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Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Total Entries
1,396
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,396
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Chris Hooper opened to 55,000 from under the gun and the players around the table flung their cards into the middle until it hit Ben White in the small blind. White moved all in for about 350,000 and Hooper called.
Hooper: 
White: 
The board ran out 
and White was forced to settle for 26th place and $13,940 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
Busted |
Clint Tolbert was eliminated in 27th place in unknown action. He will collect $13,940 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The final 27 players are currently in the process of redrawing for the final three tables.
David Sands raised to 40,000 in middle position and Pinakin Patel moved all in from the small blind for 163,000.
"123,000 to call? I have to," said Sands.
Sands tabled 
, slightly trailing Patel's 
.
The board, though, came down 
to pair Sands' four to give him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,090,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Cord Garcia raised to 50,000 from under the gun plus one and Matt Newcombe called from the small blind. The big blind folded and the two were heads up to see 
fall. Newcombe checked and Garcia continued for 70,000.
Newcombe opted to move out a raise to 152,000 and Garcia tanked before folding 
face up. Newcombe showed the table that Garcia made the correct lay down as his 
flopped two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,880,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
1,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
We found Quang Ngo all in before the flop for his last 200,000 holding 
. Ngo was behind Patricia Cardner's 
and in need of help. In the end, he did not get there and he was sent packing with a $11,489 consolation prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,670,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
We caught up to see Ben White all in and at risk with against the 
of Joseph Hall.
The board fell 
and White's tens were able to hold. He's currently sporting a stack of about 508,000 while Hall has fallen to 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
508,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
Nhat Pham opened to 32,000 from middle position only to have Cord Garcia three-bet to 67,000 from the hijack. Pham called and the dealer showed the two a flop of 
.
Pham checked and Garcia continued with his aggression by betting 111,000. Pham announced all in for about 380,000 total and Garcia called with . Pham meekly showed and was in need of help. Unfortunately for Pham, he did not improve on the subsequent streets and Garcia was able to score the knockout, boosting his stack to about 1,600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Action folded to Pinakin Patel who made it 48,000 from the button. Clint Tolbert shipped all in for 312,000 from the small blind and it folded back to Patel.
"Ninety-percent I'm calling," said Patel before finally dropping the chips in the middle.
Patel: 
Tolbert: 
Tolbert was in need of help and the flop of 
brought him a few more outs as he picked up a straight draw. The 
hit the turn, though, and the table erupted with shouts as Tolbert was able to take the lead in the hand. The came on the river to give him trips and once again there were shouts as Tolbert had nothing but a smile on his face. He's currently sitting on 656,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
656,000
306,000
|
306,000 |
|
|
280,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
