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

Updated Chip Counts

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Patrick Eskandar us
Patrick Eskandar
890,000
-135,000
-135,000
Chengce Jiang us
Chengce Jiang
770,000
180,000
180,000
Collin Grubaugh us
Collin Grubaugh
730,000
-370,000
-370,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
685,000
125,000
125,000
Paul Lackey us
Paul Lackey
600,000
-130,000
-130,000
Lang Nguyen us
Lang Nguyen
560,000
180,000
180,000
Gary Otake us
Gary Otake
490,000
-10,000
-10,000
Donald Thurman us
Donald Thurman
480,000
-195,000
-195,000
Dale Perryman us
Dale Perryman
320,000
-180,000
-180,000
Darrell Hopkins us
Darrell Hopkins
250,000
76,000
76,000
Mykel Comroe us
Mykel Comroe
160,000
-110,000
-110,000

Daniel Lu Turns an Ace Against Richard Tygum

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Richard Tygum
Richard Tygum

Adam Gonzales opened to 75,000 and Richard Tygum min-raised in position. Daniel Lu went all in for about 220,000 from the big blind and Gonzales folded. Tygum called and turned over {j-}{j-}. Lu had {a-}{k-}.

The flop came in Tygum's favor with no ace or king, but the turn was the {a-Hearts} and Tygum couldn't find a jack on the river so Lu would double up.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Lu us
Daniel Lu
530,000
245,000
245,000
Richard Tygum us
Richard Tygum
290,000
-390,000
-390,000

Tags: Daniel LuRichard Tygum

Chris Hooper Wins 1.5 Million Chip Pot

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Chris Hooper briefly got put into the tank when he raised to 50,000 and Tien Phan shoved all in from the big blind.

Hooper had 743,000 behind and seems a little flustered. He called and showed pocket kings, which was in a good spot against the {5-Clubs}{5-Spades} of Phan.

Hooper now rockets to near the top of the leaderboard with one hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Hooper us
Chris Hooper
1,480,000
850,000
850,000
Tien Phan au
Tien Phan
600,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Chris HooperTien Phan

Jiang Wakes Up With Bullets

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Donald Thurman shoved for 70,000 over a limp from Gary Otake, and small blind Chengce Jiang put in 210,000, isolating Thurman.

Thurman: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}
Jiang: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Thurman got up to exit but Patrick Eskandar reminded him there were plenty of spades in the deck. Two hit on the {10-Hearts}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} flop, but Thurman didn't need any more as he had a straight. The {j-Spades} turn brought some outs for Jiang, and the {k-Clubs} river made him an ace-high straight for the win.

Player Chips Progress
Chengce Jiang us
Chengce Jiang
1,000,000
230,000
230,000
Donald Thurman us
Donald Thurman
Busted

Tags: Chengce JiangDonald Thurman

Counts at the Dinner Break

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Cory Smith was eliminated by Aaron Massey on the final hand before dinner break when he shoved all in with eight-high from the small blind and Massey called with {k-}{q-}. Massey caught a kind on the flop and added a quick 200,000 to his stack before dinner.

Below are the rest of the chip counts as the players are currently on dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
1,550,000
20,000
20,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Hooper us
Chris Hooper
1,540,000
60,000
60,000
Lang Nguyen us
Lang Nguyen
1,290,000
-10,000
-10,000
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
1,200,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
DJ Alexander us
DJ Alexander
1,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
1,185,000
405,000
405,000
WPT 2X Winner
Chengce Jiang us
Chengce Jiang
1,170,000
170,000
170,000
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
980,000
90,000
90,000
Patrick Eskandar us
Patrick Eskandar
910,000
20,000
20,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
865,000
180,000
180,000
Chance Walker us
Chance Walker
831,000
Paul Lackey us
Paul Lackey
780,000
180,000
180,000
Ben Zamani us
Ben Zamani
650,000
190,000
190,000
Juan Lozano us
Juan Lozano
640,000
156,000
156,000
Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
630,000
-70,000
-70,000
Adam Gonzales us
Adam Gonzales
530,000
55,000
55,000
Lawrence Porath us
Lawrence Porath
520,000
-30,000
-30,000
Gnana Duddukuru us
Gnana Duddukuru
520,000
280,000
280,000
Daniel Lu us
Daniel Lu
509,000
-21,000
-21,000
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
500,000
160,000
160,000
WPT 1X Winner
Daniel Rodriguez us
Daniel Rodriguez
420,000
-185,000
-185,000
Collin Grubaugh us
Collin Grubaugh
420,000
-310,000
-310,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
400,000
-60,000
-60,000
WPT 2X Winner
Charlie Claffey us
Charlie Claffey
380,000
-360,000
-360,000
Dwight Sellars us
Dwight Sellars
340,000
30,000
30,000

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Tags: Aaron MasseyCory Smith

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

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.