We missed the action unfold, but we do know a preflop raising war resulted in RunGood Ambassador Justin Gardenhire getting his last 15,000 or so all in against Norberto Santamaria.
Santamaria:
Gardenhire:
Gardenhire was in big trouble and got up out of his seat even before the flop came down . The turn gave him pause as he picked up a gutshot, but the river failed to complete it. Santamaria improved to a set and was pushed the pot.
Table 29 just received a player from another table. That player is none other than Joe Thornton, who is sporting a Chicago Cubs pullover and appears to be the tournament chip leader with 145,000.
We're not sure how he got them, but he's definitely registered a blip on our radar. We'll be keeping a close eye on him from here on out to see if he continues to build.
Terry "Papa" Karn got off to a hot start today, but his chips dwindled in the last couple of levels. That said, he still had a bigger stack than RunGood Poker Series Downstream champ Saied Moradi.
In a recent hand, Karn limped from early position and Moradi raised to 3,000 from the button. Karn then three-bet to 5,800, and Moradi responded with an all-in four-bet to 10,750. Karn thought for a few moments and then announced a call.
Karn:
Moradi:
Moradi was in great shape to double, but not after the flop came down to give Karn the lead with a pair of sixes. Neither the turn nor river helped Moradi, and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Meanwhile, RunGood Ambassador Joe Hebda was also sent to the rail.
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Dan Almerli never got much going today. He was located at Table 31, which also housed players like Ryan Tepen and Justin Baker.
Almerli dwindled early, and in one of the last hands of Level 6 got his last 10,000 or so all in preflop holding and was racing against an opponent's . Unfortunately for Almerli, salvation would not come and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Action folded to Wisconsinite Dan Almerli in the cutoff and he min-raised to 1,200. The button and small blind both folded, but the player in the big blind opted to defend. The flop saw both players check, an action they'd repeat on the turn as well as the river.
The big blind showed the for queen high, and Almerli rolled over the for a queen high of his own. It came down to the kicker, and Almerli was best in that department.
Back in February, Saied Moradi topped a field of 328 players to win the 2015 RunGoodGear.com Poker Series Main Event at the Downstream Casino Resort, which is located on the outskirts of Joplin, Missouri. As part of a four-way chop, Moradi took home $27,116 for his performance.
Moradi is in action today looking to claim back-to-back titles, but he's had a rough go of it so far. Moradi has been nursing a short stack, and in a recent hand, Terry "Papa" Karn limped from early position and inspired a middle-position player to do the same. The button called, and then Moradi moved all in for 4,650 from the small blind. Karn folded, as did the other two players, and Moradi increased his stack significantly without having to see a flop.
Meanwhile, Josh Reichard has been eliminated from the tournament for the second time today.
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turn gave him pause as he picked up a gutshot, but the 
river failed to complete it. Santamaria improved to a set and was pushed the pot.
to give Karn the lead with a pair of sixes. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Moradi, and he was eliminated from the tournament.
and was racing against an opponent's 
flop saw both players check, an action they'd repeat on the 
turn as well as the 
for queen high, and Almerli rolled over the 
for a queen high of his own. It came down to the kicker, and Almerli was best in that department.
