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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Gilliam Gets Value With Nuts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was at least 15,000 in the pot on a board of {j-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} in a heads up pot between the big blind and Tim Gilliam, who was under the gun.

The big blind had checked to Gilliam and found action back on himself after Gilliam bet 11,000. He thought for about a minute and threw out chips to call.

Gilliam tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} for the nut straight.

"Nice hand," his opponent said as he mucked his hand. The dealer sent Gilliam the pot and he added yet another pot's worth of chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Gilliam
127,800
16,300
16,300

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Misclick Costly For Sengphet

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
La Sengphet
La Sengphet

A player in the small blind bet 3,200 on a {j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop, and La Sengphet tossed in a single 5k chip and two 100 chips. The small blind then announced that he was all in, which led Sengphet to say, "That's not enough for a raise."

A floor was called over, and ruled that since the amount Sengphet had put in the pot was more than half of the small blind's original bet, Sengphet would be forced to raise to 6,400, and the small blind again declared that he was all in, for around 34,000.

Sengphet tanked for around two minutes, with a similarly sized stack, before reluctantly letting her hand go.

Player Chips Progress
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La Sengphet
28,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: La Sengphet

Ho Fires River

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Maria Ho raised to 1,800 from under the gun and received calls from a player in middle position, Nathan Gamble on the button, and the big blind. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs} and the big blind checked. Ho made a continuation-bet of 2,700 and was quickly raised to 7,000 by the player in middle position. Gamble and the big blind folded, putting action back on Ho. She put out chips to call.

Both players checked the turn {7-Spades} and the river fell {2-Hearts}. Ho threw out a bet of 8,500 and her opponent thought for a few moments before folding.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Ho
78,500
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Nathan Gamble
67,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Maria HoNathan Gamble

Camelo Bets Off Keeline

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

With 12,000 already in the pot and a {4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts} board out, Ben Keeline bet 2,300 from under the gun, and Benito Camelo made the call from the hijack.

The {10-Hearts} fell on the river, and Keeline checked. Camelo bet 10,000, and Keeline folded. Camelo showed {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for just ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Keeline
70,000
13,200
13,200
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Benito Camelo
65,000

Tags: Ben KeelineBenito Camelo

More Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tim Gilliam us
Tim Gilliam
111,500
41,500
41,500
Profile photo of Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
107,800
2,700
2,700
Profile photo of Brandon Gilliam us
Brandon Gilliam
102,000
10,500
10,500
Profile photo of Ben Keeline
Ben Keeline
83,200
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
73,400
600
600
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
70,500
200
200
Profile photo of Stacey Jones us
Stacey Jones
67,500
52,400
52,400
Profile photo of Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
67,500
15,500
15,500
Profile photo of Stephen Brown us
Stephen Brown
66,500
8,900
8,900
Profile photo of La Sengphet us
La Sengphet
41,000
8,800
8,800
Profile photo of Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
19,800
9,600
9,600
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kami Hudson us
Kami Hudson
13,200
16,300
16,300
Profile photo of Ryan Hardin us
Ryan Hardin
Busted
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Tim Carter
Busted

Thornton and Gamble Tangle

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Schuyler Thornton
Schuyler Thornton

A player raised to 1,600 from the hijack, and Nathan Gamble called on the button. Schuyler Thornton three-bet to 7,200 from the small blind, and only Gamble called.

Both players quickly checked a {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flop, and Thornton bet 8,000 on the {4-Spades} turn. Gamble called.

Thornton fired 20,500 on the {q-Clubs} river, and Gamble tanked for a minute before folding.

Player Chips Progress
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Schuyler Thornton
74,000
18,500
18,500
WPT 1X Winner
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Nathan Gamble
56,000
18,400
18,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Nathan GambleSchuyler Thornton

Chip Counts After Break

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Randy O'Haver us
Randy O'Haver
85,700
20,700
20,700
Profile photo of Chad Smith us
Chad Smith
77,200
11,900
11,900
Profile photo of Stephen Brown us
Stephen Brown
75,400
33,800
33,800
Profile photo of Aaron Clark us
Aaron Clark
68,000
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Vin Do us
Vin Do
64,700
26,700
26,700
Profile photo of Royce Green us
Royce Green
61,100
25,800
25,800
Profile photo of Dave Tobin us
Dave Tobin
51,100
4,400
4,400
Profile photo of Travis Boevers us
Travis Boevers
46,300
12,800
12,800
Profile photo of James Jewell us
James Jewell
39,300
21,600
21,600
Profile photo of Simon Webster us
Simon Webster
25,000
40,500
40,500
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
20,500
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of James Blowers us
James Blowers
17,000
12,200
12,200
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Juan Lozano
Busted

Kyle Monaco Crowned Champ After Big Chop in Event #3: $500 PLO

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Kyle Monaco
Kyle Monaco

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 #3: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), a tournament that drew 122 players.

That meant the top 13 players got paid, and of those the top 11 struck a deal that saw them all lock up at least $4,741 while Kyle Monaco was crowned champ for $5,291.

Missing out on the deal but cashing the tournament were Shane Howeth and Ngoc “Long” Nguyen, who each won $1,098 for finishing in 12th and 13th place respectively.

Chop Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Kyle Monaco$5,291
2Rebecca Thomson$4,742
3Megan Moore$4,742
4Michael Chang$4,742
5Royce Green$4,741
6Grant Hart$4,741
7Justin Jones$4,741
8Kevin Kaylor$4,741
9Gary Margadonna$4,741
10Jesse McVicker$4,741
11Steve Uman$4,741

Tags: Kyle Monaco

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800