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2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Total Entries
1,396
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,396
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Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
David "Doc" Sands opened to 16,000 in middle position and was called by Clint Baker on the button.
The flop came down 
and Sands checked it to Baker who bet 20,000. Sands took a few moments before calling to see the 
turn. Another check from Sands resulted in another Baker bet, this one for 45,000. The next move from Sands was the check-raise all in for roughly 180,000 more.
Baker went deep into the tank for about 90 seconds before calling all in for roughly 150,000 with 
. Sands was behind, but drawing with 
to a flush draw and an inside-straight draw.
The 
landed on the river, giving Sands broadway to score the elimination.
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
We found Richard Bennett all in and at risk with 
against an opponent's 
.
Fortunately for Bennett, the flop came down 
, giving him the nut flush. His opponent would need a miracle turn in order to give him a glimmer of hope for winning. The turn was the 
and Bennett was able to clinch the double up. The meaningless 
fell on fifth street and Bennett scooped in his newly attained chips. He's currently sitting on about 470,000.
Joseph Hall held the chip lead with about 1,140,000 before adding about 160,000 more to his stack.
After Noah Vaillancourt opened with a raise from middle position, Hall popped it to 35,000 from the cutoff. Thai Le went all in from the small blind for 114,000 and action folded back to Hall.
"Why do I do this to myself? he asked himself.
After a few moments he called and tabled 
. Le was well ahead with and stayed that way after the 
flop. However, Hall caught the 
turn and 
river to make running two pair to win the pot.
A player who refused to give PokerNews his name opened under the gun for 16,000. It folded all of the way around to Dustin Dorrance-Bowman's big blind and he moved his short stack all in for roughly 75,000 total. Dorrance-Bowman's opponent called and the two were in the classic race situation.
Dorrance-Bowman: 
Opponent:
The board fell 
and Dorrance-Bowman's queens were unable to hold.
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Matt Newcombe opened the action by limping in from the cutoff. Robert Salaburu popped it to 26,000 from the small blind, Newcombe called, and a 
flop fell.
Salaburu bet 24,000 and Newcombe called after a few moments to see the turn. The 2012 Octo-Niner fired again, this time for 60,000. Newcombe again made a deliberate call and both players quickly checked the river.
Salaburu commented to himself that he should have bet as he tabled 
for nothing. Newcombe took it down with 
.
