Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Ben Zamani and Chengce Jiang have stopped the clock to talk about potential deals.
2017 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 WinStar River Poker Series
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
926
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Johanssy Joseph was the short stack three-handed and shoved all in from the small blind with 
for his last 1,700,000.
Chengce Jiang called from the big blind with 
. The board ran out 
and Joseph was eliminated in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,370,000
2,970,000
|
2,970,000 |
|
10,780,000
-1,270,000
|
-1,270,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
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 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Jiang bet 275,000 and Zamani called. The river was a 
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 
for a straight.
Right after that, players went on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
9,600,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Dwight Sellars was eliminated when he got 
all in against Ben Zamani's pocket sixes, 
.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
Busted |
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 
and Sellars checked. Zamani said he was all in and Sellars snap-called.
Sellars: 
Zamani: 
Zamani needed a miracle and the turn and river didn't provide one. He sent Sellars about 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Ben Zamani limped from the small blind.
"You're gonna play nice?" Lang Nguyen asked from the big blind.
He looked down at 
and shoved all in for 2,700,000 and Zamani snap called and showed him two queens, .
"Oh f*@k," said Nguyen.
The board ran out 
and Zamani won the pot.
Nguyen will take home $107,968 for his fifth place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,200,000
2,730,000
|
2,730,000 |
|
Busted |
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: 
Jiang: 
Jiang was not happy to see he was dominated and the bone-dry 
runout did him no favors.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
2,280,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000