Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 2
Players Left 1 / 1,242
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,815,000 | |
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1,980,000
1,423,000
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1,423,000 |
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1,605,000
295,000
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295,000 |
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1,565,000
913,000
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913,000 |
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1,380,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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1,350,000
585,000
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585,000 |
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1,250,000
101,000
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101,000 |
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1,250,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
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1,150,000
815,000
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815,000 |
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1,105,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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1,100,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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1,080,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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1,045,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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1,000,000
752,000
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752,000 |
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935,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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920,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
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840,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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830,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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805,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
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770,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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730,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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680,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
630,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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600,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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580,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The remaining thirty-two players are off on a forty-five minute dinner break. Stay tuned for updated chip counts.
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jence Kelling got the last of his chips in all in preflop and was called by Chuck Barker.
Jence Kelling: 
Chuck Barker: 
Kelling was in need of improving to stay alive in the tournament and was unable to do so as the board ran out 
, sending him home just moments before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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930,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Bob Greathouse jammed for 360,000 from the hijack, and Caibin Ai three-bet shoved for 680,000 on the button, chasing out the blinds.
Bob Greathouse:
Caibin Ai: 
"It's a race!" Greathouse said.
The race became one-sided after an 
flop left Greathouse looking for a straight. The 
turn and 
river didn't help Greathouse, and he shook hands with his tablemates before hitting the rail.
At the same time, Nelson Beck ran into Eluterio Rodriguez and his pocket kings and an adjacent table, following Greathouse out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,815,000
565,000
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565,000 |
|
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1,050,000
330,000
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330,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Joe Cho opened to 45,000 from the hijack and got called by Jence Kelling, who was in the cutoff. The two went heads up to a flop of 
and Cho made a continuation-bet of 50,000. Kelling called.
The turn came 
and Cho continued, firing another 75,000. Kelling quickly folded and Cho was shipped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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710,000
441,500
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441,500 |
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185,000
145,000
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145,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Tekk Lai raised to 42,000 from early position, and found a caller in Rickie Merritt on the button.
Lai bet 45,000 on the 
flop, and Merritt called.
The 
turn was checked by Lai, and Merritt fired 75,000. Lai called.
Both players checked the 
river, and Merritt tabled 
. Lai had that beat with his 
, however, and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,175,000
590,000
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590,000 |
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600,000
220,000
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220,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Don Goodman opened to 75,000 from middle position and was called by the cutoff. Jeremy Liu then went all in from the button for 161,000 and both Goodman and Liu called.
The two of them checked the runout 
and the dealer instructed the players to show their hands.
Liu tabled 
, which would be good as Comroe and Goodman's tabled hands of 
and 
were shown, though it was unclear what hand belonged to which player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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870,000 | |
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572,000 | |
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533,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jence Kelling limped from under the gun and saw Caibin Ai raise to 45,000 from two to his left. Action folded back to Kelling and he called.
The flop fell and Kelling checked. Ai made a continuation-bet of 60,000 and Kelling put out a call.
The turn ame 
. Kelling checked to Ai again, who put out a stack of orange T5,000 chips for a second barrel. The dealer began to reach for the stack to cut it down and count it and before she got even close to touching it, Keller sent his cards to the center of the table to give up contention of the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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720,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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330,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
There was at least 85,000 in the pot from preflop action as the dealer spread a flop of . Hesam Alagha was in the big blind and check-called a bet of 52,000 from Craig Kinney, who was in early position. Alagha made the call.
The turn came and Alagha led out, firing 100,000. Kinney thought for a few moments and called. Both players checked through the river to take the hand to showdown.
Alagha was first to act, thus tabling for an ace-high kicker to the board's pair of nines. Kinney tabled and took down the pot with two pair, nines and fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,351,000
308,000
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308,000 |
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630,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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