2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series

$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
293
Players Left
36

Ngo and Gulikers Both Get There

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop, Khiem Ngo had his last 35,500 in from the big blind, David Gulikers had called from under the gun, and was now faced with a shove from the small blind for 119,500 total. Gulikers confirmed the amount, then tanked for a minute before making the call for the majority of his remaining stack.

Khiem Ngo: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
David Gulikers: {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The small blind was ahead with top two, while Ngo had top pair and a backdoor flush draw, while Gulikers was open-ended. The small blind survived the {6-Diamonds} turn, but Ngo picked up a flush draw.

"God damn!" said the big blind after the {a-Diamonds} came on the river, completing both Ngo's flush and Gulikers' straight. The big blind hit the rail with a bad beat story, while Ngo scooped in the main pot and Gulikers took the hefty side pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Gulikers us
David Gulikers
180,000
84,000
84,000
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Khiem Ngo
120,000

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