2014 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,400
Prize Pool
$3,175,200
Entries
1,323
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Jesse McVicker Getting There

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jesse McVicker
Jesse McVicker

Poker can be a cruel game and a recent hand we witnessed was proof positive of that. With a flop of {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{X-}, a player in middle position check-raised to 4,000 and was called by the original bettor, Jesse McVicker. The turn was the {Q-} and the flop check-raiser made a large bet of approximately 8,000. McVicker took a quick break from the massage he was getting and grabbed a stack of T5,000 chips and put them into the middle — enough to set the other player all in. He made the call and tabled {9-}{9-} for a flopped set of nines and could only shake his head in disgust as McVicker turned over {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a flopped flush draw that turned into a straight on the turn.

The board would not pair on the river and that would be the end of the tournament for the player with the flopped set. He joins the 50+ players that have already been eliminated as the tournament clock shows 356 entrants with 300 players remaining. McVicker is fresh off a win in the $1,100 tournament here earlier this week. That victory was good for a $38,089 payday.

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