Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Entries
1,396
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
In Case You Missed Anything in Poker This Week
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Sarah has the information on the newest Super High Roller, who is winning tournaments and the Republican stance on internet poker.
Break
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The players are on a 15-minute break.
96 players remain.
Chip Leaders
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 30,000 |
|
175,000 |
Kings Fail For Kessler
Allen Kessler stopped by our desk to inform us of his elimination.
After shoving all in on the previous hand, Kessler picked up pocket kings and shipped it in again. Action folded around to the player in the big blind who after a bit of thought opted to call with 
.
The flop and turn were safe for Kessler, but a slammed on the river to send Kessler to the rail in the middle of Level 12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts and Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000 | -23,000 |
|
70,000 | -15,000 |
|
66,000 | -20,000 |
|
50,000 | -12,000 |
|
44,000 | -63,000 |
|
26,000 | -24,000 |
|
23,000 | -6,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Kuether Crosses The Century Mark
The player in the cutoff opened to 3,500 and Joe Kuether re-raised to about 40,000 from the big blind. His opponent wasted no time in calling all in for about 26,000 with 
. It was a classic race as Kuether tabled 
.
The board ran out 
as Kuether's eights held to up his stack to about 115,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | 27,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Lawrence Scores a KO
Matt Lawrence opened to 2,200 from under the gun and only recevied a call from a short stacked player on the button.
The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Lawrence checked once again. Lawrence's opponent moved all in for his last 8,200 and Lawrence mulled over a decision. Eventually, Lawrence plopped in enough chips to call.
"...You called?" his opponent said almost in disbelief. His opponent showed 
for merely a pair of threes and Lawrence was ahead with his 
.
The board finished with the 
and Lawrence was able to send a player home and hit the hundred thousand chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 15,000 |
Dorrance-Bowman Rising
Dustin Dorrance-Bowman is up to about 125,000 after busting an opponent. The shorter-stacked player was all in for about 20,000 with 
and was racing with Dorrance-Bowman's 
.
The board rolled out 
as Dorrance-Bowman paired up on the flop to score the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 20,000 |