2022 RunGood Poker Series Season Finale

$2,500 Season Finale ($1,000,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 RunGood Poker Series Season Finale

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$172,835
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
417
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
187
Players Left
81

Bob Mather Wins Event #6: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha

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

While PokerNews is here offering live updates for the $1,000,000 guaranteed Contenders Series Season Finale 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 here at the beautiful Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

Event #6: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha saw a field of 45 entries build a prizepool of $20,240, with the top 6 players making the money.

In the end, it was Bob Mather who took home the first prize money of $7,890, entry into the RunGood Pro-Am later this month at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas, and the prestigious RunGood ring.

Event #6: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results

PlaceNamePrize
1Bob Mather$7,890
2Jasthi Kumar$4,655
3Michael Runnels$2,835
4Willie Smith$2,025
5Richard Crawford$1,620
6Kris Burchfield$1,215

Tags: Bob MatherJasthi KumarKris BurchfieldMichael RunnelsRichard CrawfordWillie Smith

Scalise Forces a Fold, Leaves Opponent Wondering

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

After the player under the gun raised to 3,200, he was called by Nick Scalise in middle position, as well as the button and the big blind.

The four players saw a flop of {j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and after action was checked to the original raiser, he bet 12,000. Scalise then made it 25,000, and action was folded back to the original raiser who called, leaving himself about 32,000 behind.

On the {7-Diamonds} turn, the under-the-gun player checked and Scalise snap-jammed to put his opponent at risk.

After a couple of minutes of deliberation, the under-the-gun player folded {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} face up and Scalise was pushed the pot.

Scalise showed the {j-Spades}, suggesting he either had the same hand, an inferior jack, or a set, leaving his opponent wondering if he made the correct fold.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Scalise us
Nick Scalise
135,000

Tags: Nick Scalise

Updated Chip Counts and Eliminations

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Xai Vang us
Xai Vang
293,500 62,000
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
165,500 48,500
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
WSOP 1X Winner
144,500 108,600
Bryant Miller us
Bryant Miller
131,000 64,000
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
WPT 1X Winner
110,000 18,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
106,000 51,000
Pat Lyons us
Pat Lyons
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
103,000 103,000
Johnnie Moreno us
Johnnie Moreno
73,500 62,500
Bryan Saltzman us
Bryan Saltzman
73,000 38,300
Joe Stapleton us
Joe Stapleton
69,600 53,600
Joe Nguyen us
Joe Nguyen
36,500 -39,500
Sean Drake us
Sean Drake
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 -17,000
Jasthi Kumar us
Jasthi Kumar
14,000 -23,000
Peter Thao us
Peter Thao
Busted
Richard Troendly us
Richard Troendly
Busted
Charles Moore us
Charles Moore
Busted
Kulwant Singh us
Kulwant Singh
Busted
Kris Burchfield us
Kris Burchfield
Busted
Donald Landwirth us
Donald Landwirth
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Vang Takes Battle of Big Stacks at Table 3

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Two of the biggest stacks in the room are held by Angela Jordison and Xai Vang who are both seated at table 3.

The duo recently clashed in a healthy pot that saw Vang claim potentially the biggest stack in the room.

Picking action up on the turn with a board of {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and approximately 20,000 in the middle, Jordison bet 11,300 from middle position and was called by Vang.

The river brought the {6-Spades} and after a bit of thought, Jordison checked. Vang took a moment of pause as well before checking behind.

"King-high" declared Jordison, before Vang turned over {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a winning two pair to drag the healthy pot before break.

Player Chips Progress
Xai Vang us
Xai Vang
231,500 43,000
Angela Jordison us
Angela Jordison
156,200 -22,800

Tags: Angela JordisonXai Vang

Swan Dives Over 200k

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With approximately 13,000 in the middle on a completed board of {2-Spades}{a-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, Charles Swan tossed a pair of orange T-5,000 chips forward to bet 10,000.

His opponent in middle position shook his head in frustration, then reached for his stack and tossed a pair of his own orange chips forward to call.

Swan showed {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for a turned wheel, as his opponent continued to shake his head then tossed his cards forward as well into the muck. The pot was pushed to Swan, moving his stack over 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Swan us
Charles Swan
204,000 40,000

Tags: Charles Swan

Prager Piles, "Bluffing With the Best Hand"

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Joshua Prager
Joshua Prager

About 18,000 was in the middle on a turn board of {9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} when Joshua Prager moved all in for 16,000 over his opponent's bet of 5,000.

After a bit of deliberation, Prager got a fold, then proudly showed {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

"I was bluffing, but with the best hand," said Prager as the pot was pushed in his direction.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Prager us
Joshua Prager
36,500 -17,500

Tags: Joshua Prager