A player opened to 2,700 and the next player called before Josh Dalton three-bet jammed from the small blind. The big blind re-shoved with a bigger stack and both opponents folded.
Josh Dalton: K♦7♦ 
Opponent: A♥Q♦
Dalton took a lead as the flop of 5♣K♥2♣ paired his king and nothing changed on the runout of J♦9♥ to earn him a double.
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Jackson Turrentine was all in an at risk for 8,200 against a bigger-stacked opponent.
Jackson Turrentine: A♠2♠
Opponent: J♥10♣
Turrentine stayed ahead to double up as the board ran out 8♦2♣K♦9♦8♠ to pair his deuce.
William Willis was all in for 18,100 against Mark Martin, who had Willis covered.
William Willis: A♠K♠
Mark Martin: Q♥Q♣
Willis was able to win the flip as the board ran out A♦6♥7♣J♠7♠ to pair his ace as Martin gave a groan after having his queens cracked.
"If you can double on an ace, so can I," Willis said. "Circle of life."
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of Day 1a with the clocks showing 50 of 68 runners remaining.
Michael Finkbiner opened to 1,300 in early position and Jesse Jones defended out of the big blind.
Jones checked on the flop of 5♥8♥3♥ and Finkbiner checked back. Jones checked again on the J♠ turn and snap-folded as his opponent bet 1,600.
Meanwhile, Shawn Duskin in the one-seat has an early chip lead with around 125,000 after scoring a double knockout earlier in the tournament.
There was a three-way all in at Table 23 with Ashley Frank being the shortest stack and Ali Zak having a slightly larger stack.
Ashley Frank: A♠K♦
Ali Zak: J♥J♣
Opponent: 10♦10♣
Zak's jacks stayed ahead as the board ran out 2♣4♠Q♦6♠5♠ to see him nearly triple up as the poker content creator hit the rail.
The RunGood Poker Series is back in Joplin, where last year’s $600 Main Event saw Dakotah O’Dell defeat Blair Hinkle to claim his second RGPS title and the top prize of $63,647.
The event attracted a total of 683 entrants, creating a prize pool of $348,330 to smash the $100,000 guarantee.
| Rank | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakotah O'Dell | $63,647 |
| 2 | Blair Hinkle | $42,427 |
| 3 | Jason Darland | $31,210 |
| 4 | Richard Hawkins | $23,338 |
| 5 | Jared Ward | $17,591 |
| 6 | Kevin Unkel | $13,411 |
| 7 | Danny Barnes | $10,345 |
| 8 | Jael Lewis | $8,081 |
| 9 | John Reynolds | $6,374 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
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