$1,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series

$1,500 Main Event

Day 2 Started

09-02-2019 11:41 UTC-5

Day 2 Seating Assignments

HillKerby

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
12	1	Rees Scruggs	106,000	18
12	2	Kevin Rand	259,500	43
12	3	Richard Partee	132,500	22
12	4	Justin Twu	99,000	17
12	5	Karen Robison	171,000	29
12	6	Rash Barrett	135,000	23
12	7	Raymond Henson	79,000	13
12	8	Jared Ward	175,000	29

16	1	Rodney Brown	234,000	39
16	2	Abdul Al Magableh	411,000	69
16	3	William Burford	40,500	7
16	4	Clyde Hinton	148,000	25
16	5	Walter Rutledge	143,000	24
16	6	Matthew Dalka	162,000	27
16	7	Craig Kinney	248,000	41
16	8	Bobby Payne	246,500	41

40	1	Brian Kelly	82,000	14
40	2	Louis Barlow	87,000	15
40	3	Jeff Wang	41,500	7
40	4	Brandon Gilliam	309,500	52
40	5	Viet Vo	339,000	57
40	6	Nikola Mircetic	122,000	20
40	7	Cory Van Kleeck	70,000	12
40	8	Gary Sixkiller	140,000	23
40	9	Gil George	76,000	13

41	1	Damarjai Davenport	291,000	49
41	2	Donald Goodman	259,000	43
41	3	William Hesser	144,000	24
41	4	Khiem Ngo	46,000	8
41	5	Steven McCartney	311,000	52
41	6	Kami Hudson	171,500	29
41	7	Katherin Offutt	510,000	85
41	8	Gregory Jennings	48,500	8
41	9	Tekk Lai	300,000	50

42	1	Will Berry	247,000	41
42	2	Nelson Beck	296,000	49
42	3	Rickie Merritt	465,000	78
42	4	Emmett Hickey	365,500	61
42	5	Todd Dreyer	243,000	41
42	6	James Shaw	74,500	12
42	7	Ryan Hardin	302,000	50
42	8	Maria Ho	192,000	32
42	9	Dustin Kruse	329,000	55

43	1	Darrell Floyd	248,000	41
43	2	Kelli Shields	92,000	15
43	3	James Mordue	566,000	94
43	4	La Sengphet	348,000	58
43	5	Scott Adrian	325,000	54
43	6	Brad Arrington	55,000	9
43	7	Laura Lett	299,000	50
43	8	Daniel Saad	148,000	25
43	9	James Jewell	250,000	42

45	1	Van Ho	402,000	67
45	2	James Tolbert	109,000	18
45	3	Jence Kelling	440,500	73
45	4	AJ Nimer	65,000	11
45	5	Chad Smith	20,000	3
45	6	Scott Squyres	297,500	50
45	7	Greg Anthony	56,000	9
45	8	Landen Lucas	347,500	58
45	9	Pamela Belote	184,000	31

46	1	Zelong Dong	49,000	8
46	2	James Worley	73,000	12
46	3	Wook Kim	74,000	12
46	4	Ryan Page	125,000	21
46	5	Walter Rodriguez	144,000	24
46	6	Bart Bogard	136,000	23
46	7	Kramer Copp	116,000	19
46	8	Jim Willerson	124,500	21
46	9	Eric Bunch	222,000	37

47	1	Will Pengelly	284,000	47
47	2	Tommy Townsend	217,000	36
47	3	Dimitar Milinski	175,000	29
47	4	Brian Carruba	303,000	51
47	5	Humberto Duarte	124,000	21
47	6	Douglas Claybrook	146,000	24
47	7	Vijaya Madala	140,000	23
47	8	Spencer Champlin	604,500	101
47	9	Patrick Cantrell	204,000	34

