Players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Kurt Haiss called in middle position which saw Kevin Unkel call in the cutoff and both blinds came along.
The flop of K♣Q♥4♥ saw action check around to Unkel who bet 7,500. The small blind responded by moving all in for 22,500 which saw the big blind fold and Haiss call. Unkel moved all in with the covering stack for Haiss' remaining 50,000 and Haiss said "well I've come this far," before calling.
Opponent: K♦8♦
Kurt Haiss: A♥5♥
Kevin Unkel: K♥Q♦
The board ran out 3♠6♣ and Unkel's top two pair held up to eliminate two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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183,000
124,000
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124,000 |
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Busted |
The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint held its first open event of the series with the $200 Guest Ambassadors Bounty NLH, which saw a total of 223 entrants create a prize pool of $33,450.
Players were given opportunities to knock out certain players for random bounties that contained an assortment of prizes that ranged from $50 of RunGood Store credit, to $500 in cash. Players like Grant Hinkle, Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank, Preston McEwen, Ross Bybee, and Daniel Lowery were among the players listed as bounties.
A total of 27 players secured themselves a payout, with William Hill winning the tournament for $8,315 after beating RGPS ring winner Joey Gargiulo heads up. This cash marks Hill’s second hendon mob for his first recorded victory and biggest lifetime score.
Event #2: $200 Guest Ambassador Bounty NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Payout |
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| 1 | William Hill | $8,315 |
| 2 | Joey Gargiulo | $5,138 |
| 3 | Eric Huntsman | $3,599 |
| 4 | Mary Bybee | $2,579 |
| 5 | Kenneth Goddard | $1,893 |
| 6 | Donald Bishop | $1,422 |
| 7 | Chaz Dunn | $1,094 |
| 8 | Dustin Hill | $863 |
| 9 | Tony Wilson | $699 |
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Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Kurt Haiss raised to 5,000 from middle position and in the cutoff, Kevin Unkel three bet to 14,000. Action folded back to Haiss who moved all in for 35,000 and Unkel called.
Kurt Haiss: K♣K♥
Kevin Unkel: Q♣Q♥
The board ran out 10♥6♣4♣5♣A♥ and the kings held up for Haiss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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74,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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59,000
9,900
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9,900 |
David Soskin called in early position which saw a player on the button call and the small blind come along as well. In the big blind, another player raised to 12,500. Soskin moved all in for 28,000 which only the big blind called.
David Soskin: 5♠5♦
Big Blind: A♣J♦
The flop came out 5♥10♦9♦ and Soskin screamed "To the window! To the wall!" The turn of 3♠ left the big blind drawing dead and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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66,000
66,000
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66,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Registration closed at the beginning of this level with a total of 241 entrants for this third flight.
30 players will finish out this flight and advance onto Day 2.
Joseph Gatlin raised to 3,500 from late position and was called by one player on the button. In the big blind, another player raised to 8,500 and Gatlin and the other player called.
The flop came out A♠J♠3♣ and the player in the big blind moved all in for 15,500 which saw Gatlin move all in for more and the other player folded.
Opponent: A♣K♠
Joseph Gatlin: 8♠4♠
The board ran out 7♠4♣ and Gatlin connected with a flush on the turn to push his stack near 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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94,500
18,000
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18,000 |