Michael Hubbard had a player all in and at-risk preflop for most of his chips.
Michael Hubbard: 
All-in Player: 
The board ran out 
and Hubbard paired his ace to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000 | 153,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are now on another 15-minute break
Multiple players stood up from table 16 to watch a huge three-way all in taking place.
The board was reading 
and Paul Castro had both Michael Rusnak and a player in seat five at risk.
Michael Rusnak: 
Seat Five: 
Paul Castro: 
Rusnak was ahead with pocket aces but he needed to dodge the flush and straight draws from his opponents.
The turn brought the 
and the river was 
as Rusnak held for the huge double. Seat five was eliminated and Castro was left with 7,500 in chips.
Castro did manage to double up the next hand through Rusnak to get back to 16,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 295,000 |
|
|
16,500 | -164,500 |
A record was broken this weekend at the RunGood Poker Series main event from Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
After three starting flights, there were 890 entries in the Main Event. This breaks the previous record of 851 entries in Omaha, Nebraska at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs stop in June of 2021.
The field also smashed the $200,000 guarntee, generating a prize pool of $445,000.
There will be 112 players paid and first place will take home $77,400.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
In the back corner of the room, Frank Saunders has been collecting a lot of chips.
Saunders, a former poker dealer here at Thunder Valley, now has 378,000 in chips and appears to be the chip leader as Level 11 winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
378,000 | 208,000 |
With 14,000 already in the middle and the board reading 
, Jesse Singh bet 12,000 and Matthew Berto called.
On the river 
Berto checked and Singh bet 35,000 enough to cover Berto.
Berto went deep into the tank for a couple of minutes before folding and Singh dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
106,000 | 106,000 |
|
|
36,500 | 36,500 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
With 20,000 in the middle and flop reading 
, Kyle Kitagawa called a shove of just under 15,000 from the opponent on his left.
All-in Player:
Kyle Kitagawa: 
Kitagawa had a flopped a set of nines and the turn 
and peeled off to complete the board as he secured the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
