2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series
A player jammed his last 23,000 from under the gun, and Ben Ross three-bet to 44,500 from the hijack, chasing out the rest of the field.
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Ross got a sweat when the ![]()
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flop gave his opponent a flush draw. The
turn gave both players a straight draw for a chop, but Ross held after the
fell on the river to secure the KO.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The remaining 126 players are off on a fifteen-minute break. Play will continue until the field is reduced down to 65 players, at which point play will end for the day.
Pamela Belote was all in for 34,500 from the small blind over an early-position open. The opener called and cards were turned up.
Pamela Belote: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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to give Belote a gutshot straight-flush draw. The turn fell
and was of no help for her. She was then down to her last card, which came
to complete the flush and keep her alive in the tournament via a double.
Will Berry raised to 5,200 from middle position, and was called by the hijack and cutoff, before Alex Kim three-bet to 25,000 in the small blind. Berry called, and the other two players folded.
Action checked down through a ![]()
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board, and Kim tabled ![]()
for an unimproved Big Slick. That proved to be good enough as Berry flung his hand to the muck.
A player raised to 5,700 from under the gun and Todd Elwood three-bet to 10,000 from early position. Another player in middle position then cold four-bet all in for 36,900.
Action folded around to Jared Ward, who was in the big blind and announced he was all in as well. Both the under-the-gun player and Elwood reluctantly folded and the remaining two players turned up their hands.
Jared Ward: ![]()
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The runout came in Ward's favor, falling ![]()
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to secure the elimination and give him a healthy stack nearing the end of Level 12.
Nam Nguyen raised to 5,200 from under the gun, and then quickly called after a middle position player three-bet shoved for 26,000.
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flop was safe for Nguyen, but the
turn gave his opponent flush outs, as well as chop outs. The
river was safe for Nguyen, and he earned the KO.
John Richards raised to 5,500 from under the gun and action folded around to Anthony Arizpe, who three-bet to 18,200 out of the small blind. Richards deliberated for a minute before calling.
The flop came ![]()
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and Arizpe shoved all in for 40,700.
Richards went back into the tank and eventually folded.
Katherine Offutt raised to 7,000 from the hijack, and Mstr Lynch made the call in the small blind.
Lynch checked the ![]()
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flop to Offutt, who bet 13,000. Lynch called.
On the
turn, Lynch checked again, and Offutt fired in 20,000. Lynch made the call.
Both players quickly checked the
river, and Offutt rolled over ![]()
for aces-up. Lynch mucked.