With cards on their backs, Jeffrey Copeland had a player all in and at risk for his entire stack of 4,800.
Opponent: 4♥4♠
Jeffrey Copeland: A♦K♠
The board ran out K♥J♦6♦9♣K♦ and Copeland took down the pot while his opponent walked over to the rebuy cage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
A player raised to 1,000 from the hijack and Wesley Jones raised on the button to 3,500 which only his opponent called.
The flop came out 4♣5♠K♣ and the hijack check-called a bet of 5,000 from Jones.
On the 2♣ river Jones moved all in for 15,600 and his opponent quickly folded, ceding the pot to the RGPS ring winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,200
1,200
|
1,200 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
201,000
114,800
|
114,800 |
|
71,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
61,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
39,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
39,200
39,200
|
39,200 |
|
36,100
6,100
|
6,100 |
|
35,400
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
||
|
35,100 | |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
19,200
-10,800
|
-10,800 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
8,100
-23,100
|
-23,100 |
|
Busted | |
Rodney Spriggs called in the cutoff while the button called and the small blind raised to 2,500 which both Spriggs and the button called.
The flop came out 2♦A♦4♣ and the small blind bet 2,500 which Spriggs called and the button raised to 7,500. The small blind re-raised to 12,600 and Spriggs called once more. The button moved all in for 31,200 and the small blind folded while Spriggs called saying "I flopped a straight."
Opponent: A♣2♠
Rodney Spriggs: 5♦3♦
The board ran out 8♦9♥ and Spriggs neared 100,000 in chips while his opponent exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,300
37,300
|
37,300 |
Players have gone on their first 15-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
With a raise and a call in front of him, Michael Miller defended his big blind.
The flop rolled off A♣10♥4♠ and Miller checked to the hijack who bet 2,100. The other player folded and Miller raised to 6,500 which his opponent called.
The turn 10♦ saw Miller bet 6,300 and his opponent called once more.
The river came out a 9♣ and Millet bet 17,300 and his opponent called. Miller turned over A♦10♠ for tens full and he took down a massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,400
46,200
|
46,200 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint kicked off its first event this year at Downstream Casino with the $225 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em ring event on Tuesday, April 11th. The event saw a total of 179 entrants put their hat into the ring for the chance to win a ring, creating a prizepool of $32,220.
A total of 22 places were paid out, with the top prize of $8,472 being awarded to Kathy Schimmel. Schimmel took home her biggest career cash as well as her first RGPS ring.
Event #1: $225 Seniors Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Schimmel | $8,472 |
| 2 | Ricky Gebhart | $5,223 |
| 3 | Jeff Grimes | $3,623 |
| 4 | Donald Forshey | $2,568 |
| 5 | Ronald Eden | $1,872 |
| 6 | Richard Fuchs | $1,402 |
| 7 | Michael Zimmer | $1,079 |
| 8 | Mary Sonntag | $857 |
| 9 | Robert Michael | $702 |