48	1	Troy Stidd	552,000	92
48	2	Brett Bader	120,000	20
48	3	Brandon Guzman	179,500	30
48	4	Reuben Nixon	267,000	45
48	5	Quintis Simpson	210,000	35
48	6	Stefan Williams	219,000	37
48	7	Bob Greathouse	269,500	45
48	8	John Tannous	170,000	28
48	9	Ernest Grubbs	203,000	34

49	1	Lokesh Garg	153,000	26
49	2	Andy Hobson	192,500	32
49	3	Marquis McCain	192,000	32
49	4	Tim Gilliam	197,000	33
49	5	Jeremy Liu	223,000	37
49	6	Simon Webster	152,500	25
49	7	Hesam Alagha	332,000	55
49	8	David Coker	85,500	14
49	9	Juan Lozano	102,000	17

50	1	Alex Kim	221,000	37
50	2	Darrell Hopkins	77,000	13
50	3	Jalal Shamroukh	113,000	19
50	4	Joe Cho	268,500	45
50	5	Juan Mora	268,000	45
50	6	Shawn Rice	259,500	43
50	7	Robert Heard	58,000	10
50	8	Brian West	24,500	4
50	9	Jim Harris	135,000	23

51	1	Chung Chin Chen	72,000	12
51	2	Kris Burchfield	369,500	62
51	3	Keith Copp	162,000	27
51	4	TJ Robertson	86,500	14
51	5	Derrick White	23,000	4
51	6	Daniel Lu	658,000	110
51	7	Quan Nguyen	619,000	103
51	8	Ronald Medaris	160,500	27
51	9	Dylan Lew	163,000	27

52	1	Amit Sehgal	520,000	87
52	2	David Gulikers	104,500	17
52	3	Abraham Araya	344,500	57
52	4	Jesse Solano	207,000	35
52	5	Toby Floyd	325,000	54
52	6	David Tobin	120,000	20
52	7	Jeffrey Gilbralter	311,500	52
52	8	Justin Jones	274,500	46
52	9	Brian Lee	422,000	70

53	1	Eluterio Rodriguez	330,000	55
53	2	James Rhodes	86,500	14
53	3	Timothy Gray	73,000	12
53	4	Mason Vieth	504,000	84
53	5	Anthony Arizie	216,000	36
53	6	Darryl Sample	230,000	38
53	7	Songpyng Twu	91,000	15
53	8	Austin Jeng	47,500	8
53	9	Hoan Nguyen	222,000	37

54	1	Li Tan	244,000	41
54	2	Suju Abraham	121,000	20
54	3	Kelly Minkin	85,000	14
54	4	Alex Greenblatt	220,000	37
54	5	Edward Melissari	74,000	12
54	6	James Daniel	95,000	16
54	7	Chuck Barker	370,000	62
54	8	Fred Taylor	66,500	11
54	9	Mike Rieck	116,000	19

55	1	Brian Lane	140,000	23
55	2	Justin Gardenhire	153,000	26
55	3	Mykel Comroe	187,000	31
55	4	Jeffrey Banghart	379,500	63
55	5	Caibin Ai	135,000	23
55	6	Venkata Mahesh Chinta	90,600	15
55	7	Mark Kehrees	249,500	42
55	8	David Leon	109,000	18
55	9	Angelo Spinazzola	174,000	29

09-02-2019 11:43 UTC-5

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series!

BrandonTemple

Three starting flights have come and gone at the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event, and from 1,242 entrants, only 151 players return today for Day 2 action, all of whom will be in the money from the start of the day's play.

Day 1a chip leader Daniel Lu assumes the overall chip lead at the start of the day, with his 658,000 chips leading the way. Lu already has one healthy cash in the series so far, finishing in seventh in Event #1: $500 No Limit Hold'em for $12,965, and will be looking to replicate his success with over 100 big blinds to begin the day. He's followed by Day 1b chip leader Quan Donot Nguyen (619,000), Spencer Champlin (604,500), James Mordue (566,000), and Day 1c chip leader Troy Stidd in the top five.

