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 |
, leaving both players with a full house, but Berry's superior pair earned him the knockout.
runout to eliminate her opponent.
flop from the big blind, and Mstr Lynch bet 2,300 into a pot of 8,000 on the button. Rust woke up with a check-raise to 5,300, and Lynch called.
flop over to the cutoff, who bet 5,000. Garg asked to see his opponent's stack, then upon seeing the cutoff's remaining 25,000, Garg check-raised to 12,500. The cutoff folded, and Garg flashed the 
to give Wang a pair of queens on the flop, only to see Howeth make the nut flush on the turn and scoop the entire pot for more than a double. He later shared that he was the most recent rags-to-riches story of the tournament, having been down to 6,000 just two hands before. He made quad tens on the hand before to get up to 27,500 and now finds himself with nearly three starting stacks as Level 8 comes to a close.
