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2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Thunder Valley
$2,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
After checking through the flop of 5♦10♦Q♠, Evan Sandberg, Matthew Betti, and Daniel Rezaei saw the dealer set out the K♦ on the turn.
Sandberg led for 4,000 but didn't produce any folds as Betti and Rezaei both called to see the A♠ fall on the river.
Sandberg and Betti both checked, but then Rezaei announced a bet of 17,000, which left him with a single 100 chip left in his stack.
Sandberg quickly tossed in his cards but Betti thought long and hard about this decision. Eventually, he decided to let it go and the pot was pushed to Rezaei.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The first-ever RunGood Player of The Year Race powered by the Global Poker Index has concluded and it’s time to celebrate the winner. The 2023/24 rankings compiled points from 21 different RunGood series stops over two seasons of events, with one player dominating the rankings throughout the year.
Brian Winter never relinquished his big lead, topping the final rankings by more than 1,000 points. Winter’s incredible year saw him earn a total of 49 cashes, 21 final tables and six RGPS victories. His earnings for the year were $167,773, leading to an impressive 2,871.85 points to take down the title over runner-up Shaun Emery.
Final 2023/24 RGPS POY Rankings
| Rank | Player | POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Winter | 2,871.85 |
| 2 | Shaun Emery | 1,660.3 |
| 3 | Forrest Kollar | 1,250.12 |
| 4 | Daniel Hughes | 1,031.86 |
| 5 | Blair Hinkle | 956.74 |
| 6 | Jackson Turrentine | 932.02 |
| 7 | Michael Miller | 897.24 |
| 8 | Walker Miskelly | 862.77 |
| 9 | Loi Hoang | 773.88 |
| 10 | William Stanford | 768.9 |
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
After a preflop betting war, Casey Sandretto moved all in and was snap-called by Andrew Ostapchenko to put him at risk.
Casey Sandretto: A♥J♠
Andrew Ostapchenko: K♠K♣
Sandretto would need to improve to stay alive against Ostapchenko's kings, but the runout of 6♣Q♠7♣Q♥10♥ failed to do so and he was sent to the rail.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
The players are now on a 75-minute dinner break and will return to action at approximately 6:45 local time.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
On a heads-up completed board of 5♠7♥4♣J♥4♦, there was roughly 40,000 in the pot when Arlen Sarte checked over to Terry Klinefelter.
After mulling it over for a bit, Klinefelter moved all in but was quickly called by Sarte to put him at risk.
Terry Klinefelter: 6♦7♦
Arlen Sarte: 4♥4♠
"Yep, that's gonna win," Klinefelter said as he shook his head at Sarte's quads and headed to the exit.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Shyamsundar Challa moved all in preflop for around 20,000 and was called by Ron Fetsch to put him at risk.
Shyamsundar Challa: 9♠9♦
Ron Fetsch: J♠J♦
Challa would need considerable help from the deck, but unfortunately did not receive any on the 6♦4♠K♠8♠A♦ runout and he was sent to the rail.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
After some preflop wagering, Moshe Gavrieli moved all in and was called by Robert Grossglauser III to put him at risk.
Moshe Gavrieli: K♦Q♠
Robert Grossglauser III: J♣J♠
Gavrieli needed to improve to stay alive but it was going to be tough once the dealer showed the window card to be a jack on the flop A♣7♣J♥ to give Grossglauser III a set. Gavrieli did have some gutterball outs, but the runout of Q♦2♠ failed to get him there.
"Ahh... you are just running too hot, my friend," he said to Grossglauser III as he exited the tournament area.
