Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Action was picked up in a pot with 3,900 the center between three players with Jackson Turrentine in middle position and Mason "Uncle Ron" Hinkle in the cutoff.
Turrentine checked over to Hinkle who bet 2,500 which saw the button fold. Turrentine moved all in for 19,000 effective and Hinkle went into the tank. After some thought he put his chips in to put himself at risk.
Mason "Uncle Ron" Hinkle: K♥8♥
Jackson Turrentine: A♠Q♣
Turrentine had flopped top two while Hinkle was on a massive draw that failed to materialize on the 3♦4♠ runout, leaving Turrentine to scoop the pot and Hinkle was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,300
51,300
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51,300 |
|
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Busted |
A player raised to 1,000 from middle position which saw three players call including Jeffrey Copeland on the button and Keith Heine in the big blind.
The board rolled out Q♦J♦10♠ and action checked to the player in the cutoff who bet 2,100 which only Heine called.
On the turn 7♦, Heine checked over to his opponent who bet 2,100 once more which Heine called again.
Heine led out to the tune of 10,000 on the 9♣ river and his opponent quickly folded, ceding the pot to the RGPS St. Louis champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between William McCracken in the small blind and another player in the big blind.
The board read A♣2♣A♥8♣ and McCracken bet 2,500 which the player in the big blind responded too by raising to 7,000 which McCracken called.
McCracken lead out to the tune of 14,000 on the river 10♥ and his opponent quickly called.
A♦10♠ was turned over by McCracken for a full house and his opponent flashed K♣10♣ for a turned flush as he tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,300
8,300
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8,300 |
Chris Audrain raised to 800 from the hijack and both the small blind and the big blind called.
The flop rolled out 7♦5♣3♦ and action checked around to Audrain who bet 2,200 which saw the small blind fold and the big blind raise to 4,500 which Audrain called.
On the turn 9♣, the big blind lead out for 7,000 and Audrain called.
An 8♣ rolled out on the river and the big blind bet 8,000 which had Audrain contemplate his decision before ultimately landing on call.
His opponent turned over A♦5♦ for a pair of fives which Audrain could beat holding A♣A♥ for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,600
18,600
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18,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Grant Hinkle raised to 800 in first position and was called by both of the players in the blinds.
The flop rolled out 6♠8♥K♥ and action checked around to Hinkle who bet 1,000 which only the small blind called.
On the turn Q♠, the small blind checked to Hinkle and folded once Hinkle bet 2,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,600
2,600
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2,600 |
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Action was picked up on the river in a sizable pot between Shaun "The Ghost" Emery in the big blind and another player in early position, with 7,400 in the middle.
The board read 4♠6♣K♦5♠2♠ and Emery bet 10,000 with the action on him, which prompted a call from his opponent.
Emery turned over 5♥3♥ for a six-high straight and his opponent mucked his hand, ceding the pot to last year's fourth place finisher.
Shaun also sits in second place on the overall Rungood player of the year standings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,400
13,400
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13,400 |