2018 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
73
Prize
$249,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,000,000
Entries
807
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Carroll Takes Heaps from Spinella

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll opened in middle position and called a three-bet to 6,000 from Anthony Spinella. The flop came {k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Carroll came out firing with 6,000. Spinella called. Carroll bet big with 20,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn and Spinella again called. On the {2-Clubs} river, Carroll shoved for about 42,000 and Spinella was in there with a fairly quick call.

Carroll showed {k-Spades}{4-Spades} for flopped two pair and Spinella had his {a-}{a-} cracked.

Player Chips Progress
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Jim Carroll
142,000
142,000
142,000
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Anthony Spinella
35,000
-70,500
-70,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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Ho Continues to Climb

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

After being down to just 5,100 earlier in the day, Maria Ho has turned things around and is starting to move her way up the leaderboard. Ho opened to 1,800 from middle position and was called by the cutoff and the big blind.

The flop fell {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and the big blind checked to Ho who continued for 3,000. The cutoff folded but the big blind made the call. The turn was the {7-Clubs} and both players checked to the {10-Clubs} on the river. The big blind checked again and Ho turned over {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for top pair. Her opponent flopped middle pair with {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Ho dragged in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Ho
83,000
45,500
45,500

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Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 200

Green Still Running Pure

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 200 ante

Brian Green is making the most of his second bullet of the day thus far. Green opened from middle position and the big blind shoved all in for a little over ten big blinds. Green made the call and was in a great position.

Green held the superior pair with {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} against his opponent's {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. The board ran out {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Green's pair of nines were good enough to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Green
94,200
29,200
29,200
WSOP 1X Winner

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Carroll Finishes Off Spinella

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 200 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, Anthony Spinella led out for 12,500 into a pot of around 20,000 already. Jim Carroll paused for a moment on the button and then made the call.

The {7-Hearts} landed on the river and Spinella jammed all in for around 18,000. Carroll instantly called and Spinella turned over {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} for trip queens. However, Carroll found another greasy hand to get the best of Spinella with {q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for a flopped full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Jim Carroll
219,500
77,500
77,500
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Anthony Spinella
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Elpayaa On Heaps After Double Knockout

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 200 ante
Joe Elpayaa
Joe Elpayaa

Two players were already all in when we got to Joe Elpayaa's table, with Elpayaa in the cutoff and a middle-position player still live in the pot. The main pot contained about 25,000, a side pot for the other all-in player contained just a few thousand, and there was another side pot between Elpayaa and the middle player for about 10,000 more.

On the {5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop, the middle player check-called 9,500. On the {8-Spades} turn, Elpayaa set him in for about 30,000 and the player thought briefly and folded.

Elpayaa showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and had everyone dead to a chop as one player had {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and the other {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. The river was the {3-Hearts} and Elpayaa took the whole pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Elpayaa
300,000
168,600
168,600
Day 1B Chip Leader

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Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200