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Level 11
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
2018 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2018 WinStar River Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,000,000
Total Entries
807
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 807
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Level 11
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
There was a big commotion over on Table 40 as players stood up from their seats and some were even taking their phones out. Four players were all in preflop with Mark Farrar holding the superior hand and 35,300 chips. Farrar turned over 
, the largest stack on the table held 
, Joe Elpayaa showed 
and the short stack flipped over 
.
All four players held a heart in their hand but it was Farrar that held the only one that mattered. The board ran out 
giving all four players a flush, but Farrar's ace of hearts earned him a monster pot. Elpayaa was eliminated by the pocket kings and the short stack also headed for the exit.
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 300 ante
We came upon a three-way all in on a flop of 
, with Jeff Sowell in the small blind holding 
for a pair and a combo draw against a player in early position with 
and a player in middle position with 
. There was already about 120,000 in the middle before everyone got stacks in.
The turn was the and the river the , giving Sowell queens full. He had just under 115,000, covering the player with the nut flush draw, who had about 100,000. The player with kings sent over the full amount and Sowell moved to about 450,000.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 300
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Adam Mirliss opened from middle position and Kelly Minkin defended her big blind. The flop came and Minkin check-called a bet of 4,200 from Mirliss.
The on the turn slowed down the action as both players tapped the table and the completed the board. Minkin checked for the third time and Mirliss tossed in a bet of 11,200. Minkin paid him off and Mirliss turned over 
to rake in the pot.
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Joe Elpayaa opened in late position and then got his stack of about 26,000 in against Rainer Kempe, who three-bet from the blinds and showed down 
. Elpayaa had 
and paired up to double through.
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On a flop of 
, the action was checked to Michael Wang on the button who bet 5,500 into a pot of around 8,000. The big blind folded and Anthony Spinella check-raised to 14,000 from middle position. The action was back on Wang who stuck in the remaining of his 21,000 chips and Spinella called.
Michael Wang: 
Anthony Spinella: 
Wang flopped top pair and would need to avoid a heart in order to stay alive. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 
. Wang held on to secure a double up through Spinella.
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With around 7,000 in the middle and the flop reading 
, Tim Carter led out for 3,500 from middle position. The cutoff called and the two players went heads-up to the 
on the turn.
Carter made a sizeable bet of 15,000 on the turn and his opponent still called to see the 
pair the board on the river. Carter tossed in another bet of 20,000 and his opponent finally relinquished his cards. Carter dragged in the pot to climb over 150,000 chips and sit among the leaders.
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Two players limped in before Jon Bennett made it 3,200 from the button. The big blind called and it went four ways to 
. The big blind checked, a middle-position player shoved for 6,300, and Bennett was the lone caller.
Jon Bennett: 
Opponent:
The turn and river bricked out and Bennett collected the sizable pot, while the players remaining at the table wondered aloud why the all-in player didn't just jam preflop.
