2012 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$651,559
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Entries
1,396
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Wright Doubles

With the board reading {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, there were two checks to Larry Wright who pushed out an oversized bet of 7,900 into the pot. The next player to act called and the two who checked folded their cards.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and Wright moved out another stack of yellow t1,000 chips and black t100 chips. His opponent shrugged and announced that he was all in which was actually all in for Wright who only had about around 3,000 left behind after that bet. Wright called and showed {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a turned flush and was killing his opponent's {J-Spades}{3-Spades} for a straight.

The {6-Clubs} fell on fifth street and completed the board, awarding Wright a double up. Wright made note to tell us that he was down to 2,100 at one point during the day and after some griding is currently sitting on about 45,000.

Player Chips Progress
Larry Wright us
Larry Wright
WSOP 1X Winner
45,000 23,000

Tags: Larry Wright

Level: 8

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Dolan and Kruger Clash Again; Kruger Eliminated

With the flop reading {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, Justin "Choctaw" Kruger led out for 1,500 only to find John Dolan raise the action to 4,000. The rest of the players folded and Kruger flat called the bet.

The turn was the {6-Spades} and Kruger led out for 5,200. Dolan thought about his action for about a minute before opting to call. The board paired on the river when the {5-Clubs} hit and Kruger moved all in for about 17,000. Dolan quickly called and Kruger showed {J-Clubs}{9-Spades}. Dolan, however, tabled {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for nines and fives with the ace kicker, sending Kruger to the rail.

Kruger talked with us afterward and informed us that he will indeed be firing a third bullet during Day 1c. Dolan, however, is sitting on one of the biggest stacks in the room today with 65,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
John Dolan us
John Dolan
64,000 33,000
Justin "Choctaw" Kruger
Justin "Choctaw" Kruger
Busted

Tags: John DolanJustin "Choctaw" Kruger

More Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
56,000 6,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
35,000 1,000
Bronson Tucker us
Bronson Tucker
35,000 22,500
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
32,000 15,000
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
30,000 -4,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 11,500
Heath Herring us
Heath Herring
22,000 4,000
James Hoeppner us
James Hoeppner
21,000 -1,000
AJ Jejelowo us
AJ Jejelowo
20,000 6,500
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
16,000 5,000
Jordan Smith us
Jordan Smith
16,000 16,000
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
13,000 6,700
Richard Lee us
Richard Lee
12,000 -3,500
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
7,000 -13,500
Robert Salaburu us
Robert Salaburu
7,000 -14,000
Corey Burbick us
Corey Burbick
Busted

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
64,000 8,000
Steve Taylor
Steve Taylor
43,000 -4,000
John Dolan us
John Dolan
31,000 15,000
Jared Ingles us
Jared Ingles
29,000 4,000
Kurt Jewell us
Kurt Jewell
27,000 5,000
Justin "Choctaw" Kruger
Justin "Choctaw" Kruger
25,000 1,000
TJ Cloutier us
TJ Cloutier
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
23,000 -1,500
Austin Scott us
Austin Scott
WSOP 1X Winner
22,000 7,000
Andrew Watson us
Andrew Watson
14,500 -1,500
Tim West us
Tim West
14,000 -3,000
Steve Hesse
Steve Hesse
12,500
Brett Schwertley
Brett Schwertley
11,000 4,000
Colt Sanders
Colt Sanders
4,200 -15,800
Larry Wright us
Larry Wright
WSOP 1X Winner
3,200 -7,800
Eric Crain us
Eric Crain
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50