The $2,500 WinStar River Poker Series Main Event Kicks Off Today
After nearly three weeks of tournament action at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma, the $2,500 Main Event has finally arrived to bring an end to the 2018 River Poker Series. Hundreds of players will gather in the world's largest casino with a newly renovated poker room to take part in the exclusive event that offers a whopping $2,000,000 guaranteed prizepool.
In last years rendition of the Main Event, Ben Zamani added to his already impressive resume by capturing the title and $347,134 to go with it. Other notables that made the final table included Maxx Coleman and Mike Dentale who are expected to be making a return to the felt this year. Other familiar faces to keep an eye out for include Maria Ho, Rainer Kempe, and Dan Heimiller.
The action will get underway at 12:00 noon for the first of two starting flights. Day 1b will take place on Sunday, September 2nd with Day 2 on Monday, September 3rd and the winner being crowned on Tuesday, September 4th. Late registration will remain open through the first nine levels of play with an unlimited number of entries permitted. Players may also play on Day 1b should they fail to bag chips on Day 1a.
Upon taking their seat at the table, players will be given an initial starting stack of 25,000 chips and the blinds will kick off at 50/100. The blind levels will be 40-minutes in length on the opening days and will be increased to 60-minutes on Day 2 and 3. There will be a 15-minute break at the end of every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level nine.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on site to bring you all of the live updates throughout the Main Event over the course of the next four days.