2016 RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs
Pnewski Calls It Off
The community read on fourth street, and a player in early position put Andre Pnewski all in for 20,700. After thinking about a minute, he called it off.
"Good call," the first player said, turning over. Pnewski showed for top pair and the nut flush draw, and the was a safe river for him to double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andre Pnewski
|
53,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Phan Finds an Early Double
Ryan Phan got his last 16,000 in preflop with against a player with . This time, the aces were kinder to him than when he lost a big pot earlier to a player with fours, as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Phan |
34,300
13,800
|
13,800 |
Lowery Storming Back
RunGood Pro Duma Lowery was once halfway out the door but he's healthy after a hot run at Table 33. He doubled through nemesis Chunlei Yuan with against , leaving Yuan in disbelief as he said Lowery had called off his stack.
"This guy is crazy," Yuan declared.
"He tried to say he was the craziest guy in the room," Lowery responded as he put 1,600 in dark from under the gun. "This is crazy."
Later, Lowery busted three short-stacked players with in a four-way preflop all in. His opponents held , , and . The board ran out with , giving Lowery a straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chunlei Yuan |
58,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Duma Lowery |
57,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Fink Wins a Race
We found Mark Fink putting a shorter-stacked player who had about 14,000 all in before the flop.
Fink:
Opponent:
The flop gave Fink a plethora of outs, and the river gave him a winning flush after he missed the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Fink |
53,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Yuan Over Lowery Again
Chunlei Yuan and Duma Lowery continue to battle, and the RunGood Pro again found himself on the short end of the stick after they got stacks in on a board of . Lowery had turned top pair with but he needed help against Yuan's aces. The river didn't do it for him, and he sent 20,775 to his neighbor, leaving himself just 1,400 or so behind.
Lowery jammed the next hand in the dark but found no takers.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chunlei Yuan |
59,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Duma Lowery |
2,000
-35,900
|
-35,900 |
Yuan Back from the Brink
Chunlei Yuan was down to 2,000 after losing a big pot to Duma Lowery, and he hasn't been shy about getting his chips in since then, proceeding to rake his way back to 25,000.
After their table, Lowery and Yuan again found themselves seated next to each other with Yuan in position, and he scooped up two recent pots at Lowery's expense. In one, Lowery raised to 1,800 over a limper, only to have Yuan shove all in. Lowery folded.
The next hand, Lowery limped under the gun and Yuan made it 2,600. Bhaskar Setti called in the big blind, and Lowery made it three to a flop. Action checked to Yuan, who fired out a bet and got two quick folds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chunlei Yuan |
25,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75