin Virani shoved all in for 14,200 in middle position. The player on his left reshipped, causing the next player to ask for aces one time. He folded though, as did everyone else.

Virani: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

"Oh that's why I didn't get 'em," the player who asked for aces laughed. "He had 'em."

Virani flopped a set as it came {2-Spades}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts}. However, a spade turn left him fading a flush draw on the river, but he doubled when a safe card arrived.

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Mohsin Virani
30,500 30,500

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Chris Moneymaker Building

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Dan Lowery opened to 2,000 in early position and the next player went all in for only 2,125. Chris Moneymaker called on the button and the player in the small blind called before Lowery closed the action and called the remaining 125.

All three players with chips left checked down to the river while the board ran out {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}{a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and finally Moneymaker bet when it had checked to him for the third time. He bet 5,000 and no one called. He eliminated the all in player when he showed {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, which was good enough to beat the {a-}{q-} of the all in player.

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Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
92,000 29,000

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Tables Turn for Himmelbrand

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Greg Himmelbrand
Greg Himmelbrand

Yesterday on Day 1b, Greg Himmelbrand took a bad beat for his tournament life when he three-bet ace-king and got cold four-bet shoved on by Mike Dentale who hit a queen on the river with ace-queen. Just now, an eerily similar scenario unfolded.

This time, there was a raise and a call before someone reraised to 8,000. Himmelbrand shoved on the button with {a-}{q-} for 13,625, the player who three-bet tanked a bit before calling with {a-}{k-}, and the board ran out {j-}{7-}{j-}{2-}{q-} to give Himmelbrand the double.

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Greg Himmelbrand
32,000 2,500

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Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Rettenmaier Barrels Down

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Marvin Rettenmaier bet 2,525 on a {3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop in the cutoff and was called by the player in the hijack. He bet 3,125 on the {10-Hearts} turn and got called once again. On the {8-Spades} river, Rettenmaier put his opponent all in for about 6,400 and took the pot down after a quick fold.

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Marvin Rettenmaier
WPT 2X Winner
48,000 -13,000

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Marvin Rettenmaier Gets There

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Marvin Rettenmaier raised from the hijack to 1,400 and got two callers.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Rettenmaier led for 2,525. The player on the button raised to 7,525 and Rettenmaier called.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and both players checked. The river was the {6-Spades} and Rettenmaier bet again, this time making it 8,625. His opponent called quickly and Rettenmaier showed {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for two pair — good enough to beat the {a-}{10-} of his opponent.

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Marvin Rettenmaier
WPT 2X Winner
61,000

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Bruce Van Horn Wins Two In a Row

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Bruce Van Horn was heads up with Chris Staats and Staats bet 1,400 on the {j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop. Van Horn called.

He then checked the {4-Clubs} on the turn and Staats checked behind. The river was the {a-Hearts} and Van Horn checked a third time. Staats bet 6,000 and Van Horn called.

Van Horn won the hand with {3-}{4-} for two pair. Staats showed {k-}{q-}.

The next hand a player from middle position limped and Van Horn limped behind. The next player raised to 2,000 and Staats called. Khoueng Souvoravong called from the small blind and the big blind called as well. The original limper and Van Horn both called and it was five ways to the flop.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and the action checked to Van Horn. He bet 5,000 and Souvoravong was the lone caller.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and Souvoravong bet 7,000. Van Horn called. Souvoravong bet 7,000 again on the turn when the {2-Clubs} hit and Van Horn went all in. Souvoravong folded pocket nines face up.

"Show us the three-four," said Staats after Van Horn won the pot.

Van Horn showed two eights and a couple players at the table let out a loud, "Ooohhhhh."

Player Chips Progress
Khoueng Souvoravong
Khoueng Souvoravong
110,000 58,000
Bruce Van Horn
Bruce Van Horn
68,000
Chris Staats us
Chris Staats
10,000 10,000

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Richards Nearly Doubles

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
John Richards
John Richards

On a completed board of {2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, John Richards shoved all in from the small blind for 25,000 or so effective, nearly all of his own chips.

"You got a boat?" the player in middle position asked. "Ace-king?"

He called about 15 seconds later and Richards showed {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for not just a boat, but top boat.

"Well, I can't beat that."

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John Richards
66,000 22,000

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