2021 RunGood Poker Series Thunder Valley

RGPS Thunder Valley Golden Ticket $575 Main Event, $200K GTD
Day: 1c
Event Info

2021 RunGood Poker Series Thunder Valley

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$40,485
Event Info
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$282,500
Entries
565
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
279
Players Left
35

Ladies Hold for Covarrubias

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
David Covarrubias
David Covarrubias

David Covarrubias was all-in in the big blind against Quincy Collins, who was under the gun.

David Covarrubias: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Quincy Collins: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Covarrubias had the bigger pocket pair and held on the {4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} runout.

Player Chips Progress
David Covarrubias us
David Covarrubias
30,000 30,000

Straight Flush for Namauleg

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Broll
Broll

Johnny Namauleg called a 1,500 turn bet in a heads-up pot on a board of {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. He then fired for 3,400 on the {8-Hearts} river and got a reluctant call from his opponent.

Namauleg tabled {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} to show he went runner-runner to make a straight flush. His opponent later told him he had ace-queen suited.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Namauleg us
Johnny Namauleg
30,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Yu Boats Up

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Robert Yu bet fired for 5,000 on the river in a heads-up pot on a board of {8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. His opponent called.

Yu flipped over {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a rivered full house and his opponent shook his head before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Yu us
Robert Yu
35,000 35,000

Flush for Lima

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Matheus Camila Lima
Matheus Camila Lima

Matheus Camila Lima was against an all-in opponent on a board of {6-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

Lima tabled {5-Spades}{4-Spades} for a rivered flush and took down a big pot, eliminating his opponent in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Matheus Camila Lima br
Matheus Camila Lima
50,000 50,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Taylor Takes Down Set Over Set Hand

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Deryl Taylor
Deryl Taylor

Deryl Taylor was involved in a monster hand that he broke down for PokerNews.

Taylor had pocket eights and flopped a set. He got it in against two players, one who had flopped a set of threes and the other who had pocket aces. Taylor held and scooped a massive pot.

Set Over Set
Set Over Set
Player Chips Progress
Deryl Taylor us
Deryl Taylor
45,000 45,000

Mendonsa Check-Raises

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Michael Mendosa
Michael Mendosa

A player opened on the button and Michael Mendonsa defended in the big blind.

The flop came {4-Hearts}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs} and the button bet 1,300 when checked to. Mendonsa then put in a check-raise to 3,200 and his opponent let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mendonsa us
Michael Mendonsa
23,000 23,000