Jonathan Bloyen Wins WinStars 2019 Labor Day River Series Opening Event
For the past week, WinStar has been playing host to a series of side event as a part of the 2019 Labor Day River Series. While PokerNews is only offering live updates from the Main Event, we still wanted to give some love to the lucky WinStar winners.
One such event was Event #1: $500 NLH Flighted Ultimate, which attracted 827 runners over five starting flights. The tournament ended in a deal that saw Jonathan Bloyen win $55,000 (plus $2,000 as a multi-bag bonus) and the title, while Wei Zhang took second for $52,000.
Others to cash that tournament were Eduardo Contreras (3rd - $32,718), William Hesser (4th - $28,000), Peter Lockwood (5th - $28,000), La Sengphet (6th - $20,207), Kathryn Chen (15th - $5,241), Pengelly (30th - $1,801), Keith Copp (38th - $1,549), and Seneca Easley (45th - $1,549).
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bloyen | $55,000 |
| 2 | Wei Zhang | $52,000 |
| 3 | Eduardo Contreras | $32,718 |
| 4 | William Hesser | $28,000 |
| 5 | Peter Lockwood | $28,000 |
| 6 | La Sengphet | $20,207 |
| 7 | Daniel Lu | $12,965 |
| 8 | Nikola Mircetic | $9,724 |
| 9 | Leslie Manuel | $8,483 |