Level 13: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 Ante
Travis Fujisaka raised to 11,000 from under the gun and action folded around to the big blind who moved all in for 88,000 and Fujisaka called.
Big blind: A♥J♣ 
Travis Fujisaka: A♠K♣
The board ran out 5♣3♣4♥5♠5♦ and the ace-king held up for Fujisaka to scoop a massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
The Destination RunGood series is heating up, and Brian Winter continues to lead the RGPS Player of the Year Race powered by the Global Poker Index.
Winter is coming off two cashes last week and already has a runner-up finish this week at Graton, strengthening his lead as the race begins to wind down.
Jackson Turrentine posted a pair of strong results last week in St. Louis to enter the top 10 rankings.
How it works:
| Rank | Player | POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Winter | 2799.9 |
| 2 | Shaun Emery | 1317.06 |
| 3 | Forrest Kollar | 944.75 |
| 4 | Daniel Hughes | 882.53 |
| 5 | Walker Miskelly | 862.77 |
| 6 | Jackson Turrentine | 828.78 |
| 7 | Loi Hoang | 773.88 |
| 8 | William Stanford | 768.9 |
| 9 | Michael Miller | 736.27 |
| 10 | Jason Simon | 711.33 |
Level 13: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 Ante
A player jammed all in for 55,000 in early position and Khanh Duy Tran moved all in from the hijack for 36,000 and everyone else folded.
Khanh Duy Tran: A♥10♠
Opponent: A♣7♣
The board ran out Q♦Q♣6♥4♥9♥ and the ace-ten held up for Duy Tran in his quest to better his last final table appearance at this main event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 |
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level 12: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 Ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs between Brett Murray, who was all in and at risk for his final 33,000 and James Palmer who had him at risk.
Brett Murray: K♥6♠
James Palmer: 8♦8♣
"No three outs," said Palmer as he stood out of his chair.
The board ran out 10♦10♠7♥4♥3♠ and Palmer's wish was granted as the RGPS Main Event champion exited the tournament.
"If that hand was at Thunder Valley, you would have won," Allen Kessler said from another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
|
181,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
151,000 | |
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
A total of 204 entrants fired into the final flight, ensuring that 26 players would find a bag at the conclusion of the flight.
This brings the total amount of entries up to 773
The first flight of the Rungood Poker Series Graton has come to its conclusion. A total of 245 entrants tried to make their mark in this flight, in an attempt to secure a piece of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. When the dust settled, just 31 made it through to return on Sunday, May 12th.
Leading the way is Justin Chan, who bagged 516,000. The California regular has collected quite a number of cashes over his career, spanning back to 2014 on Hendon Mob. With the chip lead of today’s flight, he has secured himself a spot in the top ten coming into Day 2, with the hopes to take down his first RGPS title.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Chan | 519,000 |
| 2 | Min Jung Han | 495,000 |
| 3 | Srujan Gongala | 485,000 |
| 4 | Sawmen Talukder | 417,000 |
| 5 | Mario Lopez | 366,000 |
| 6 | Columba Duffy | 350,000 |
| 7 | Paul Richardson | 304,000 |
| 8 | Brian Mintz | 304,000 |
| 9 | Reggie Pears | 258,000 |
| 10 | Mitchell Collins | 241,000 |
Min Jung Han ended her day with second in chips with 495,000 after holding just 30,000 with two levels to go. Also finding a bag were Reggie Pears (258,000), Mitchell Collins (247,000), and Forrest Kollar (147,000) who is hunting to remain in the top five for RGPS Player of The Year.
Not all could find fortune today. Bob Mather was unable to get anything going after a strong start. He joined the rail with the likes of Papa Karn, Ronny Gil, Taylor Howard, and Rungood Ambassador Ben Ludlow. They will have one final chance to make the money in the final flight, beginning at 5 p.m.
Play ended with 25:13, left on the clock in Level 16 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante in Day 1a. The players will return at this level unless a subsequent flight ends earlier than this one.
Reporting will now go on a break. Come back in a couple of hours to see coverage continue with our night flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
519,000 | |
|
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|
495,000 | |
|
485,000 | |
|
417,000 | |
|
366,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
350,000 | |
|
304,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
304,000 | |
|
258,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
241,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
237,000 | |
|
236,000 | |
|
232,000 | |
|
|
230,000 | |
|
227,000 | |
|
223,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
209,000 | |
|
204,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
198,000 | |
|
172,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
171,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
169,000 | |
|
165,000 | |
|
147,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
145,000 | |
Srujan Gongala raised to 24,000 in early position and action folded around to the small blind who moved all in for 124,000 which saw Gongala call.
Opponent: A♦10♦
Srujan Gongala: 5♥5♠
The board ran out Q♥10♠3♣5♣A♣ and the turned set of fives gave Gongala the pot to bring the field to the money.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a flight recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
485,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
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