2017 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Aaron Mermelstein Eliminated in 26th Place ($13,090)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein
Aaron Mermelstein

Aaron Mermelstein raised and Anthony Spinella three-bet all in. Mermelstein called his last 420,000 and Spinella had him pipped with {a-}{q-} against his {a-}{j-}.

Neither player connected with the board, but Spinella stayed ahead and eliminated Mermelstein in 26th place.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
2,200,000 860,000
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
WPT 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinAnthony Spinella

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Final 27 Redraw and Counts (full)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
SeatTable 1Table 44Table 54
1Paul LackeyGary OtakeDwight Sellars
2Aaron MermelsteinDJ AlexanderLang Nguyen
3Marvin RettenmaierDaniel LuChance Walker
4Anthony SpinellaMike DentalePatrick Eskandar
5Chengce JiansAdam GonzalesJohanssy Joseph
6Paul BaffiTaylor BlackGnana Duddukuru
7Daniel RodriguezChris HooperMaxx Coleman
8Aaron MasseyBen ZamaniLawrence Porath
9Chris BarnettMike RieckJuan Lozano
Player Chips Progress
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
1,750,000 770,000
DJ Alexander us
DJ Alexander
1,590,000 390,000
Chengce Jiang us
Chengce Jiang
1,550,000 380,000
Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
1,380,000 750,000
Chris Hooper us
Chris Hooper
1,350,000 -750,000
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
1,340,000 140,000
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,275,000 -275,000
Lang Nguyen us
Lang Nguyen
1,240,000 480,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
1,220,000 -65,000
Lawrence Porath us
Lawrence Porath
925,000 125,000
Paul Lackey us
Paul Lackey
920,000 140,000
Daniel Lu us
Daniel Lu
855,000 346,000
Gary Otake us
Gary Otake
850,000 50,000
Ben Zamani us
Ben Zamani
760,000 110,000
Patrick Eskandar us
Patrick Eskandar
755,000 -155,000
Adam Gonzales us
Adam Gonzales
650,000 120,000
Daniel Rodriguez us
Daniel Rodriguez
610,000 190,000
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
WPT 2X Winner
520,000 -160,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
WPT 2X Winner
445,000 -305,000
Chance Walker us
Chance Walker
430,000 -401,000
Dwight Sellars us
Dwight Sellars
400,000 60,000
Juan Lozano us
Juan Lozano
380,000 -260,000
Gnana Duddukuru us
Gnana Duddukuru
380,000 -140,000
Paul Baffi us
Paul Baffi
322,000 -3,000
Chris Barnett us
Chris Barnett
300,000 80,000

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Collin Grubaugh Eliminated in 28th Place ($11,268)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Collin Grubaugh was competing with Maxx Coleman for the chip lead earlier in the day. After he got all in when he three-bet shoved on Aaron Massey he was behind and at risk, holding pocket eights, {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, to the pocket tens, {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}, of Massey.

The board ran out {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} giving both players a full house, but Massey the bigger one.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
1,285,000 420,000
Collin Grubaugh us
Collin Grubaugh
Busted

Tags: Aaron MasseyCollin Grubaugh

Hooper Over Mermelstein in Big Pot

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein
Aaron Mermelstein

Aaron Mermelstein made it 52,000 on the button and then called a three-bet to 162,000 from small blind Chris Hooper. Hooper continued for 250,000 on the {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop and Mermelstein called. Both checked the {2-Spades} and {q-Spades} and Hooper opened {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. Mermelstein couldn't beat it.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Hooper us
Chris Hooper
2,100,000 560,000
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
WPT 2X Winner
680,000 -505,000

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinChris Hooper

Gary Otake Doubles Through Lang Nguyen

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Lang Nguyen opened in early position to 50,000 and Gary Otake shoved all in for 401,000. Nguyen got a count then shrugged.

"I'm never folding," he said, but he wasn't looking very happy about it.

He was flipping with jacks against {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and Otake hit a king on the flop. Nguyen still had a shot with a flush draw, but the board didn't cooperate.

The final board was {9-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Otake us
Gary Otake
800,000 482,000
Lang Nguyen us
Lang Nguyen
760,000 -530,000

Tags: Gary OtakeLang Nguyen

Rettenmaier Eliminates Claffey

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Two players checked to Charlie Claffey on a {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, and he shoved all in for about 280,000, well over the size of the pot, which looked like about 150,000. Aaron Mermelstein tanked a bit in the blinds and folded, but Marvin Rettermaier snap-called and tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. Claffey had {a-Clubs}{j-Spades} and was left patting the table after the {3-Spades} turn and {2-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
WPT 2X Winner
750,000 350,000
Charlie Claffey us
Charlie Claffey
Busted

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinCharlie ClaffeyMarvin Rettenmaier

Lisa Sheehy Eliminated

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Lisa Sheehy three-bet shoved on Lawrence Porath and he went into the tank. Eventually, Ben Zamani called the clock and just before Porath was out of time he called with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

Porath had opened to 60,000 and Sheehy shoved for 297,000 from the button. She had pocket sevens against the {a-}{k-} of Porath. Porath flopped a king and turned an ace to eliminate Sheehy from the tournament shortly after the players returned from dinner.

Player Chips Progress
Lawrence Porath us
Lawrence Porath
800,000 280,000
Lisa Sheehy us
Lisa Sheehy
Busted

Tags: Ben ZamaniLawrence PorathLisa Sheehy

Back From Dinner

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

The dinner break is over and cards are in the air with four levels to play before the players bag for the final day. There are currently 34 players remaining.

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000