Main Event Day 2 | 2016 WinStar River Poker Series

09-05-2016 23:12 UTC-5

Battle of Big Stacks Before Break

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Nathan Gamble made it 120,000 to go from his small blind and Gordon Vayo defended. Gamble bet 175,000 on the flop and Vayo called. Gamble checked the turn and Vayo bet 330,000, with Gamble tanking and calling. Both quickly checked the river and Gamble showed for top-top. No good, as Vayo had turned a flush with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Vayo	7,500,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Nathan Gamble	2,310,000 -890,000	-890,000

Tags: Gordon Vayo Nathan Gamble

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

09-05-2016 23:31 UTC-5

Ector Finds Qartomy's Price

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Ector opened to 105,000, Ray Qartomy called and the flop came . Ector bet 125,000, Qartomy called and the turn came the . Ector bet 300,000. Qartomy called and the river came the .

Ector slid out 1 million and Qartomy threw in a few chips to call without pausing. Ector tabled the for a flush and Qartomy mucked pocket sixes face up and lamented why the board didn't pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Ector	3,500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Ray Qartomy	800,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

09-06-2016 00:00 UTC-5

Vlad Mezheritsky Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,852)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Fuhs opened to 110,000 in early position and Vlad Mezheritsky moved all in. Action folded back around to Fuhs. He called holding an . Mezheritsky was in a bad spot with an .

The board ran , Fuhs locked up the hand with a queen and Mezheritsky was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Fuhs	2,800,000 800,000	800,000

Vlad Mezheritsky	Busted

09-06-2016 00:14 UTC-5

Jake Bazeley Eliminated in 12th Place ($20,852)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Grant Hinkle opened, Jake Bazeley called from the big blind and flop came . Bazeley check-called a bet on the flop, the turn came the and Bazeley bet 250,000. Hinkle re-raised all in and Bazeley snap-called.

Bazeley:
Hinkle:

The river came the , giving Hinkle a full house and eliminating Bazeley in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Bazeley	Busted

09-06-2016 00:17 UTC-5

Nathan Gamble Eliminated in 11th Place ($25,038)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to the small blind, where Grant Hinkle opened for a raise. Nathan Gamble shoved all in for about 1.5 million, and Hinkle snapped with . Gamble had and the board ran out dead for both players. Gamble rapped the table and headed for payouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	Busted

Tags: Grant Hinkle Nathan Gamble

09-06-2016 00:21 UTC-5

Photos: WinStar River Poker Series Main Event Day 2

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09-06-2016 00:28 UTC-5

Final Table Draw and Counts (full)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Seat	Player
1	Jeff Duvall
2	Ben Ector
3	Long Duc Nguyen
4	Layne Flack
5	Ray Qartomy
6	Grant Hinkle
7	Gordon Vayo
8	Chino Rheem
9	Daniel Fuhs
10	Dean Bobel

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Vayo	7,700,000 200,000	200,000
Grant Hinkle	4,600,000 2,850,000	2,850,000

Ben Ector	3,650,000 150,000	150,000
Daniel Fuhs	2,800,000

Layne Flack	2,350,000 350,000	350,000

Long Duc Nguyen	1,940,000 -60,000	-60,000
Jeff Duvall	1,480,000 180,000	180,000
Chino Rheem	1,200,000 400,000	400,000

Dean Bobel	640,000 -185,000	-185,000
Ray Qartomy	380,000 -420,000	-420,000

09-06-2016 00:32 UTC-5

Ray Qartomy Eliminated in 10th Place ($25,038)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Gordon Vayo opened to 110,000, Long Duc Nguyen called in the big blind, Layne Flack called from the small blind and Ray Qartomy called in the big blind with 250,000 behind.

The flop fell , action checked around the table and Qartomy called everyone a chicken by making clucking noises. The turn came the , action checked to Nguyen and he bet exactly 250,000. Qartomy hollywooded for a bit and then pushed his chips in the middle.