2018 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 2
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
Total Entries
807
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 807
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Well-Timed Aggression from Deas

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

Wendy Freedman opened to 22,000 from the hijack and was called by Johnny Deas on the button and Men Nguyen in the big blind. The dealer spread the flop of {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Nguyen began with a check.

Freedman continued for 27,000 and Deas instantly raised to 104,000. Nguyen mucked his cards and Freedman wasted little time before doing the same.

Tags: Johnny DeasMen NguyenWendy Freedman

Greenblatt Eliminates Garduno

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Greenblatt made it 25,000 in the cutoff and got calls from the next two players before Adrian Garduno shoved in the big blind for about 90,000. Greenblatt reshoved and chased away the callers, tabling {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Garduno had {k-Spades}{10-Hearts} for live overs but bricked out on {4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

Tags: Adrian GardunoAlex Greenblatt

Updated Chip Counts

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

Updated Chip Counts

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

Aces vs Kings for Madeley

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded to Jim Carroll in the cutoff who raised it up to 25,000. Samuel Madeley three-bet to 65,000 on the button and the blinds both folded. With the action back on Carroll, he shoved all in for roughly 80,000 and Madeley made the quick call.

Samuel Madeley: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Jim Carroll: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

It was a cooler scenario for Jim Carroll who was drawing to just two outs. The flop of {q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Spades} gave Carroll some straight outs but the {9-Diamonds} on the turn and the {7-Diamonds} on the river were of no help as he was sent to the payout desk.

Tags: Jim CarrollSamuel Madeley

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 2,000

More Busted

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Rodriguez Triples Up

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Abraham Araya shoved in the hijack for around 80,000, Freddie Rodriguez followed suit for less in the cutoff and Paul Schwartz put everyone at risk from the button.

Paul Schwartz: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Abraham Araya: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Freddie Rodriguez: {9-}{9-}

The flop came nine-high and nothing else of consequence hit, so Rodriguez tripled up and Schwartz busted Araya in a small side pot.

Tags: Abraham ArayaFreddie RodriguezPaul Schwartz

Garza Hates the Ruling But Wins

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Lou Garza
Lou Garza

On a board of {10-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, the tournament supervisor was called over for a ruling. It seemed big blind Lou Garza had bet 50,000 and Paul Schwartz made it 100,000 on the button. Garza responded with an all-in shove and Schwartz had only put out 95,000. He flicked in another chip to complete his bet, and the dealer mistakenly announced a call, thinking that was a calling chip.

Thus, Garza tabled his hand of {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. The supervisor ruled action was finished and the river would be dealt. Garza vehemently disagreed with the ruling but a second supervisor was called, as Schwartz's {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs} was now face-up. The second TD agreed with the ruling. Garza pointed out his opponent should have to call the full amount of his stack to see the river, as he had announced all in and was now getting freerolled. The ruling stood, and luckily for Garza, the river was the {6-Clubs} so he won the pot anyway.

Tags: Lou GarzaPaul Schwartz