Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Million Dollar Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,064,187
Entries
477
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
17
Players Left
1
Aaron Overton Eliminated in 15th Place ($13,440)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Aaron Overton moved all in preflop for his last 265,000 and Phatseluck Yang made the call, barely covering, while the rest of the table got out of the way.
Aaron Overton: A♥4♥
Phatseluck Yang: 8♠8♦
Overton was in bad shape against Yang's pair, and the runout of K♦2♠7♦10♥9♠ did him no favors and he was eliminated in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
Busted |
Dann Turner Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,440)
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Dann Turner moved all in preflop and was called by both Paul Sampson and Alexander Rodriguez to put him at risk.
The flop came out Q♠4♠3♥ and Rodriguez moved all in for around 500,000, which resulted in a fold from Sampson and the cards were tabled.
Dann Turner: A♥J♣
Alexander Rodriguez: A♣Q♦
Turner was drawing very slim to survive this outing, and the runout of K♠Q♥ did not help him and he was sent to the payout desk in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Announces New Theme & Dates for Upcoming Season
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is currently at Thunder Valley in Northern California to wrap up its Checkpoint season. While there, the three-time GPI Award winner for “Best Mid-Major Poker Tour” announced a new theme, new dates, and new rings for the second half of 2023.
"We're prepping for a massively fun upcoming season as we continue to qualify players to the Dream Seat Invitational," said Tana Karn, President at RunGood. "Our team is ready to deliver a best mid-major experience to close out the year!"
The 2023 RunGood Dream Seat™ Invitational is an invite-only event at Thunder Valley Casino Resort on November 29th. 2023 RunGood Poker Series ring winners will be eligible to buy in to the $300 No Limit Hold'em event where PokerGO will be awarding an added entry to the PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll to first place.
The PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll will be open to the top 40 players on the PGT leaderboard, along with a select group of "Dream Seat" winners to be awarded in special events throughout the year. Last year, only the top 21 ranked players were eligible to compete.
On top of returning to many beloved stops for the remainder of 2023 in the new “Road Trip” season, the tour will expand to new stops in Baltimore, Maryland and St. Louis, Missouri.
Each tour stop will host signature RunGood events and giveaway items celebrating the season's theme. With buy-ins designed to suit all budgets, the RGPS offers an inclusive environment to experience the world of tournament poker.
Liu Doubles Up
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On a heads-up turn of 8♣3♠6♠7♠, Shijia Liu moved all in for his last 265,000 and the action was then on Kevin O'Donnell who went into the tank.
After several moments, he decided to make the call to put Liu at risk, who then flipped over Q♥Q♦ for an overpair of queens.
"Agh!" O'Donnell groaned as he tabled his A♣7♣ for a pair of sevens as the river came the brick 2♥ to award the pot to Liu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000
-785,000
|
-785,000 |
|
750,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
RGPS Thunder Valley Winners Thus Far...
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $400 Monolith | 1,519 | $516,460 | John Kenner | $68,660 |
| Event #2: $300 Action 8 NLH | 500 | $127,500 | Victor Paredes | $24,685 |
| Event #3: $200 Omaha 8 | 145 | $23,925 | Alan Burgess | $3,654 |
| Event #4: $200 Knockout NLH | 120 | $19,800 | Trevor Brown | $3,157 |
| Event #5: $200 Bankroll Builder | 91 | $15,015 | 14 winners | $1,072 each |
| Event #6: $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship | 1,605 | $834,600 | Jagdeep Bal | $71,036 |
| Event #7: $300 Knockout NLH | 155 | $39,525 | Jose Esparza | $5,800 |
| Event #8: $200 Freezeout NLH | 141 | $23,265 | Randal Spence | $4,840 |
| Event #9: $150 Ambassador Bomb Pot Bounty | 153 | $17,595 | Brandon Matthews | $3,570 |
| Event #10: $400 Omaha 8 | 93 | $31,620 | Mohammad Dirsiye | $7,570 |
| Event #11: $400 HEROS Mix | 35 | $11,900 | Ed Smith | $4,465 |
| Event #12: $600 Summit Stack NLH | 252 | $131,040 | Rifki Yazid | $19,919 |
| Event #13: $600 Heads-Up NLH | 64 | $33,280 | Brett Hildebrand | $9,985 |
| Event #14: $400 PLO Knockout | 89 | $21,360 | Adriano Wise | $5,225 |
Yang Gets Paid
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kevin O'Donnell opened under-the-gun to 60,000 and received three callers to go to a flop of 3♠4♦6♥, where he continued for 150,000. Only Phatseluck Yang made the call and the two went heads-up to the turn K♣.
Both players then decided to check and went to the river 5♥, which saw another check from O'Donnell. Yang then placed out a bet of 175,000 and O'Donnell paused to think for a few seconds before he made the call.
"Straight," Yang announced as he tabled 7♣6♣ for a rivered straight and O'Donnell quickly mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
850,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Break Time
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The remaining 13 players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day and will return to action shortly.
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Chip Counts After Break
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
2,665,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
1,790,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
1,690,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
1,415,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
1,380,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
1,095,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
980,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
840,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
815,000 | |
|
800,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
730,000
320,000
|
320,000 |