John Moore moved all in from middle position for his last 7,500 and Teresa Griffith called from the big blind with 
.
Moore had 
.
The board ran out 
and Moore was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | 33,000 |
|
Busted |
The players are on ten-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 | 16,000 |
|
61,000 | 41,000 |
|
44,000 | 30,200 |
|
42,000 | |
|
37,400 | 17,400 |
|
34,200 | |
|
27,000 | 12,000 |
|
22,400 | 22,400 |
|
19,500 | -500 |
|
16,400 | -3,600 |
|
14,500 | |
|
12,700 | -3,800 |
|
12,300 | 12,300 |
|
|
10,100 | -10,900 |
|
7,500 | -14,000 |
Chad Holloway joins Jeff Platt as co-host for the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.
This week they welcome guest Tana Karn, the president of the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), to talk about taking the tour out west to Jamul Casino and being nominated for "Mid-Major Tour of the Year."
Jeff & Chad also discuss Phil Galfond returning to the "Galfond Challenge," Eric Afriat winning his third WPT title, recapping the WSOP Circuit Rio, and highlights from the Parx Big Stax XXXII.
This week's sponsors: GG Poker, Oddschecker US, and Run It Once (Click link for special PN Pod rakeback deal).
Each RunGood Poker Series stop this season will crown one player the casino champion. So far Jennifer Gianera (Jamul Casino) and Christopher Christian (Horseshoe Council Bluffs) have won their seats to the All-Stars event to be held in December at the PokerGO studio.
If you want to catch the All-Stars event and all the great content from PokerGO throughout the year, including the Super High Roller Bowl, Poker Masters, and the U.S. Poker Open, you can use the code "RUNGOOD" for $20 off the annual subscription. Click here to sign up.
Currently, Sam Washburn leads the race at Downstream Casino, and if he wins he may be the first player to do so without winning a tournament. Washburn has two final tables so far this series.
The casino champions will join the winners of each of the main events this season at the All-Stars event. In total, 32 players will earn a seat to this special tournament where they will get the chance to play against invited guests. PokerGO will broadcast the event.
Here is a look at the current leaderboard and who might have a shot at catching Washburn.
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
| Sam Washburn | 32.5 |
| Lance Ledford | 25 |
| Norm Glueckert | 25 |
| Vincent Ramirez | 25 |
| Brett Nigh | 20 |
| John Heckenkamp | 20 |
| Robert Patterson | 20 |
| Andrew Berdahl | 17.5 |
| Jacob Seale | 17.5 |
Adam Todd made it 500 to go under the gun and Eric Anderson raised to 1,500 from middle position. The player behind him called and Todd moved all-in for 6,800.
Anderson went all in for a covering stack and the player behind called for less — about 9,000.
Todd: 
Anderson: 
Player 3: 
The board ran out 
and Todd tripled up. Anderson made about 2,500 back from the eliminated player and is still sitting with a healthy stack as the final minutes of level three tick away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,200 | -6,300 |
|
24,000 | 4,000 |
Leading up to this weekend’s $575 Main Event, a series of side events have been taking place here at the RGPS All-Stars Downstream Casino.
In Event #2: $185 Deepstack, 376 runners created a $54,520 prize pool that was paid out to the top 45 players. Among those to cash were Andrew Berdahl (3rd - $5,152), Harry Agnew (6th - $2,099), Derrick Contreras (9th - $1,221), Papa Karn (14th - $703), Preston McEwen (15th - $703), Kaleb Morgan (22nd - $436), Cecil Hopkins (27th - $436), Cody Coffman (31st - $354), and Eric Anderson (41st - $300).
In the end, Lance Ledford and Brett Nigh struck a heads-up deal that saw them each lock up $10,143. As part of the deal, Ledford was crowned champ and claimed the All-Stars ring.
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Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Casino Champ Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Ledford | $10,143* | 25 |
| 2 | Brett Nigh | $10,143* | 20 |
| 3 | Andrew Berdahl | $5,152 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Kirk Paige | $3,571 | 15 |
| 5 | Djuro Fodor | $2,699 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Harry Agnew | $2,099 | 10 |
| 7 | Jerry Jones | $1,745 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Jon Taylor | $1,445 | 5 |
| 9 | Derrick Contreras | $1,221 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Josh Snider | $932 | 1 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000 | 49,000 |
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
41,500 | 11,900 |
|
28,200 | 8,200 |
|
24,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
21,500 | 1,500 |
|
|
21,000 | 1,000 |
|
21,000 | |
|
|
16,500 | -3,500 |
|
16,400 | -3,600 |
|
|
13,800 | -6,200 |
|
11,500 | -8,500 |
There was a big three-way all-in early in level two. Tim Black won the hand and Patrick Dixon survived, but one player hit the rail after flopping bottom set.
The board read 
and the soon-to-be-eliminated player shoved 17,700. Black reshoved for slightly more — 19,200. Dixon called having both players covered.
Black: 
Dixon: 
Eliminated Player: 
The turn was the and the river was the and Black won the big pot to double through Dixon and eliminate the player in the nine seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
