2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Eric Bunch
Prize
$260,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,763,640
Entries
1,242
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
1,242
Players Left
1

Champlin Fires, Fires, Fires

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Spencer Champlin limped in from the small blind, and Eluterio Rodriguez checked his option in the big blind.

Champlin led out for 120,000 on the {j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop, and Rodriguez called.

The {a-Diamonds} fell on the turn, and Champlin bet 250,000. Rodriguez called again.

Champlin went for a small bet of 200,000 on the {3-Spades} river, and Rodriguez let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
22,000,000 1,280,000
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
5,710,000 -150,000
Eluterio Rodriguez us
Eluterio Rodriguez
3,300,000 -1,140,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezSpencer Champlin

Champlin Gets It Back

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The dealer fanned a flop of {4-Spades}{a-Spades}{k-Spades} in a limped pot between Eric Bunch in the small blind and Spencer Champlin in the big blind. Both players checked. The turn came {10-Clubs} and both players checked again.

The river fell {8-Hearts} and Bunch checked a third time. Champlin cut out a bet of 300,000 and Bunch instantly threw out a chip to call.

Champlin tabled {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for tens up and Bunch mucked, unable to top Champlin's two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
20,720,000 720,000
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
5,860,000 -1,140,000
Eluterio Rodriguez us
Eluterio Rodriguez
4,440,000 40,000

Tags: Eric BunchSpencer Champlin

Bunch Takes From Champlin

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Spencer Champlin raised to 275,000 on the button, and Eric Bunch called in the big blind.

Action checked through a {9-Hearts}{q-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop, and Bunch checked the {a-Clubs} turn, as well. Champlin bet 300,000 and Bunch called.

Both players checked the {5-Hearts} river, and Bunch showed {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for a rivered two pair. Champlin mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
20,000,000 -1,050,000
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
7,000,000 400,000
Eluterio Rodriguez us
Eluterio Rodriguez
4,400,000 420,000

Tags: Eric BunchSpencer Champlin

Jeremy Liu Eliminated in 4th Place ($97,000)

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jeremy Liu
Jeremy Liu

Jeremy Liu shoved all in for around 1.8 million from the cutoff and Spencer Champlin announced a call from the button. Elutero Rodriguez and Eric Bunch were in the blinds and got out of their way.

Jeremy Liu: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Spencer Champlin: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Liu found himself in trouble after seeing Champlin's pocket queens, needing to improve for this hand to not be his last of the tournament. The board came {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and he was eliminated from the tournament as the fourth-place finisher, taking home $97,000 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
21,050,000 2,450,000
Jeremy Liu us
Jeremy Liu
Busted

Tags: Eric BunchJeremy LiuSpencer Champlin

Bunch Catches a Bluff From Champlin

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Spencer Champlin raised to 280,000 from the button, and Eric Bunch called in the big blind.

Bunch checked the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop to Champlin, who bet 200,000. Bunch called.

Both players checked the {k-Spades} turn, and the {j-Hearts} fell on the river. Bunch checked, and Champlin bet 800,000. Bunch called after a few moments of thought, and Champlin showed {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for a bluff. Bunch turned up {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} for nines and sevens and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
18,600,000 -940,000
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
6,600,000 1,250,000

Tags: Eric BunchSpencer Champlin

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Champlin Gets River Value

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Spencer Champlin completed his small blind and Eluterio Rodriguez checked his option. The two saw a flop of {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and both players proceeded to check. Action again checked through the turn {4-Spades}.

The river came {j-Diamonds} and Champlin put out a bet of 250,000. Rodriguez called.

Champlin tabled {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for kings up and Rodriguez wished him a nice hand as he sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
18,500,000 -1,000,000
Eluterio Rodriguez us
Eluterio Rodriguez
3,760,000 -1,140,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezSpencer Champlin