2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Eric Bunch
Prize
$260,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,763,640
Entries
1,242
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
1,242
Players Left
1

Champlin Rivers a Set

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Spencer Champlin raised to 350,000 on the button, and Eric Bunch called in the big blind.

Action checked to the river of a {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Hearts} board, and Bunch checked for a third time. Champlin bet 500,000, and Bunch called. Champlin tabled {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a set of queens, and Bunch mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
19,700,000
1,310,000
1,310,000
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Eric Bunch
6,350,000
-1,430,000
-1,430,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
5,000,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Eric BunchSpencer Champlin

Bunch Outkicks Champlin

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Spencer Champlin opened to 350,000 on the button and received a call from Eric Bunch, defending his big blind. The flop came {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and Bunch checked. Champlin made a continuation-bet of 250,000 and Bunch called.

The turn {3-Spades} saw both players check. The river then fell {k-Spades} and Bunch checked once more. Champlin announced a bet of 1 million, sliding out a stack of T25,000 chips, followed by another stack. Bunch quickly called.

Champlin tabled {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for trip aces with a seven kicker. Bunch then showed {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, with his ten kicker playing to trump Champlins seven to earn him the pot and take him firmly back into second place in chips for the time being.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
18,390,000
-1,610,000
-1,610,000
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Eric Bunch
7,780,000
1,860,000
1,860,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
4,880,000
-320,000
-320,000

Tags: Eric BunchSpencer Champlin

Champlin Takes Two

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hand #1:

Spencer Champlin raised to 350,000 on the button, and Eric Bunch called in the big blind.

Bunch checked a {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop to Champlin, who bet 400,000. Bunch called.

On the {7-Hearts} turn, Bunch checked again, and Champlin fired 1.3 million. Bunch folded.

Hand #2:

The very next hand, Eluterio Rodriguez raised to 425,000 on the button, and Champlin called in the big blind.

Both players checked the {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop, and Champlin bet 450,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn. Rodriguez called.

Champlin bet 600,000 on the {7-Hearts} river, and Rodriguez folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
20,000,000
1,685,000
1,685,000
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Eric Bunch
5,920,000
-500,000
-500,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
5,200,000
-1,115,000
-1,115,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezEric BunchSpencer Champlin

A Few Small Ones

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Spencer Champlin raised to 350,000 on the button and received calls from both Eluterio Rodriguez in the small blind and Eric Bunch in the big blind. All three players checked to the river on a runout of {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, where Rodriguez was first to act and fired 530,000 forward. Bunch and Rodriguez folded.

A few hands later, Champlin completed his small blind and Rodriguez checked from the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Champlin bet 200,000. Rodriguez asked if he had around 16 million and Champlin said it must be closer to 18 if both Rodriguez and Bunch were in the range of 6 million in chips. Rodriguez then called.

Both players checked the turn {6-Diamonds}, bringing the river {k-Spades}. Champlin announced a bet of 350,000 and Rodriguez folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
18,315,000
1,015,000
1,015,000
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Eric Bunch
6,420,000
-880,000
-880,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
6,315,000
-135,000
-135,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezEric BunchSpencer Champlin

Bunch Picks Another Milly Off Champlin

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Eric Bunch limped in from the small blind, and Spencer Champlin raised to 560,000 in the big blind. Bunch called.

Bunch checked a {j-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop to Champlin, who bet 450,000. Bunch called.

Both players checked down the {10-Diamonds} turn and {7-Diamonds} river, and Bunch tabled {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of jacks. Champlin mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
17,300,000
-1,625,000
-1,625,000
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Eric Bunch
7,300,000
1,680,000
1,680,000
Profile photo of Eluterio Rodriguez us
Eluterio Rodriguez
6,450,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Eric BunchSpencer Champlin

Rodriguez Wins Flip, Doubles Through Champlin

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Eric Bunch was on the button and opened to 275,000, getting a call from Spencer Champlin out of the small blind. Eluterio Rodriguez was in the big blind and announced he was all in. Bunch quickly folded, sending Champlin into the tank. After about 75 seconds, he tossed out a chip to make the call and hands were exposed.

Eluterio Rodriguez: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Spencer Champlin: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

Rodriguez was in a coin flip situation for his tournament life and finished on the right end as the board ran out {8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{2-Hearts}, giving him two pair en route to a double. After winning the pot, he now finds himself second in chips among the three remaining players.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
18,925,000
-2,675,000
-2,675,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
6,505,000
3,655,000
3,655,000
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Eric Bunch
5,620,000
-1,080,000
-1,080,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezEric BunchSpencer Champlin

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Champlin Gets Value With Trips

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Spencer Champlin limped in from the small blind, and Eluterio Rodriguez checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked the {9-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop, and Champlin bet 225,000 on the {3-Diamonds} turn. Rodriguez called.

Champlin bet 800,000 on the {k-Diamonds} river, and Rodriguez flicked a single chip in the pot to call. Champlin tabled {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for trip kings, and Rodriguez said, "Wow...well played," before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
21,600,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
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Eric Bunch
6,700,000
320,000
320,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
2,850,000
-1,370,000
-1,370,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezSpencer Champlin

Bunch Gets a Big One Preflop

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Eluterio Rodriguez opened from the button to 250,000 and was called by Eric Bunch in the small blind. Spencer Champlin was in the big blind and squeezed, three-betting to 900,000. Rodriguez stated he was folding a monster and then reluctantly let his hand go. As soon as it was folded, Bunch announced he was all in.

The dealer echoed the announcement and Champlin looked back at his cards, sitting there for a moment before tossing them to the muck, resulting in Bunch increasing his stack by a significant percentage without having to see a flop to do so.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
20,450,000
115,000
115,000
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Eric Bunch
6,380,000
1,280,000
1,280,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
4,220,000
-395,000
-395,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezEric BunchSpencer Champlin

Rodriguez Giving Piles

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Eluterio Rodriguez completed his small blind and Eric Bunch raised to 420,000 from the big blind. Rodriguez made the call.

The flop fell {6-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and Rodriguez announced he was all in. Bunch folded.

A few hands later, Spencer Champlin opened to 275,000 from the button and Rodriguez went all in for about 3.8 million from the small blind. Champlin folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Spencer Champlin
20,335,000
-1,665,000
-1,665,000
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Eric Bunch
5,100,000
-610,000
-610,000
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Eluterio Rodriguez
4,615,000
1,315,000
1,315,000

Tags: Eluterio RodriguezEric BunchSpencer Champlin