$1,500 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Welcome to Day 1b of the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series Main Event!
After a Day 1a flight that saw 293 entrants hit the felt, a bigger field is expected for today's Day 1b flight at the 2019 WinStar River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event. With a $1,500,000 Guarantee attached to this event, plenty of new and familiar faces are expected to hit the felt in hopes of joining the 36 players that bagged up yesterday.
Although a few big names, such as WinStar Ambassador Maria Ho, Spencer Champlin, and Shawn Rice were able to secure a seat at Day 2, others, such as Ben Keeline, Kelly Minkin, and Ray Henson, are expected to return today for another chance at advancing, including some new faces such as Shomari Williams, who arrived late last night and will be in action today.
The remaining two flights of the WinStar Labor Day River Series Main Event kick off at Noon local time. Along with today's Day 1b flight, one more flight is available for players on Day 1c, which takes place on Sunday, August 31st. All players that manage to find a bag will reconvene on Monday, September 1st at Noon to play down to the final table. A winner will be crowned on Day 3, which takes place Tuesday, September 2nd.
Players will begin with 25,000 in starting chips, and the blinds will kick off at 100/100. On the three Day 1 flights, action will consist of 40-minute levels until the field has been reduced down to 12%. There will be a fifteen-minute break every three levels, and a 45-minute dinner break is scheduled after the completion of Level 9. Players may re-enter as many times as they wish until the end of registration after the dinner break. Play is scheduled to conclude once the field is reduced down to 12% in each of the starting flights.
Stay tuned right here to the PokerNews Live Reporting blog as we follow all the action from Day 1b all the way down to a winner here at the WinStar Labor Day River Series Main Event!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event!
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Faces In The Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Brown Wins a Small One
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There was 3,200 in the pot on a flop of 
and a player bet out 1,800 from under the gun. Stephen Brown was in the hijack and called, taking action to the turn 
. Both players checked.
The river came 
and both players checked again, taking the hand to showdown.
The under-the-gun player showed 
for an ace-king kicker to the board's pair of jacks. Brown then tabled 
for two pair, jacks and sevens, which was good to take down the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,100 | 26,100 |
Hudson Active Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a 
flop, the small blind bet 200, and was called by the big blind. Kenneth Hudson raised to 2,000 from early position, and Wilbern Hoffman called in the hijack, while both of the blinds folded.
The 
turn was checked by Hudson, and Hoffman fired 4,000. Hudson thought for a moment, then tossed in a call.
Hudson led out for 6,000 once the 
hit the river, and Hoffman didn't take long to release his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
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18,000 | 18,000 |
Rodriguez Check-Raises Turn
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There was three-way action with a pot of around 4,800 going to a flop of 
. A player in middle position checked, as did Eluterio Rodriguez in the hijack. Michael Wang was in the cutoff and bet 1,700. The hijack called, putting action back on Rodriguez, who check-raised to 4,200.
Both Wang and the hijack folded and Rodriguez raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | 27,500 |
|
|
25,800 | 800 |
Montalbano's Wheel Gets Paid
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a 
flop, Herbert Montalbano bet 1,000 from middle position, and Deborah Hinton quickly raised to 3,000 next to act. Montalbano wasted little time in making the call.
Both players quickly checked the 
turn, and the hit the river. Montalbano bet 1,000, and Hinton raised to 3,000. Montalbano made the call, and after Hinton tabled 
for top two pair, Montalbano revealed his 
for a straight and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,500 | 32,500 |
|
17,500 | 17,500 |