$575 Main Event | 2020 RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino

02-23-2020 13:42 UTC-7

Tough Start for Aronow

GeoffFisk

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Rich Aronow, the overall chip leader coming into Day 2, has lost a couple of pots early, with the second of those hands coming against Jesus Gonzalez.

Gonzalez and Aronow got all in preflop, with Gonzalez tournament life at risk.

Jesus Gonzalez:
Rich Aronow:

Board:

Aronow tells PokerNews that he lost an earlier hand to Richard Lanes in another pocket jacks versus ace-queen battle. Despite the rough start, Aronow still sits on a comfortable 237,000 as Level 2 begins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Aronow	237,000 -135,000	-135,000
Jesus Gonzalez	176,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Jesus Gonzalez Richard Lanes

02-23-2020 13:52 UTC-7

Karn Doubles Through Yuan

GeoffFisk

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Zheng Yuan, from middle position, and Papa Karn, in the cutoff, got all of the chips in preflop, with Yuan having Karn covered.

Papa Karn:
Zheng Yuan:

Board:

Karn's superior pocket pair held, sending the double up his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Papa Karn	50,000 18,500	18,500
Zheng Yuan	31,000 -25,000	-25,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

02-23-2020 14:01 UTC-7

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GeoffFisk

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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02-23-2020 14:06 UTC-7

Mitchell KOs Brady

GeoffFisk

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Patrick Mitchell opened to 10,000 from early position, Mike Brady shoved for 60,000, and Mitchell called, with Brady covered.

Brady's pocket tens were up against Mitchell's pocket eights, and a flop put Mitchell ahead with middle set.

No help came for Brady on the remainder of the runout, and his tournament run is over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Mitchell	180,000 46,500	46,500
Mike Brady	Busted

Tags: Patrick Mitchell Mike Brady

02-23-2020 14:20 UTC-7

Meyers Doubles Through Ambrosetti

GeoffFisk

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Phil Ambrosetti open shoved 59,000 from early position, and Kevin Meyers called off for 53,000 from middle position.

Kevin Meyers:
Phil Ambrosetti:

Board:

Meyers' pocket aces held up, and "Big Kev" is back in business with nearly 30 big blinds. Ambrosetti is down to his last 6,000 in the aftermath.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Meyers	116,000 80,000	80,000
Phil Ambrosetti	6,000 -76,500	-76,500

Tags: Kevin Meyers Phil Ambrosetti

02-23-2020 14:25 UTC-7

Ambrosetti, Henson Chop it Up

GeoffFisk

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Phil Ambrosetti open shoved his last 7,000 from early position, Chris Smith raised to 16,000 on the direct left, and Ray Henson three-bet to 37,000 on Smith's left.

Smith folded, and Ambrosetti and Henson went heads up.

Phil Ambrosetti:
Ray Henson:

Board:

The runout finished as a chop between Ambrosetti and Henson, adding a few chips to the stacks of both.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	182,000 54,500	54,500
Phil Ambrosetti	15,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Chris Smith Phil Ambrosetti Ray Henson

02-23-2020 14:41 UTC-7

Walters Ousts Henson in Set-Over-Set Pot

GeoffFisk

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players at Table 2 gave PokerNews the details of a hand that has Joe Walters in the Day 2 chip lead.

Ray Henson and Walters got all of the chips in on the turn of a board, with Walters holding pocket tens and Henson with pocket sixes. Walters, with the better of the two sets, collected the pot after the river fell, and appears to be the first player to eclipse the 600k mark in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Walters	638,000 233,000	233,000
Ray Henson	Busted

Tags: Joe Walters Ray Henson

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

02-23-2020 14:47 UTC-7

Knapp Four-Bets, Opponents Fold

GeoffFisk

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Facing an under-the-gun open to 12,000, and three-bet to 33,000 from Joe Walters in middle position, Aaron Knapp four-bet to 85,000 from the big blind.

Both opponents folded, and Knapp is over the 200k mark with the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Walters	605,000 -33,000	-33,000
Aaron Knapp	210,000 87,000	87,000