Ryan Tepen opened under the gun to 26,000, and Julian Black was the lone caller. Tepen bet 30,000 on the 
flop, and Black called. Tepen checked the 
turn, and Black shoved all in for 137,000 after a couple of minutes of thought. Tepen snapped and turned over 
for a boat.
"Oh my God," Black exclaimed, showing 
.
He still had outs but a river 
was a blank.
Julian Black opened for 19,000, and Michael Niccum made it 45,000 on the button. Black wasted little time putting his remaining 100,000 or so in, and Niccum snapped it off for a bit less.
NIccum: 
Black: 
Black clapped in elation as the dealer spread a 
flop.
"Hold one time," he yelled, pointing at his third king.
The dealer obliged with the 
and 
.
"That's how you win a poker tournament," Black yelled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
At one table, Jonathan Nye got his last 20,000 or so in on a flop of 
with 
and was leading an opponent who had 
. The turn was the 
, and that gave Nye's opponent a flush draw, which she completed on the 
river.
At the other table, Mike McAdams got it in with 
against the of Ross Bybee, and the kings held up as neither improved.
McAdams had more chips than Nye, so Nye bubbled out while McAdams collected 18th-place money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The prize pool with 176 players is $52,800, and the winner will take home $14,254. A min-cash in 18th will be worth $708.
Terry Karn put in 3,000 after one player checked a 
flop. A third player folded, and the player who checked jammed for about 9,000. Karn called with a stack that barely covered his opponent.
Karn: 
Opponent: 
Karn had his opponent crushed and the queen kicker held up as the turn was a and the river an 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
RunGood Team Pro Bryan Campanello had his last 6,600 or so all in when we got to his table. Another player was already all in for just 2,000, and Tim Woodson put everyone at risk.
"All right, let's see what happens," he said as he splashed in the chips.
Woodson: 
Campanello: 
Third player: 
The flop came queen-high and Campanello collected the pot after both opponents failed to catch him.
Some time later, Woodson opened under the gun to 950 and saw a player three-bet him. He jammed for about 8,000 with and saw his opponent call with . The flop brought a jack and a ten, and a king on the turn gave Woodson a Broadway straight to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
11,900
|
11,900 |
|
15,000 | |
|
||
A strange hand just went down that saw Cody Bartlett check a board of 
, and his opponent simply turn over her . The floor ruled that action was checked, and the river meant Bartlett had his turn to act knowing his opponent's holding. Bartlett shoved for 5,800, and his opponent thought about 30 seconds and called.
Bartlett showed for fives full and doubled through.
Elsewhere, Tim Woodson entered the tournament. He finished runner-up to Ryan Tepen at the RunGood Cup Championship in New Orleans last year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 | |
|
|
15,000 |
The RunGood Poker Series is back with its spring "Ignite the Night" series, and the first of three tournaments in the series kicks off today.
Harrah's North Kansas City will play host to the first event, and it's going to be a unique one as far as the RunGood series goes: it's the first ever one-day Main Event. The tournament has a $340 entry fee and $25,000 guaranteed. Blinds begin at 25/50 and progress through 30-minute levels until Level 12, at which point things move to 40-minute levels. Players begin with 15,000 in their stacks and they may reenter as many times as they wish through the start of Level 9 (800/1,600/300).
Last night's $230 Deepstack event drew 143 runners, so expect a prize pool well in excess of the guarantee. Things get started at 1 p.m. local time here in Kansas City, so stay tuned for the live updates here on PokerNews.
