2018 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
73
Prize
$249,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,000,000
Entries
807
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Action on Table 6

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

There's been a swarm of players hitting the rail on Table 6 after a flurry of action. It all started with the board reading {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Victoria Pittman-Waller shoved all in for around 19,000 into a pot of around 8,000. Harold Lacaze thought for a minute and then tossed in a single chip to call.

Pittman-Waller tabled {q-}{3-} and was drawing dead to the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} of Lacaze. Pittman-Waller's bluff attempt went wrong and Lacaze was the beneficiary of her chips.

A few moments later, Kao Saechao scored a double knockout when he made a full house with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}. The board read {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and all of the chips got in the middle on the river. His opponent's showed {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for a smaller full house and {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a flush. Saechao raked in a healthy pot to sit among the leaders.

Player Chips Progress
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Kao Saechao
81,300
81,300
81,300
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Harold Lacaze
53,200
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Victoria Pittman-Waller
Busted

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lou Garza us
Lou Garza
80,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Mike Wang
53,000
18,500
18,500
Profile photo of Steve Ma us
Steve Ma
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Tyler Patterson
46,000
21,500
21,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dean Baranowski us
Dean Baranowski
40,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Chan Pelton us
Chan Pelton
27,500
Profile photo of Jason Gooch us
Jason Gooch
27,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
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Men Nguyen
22,500
2,800
2,800
WSOP 7X Winner
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Gregg Merkow
19,500
19,500
19,500
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
14,200
9,100
9,100
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Abraham Araya
10,800
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Tex Barch
7,800
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Lauren Bunch
Busted

Mattingly Fades Everything

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

The flop read {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and the action checked to William Mattingly on the button who bet 2,500 into a pot of nearly 13,000. The small blind called and the cutoff folded.

The turn brought the {a-Diamonds} and the small blind checked again. Mattingly fired another 2,400 and his opponent still called. The river was the {3-Clubs} and the small blind checked one more time. Mattingly bet 5,000 and his opponent showed {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a missed straight and flush draw as he folded. Mattingly flashed {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for a set of kings and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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William Mattingly
44,500

Keeline Wins a Flip

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

There was a raise to 1,225 from the hijack and Ben Keeline three-bet to 5,000 from the big blind. With the action back on the initial raiser, he four-bet shoved all in for 14,325. Keeline asked for a count and then stuck in the chips to call.

Ben Keeline: {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

The flop of {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{7-Spades} gave Keeline a clear advantage in the coin flip. The turn was the {q-Clubs} and the river brought the {q-Diamonds}. Keeline secured the win and eliminated his opponent in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Keeline
51,200
3,700
3,700

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Nick Pupillo just paid off a double to Chris Staats for about 7,000. Staats didn't pair up with {a-Spades}{j-Spades} but Pupillo didn't either with {k-}{q-} so the ace-high was enough.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
47,700
-4,800
-4,800
Profile photo of David Pham us
David Pham
46,000
17,600
17,600
WSOP 3X Winner
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Kelly Minkin
44,200
9,700
9,700
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Jeff Banghart
44,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Bart Bogard us
Bart Bogard
39,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
33,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Anthony Spinella
31,400
-4,300
-4,300
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ben Zamani
28,000
28,000
28,000
Defending Champion
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Gil George
25,400
25,400
25,400
Profile photo of Cory Smith us
Cory Smith
24,900
24,900
24,900
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Chris Staats
16,000
-9,000
-9,000
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Greg Jennings
13,000
13,000
13,000
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John Reading
10,900
10,900
10,900
WSOP 1X Winner
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Schuyler Thornton
9,600
9,600
9,600
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Nick Pupillo
4,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Aces Hold for Romero

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Orlando Romero opened from the cutoff and was soon faced with a three-bet from the big blind. Romero stuck in his last 16,325 chips and his opponent made the call.

Romero tabled {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and was in a great position to double up against his opponent's {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. The board ran out {4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Romero held on to find himself a full double up and rise above starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Orlando Romero
32,900
13,200
13,200

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Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Pupillo Loses His Crumbs

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

After two players limped in, Nick Pupillo shoved in the small blind for 3,125. The early limper called, as did the player on the button. The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} with the two active players checking until the river, when the early player bet 5,000 and the player on the button called.

Pupillo showed {3-}{3-} and got up to leave, as both the early player ({9-Clubs}{9-Spades}) and the third player ({j-}{10-}) had made superior boats.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Pupillo
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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