RunGood Cup Championship
Day 1b Started
2015 RunGood Cup Championship
RunGood Cup Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 RunGood Cup Championship
Buy-in
$675
Entries
403
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to Day 1b of RunGood Cup Championship
One flight is in the books and two more remain for the RunGood Cup Championship, a $675 entry $100,000 guaranteed tournament at Harrah's New Orleans that brings an end to the four-stop season of RunGood Poker Series.
Last night, 17 players bagged up at evening's end out of 90 total runners, and a similar-sized field is expected here for Day 1b, which is set to kick off at noon. The leader among those was local player Chris Torres with 244,000, with RunGood Pro Ray Henson trailing in second place with 203,500.
The plan for today is the same as yesterday, with 13 levels on the schedule, each lasting 30 minutes. Players will begin with 20,000 in starting chips and blinds of 25/50, ending with blinds of 1,500/3,000/500. Those who bag will return for Sunday's Day 2, when levels will move up to 45 minutes.
Some of the players who fired yesterday but failed to make it through included former winners Brandon Fish and Troy Repp, as well as RunGood Pros Justin Gardenhire, Ryan Tepen, and Michael Sanders. We expect to see them all for Day 1b.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Notable Runners
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Plenty of recognizable faces from the RunGood tour dot the early entrants, including RunGood Pros Ross Bybee and Dan "Wretchy" Martin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Matthews Mucks the Bullets
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We found Robbie Matthews in the big blind considering the all-in wager of an opponent on the button. The board had run out 
, and Matthews had about 15,000 to think over. After about a minute, he turned over 
and sent them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
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Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
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PokerNews Podcast Episode #347: Michael Jordan Plays OFC feat. Daniel Weinman
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters discuss Wednesday's RAWA hearing and the latest PokerStars press release, and Daniel Weinman joins the program to talk about his first big win, OFC with Michael Jordan and John Smoltz, and much more.
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Thornton Win an Early Race
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Schuyler Thornton just busted an opponent in an early flip with 
against 
. Thornton's opponent had about 14,000 at risk, and Thornton flopped trips as 
hit the felt. This summer, Thornton hit the biggest score of his poker career when he took down a $350 reentry with more than 1,500 runners for about $77,000 at the River Poker Series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,400 | 19,400 |
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
A player in the big blind bet 2,000 on a completed board of 
. Steve Bell was in middle position and announced a raise after tossing a T5,000 chip in. The bettor put in a reraise to 9,000, and Bell immediately moved all in. His opponent quickly called but Bell flipped over the quads: 
.
Bell won his package with a third-place finish at RunGood Council Bluffs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,300 |