Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Break Time
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 41 players are off on a fifteen-minute break. When they return, they'll continue to play down to 36 players, at which point play will halt for the evening.
Champlin Gets Value from Webster
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
There was around 65,000 in the pot on a board of 
and Simon Webster checked from middle position to Spencer Champlin, who was in the cutoff. Champlin bet 25,000 to put action back on Webster and he thought about it for a bit before putting in chips to call.
Champlin tabled 
for a queen-high straight and Champlin mucked, pushing over the stack of T1,000 chips he had called with before the dealer scooped it up with the rest of the pot and sent it over to Champlin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 21,000 |
|
80,000 | -10,000 |
Chad Runeberg Claims Event #7: $500 Monster Stack Title for $27,451
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
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 #7: $500 Monster Stack, a tournament that drew 403 entrants and paid out the top 41 players.
Among those to get paid but fall short of the final table were Tiep Bui (10th - $2,720), Michael Giant (14th - $2,267), Archie Raimer (21st - $1,541), Matt Bond (23rd - $1,541), Charles Murray (30th - $1,360), Rex Clinkscales (32nd - $1,179), Chan Pelton (35th - $1,179), and Bryant Terry (41st - $907).
The final table ended with a multi-way deal that saw Chad Runeberg crowned champion for a $27,451 payday.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Runeberg | $27,451 |
| 2 | Yashwanth Vedire | $23,200 |
| 3 | Daniel Kristie | $17,238 |
| 4 | Wilbern Hoffman | $17,238 |
| 5 | Lane Fielden | $17,238 |
| 6 | Kami Hudson | $17,238 |
| 7 | Badr Imejjane | $5,803 |
| 8 | La Sengphet | $3,990 |
| 9 | Jeremy Harrelson | $2,992 |
Carrubba Hits Quads To Earn Knockout
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player went all in from early position for 80,500 and Brian Carrubba called from his direct left. All remaining payers folded.
Brian Carrubba: 
All-In Player: 
The flop came 
to give Carrubba a full house, leaving his opponent needing running aces or running kings to stay alive. However, Carrubba was the one to improve as the turn came to give him quads leaving his opponent drawing dead for the river 
as he got up and wished the rest of the table good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
318,000 | 88,000 |
Carrubba Jams on Lu
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Lu raised to 22,000 from middle position, and Brian Carrubba made the call in the cutoff.
Lu bet 25,000 on the 
flop, and Carrubba called again.
The 
fell on the turn, and Lu checked. Carrubba jammed for 116,500, and Lu thought for about thirty seconds before releasing his hand.
"Last time...I'll show ya," Carrubba told Lu, before flipping over 
for the turned nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
505,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 30,000 |
Gilliam's Rockets Leave Opponent Dusted
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player raised to 12,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Brandon Gilliam, who three-bet to 30,000. The original raiser announced he was all in for what was around 85,000 and Gilliam quickly called.
Brandon Gilliam: 
Opponent: 
Both players struck the flop 
, leaving Gilliam needing to fade the case queen in order to secure the knockout. The turn and river fell and he won the pot, sending his opponent home in unavoidable fashion and bringing him to above 300,000 along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
364,000 | 136,500 |
Mercetic Greets His New Table With Aggression
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Simon Webster raised to 13,500 from middle position, and Nikola Mercetic, who just moved to the table the previous hand, three-bet to 28,500 from the cutoff. Webster called.
Webster checked a 
flop over to Mercetic, who bet 80,000. Webster, who had just 90,000 remaining in his stack, folded, and Mercetic showed 
before bringing in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
90,000 | -22,000 |
Tannous Earns a KO
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player jammed for 36,000 from middle position, and John Tannous three-bet shoved for 135,000 from the hijack, chasing out the field.
Opponent:
John Tannous: 
Tannous held on the 
flop, but the turn gave his opponent a wheel draw. The 
bricked off, and Tannous eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
Hudson Doubles With Top-Top
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
There was over 100,000 in the pot on a board of 
and Kami Hudson was all in from middle position. Her opponent, Simon Webster, was on the button and deep in the tank. After some time, another player at the table called a clock on him.
The floor came over and ruled that Webster had had enough time to decide and put a 30-second clock on him. As time was running out, Webster put out chips to call.
Hudson tabled for top pair, top kicker and Webster sent his cards to the muck. Hudson confirmed with the dealer that all hands must be tabled in an all-in situation in tournament play, and he both confirmed and complied, tabling Webster's second-best hand of .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
261,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
112,000 | -163,000 |