2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
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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 1a
Entries
293
Players Left
36
Players Left 1 / 1,242
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O'Haver Bombs It On Henson

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Randy O'Haver
Randy O'Haver

From the big blind, Ray Henson bet 3,500 into a pot of around 5,000 on an {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds} board, and Randy O'Haver raised to 8,000 in middle position. Henson thought for a just a moment before calling.

Henson checked the {7-Diamonds} river over to O'Haver, who gather up his remaining 43,000 in chips with both hands, and pushed the entire stack into the middle. Henson, who had 29,500 behind, thought for about half a minute before flinging his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy O'Haver
65,000
12,000
12,000
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Ray Henson
29,500
6,500
6,500

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Oddschecker US
Oddschecker US

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Gilliam's Jacks Sends One Packing

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Brandon Gilliam
Brandon Gilliam

Brandon Gilliam raised to 1,600 on the button, and was met with a three-bet shove from a player in the big blind for a total of around 12,000. Gilliam made the call.

Opponent: {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Brandon Gilliam: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Gilliam got a small sweat after a {5-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop and {8-Spades} turn gave his opponent a gutshot, but the {9-Diamonds} river was safe for Gilliam to score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Gilliam
60,000
26,000
26,000

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Brown Check-Raises the Turn

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was around 2,800 in the pot on a flop of {2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Stephen Brown fired 1,200 from the hijack. His opponent was on the button and called.

The turn came {7-Diamonds} and Brown checked. The player on the button bet 2,500 and Brown postured for a moment before throwing out a check-raise to 6,500. His opponent checked his cards for a moment, looked back at the board, and then sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Brown
41,600

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Garg Rivers a Flush

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Four players limped in to see a {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop together, and action checked to the {9-Hearts} turn. The small blind bet 1,500, and only Lokesh Garg, who finished in third place at the 2019 WSOP Millionaire Maker event, made the call out of the big blind.

The {8-Clubs} fell on the river, and the small blind bet 2,700. Garg called, and after his opponent flipped up {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a busted gutshot straight draw, Garg tossed his {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} on the felt for a flush and the winner.

Player Chips Progress
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Lokesh Garg
31,000
31,000
31,000

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Gilliam Boats Up

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Tim Gilliam was on the button and threw out a raise to 8,000 over the small blind's bet of 3,000 on a board of {j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}. After about a minute, the small blind called.

The river fell {9-Diamonds} and the small blind led out for 6,000. Gilliam raised to 17,000. The small blind thought for a bit, counting out the 19,300 that remained in her stack. She threw out the remaining 11,000 to call, taking the hand to showdonw.

Gilliam tabled {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and the small blind showed {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, with her straight bested by Gilliam's flopped kings full.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Gilliam
64,000

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Do With a Double KO

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player jammed his last 2,100 in from the button, and both the small blind and Vin Do in the big blind made the call.

"I hate deuces!" the button said with a smirk after the {2-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop fell, and the small blind and Do both checked. The small blind checked again on the {7-Diamonds} turn, and Do bet 3,000. The small blind check-raised all in for his last 8,000 and Do quickly called.

Button: {k-Spades}{5-Spades}
Small Blind: {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Vin Do: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The {9-Diamonds} on the river failed to improve either of Do's opponents, and he felted two foes at once.

Player Chips Progress
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Vin Do
38,000

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"I Slowrolled the S**t Out of Her"

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was 2,500 in the pot from preflop action in a heads-up pot where Kelly Minkin defended her big blind against a cutoff open from Michael Wang.

The flop came {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Minkin checked. Wang made a continuation-bet of 1,000 and Minkin called. The turn fell {5-Hearts} and both players checked.

Minkin fired out 2,000 on the river {j-Spades} and Wang went into the tank for about two minutes.

"Come on, Mikey, make a decision," said Minkin, sensing something was up.

Wang immediately tossed in two T1,000 chips to call.

Minkin turned over {a-Spades}{8-Spades} for aces up. Wang tabled {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, showing his queen kicker played.

"Were you thinking about raising?" said MInkin. "I hope you weren't thinking of folding," she said with a laugh.

"What just happened?" said another tablemate, confused at how the hand transpired.

"I slow rolled the shit out of her," Wang said as he finished raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Kelly Minkin
110,500
3,500
3,500
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Michael Wang
29,400
1,400
1,400
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Jalal Shamroukh Claims Event #2: $300 NLH Bounty Title

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Jalal Shamroukh
Jalal Shamroukh

For the past week, WinStar has been playing host to a series of side event as a part of the 2019 Labor Day River Series. While PokerNews is only offering live updates from the Main Event, we still wanted to give some love to the lucky WinStar winners.

One such event was Event #2: $300 NLH Bounty, a tournament that drew 235 entrants. The top seven struck a deal that resulted in Jalal Shamroukh being deemed the champ for $5,250.

Others to cash the tournament but fall short of making the final table were Darryl Sample (11th - $799), Kevin Jones (23th - $799), Marco Kudla (15th - $799), Sandeep Chaduvula (17th - $599), Phillip Walker (22nd - $400), Kevin Kaylor (23rd - $400), and Brian West (24th - $400).

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Jalal Shamroukh$5,250
2Ben Ross$3,753
3Rusty Maravilla$3,753
4Mark Tucker$3,752
5Michael Skrzynski$3,752
6James Canada$3,752
7James Robertson$3,752
8William Burford$1,398
9Christopher Shirley$1,199

Tags: Jalal Shamroukh

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

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