Break Time
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Players are off on their first fifteen-minute break of the day.
2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Another Chapter in the Minkin and Wang Chronicles
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Just before the break, there was around 8,000 in the pot on a board of 
and Micheal Wang had a bet of 4,200 out in front of him from the small blind. Action was back on him after Kelly Minkin had gone all in for 11,400 from the cutoff.
Wang was deep in the tank.
"What do your cards say, Mikey?" Minkin toyed.
There was a light energy on both sides of the table as the two faced yet another chapter in their battle at the felt. Another player at the table noted it, saying to Minkin that she loved to press Wang's buttons as she awaited his decision. Eventually, Wang folded.
"Wow, Mikey!" said Minkin as she waited for the pot. She showed 
.
"Table change!" said Wang as the clock wound down and the first break of the day begain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
15,700
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
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Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
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Harris Dulls Sharpe
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Justin Sharpe raised to 700 from early position, and found a lone caller in Tim Harris in the cutoff.
Sharpe bet 500 on the 
flop, and Harris called.
The 
turn saw Sharpe bet 1,300, and Harris raised to 3,300. Sharpe made the call.
Both players checked the 
river, and Sharpe announced, "Two pair," before tabling 
. Harris had that bested, however, as he showed 
for a flopped straight and the winner.
"Nice hand, sir," Sharpe told Harris after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | |
|
17,500
-13,900
|
-13,900 |
Jalal Shamroukh Claims Event #2: $300 NLH Bounty Title
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 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 #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
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalal Shamroukh | $5,250 |
| 2 | Ben Ross | $3,753 |
| 3 | Rusty Maravilla | $3,753 |
| 4 | Mark Tucker | $3,752 |
| 5 | Michael Skrzynski | $3,752 |
| 6 | James Canada | $3,752 |
| 7 | James Robertson | $3,752 |
| 8 | William Burford | $1,398 |
| 9 | Christopher Shirley | $1,199 |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,900
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
51,600
11,400
|
11,400 |
|
|
48,200
-4,700
|
-4,700 |
|
38,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
37,400
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
34,600
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
29,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
|
27,800
11,300
|
11,300 |
|
26,700
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
26,400
-4,300
|
-4,300 |
|
|
25,200
-7,800
|
-7,800 |
|
|
23,800
8,100
|
8,100 |
|
|
||
|
23,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
23,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
|
19,800
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
|
16,700
-8,300
|
-8,300 |
|
|
15,100
-17,400
|
-17,400 |
|
2,200
-25,300
|
-25,300 |
|
Busted | |
Wagner Goes From Bluffing To Catching a Bluff
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
A player raised to 1,100 from middle position, and Patrick Wagner three-bet to 2,400 from the cutoff. The middle position player called.
On the 
flop, the middle position player checked, and Wagner bet 3,500. The middle positon player called again.
Both players checked the 
turn, and the middle position player fired 5,000 on the 
river. Wagner immediately called, and his opponent said, "You got a winner, I got ace-high," before rolling over 
. Wagner tabled 
for a turned pair of nines and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 |
Six To Flop; Lampley Wins
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
There was a pot that saw six players commit 1,000 each before a flop of 
. All six of those players checked and the turn came . The big blind was first to act, leading out for 1,000. The next four players folded, putting action on Ira Lampley, who was last to act on the button. He called.
The river came 
and the big blind checked. Lampley threw out a bet of 3,200 and the big blind folded, resulting in him taking down the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500 |
Mackey Enters the Field
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
James Mackey's name was heard over the loudspeaker and he was seen taking his seat at a tournament table moments later. The Missouri native has over $4.2 million in live earnings, with $38,240 of those coming from recently finishing in 306th place out of 8,569 entries in the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
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