2022 RGPS Cleveland

$800 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 RGPS Cleveland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$86,560
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$491,280
Entries
712
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
186
Players Left
28

Matthew George Wins Event #5: $300 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Matthew George
Matthew George

It’s been a tremendous debut for the RunGood Poker Series here at Jack Cleveland Casino, with big fields throughout the week eager to stake their claim to an RGPS champions ring.

Event #5: $300 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better saw 66 entries create a $15,840 prize pool that was paid out to the top 7 players and in the end, it was Matthew George who captured the RunGood ring, along with a $5,555 payday.

Event #5: $300 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better Final Table Results

PlaceNamePrize
1Matthew George$5,555
2Michael Ritz$3,420
3Matthew McKenzie$2,265
4Shane Nardiello$1,615
5Matthew Offutt$1,200
6John Deal$965
7Scott Fitzhugh$820

Tags: John DealMatthew GeorgeMatthew McKenzieMatthew OffuttMichael RitzScott FitzhughShane Nardiello

Bierman Makes Correct Fold in Big Spot

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Josh Bierman raised to 3,500 under the gun and was called by Scott Carolus to his immediate left, Emily Snow in the hijack, and Benjamin Skelley in the big blind.

On the {2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop, after Skelley checked, Bierman continued for 10,000. Carolus then raised to 35,000, which got folds from Snow and Skelley, but Bierman had to give his decision a bit of thought.

With approximately 50,000 behind, proceeding in the hand would likely commit the remainder of his chips, so after some deliberation, he chose to fold {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} face up.

His fold proved to be correct as Carolus showed {10-Spades}{7-Spades} for top two pair and the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Carolus us
Scott Carolus
92,000 92,000
Josh Bierman us
Josh Bierman
50,000 50,000
Benjamin Skelley us
Benjamin Skelley
21,500 -25,500
Emily Snow us
Emily Snow
17,000 4,400

Tags: Benjamin SkelleyEmily SnowJosh BiermanScott Carolus

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Zhu's Cruise Sends Swartz Back to the Cage

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Connor Zhu
Connor Zhu

Just as quickly as Daniel Swartz doubled up, he's been sent back to the rail by Connor Zhu, who has been on an absolute tear and now has the biggest stack in the room.

Swartz's roughly 60,000 chips were in the middle preflop from the big blind and at risk against Zhu on the button.

Daniel Swartz: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Connor Zhu: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop gave Zhu a gutshot straight draw against Swartz's overpair, and the {5-Clubs} on the turn gave him more outs with a flush draw.

Zhu's straight then came home on the river with the {3-Diamonds} to add another chunk to his growing towers of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Zhu cn
Connor Zhu
260,000 140,000
Daniel Swartz us
Daniel Swartz
Busted

Tags: Connor ZhuDaniel Swartz

Swartz Reenters, Immediately Doubles

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Swartz
Daniel Swartz

Daniel Swartz is among those to reenter at the last break and he's immediately making the most of his new stack.

With approximately 10,000 in the middle on a {2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop, Swartz checked his big blind, Greg Turner bet 6,500 under the gun, Timothy Ebner called in late position and Swartz then moved all in for 26,000 in his first hand back in the tournament.

Turner folded, but Ebner called to put Swartz at risk again.

Daniel Swartz: {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Timothy Ebner: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Swartz's two pair were well ahead, and after the {j-Spades}{2-Diamonds} runout, Swartz found his stack immediately doubled and then some.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Ebner us
Timothy Ebner
85,000 -58,000
Greg Turner us
Greg Turner
84,000 84,000
Daniel Swartz us
Daniel Swartz
68,500 20,000

Tags: Daniel SwartzGreg TurnerTimothy Ebner

Troha Enters, Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

As players continue to enter and reenter the tournament, the number of entries has now grown to 171, including two-time WSOP bracelet winner Sean Troha, who proudly calls the Jack Cleveland Casino his home turf.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Zhu cn
Connor Zhu
120,000 64,300
Katie Kopp us
Katie Kopp
WSOP 1X Winner
42,000 13,000
Sean Troha us
Sean Troha
WSOP 2X Winner
30,000 30,000
Papa Karn us
Papa Karn
27,600 8,600
Emily Snow us
Emily Snow
12,600 -13,800

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000