First Break of the Day
Four levels have come and gone. That means it's time for the first 15-minute break of the day.
Four levels have come and gone. That means it's time for the first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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.
In Event #2: $180 DeepStack, 206 entries competed in two separate starting flights. That created a $29,973 prize pool that was paid out to the top 27 players.
Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Chad Holloway (11th - $614), Paul Strohm (13th - $480), Julie Cornelius (20th - $330), and Ann Spinetti (23rd - $330).
At one point, Papa Karn, the father of RGPS founder Tana Karn, was down to just two big blinds. He was able to spin it up and the tides slowly turned to give Papa some footing and eventually the chip lead. Papa pushed the tempo knocking out the remaining opponents which included a short heads-up match against Joel Rettew after finding pocket kings to send him into the winner's circle.
It marked the first tour victory for Papa Karn, a favorite among the RGPS crowd.
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Papa Karn | $7,190 |
2 | Joel Rettew | $4,436 |
3 | Ryan Stupek | $2,997 |
4 | Ed Betz | $2,128 |
5 | Danny Hassan | $1,649 |
6 | Marty Robbins | $1,349 |
7 | George Scarborough | $1,124 |
8 | Johnny Walker | $944 |
9 | Greg Beckmann | $779 |
After Tulsa, just one stop remains in the RunGood Poker Series “Game Seven” season. From December 3-8, the RGPS will head to Harrah’s North Kansas City for a series of tournaments culminating in a $575 buy-in, $100K GTD Main Event, which will be live reported by PokerNews.
Tournament winners will be awarded Championship styled rings from Signature Rings. Don’t miss out on fan favorites like the $135 RG Pro Bounty and the $180 20K GTD DeepStack! NEW Pot-Limit Omaha ring event will make its debut.
Here's a look at the stop's schedule:
Date | Time | Event | Buy-In |
---|---|---|---|
Tuesday, December 3rd | 7 p.m. | RG Pro Bounty | $135 |
Wednesday, December 4th | Noon | RG DeepStack Ring Event $25,000 GTD FLT A | $180 |
Wednesday, December 4th | 7 p.m. | RG DeepStack Ring Event $25,000 GTD FLT B | $180 |
Thursday, December 5th | Noon | DeepStack Finals | |
Thursday, December 5th | 4 p.m. | RG Turbo Satellite (1 of 5 will receive Main Event seat) FIVE SEATS GTD | $145 |
Thursday, December 5th | 7 p.m. | RG Main Event $100,000 GTD FLT A | $575 |
Friday, December 6th | Noon | RG Mega Satellite -TEN SEATS GTD | $145 |
Friday, December 6th | 3 p.m. | Pot-Limit Omaha Ring Event | $300 |
Friday, December 6th | 7 p.m. | RG Main Event $100,000 GTD FLT B | $575 |
Saturday, December 7th | Noon | RG Main Event $100,000 GTD FLT C | $575 |
Saturday, December 7th | 7 p.m. | RG Two Green Chip Bounty Ring Event | $200 |
Sunday, December 8th | Noon | Main Event Finals |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Lafata | 50,000 | 9,000 |
Michael Sanders | 48,000 | 28,000 |
Tamper Wheeler | 38,000 | 18,000 |
Cody Coffman | 35,000 | 15,000 |
Mark Jackson
|
35,000 | 15,000 |
Daniel Lowery | 24,000 | 14,000 |
Shawn McCracken | 23,000 | 3,000 |
Julie Walker | 19,500 | -500 |
Ira Lampley Jr
|
16,000 | -4,000 |
Shelly Wise | 15,000 | |
Vincent Ramirez | 11,000 | -9,000 |
Dustin Seaborn
|
6,500 | -13,500 |
Chris Gilliam | Busted | |
Stanley Roper
|
Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Rieck | 57,000 | 37,000 |
Bryan Campanello
|
50,000 | 30,000 |
Blair Hinkle
|
40,000 | |
John Moore | 35,000 | |
Keith Ferrera | 30,000 | 10,000 |
Phillip Teel | 22,500 | 2,500 |
Sandra Main | 17,200 | -2,800 |
Papa Karn | 11,000 | -9,000 |
Tom Hudson | Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Throughout the week, the RGPS has been hosting a series of side events here at Hard Rock Tulsa. One of those tournaments was the $230 buy-in RGPS Hard Rock Tulsa Pot-Limit Omaha event with rebuys. The tournament attracted 48 runners and offered up a $7,600 prize pool.
The final six were slated to get paid, and when it reached that point the remaining half dozen players opted to work a deal.
It resulted in RG Ambassador Justin Gardenhire taking the title, $7,600 in prize money, and the championship Signature Ring.
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Justin Gardenhire | Wagoner, Oklahoma | $7,600* |
2 | Ryan Bevenue | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $4,200* |
3 | Tracey Rudd | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $3,600* |
4 | Mashir Khan | Edmond, Oklahoma | $3,300* |
5 | Bruce Borders | Grove, Oklahoma | $3,000* |
6 | Lauren Bunch | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $2,040* |
*Denotes final table deal.
The World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant recently wrapped up its stop elsewhere in Oklahoma, and it's no surprise to see many of those players make the trip to the Hard Rock Tulsa for the RGPS. One such player is Cody Coffman, who actually had some big success at the WSOPC stop.
In Event #1: $400 Monster Stack, 765 entrants competed over two starting flights, which resulted in a $252,450 prize pool. In the end, 24-year-old Coffman of Tulsa bested Robert Miller in heads-up play to win the title for $47,458 and his first gold ring. He did so by coming into Day 2 as the overall chip leader.
“Yeah, I mean, I didn’t like being top just because it puts pressure on you… but obviously I prefer it. Because of my cash game background, I like playing deeper. It’s better for me anyway,” said Coffman, a full-time student at Northeastern State studying Cyber Security.
He added: “It feels great. I mean, I usually play cash. Cash games are more steady. You don’t come in and buy in for four hundred and win 47k, so it’s just insane. It’s a great feeling … I mean, I’ve played instead of having a job through college and I love it, it’s fun, but it’s just not something I’d want to do as a job. It’s just a hobby… I just want to work full time and play. I’ll still play a ton.”
Coffman is in action today looking to add a Signature Championship Ring to one of his fingers.
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cody Coffman | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $47,458 |
2 | Robert Miller | Aubrey, Texas | $29,347 |
3 | Herb Montalbano | Addison, Texas | $20,744 |
4 | Noy Ratsaphang | Dallas, Texas | $14,934 |
5 | Curt Roggow | Hillsdale, Oklahoma | $10,954 |
6 | Luis Vargas | San Antonio, Texas | $8,188 |
7 | Jeffrey Whittle | Frisco, Texas | $6,241 |
8 | Zachary Hammons | Grand Prairie, Texas | $5,711 |
9 | Salvador Cervantes | Wylie, Texas | $3,848 |