Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The players have gone on their second 15-minute break of the tournament. At the end of this break, the registration for flight a will be closed.
Event #3: $250 Studio Ring Event saw a total of 285 entrants over two flights, creating a total prize pool of $57,000, divided amongst the 35 players who made the second day, all in the money.
Many familiar faces found their way to the second day including 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker (29th-$410), Mike Cordell (11th-$1,003), and Michael Sanders (10th-$1,248).
After a swingy final table, in which the chip lead flipped around multiple times, it was Denise Pratt holding a more than 2:1 chip lead over both of her opponents Ashley “PokerFaceASH” Frank and Brandon “Deeno” Johnson. A deal was negotiated where Frank and Brandon took home $8,434 and $8,435, while Pratt took home $10,000 and her first RGPS ring. Pratt also wins the freeroll to play the RunGood Poker Series Pro/Am in Las Vegas at PokerGO studio.
Final Table Results
Place | Name | Amount |
1 | Denise Pratt | $10,000 |
2 | Brandon "Deeno" Johnson | $8,435 |
3 | Ashley Frank | $8,434 |
4 | Rick In | $4,532 |
5 | Gerome Spearman | $3,414 |
6 | Rodney Boswell | $2,599 |
7 | Shannon Hamblen | $2,006 |
8 | Sahn Vuong | $1,573 |
9 | Garrett Finley | $1,248 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Kaleb Dunn raised to 2,200 from the cutoff which saw the button call. In the big blind, Tim Wright moved all in for 10,700 which saw only Dunn call and the hands were turned over.
Tim Wright:
Kaleb Dunn:
The board ran out and Wright spiked the king on the river to survive and double through Dunn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kaleb Dunn |
53,400
-29,600
|
-29,600 |
Tim Wright
|
24,400
-18,600
|
-18,600 |
A player call from first position and in the small blind, another player called. In the big blind, Phillip Burch raised to 3,500 which saw both players call.
The flop came out and the small blind moved all in for 12,400 which Phillip Burch called. The other player moved all in for 104,000. Burch thought about his decision for a bit before calling and player turned their cards over in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Small blind:
Under the gun player:
Phillip Burch:
The turn and river came out , completing the flush for Burch and he ascended to the top of the chip counts through the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phillip Burch |
278,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
The player in first position raised to 2,500 which saw Shannon Hamblen call in the cutoff and Ashley "PokerFaceAsh" Frank called on the button. A player in the small blind moved all in for 24,500 which folded out all other players except for Hamblen who called.
Small blind:
Shannon Hamblen:
The board ran out which gave no improvement to the small blind and Hamblen won the pot with kings-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shannon Hamblen | 89,600 | |
Ashley Frank |
21,400
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Bonicelli | 153,000 | |
Michael Chilton
|
143,000 | |
Daniel Garner | 138,000 | |
Phillip Burch | 133,000 | |
Anthony Ezman | 109,000 | |
Christopher Chronister
|
81,000 |
Rickey Townsend raised to 2,000 under the gun and from the cutoff, another player moved all-in for 9,300 which folded out all other players besides Townsend who called.
Opponent:
Rickey Townsend:
The board ran out , flopping top pair for Townsend and improving his opponent no further as he left the tournament area.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rickey Townsend
|
39,600 |