2012 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$651,559
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Entries
1,396
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Merchant Doubles Through Newcombe

Jay Merchant has been riding the short stack through what seems to be this entire tournament and he was able to score yet another double up here at the final table.

Aaron Massey made it 160,000 from the button and was called by Matt Newcombe from the small blind and Jay Merchant from the big.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{A-Clubs} and Newcombe checked. Merchant moved 220,000 to the middle and Massey threw his cards away. Newcombe announced all in and Merchant called for his tournament life:

Newcombe: {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Merchant: {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}

Merchant was ahead and needed to dodge a heart. He did exactly that on the {2-Spades} turn and {K-Diamonds} river. He's now sporting a stack of about 2,100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matt Newcombe us
Matt Newcombe
3,200,000
-900,000
-900,000
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Jay Merchant
2,100,000
1,220,000
1,220,000

Tags: Aaron MasseyJay MerchantMatt Newcombe