Million Dollar Main Event Day 2 | 2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley

07-30-2023 21:45 UTC-7

Three Table Redraw

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
23	1	Adam Dunkle	800,000	53
23	2	Darren Rabinowitz	1,035,000	69
23	3	Adam Miller	345,000	23
23	4	Jared Jaffee	1,156,000	77
23	5	Timon Rooney	120,000	8
23	6	Scott Mataya	265,000	18
23	7	Alexander Rodriguez	800,000	53
23	8	Michael Zimmer	475,000	32
23	9	Adam Hannula	365,000	24

26	1	John Kenner	325,000	22
26	2	Daniel Turner	1,075,000	72
26	3	Man Pham	244,000	16
26	4	Bin Duan	494,000	33
26	5	Paul Sampson	1,611,000	107
26	6	Phatseluck Yang	1,601,000	107
26	7	Ben Ludlow	109,000	7
26	8	Ravi Udayakumar	176,000	12
26	9	Jeff Platt	165,000	11

27	1	Tongzu Ding	735,000	49
27	2	Kevin O'Donnell	1,040,000	69
27	3	Tyler Patterson	510,000	34
27	4	Anubhav Jolly	1,082,000	72
27	5	Gregory Flowers	1,010,000	67
27	6	Aaron Overton	620,000	41
27	7	Deven Cannon	215,000	14
27	8	Shijia Liu	1,140,000	76
27	9	Yotam Shmuelev	360,000	24

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sampson	1,611,000 19,000	19,000

Phatseluck Yang	1,601,000 41,000	41,000
Jared Jaffee	1,156,000 836,000	836,000

Shijia Liu	1,140,000 653,000	653,000
Anubhav Jolly	1,082,000 564,000	564,000
Daniel Turner	1,075,000 495,000	495,000
Kevin O'Donnell	1,040,000 411,000	411,000
Darren Rabinowitz	1,035,000 723,000	723,000

Gregory Flowers	1,010,000 160,000	160,000
Alexander Rodriguez	800,000 251,000	251,000
Adam Dunkle	800,000 103,000	103,000
Tongzu Ding	735,000 207,000	207,000
Aaron Overton	620,000 472,000	472,000
Tyler Patterson	510,000 337,000	337,000

Bin Duan	494,000 120,000	120,000
Michael Zimmer	475,000 248,000	248,000
Adam Hannula	365,000 15,000	15,000
Yotam Shmuelov	360,000
Adam Miller	345,000 35,000	35,000
John Kenner	325,000 160,000	160,000
Scott Mataya	265,000 100,000	100,000
Man Pham	244,000 3,000	3,000
Deven Cannon	215,000 248,000	248,000
Ravi Udayakumar	176,000 374,000	374,000

Jeff Platt	165,000 2,000	2,000

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Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

07-30-2023 21:13 UTC-7

Final Break

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Kirk Brown

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining players are now on their final 15-minute break of the night and will return for two more levels.

07-30-2023 21:10 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sampson	1,630,000 138,000	138,000

Ben Ludlow	158,000 151,000	151,000

Yang Gets There

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Kirk Brown

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a flop of 4♠8♣6♠, Phatseluck Yang led out for 105,000 and Roman Shainuik moved all in for his last 50,000 while Adam Hanulla called Yang's bet.

The turn came the 10♠ and Yang fired for 150,000 and Hanulla quickly got out of the way as the cards were tabled.

Phatseluck Yang: A♠5♦
Roman Shainuik: Q♦J♦

The river came the 9♠ to give Yang the nut flush to win him the sizeable pot while Shainuik was eliminated and headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phatseluck Yang	1,560,000 503,000	503,000
Adam Hannula	350,000 251,000	251,000
Roman Shainuik	Busted

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

07-30-2023 19:47 UTC-7

Abratique Doesn't Fall for Siren Song

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Kirk Brown

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a heads-up turn board of Q♣10♣7♥J♦, Stephen Song led out for 60,000 into the pot of 70,000 and Michael Abratique made the call to see the 3♣ on the river.

Song then barreled again for 150,000 and Abratique went into the tank for around a minute before he slid out the chips for a call.

Song then flipped over A♥8♣ to show ace-high while Abratique tabled J♠9♣ for a pair of jacks to take down the pot, boosting his already massive stack to 1,650,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Abratique	1,650,000 338,000	338,000
Stephen Song	75,000 346,000	346,000

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Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

07-30-2023 19:42 UTC-7

Flowers Snaps off Singh

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of A♥4♥8♠, the pot had around 125,000 in the middle when Gregory Flowers led out for 225,000 and the action was then on Jasvinder Singh.

"Can I get a count?" Singh asked and Flowers responded by sliding his entire stack over next to Singh so he could count what he had behind.

After a few more seconds, Singh announced he was all in and Flowers snap-called.

Jasvinder Singh: A♠J♠
Gregory Flowers: A♦K♦

Singh needed some help in this spot, but the runout of 5♥K♥ only improved Flowers to two pair to win him the pot. After a full count, it was determined that Flowers had Singh covered and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Flowers	850,000 351,000	351,000
Jasvinder Singh	Busted

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07-30-2023 19:21 UTC-7

RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Announces New Theme & Dates for Upcoming Season

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is currently at Thunder Valley in Northern California to wrap up its Checkpoint season. While there, the three-time GPI Award winner for “Best Mid-Major Poker Tour” announced a new theme, new dates, and new rings for the second half of 2023.

"We're prepping for a massively fun upcoming season as we continue to qualify players to the Dream Seat Invitational," said Tana Karn, President at RunGood. "Our team is ready to deliver a best mid-major experience to close out the year!"

The 2023 RunGood Dream Seat™ Invitational is an invite-only event at Thunder Valley Casino Resort on November 29th. 2023 RunGood Poker Series ring winners will be eligible to buy in to the $300 No Limit Hold'em event where PokerGO will be awarding an added entry to the PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll to first place.

The PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll will be open to the top 40 players on the PGT leaderboard, along with a select group of "Dream Seat" winners to be awarded in special events throughout the year. Last year, only the top 21 ranked players were eligible to compete.

On top of returning to many beloved stops for the remainder of 2023 in the new “Road Trip” season, the tour will expand to new stops in Baltimore, Maryland and St. Louis, Missouri.

Each tour stop will host signature RunGood events and giveaway items celebrating the season's theme. With buy-ins designed to suit all budgets, the RGPS offers an inclusive environment to experience the world of tournament poker.