Cards are flying after the break and the field will play four more levels or to 12 players, whichever should come first. Then bag up for Sunday's Day 2.
2016 RunGood Poker Series Harrah's North Kansas City
Another table broke, reducing the number to four active tables with 40 players remaining. Registration closed over the break and the flight drew 86 entrants.
Joe Becchina opened in late position and David Caron moved his shortish stack all in holding ![]()
. Becchina tabled ![]()
and the board ran ![]()
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. Caron was a favorite in the hand but he queen on the river ended his day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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95,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
107,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
92,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
88,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
84,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
66,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
58,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
57,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
50,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
44,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
44,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
40,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
35,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
27,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
23,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
22,000
7,700
|
7,700 |
|
|
22,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
17,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
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Thomas Houston and an unknown player got their stacks all in preflop after a couple raises. Houston held ![]()
and his opponent held ![]()
. The board ran ![]()
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, Houston made two pair and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 |
Clint Tolbert made the sullen walk from his seat to the door of the poker room with his phone in his face - which usually means one thing. He moved all in preflop holding pocket eights and Steve Kim called holding pocket tens. Tolbert never improved and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
RunGood Pro Ray Henson was eliminated in unknown action. He was the last RG pro standing of Day 1B.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted | |
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The player under the gun opened to 6,000 and Steve Kim raised to 24,000 in the big blind. The unknown player moved all in holding ![]()
and Kim called with pocket aces. The board ran ![]()
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, Kims aces were best and here earned the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
72,000
|
72,000 |