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
Entries
807
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 2,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Madeley us
Samuel Madeley
405,000
250,000
250,000
Jim Carroll us
Jim Carroll
Busted

Tags: Jim CarrollSamuel Madeley

Updated Chip Counts

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jeff Banghart us
Jeff Banghart
950,000
165,000
165,000
Mike Rogers us
Mike Rogers
725,000
-105,000
-105,000
Johnny Deas us
Johnny Deas
700,000
-90,000
-90,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Hoan Nguyen us
Hoan Nguyen
670,000
450,000
450,000
Phil Osborne us
Phil Osborne
640,000
280,000
280,000
Dean Baranowski us
Dean Baranowski
600,000
-50,000
-50,000
Lou Garza us
Lou Garza
490,000
-85,000
-85,000
Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
400,000
5,000
5,000
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
345,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Seneca Easley us
Seneca Easley
245,000
61,000
61,000
Juan Lozano us
Juan Lozano
226,000
142,000
142,000
Matthew Bray us
Matthew Bray
200,000
-40,000
-40,000
James Thatcher us
James Thatcher
190,000
-310,000
-310,000
Patrick Eskandar us
Patrick Eskandar
160,000
-18,000
-18,000
Stephen Brach us
Stephen Brach
130,000
-260,000
-260,000
Jeff Sowell us
Jeff Sowell
100,000
-275,000
-275,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joe Elpayaa us
Joe Elpayaa
1,600,000
150,000
150,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Salvador Cervantes us
Salvador Cervantes
1,275,000
735,000
735,000
Brian Green us
Brian Green
920,000
-130,000
-130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Larry Hirons us
Larry Hirons
700,000
215,000
215,000
Will Pengelly us
Will Pengelly
650,000
220,000
220,000
Ekrem Bozkurt us
Ekrem Bozkurt
510,000
-20,000
-20,000
Ricky Green us
Ricky Green
435,000
-65,000
-65,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
372,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andy Philachack us
Andy Philachack
350,000
-190,000
-190,000
Adam Mirliss us
Adam Mirliss
260,000
116,500
116,500
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
192,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Simpson us
Michael Simpson
185,000
-152,000
-152,000

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}.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Greenblatt us
Alex Greenblatt
700,000
214,000
214,000
Adrian Garduno us
Adrian Garduno
Busted

Tags: Adrian GardunoAlex Greenblatt

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.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Deas us
Johnny Deas
755,000
55,000
55,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
298,000
-102,000
-102,000

Tags: Johnny DeasMen NguyenWendy Freedman

Kramer Copp Eliminates Spinella

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

Kramer Copp had 30,000 in front of him in the cutoff and Anthony Spinella was in the tank from the small blind. He announced all in and Copp quickly called after the big blind folded.

Kramer Copp: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Anthony Spinella: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

Spinella's sweat was over quickly as {3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flopped to give Copp the nuts. The {9-Spades} and {6-Spades} completed the board and Spinella had about 175,000 and was slightly covered so he headed for payouts.

Player Chips Progress
Kramer Copp us
Kramer Copp
375,000
249,500
249,500
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Anthony SpinellaKramer Copp

Simpson's Aces Hold

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

Michael Simpson raised it up to 30,000 from early position and Adam Mirliss defended from the big blind. On a flop of {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, Mirliss checked to Simpson who pushed in a bet of 60,000. Mirliss looked over at Simpson's stack and shoved all in, prompting a quick call from Simpson for a total of 104,000.

Michael Simpson: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Adam Mirliss: {10-Spades}{3-Spades}

Mirliss flopped top pair but it was no match for the pocket aces of Simpson. The turn was the {a-Spades} giving Simpson a lock on the hand and a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Simpson us
Michael Simpson
275,000
90,000
90,000
Adam Mirliss us
Adam Mirliss
117,000
-143,000
-143,000

Tags: Adam MirlissMichael Simpson

Pengelly Rivers a Flush

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

After a raise to 25,000 from middle position, Will Pengelly called from the big blind to go heads-up to a flop of {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Pengelly checked to his opponent who continued for another 25,000. Pengelly stuck in a stack of T25,000 chips, enough to put his opponent to the test for his remaining 80,000 chips. He eventually made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Will Pengelly: {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Pengelly flopped a flush draw to go against his opponent's two pair. The turn was the {j-Diamonds} and the river brought the {9-Clubs}. Pengelly rivered his flush to send his opponent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Will Pengelly us
Will Pengelly
725,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Will Pengelly