Who Will Walk Away With the $300,005 Top Prize at the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event?
After three starting flights and a long Day 2, just ten hopefuls remain from a starting field of 1,242 for the final day of play here at the WinStar World Casino and Resort.
The final ten have already locked up a healthy $24,338 just for making it this far, but everyone is shooting for the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event trophy, as well as a cool $300,005 for besting this monster field.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1st | $300,005 |
| 2nd | $194,882 |
| 3rd | $119,046 |
| 4th | $97,000 |
| 5th | $74,955 |
| 6th | $57,318 |
| 7th | $44,091 |
| 8th | $35,273 |
| 9th | $29,982 |
| 10th | $24,338 |
Eric Bunch enters the final day with 7,865,000 chips and the chip lead after knocking out Craig Kinney just before the end of Day 2 play. Not far behind is Maine's Spencer Champlin, who went on a tear at the end of the night to bag up 6,750,000 for Day 3 action. Rounding out the top 3 is James Jewell with a 4,300,000 stack, good for over fifty big blinds at the start of day's play.
On the other side of the spectrum, Jim Harris (850,000) and Viet Vo (620,000) both begin today's play with fewer than eleven big blinds, while Chuck Barker will have his work cut out for him after running his Big Slick into Katherine Offutt (2,460,000) and her pocket rockets on the very last hand of the night. Barker brings back just 125,000, good for just over 1.5 big blinds to begin the day, and he'll need to quickly spin it up in order to avoid missing out on the final table of nine.
Rounding out the remaining ten players are Jeremy Liu (3,075,000), Kris Burchfield (3,040,000), and Eluterio Rodriguez (1,770,000).
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | Eric Bunch | 7,865,000 | 98 |
| 41 | 4 | Chuck Barker | 125,000 | 2 |
| 41 | 5 | Katherine Offutt | 2,460,000 | 31 |
| 41 | 7 | Jeremy Liu | 3,075,000 | 38 |
| 41 | 8 | Kris Burchfield | 3,040,000 | 38 |
| 42 | 1 | Eluterio Rodriguez | 1,770,000 | 22 |
| 42 | 2 | James Jewell | 4,300,000 | 54 |
| 42 | 4 | Jim Harris | 850,000 | 11 |
| 42 | 5 | Viet Vo | 620,000 | 8 |
| 42 | 7 | Spencer Champlin | 6,750,000 | 84 |
Today's play begins at Noon local time, with blinds beginning at Level 26 (40,000/80,000/80,000). Levels will continue to be 60-minutes in length, and a fifteen-minute break is scheduled every two levels until a winner is crowned.
Follow all the action right here on the PokerNews Live Reporting blog, as we find out who will become this year's Main Event champion here at the WinStar World Poker Room!