2022 RGPS Contenders Thunder Valley RG Fifty Five winner Forrest Kollar will not be winning a second RunGood Ring as he was seen heading to the payout counter shortly after the start of Level 17.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of Day 2 with the clocks showing 48 runners remaining.
Blair Hinkle moved all in for crumbs on a flop of Q♦4♠Q♠ and was called by his heads-up opponent.
Blair Hinkle: A♥K♥ 
Opponent: K♦5♦
Hinkle had his opponent dominated and held for a double as the board finished out 4x10x to earn him a small double. Meanwhile, Daniel Lowery's seat was seen empty.
Devin Arnone opened from under the gun and Daniel Lowery three-bet jammed in the small blind. Arnone quickly called.
Devin Arnone: K♣K♥
Daniel Lowery: Ax10x
Arnone had the goods and they held up as the board ran out 3♥10♠2♥7♣8♦ to earn him a double.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
There was RunGood on RunGood crime as Daniel Lowery open-jammed in the small blind as Blair Hinkle considered calling off in the big blind with his stack of around 120,000.
"Blair Hinkle Makes a Big Fold, that's the headline," said Lowery. As it turned out, Hinkle called.
Blair Hinkle: K♦2♠
Daniel Lowery: A♦6♣
Hinkle took the lead on the flop of 9♣2♦7♥ and nothing changed on the 8♠J♦ runout to earn last year's runner-up a double as the floor came over to break the table.
"Did you lose one?" the floor asked the dealer.
"We should have. I got lucky," replied Hinkle.
William Fisher open-jammed a stack of 40,000 on the button and Tony Birney mulled it over in the big blind before calling with a bigger stack.
William Fisher: A♦Q♠
Tony Birney: 7♦6♣
Fisher stayed ahead with ace-high as the board ran out a clear J♣8♥J♠4♦2♥ to earn him a small double.
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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