2022 RGPS Thunder Valley

$575 RunGood Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2022 RGPS Thunder Valley

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$65,728
Event Info
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$445,000
Entries
890
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
455
Players Left
57

Orozco Soars With Two Big Pots

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Dustin Orozco
Dustin Orozco

Nemanja Vujaklija bet 11,000 on the {6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop and was met with an all in of 43,600 more from Dustin Orozco. Vujaklija called and Orozco was at risk.

Dustin Orozco: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Nemanja Vujaklija: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Orozco held the better pair with pocket aces and neither the turn {3-Hearts} or river {7-Clubs} changed anything as Orozco took down the pot.

"If I was ten years older you could fold," said Orozco.

A few hands later, Orozco bet 10,000 on the flop {5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and was met with an all in of 16,000 more from the player in seat three. Orozco called.

Seat Three: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Dustin Orozco: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Orozco held the better kicker with his pair of aces and the board came clean for Orozco to score the knockout and surge further up the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Dustin Orozco us
Dustin Orozco
137,500
137,500
137,500
Nemanja Vujaklija us
Nemanja Vujaklija
25,500
-58,000
-58,000

Tags: Dustin OrozcoNemanja Vujaklija

Saunders Shows the Straight

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Frank Saunders
Frank Saunders

With a completed board reading {k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Zachary Smyth bet 7,000 and Frank Saunders raised to 22,000. Smyth went into the tank.

"Do you have a five," asked Smyth? "I think my hand is too good to fold."

Smyth called and Saunders did have a five with {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for a straight and it was good to win the pot.

Smyth was left short and was eliminated a few hands later.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Saunders us
Frank Saunders
81,700
81,700
81,700
Zachary Smyth us
Zachary Smyth
Busted

Tags: Frank SaundersZachary Smyth

Win a Free Seat to Play in the 2022 RunGood ProAM Filmed Event at the PokerGo Studio in Las Vegas!

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
RunGood Poker Series ProAm by PokerGo
RunGood Poker Series ProAm by PokerGo

Do you want to play in the 2022 RunGood ProAM Filmed Event at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas?

The RunGood Poker Series is giving one lucky winner a free seat to play under the lights! Go to http://rungood.pokergo.com, fill out your information, and a random winner will be drawn in November!

The debut of the ProAM in 2021 saw 32 players from the tour qualify into the filmed event through either winning the $575 RG Main Event or by winning the title of Casino Champion by earning points throughout the week at a RunGood stop.

The other 32 contestants were invited celebrities that consisted of poker personalities, reality tv stars, Twitch streamers, influencers, and other poker media personnel.

The 2022 ProAM sees minor changes in the number of qualifiers from 32 to 24 for a total of 48 total qualifiers and invited guests. The casino champion points race is no longer, as just the winner of the RunGood signature multi-flight DeepStack Event as well as the winner of the Main Event will be each property's qualifiers. There is also a travel stipend included in the 2022 Event.

The filmed ProAM event will be streamed live on both PokerGO’s Twitch and YouTube channels. It can also be found on the PokerGO streaming platform itself in a complete episode from start to finish.

Be sure to fill out your information in the link for your chance to win!

Tags: David TuchmanFree Seat PlayJeff PlattPokerGoProAmRunGoodTwitchTwitterYouTube

Troutman Doubles Through Perry

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Jeffery Troutman
Jeffery Troutman

Jefferey Troutman, Curtis Longman, and Patrick Perry each put in 8,000 preflop and the board came down {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{3-Spades}.

The action checked to Troutman and he moved all in for 11,700. Perry then announced all in as well with the biggest stack.

"All out," said Longman as he mucked his hand.

Jefferey Troutman: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Patrick Perry: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Perry had a pair of queens but Troutman had flopped a set of jacks. The turn brought the {q-Clubs} to give Perry trips and some outs, but the river {2-Spades} sealed the double for Troutman with a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Perry us
Patrick Perry
77,500
77,500
77,500
Jefferey Troutman us
Jefferey Troutman
46,500
46,500
46,500
Curtis Longman us
Curtis Longman
17,800
17,800
17,800

Tags: Curtis LongmanJefferey TroutmanPatrick Perry

Nakagawa and Vang Clash Twice

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Elisa Nakagawa
Elisa Nakagawa

With the flop reading {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{j-Spades}, Cody Shearer bet 800, and both Tang Vang and John Tarantino called. The action was on Elisa Nakagawa and she moved all in for 9,400.

