2017 WinStar River Poker Series

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 WinStar River Poker Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$347,134
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
926
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Johanssy Joseph Eliminated in 3rd Place ($188,904)

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Johanssy Joseph
Johanssy Joseph

Johanssy Joseph was the short stack three-handed and shoved all in from the small blind with {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for his last 1,700,000.

Chengce Jiang called from the big blind with {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Joseph was eliminated in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chengce Jiang us
Chengce Jiang
12,370,000
2,970,000
2,970,000
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Ben Zamani
10,780,000
-1,270,000
-1,270,000
Profile photo of Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
Busted

Tags: Ben ZamaniChengce JiangJohanssy Joseph

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

Zamani Wrests Lead from Jiang Before Break

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

For the first time in awhile, there's a new chip leader.

Chengce Jiang opened for 300,000 in the small blind and Ben Zamani defended the big. The flop came {2-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and both players checked. On the {q-Clubs} turn, Jiang bet 275,000 and Zamani called. The river was a {5-Clubs} and Jiang checked. Zamani cut out a massive bet of 1,060,000 and slid it in. Jiang thought a couple of minutes and called, but Zamani showed him {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for a straight.

Right after that, players went on break.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Zamani
11,000,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
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Chengce Jiang
9,600,000
-2,600,000
-2,600,000
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Johanssy Joseph
2,600,000
320,000
320,000

Tags: Chengce JiangBen Zamani

Dwight Sellars Eliminated in 4th Place ($142,011)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Dwight Sellars
Dwight Sellars

Dwight Sellars was eliminated when he got {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} all in against Ben Zamani's pocket sixes, {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

Sellars has been hanging on through several eliminations today, doubling up at the right time and laddering up to fourth place. Finally, he couldn't beat Zamani, who came in as the second shortest stack today, but has been crushing and is now second with three left.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Zamani
8,400,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
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Dwight Sellars
Busted

Tags: Ben ZamaniDwight Sellars

Sellars Doubles Through Zamani

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Ben Zamani made it 325,000 on the button and Dwight Sellars defended his big blind. The flop came {7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Sellars checked. Zamani said he was all in and Sellars snap-called.

Sellars: {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Zamani: {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Zamani needed a miracle and the {k-Clubs} turn and {3-Diamonds} river didn't provide one. He sent Sellars about 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Zamani
7,000,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
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Dwight Sellars
1,500,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Ben ZamaniDwight Sellars

Lang Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($107,968)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Lang Nguyen
Lang Nguyen

Ben Zamani limped from the small blind.

"You're gonna play nice?" Lang Nguyen asked from the big blind.

He looked down at {k-Spades}{9-Spades} and shoved all in for 2,700,000 and Zamani snap called and showed him two queens, {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

"Oh f*@k," said Nguyen.

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Zamani won the pot.

Nguyen will take home $107,968 for his fifth place finish.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Zamani
8,200,000
2,730,000
2,730,000
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Lang Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Ben ZamaniLang Nguyen

Joseph Doubles Through Jiang

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Chengce Jiang opened under the gun and called the shove of Johanssy Joseph, who had 1,030,000 in the small blind.

Joseph: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Jiang: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

Jiang was not happy to see he was dominated and the bone-dry {2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades} runout did him no favors.

Player Chips Progress
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Chengce Jiang
12,200,000
800,000
800,000
Profile photo of Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
2,280,000
980,000
980,000

Tags: Chengce JiangJohanssy Joseph

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000