The defending champ of this event, Will Pengelly, returns with a healthy stack of 284,000, and is joined by Brian Lee (422,000), Will Berry (247,000), WinStar World Ambassador Maria Ho (192,000), Kelly Minkin (85,000), and Ray Henson (79,000) as some of the notables hoping to make their way through to Day 3 and be one step closer to taking down the Main Event title.

Action for Day 2 will resume at Level 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) with blinds increasing to 60-minutes in length for the duration of the tournament. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels, and a 45-minute dinner break after six levels of play. Play will conclude when the final table is reached or ten full levels have been played, whichever comes first.

A $1,763,640 prize pool is up fro grabs, easily besting the $1,500,000 Guarantee on the Main Event. All players are guaranteed $2,645, but all eyes will be on the top prize of $300,005. A full list of payouts can be found in the "Payouts" tab.

Be sure to follow along with us at PokerNews as we make our way down towards the final table here at the WinStar World Casino and Resort!

Tags: Brian Lee Daniel Lu James Mordue Kelly Minkin Maria Ho Quan Donot Nguyen Ray Henson Spencer Champlin Will Berry Will Pengelly

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

09-02-2019 12:01 UTC-5

Day 2 Underway

HillKerby

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cards are in the air and Day 2 is officially underway as Level 16 has started with a full one hour on the tournament clock.

09-02-2019 12:13 UTC-5

Sehgal Wins One Early

HillKerby

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Brian Lee opened to 13,000 in early position and Amit Sehgal called from his direct left. Action folded around to the hijack, who called as well. The big blind defended to take action four ways postflop.

All four players checked the flop . The turn came and the big blind checked. Lee bet 20,000 and received a call from Sehgal. Both remaining players folded and the river fell , where both Lee and Sehgal checked through to showdown.

Lee tabled for a pair of deuces and Sehgal showed , taking down the pot with his pair of jacks and adding to his stack early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amit Sehgal	588,000	68,000
Brian Lee	376,000	-46,000

Tags: Brian Lee Amit Sehgal

09-02-2019 12:24 UTC-5

Copp Gets an Early Double

HillKerby

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Keith Copp reraised all in from the small blind over an open to 12,000 from the player on the button. He received a call and the hands were tabled.

Keith Copp:
Opponent:

The two were off to the races as the dealer brought a flop of , leaving Copp out in front. The turn and river would ensure his hand stayed best and he pushed his stack forward to be counted. It was totaled to be 172,000 and his opponent paid it off, bringing his new total to just over 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Copp	356,000	194,000

Tags: Keith Copp

09-02-2019 12:25 UTC-5

Araya Takes From Gilbralter

BrandonTemple

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Abraham Araya raised to 13,000 from middle position, and Jeff Gilbralter called on the button.

Araya bet 16,000 on the flop, and Gilbralter called.

Both players checked the turn, and Araya bet 40,000 on the river. Gilbralter thought for just a moment before letting his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Araya	360,000	15,500
Jeff Gilbralter	180,000	-131,500

Tags: Abraham Araya Jeff Gilbralter

09-02-2019 12:31 UTC-5

Early Day 2 Eliminations

HillKerby

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Partee	Busted
Ray Henson	Busted
Brian Kelly	Busted
Khiem Ngo	Busted
Greg Jennings	Busted
James Shaw	Busted
Chad Smith	Busted
Zelong Dong	Busted
Darrell Hopkins	Busted
Shawn Rice	Busted
Brian West	Busted
James Rhodes	Busted
Mike Rieck	Busted

09-02-2019 12:34 UTC-5

Coker Runs Into Liu's Kings

BrandonTemple

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jeremy Liu raised to 15,000 from the cutoff, and Hesam Alagha three-bet to 70,000 on the button. David Coker four-bet shoved for 83,000, and Liu five-bet jammed for 200,000, chasing out Alagha.

David Coker:
Jeremy Liu: