Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Entries
1,396
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,396
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Justin Gardenhire opened to 6,000 under the gun and action folded around to Ray Henson in the big blind. He re-raised all in for about 34,000 and Gardenhire called.
Showdown
Henson: 
Gardenhire: 
The 
flop gave Gardenhire extra outs to a straight and he picked up even more outs when the 
turn gave him a flush draw. The 
hit the river, paring Gardenhire's queen to eliminate Henson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
We found Joe Kuether and an opponent looking down at a board of 
. Kuether moved out a bet of 42,000 into what was a pot that was already at least 90,000.
Kuether's opponent finally opted to fold and Kuether was awarded the pot, thus padding his stack even more. Kuether is now sitting over 300,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Following a 
flop, action was on Jeff Gibralter facing a decision for 30,500 from Joe Kuether. After a few moments, Gibralter shoved for 139,500. Kuether called instantly with 
, leading Gibralter's 
.
The 
turn changed nothing, but the river fell to give Gibralter a straight and the huge double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
130,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
390,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
265,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
258,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
155,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
50,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
A short stacked Heath Herring has been biding his time and waiting for a hand for quite some time now. Finally, we saw Herring move his stack of roughly 30,000 all in from the button. The small blind folded his hand and Noah Vaillancourt called from the big blind.
Vaillancourt: 
Herring: 
The board came down 
and Herring was able to score the double up, boosting his stack to about 63,000 and giving him a bit more breathing room as the money bubble looms.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
63,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We're only one elimination from both the money and end of play for the day. Players are now playing hand for hand.
With the board reading 
, Adam Sweet's bet of 10,000 was popped to 30,000 by chip leader Clint Baker. Sweet called, but mucked when Baker tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
170,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
