Blair Hinkle Wins RunGood Poker Series CardPlayer Cruise Main Event for 3rd RGPS Title
Last weekend, the RunGood Poker Series was on the high seas! They partnered with CardPlayer Cruises to host a series of events on a seven-day cruise in the Caribbean. There was a ton of poker action, and we thought it’d be fun to highlight some of the events right here in the blog.
The $360 buy-in RGPS CardPlayer Cruises Main Event saw 209 entrants battle it out over two starting flights on the Allure of the Seas.
Among those to get a piece of the prize pool were Karina Jett (27th - $669), Chad Holloway (26th - $669), Chris Conrad (23rd - $669), Tyler Patterson (22nd - $669), Preston McEwen (16th - $760), Grant Hinkle (15th - $973), Chip Jett (13th - $973), RGPS Council Bluffs champ Nick Burris (4th - $4,318) and former RGPS CardPlayer Cruises champ Shawn Sparks (3rd - $6,082).
In the end, the title came down to World Series of Poker bracelet winners Blair Hinkle and Dieter Dechant. The former held an 8:1 chip lead entering heads-up play and it didn’t take long for things to come to a head. Dechant jammed with queen-three and Hinkle called with ace-eight. An ace in the window sealed the deal for Hinkle, and Dechant had to settle for second place and $9,001 in prize money.
It marked the third RGPS Main Event title for Hinkle, who earlier this year won both the RGPS Grand OKC and Hard Rock Tulsa.
Event #3 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blair Hinkle | $14,597 |
| 2 | Dieter Dechant | $9,001 |
| 3 | Shawn Sparks | $6,082 |
| 4 | Nick Burris | $4,318 |
| 5 | Steve Myrick | $3,345 |
| 6 | Les Mildenberg | $2,737 |
| 7 | Kevin Smith | $2,281 |
| 8 | Melissa Bouchard | $1,916 |
| 9 | Will Johnson | $1,581 |