Players are now on dinner break until 7 p.m. local time. We'll have updated chip counts momentarily.
2015 RunGood Poker Series Downstream Casino Resort
Here are the updated chip counts for the final eight players:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,184,000
641,000
|
641,000 |
|
|
1,130,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
|
1,057,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
1,042,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
908,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
668,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
322,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
229,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
Players are back from dinner and cards are in the air.
Jeremy Gilmore opened for 50,000 and Matt Ellis called in middle position. It was folded to Saied Moradi who moved all in for 226,000 total. Gilmore also moved all in and Ellis got out of the way.
"I've gone out of so many tournaments with this hand," said Moradi as he turned over ![]()
.
"You're in good shape," answered Gilmore as he flipped over ![]()
.
"You're going to hit," said Moradi.
He wouldn't though as the board ran out ![]()
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to give Moradi the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
525,000
296,000
|
296,000 |
|
|
440,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
Ryan Tepen opened for 40,000 and Terry Presley called out of the small blind. Jeremy Gilmore moved all in from the big blind for 314,000 total. Tepen quickly folded and Presley counted out the call to see how much he would have left. Having done that he made the call with ![]()
and was flipping against Gilmore's ![]()
. It was a flip Gilmore would win as the board ran out ![]()
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to double him up to 650,000 in chips. Presley is still sitting with a healthy big stack of 1,225,000 despite the loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,225,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
650,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
A short-stacked Randy Murfin moved all in first to act from the small blind for slightly more than 200,000. Ryan Tepen was in the big blind and made the call with ![]()
. Murfin turned over ![]()
.
The flop came ![]()
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giving Tepen top pair but putting out a flush draw for Murfin.
"Why so many diamonds," said Tepen, half-joking.
The dealer wasn't done with the diamonds as he put out the
on the turn. Murfin clapped his hands and the dealer put out the meaningless
on the river. Murfin doubled to approximately 500,000 in chips while Tepen dropped to 850,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
|
500,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
We caught the action on the flop with the board showing ![]()
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. Dwight Farrell made a bet of 60,000 and was called by Saied Moradi.
The turn was the
and Farrell bet 100,000 this time. Moradi moved all in for an additional 470,000 and after getting a count Farrell made the call. Moradi turned over ![]()
and Farrell showed ![]()
and asked the dealer for a jack. A queen or king would also give him the knock out but the river would be none of those as it was the
.
Moradi, who had stood up before the river card was dealt, exhaled and let out a small yes while pumping his fist.
"Nice hand," said Farrell.
"Thank you," responded Moradi who moved to 1,150,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
425,000
759,000
|
759,000 |
Dwight Farrell started things off with an all-in shove for slightly more than 400,000. It was folded to Joel Nimmo who glanced at his cards and said I call. Nimmo flipped over ![]()
and Farrell turned over a smaller pair with his ![]()
.
The dealer put out a flop of ![]()
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giving Farrell a small flush draw. "Noooo," said Nimmo, then asking the dealer for a black card.
The turn was the
and Nimmo said "that's black."
The river was the
keeping Nimmo in the lead and giving him the pot. Farrell was eliminated in eight place for $5,290.
Ryan Tepen in the meantime cracked the joke of the day here "did you just ask for a big black one?" Nimmo laughed and said "she said it again."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Joel Nimmo limped in early position and Terry Presley raised to 85,000. It was folded back to Nimmo who took a few moments before announcing he was all in. He was immediately called by Presley who turned over ![]()
. Nimmo had his hands caught in the cookie jar as he sheepishly turned over ![]()
.
The flop gave Nimmo four outs to the win as it came ![]()
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. The
on the turn changed nothing and Presley faded the nines when the river was the
.
"First time all tournament," smiled Presley when one of his friends on the rail said "I thought you never get aces."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
525,000
575,000
|
575,000 |