2022 RGPS Tulsa
John Reynolds Wins Event #3: $250 Studio Ticket NLH
While PokerNews is here offering live updates for the $600 Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about some of the side events that awarded RGPS rings over the past week for the RunGood Tulsa Series here at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa.
Event #3: $250 Studio Ticket NLH saw a field of 221 entries take their shot at a nearly $10,000 first prize and a seat in the RunGood Pro-Am taking place at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas in December. The top 27 players made the money with local favorite John Reynolds of Tulsa, OK taking home $9,711, the RunGood ring for first place, and the Pro-Am seat.
Event #3: $250 Studio Ticket NLH Final Table Results
Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Reynolds | Tulsa, OK | $9,711 |
2 | Michael Hernandez | Newbury, CA | $6,478 |
3 | Ryan Bevenue | Tulsa, OK | $4,731 |
4 | Kristopher Burchfield | Spring, TX | $3,503 |
5 | Pete Petree | Broken Arrow, OK | $2,629 |
6 | Jared Ward | Owasso, OK | $2,005 |
7 | Mark Lafata | St. Louis, MO | $1,553 |
8 | Kody Harris | Sand Springs, OK | $1,220 |
9 | Nicholas Guglielmo | Chandler, OK | $971 |
Barrientos Builds With a Bustout
On a turn board of , Thomas Seaton moved all in for a bit over 10,000 from the big blind. Mark Barrientos called in middle position to put Seaton at risk.
Thomas Seaton:
Mark Barrientos:
Barrientos' superior pair of queens had Seaton in trouble, with the on the river sealing his fate.
Seaton told PokerNews after the hand that he'll be back for the 6 p.m. flight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Barrientos |
123,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Thomas Seaton
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
A Kinder Tournament in Tulsa
It's a family affair for the Kinders here in Tulsa as father Martin along with his three sons, Kyle, Andrew, and Ryan are all playing today's flight 1b.
According to Martin, the last time the whole family played a tournament together, Kyle actually won the RunGood Joplin Main Event for $42,781, which is his career-best live tournament score.
Unfortunately for Kyle, he's been busted from this afternoon's flight, but he plans on reentering at some point today. Ryan has also busted his first bullet but is reentering with a fresh 30,000 chips.
Meanwhile, Martin and Andrew are both still in the field with healthy stacks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Kinder |
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Martin Kinder |
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Ryan Kinder |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Kyle Kinder | Busted |
Wiltshire's Attempt to Build a Bigger Bag Halted
Beau Wiltshire bagged 98,000 Friday night to guarantee himself a min-cash and a trip to Day 2, but he opted to try to build a bigger stack in flight 1b.
His efforts were recently thwarted by Mark Lafata after Wiltshire jammed his roughly 10,000 chip stack in the small blind and was called by Lafata in the big blind.
Beau Wiltshire:
Mark Lafata:
A ten on the flop gave Lafata the lead, and the runout couldn't save Wiltshire, who could potentially still enter again or hop into flight 1c should he choose.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Lafata |
73,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Beau Wiltshire
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Players in the field
A Round of Updated Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Barrientos |
128,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Bryan Dickson | 119,000 | |
Travis Speck |
101,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
Walter Brandhorst
|
46,500 | |
Jerry Jones |
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Tracey Rudd
|
36,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Tony Birney |
34,500
-34,500
|
-34,500 |
Cedrric Trevino |
34,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
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Papa Karn |
28,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
PokerNews Podcast: Sarah Herring's Farewell Episode w/ Surprise Guests from the Past
It's the end of an era for the PokerNews Podcast as longtime host Sarah Herring is saying goodbye. In this "farewell" episode, Sarah joins Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen to swap stories, share favorite memories, and briefly discuss what's next.
In addition, Chad and Jesse surprise Sarah with some clips provided by some guests from PokerNews' past including Matt Parvis, Donnie Peters, Lynn Gilmartin, Kristy Arnett-Moreno, Brent Harrington, and Jeff Platt.
Join us for this special "farewell episode" as we celebrate all things Sarah Herring!