Shearer mucked and Vang went into the tank before calling. Tarantino got out of the way and Nakagawa was at risk.

Elisa Nakagawa: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Tang Vang: {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Nakagawa held the better hand with a pair of jacks with a king kicker and the {5-Spades} and {2-Spades} rolled off on the turn and river to secure the double for Nakagawa.

On the next hand, Vang limped in from middle position and Nakagawa made it 1,300 from the button. Tang called and the flop came {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Tang check-folded to a bet of 2,000 from Nakagawa and she took down another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Cody Shearer us
Cody Shearer
26,800
26,800
26,800
John Tarantino us
John Tarantino
23,700
23,700
23,700
Elisa Nakagawa us
Elisa Nakagawa
23,500
23,500
23,500
Tang Vang us
Tang Vang
14,900
14,900
14,900

Tags: Cody ShearerElisa NakagawaJohn TarantinoTang Vang

Vujaklija Makes a Flush

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Nemanja Vujaklija
Nemanja Vujaklija

Brad Court limped in for 100 and Nemanja Vujaklija raised to 600. Sabir Rasulov called as did Court.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Court checked. Vujaklija bet 700 and only Rasulov called.

On the turn {4-Spades}, Vujaklija check-called a bet of 1,200 from Rasulov.

The river was the {8-Spades} and Vujaklija checked again. Rasulov bet 2,000, Vujaklija raised to 8,000 and Rasulov called.

Vujaklija tabled {a-Spades}{3-Spades} for a spade flush and Rasulov mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Nemanja Vujaklija us
Nemanja Vujaklija
34,300
34,300
34,300
Brad Court us
Brad Court
20,100
20,100
20,100
Sabir Rasulov us
Sabir Rasulov
15,100
15,100
15,100

Tags: Brad CourtNemanja VujaklijaSabir Rasulov

Day 1c of the RunGood Poker Series $575 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event $200,000 GTD from the Thunder Valley Casino Resort starts at 11 a.m. today.

Thunder Valley
Thunder Valley

Today marks the final starting flight for the RunGood Poker Series $575 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event today at 11 a.m. with a $200,000 guarantee from the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Northern California.

The defending champion of this event is Sasha Sabbaghian. He took home $40,485 when the RGPS last stopped by Thunder Valley in September of 2021.

The main event is one of six events of this series. There is also a $300 H.O.R.S.E. event beginning Sunday, Jan 9 at noon and at 4 p.m. there is a $240 $20,000 GTD RunGood Ring Finale.

The RGPS Main Event is underway, but champions have already been crowned in some of the other events from this series.

Daniel “DJ” Hughes took down Event #1: $135 Ambassador Bomb Pot Bounty for $5,655. He defeated a field of 250 players to kick off the series.

Meanwhile, in Event #2: $255 RunGood Fifty Five $55,000 GTD, it was Forrest Kollar who defeated a field of 437 players to take down the top prize of $18,555.

In Event #3: $300 PLO, it was Keith Hudson claiming victory for $5,000 after conquering a field of 75 players.

For the main, players will start with 25,000 in chips and the blinds will begin at 100/100 with 30-minute levels.

There will be 15-minute breaks after every four levels of play and registration will be open until the start of Level 9. There is one re-entry per flight and players may forfeit their stack at the end of Level 8 and re-enter for $575. Play will end when there is 12.5% of the field left and they will be in the money.

Day 1a and Day 1b saw a combined 435 entries with 55 players advancing to Day 2.

PokerNews will be there until a winner is crowned. Follow all the updates here for the RGPS Main Event from the Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

Tags: Forrest KollarKeith HudsonRunGoodSasha SabbaghianThunder Valley