$2,500 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Thunder Valley

08-03-2024 17:30 UTC-7

Shainiuk Takes from Jaffee

Kirk Brown

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The board read A♣K♥5♠5♣ when Jared Jaffee led for 8,000 into the pot of 16,000 and his heads-up opponent, Roman Shainiuk, made the call.

The river fell the 10♥ and the action went check-check.

Shainiul tabled A♠Q♠ for aces and fives while Jaffee mucked to award him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	120,000 13,300	13,300

Roman Shainiuk	83,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Jared Jaffee Roman Shainiuk

08-03-2024 17:25 UTC-7

Bergh's Big Blind Special Zaps Su

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Kirk Brown

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a heads-up turn of 6♥10♣6♠3♥, Joseph Bergh and Sap Su get all the chips into the middle, with Su at risk.

Sap Su: Q♠Q♦ All in
Joseph Bergh: 10♦6♦

Su was in a world of trouble against the flopped boat of Bergh, but he could still get bailed out by a queen on the river.

The river was a face card, but unfortunately, it was the K♥ to send him to the rail.

"Big blind special!" someone remarked as Bergh raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Bergh	132,000 69,000	69,000

Sap Su	Busted

Tags: Joseph Bergh Sap Su

08-03-2024 17:05 UTC-7

Kim Shoves on Tuvey

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Kirk Brown

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Steve Kim opened to 2,100 from the cutoff and was called by the button, but then Stuart Tuvey three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind. Kim made the call while the button decided to get out of the way and the two went heads-up to a flop of 5♣4♣2♠.

Tuvey led for 7,000 but then Kim moved all in to cover, which forced a hasty fold coupled with a disapproving head shake from Tuvey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Kim	95,000 7,400	7,400
Stuart Tuvey	26,500 3,700	3,700

Tags: Stuart Tuvey Steve Kim

08-03-2024 16:55 UTC-7

Kakumanu Shoves Turn

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Kirk Brown

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

JC Tran opened to 1,600 under-the-gun and was called by Naga Kakumanu in the hijack and Natalie Ferguson who defended from the big blind.

The action checked through the flop of Q♥6♥9♣ and they went straight to the turn 8♦.

Ferguson then led for 5,000 and Tran quickly tossed out a call, but then Kakumanu moved all in for 24,200.

After thinking it over, Ferguson shook her head in frustration and tossed her cards into the middle, and although he only had around 12,000 behind, Tran did the same to award Kakumanu the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naga Kakumanu	59,000 42,800	42,800
Natalie Ferguson	30,200 1,400	1,400
JC Tran	12,000

Tags: JC Tran Naga Kakumanu Natalie Ferguson

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

08-03-2024 16:41 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast: What Will Allen Kessler Do with His $1.2 Million Slot Jackpot Win?

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In the 850th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Allen Kessler's massive $1.2 million jackpot win on a slot machine at Thunder Valley, which is currently playing host to the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS). How long did Kessler have to play and how much did he have to spend to hit it? Will he take the 20-year annual installments or the discounted lump sum? And will he do anything with his newfound fortune?

Check Out Past Episodes of the PN Podcast Here!

08-03-2024 16:39 UTC-7

Lee Finds a Nine for Double KO

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After a preflop betting bonanza, Kenneth Jorgensen, Jaime Esquivel, and Neng Lee all got their chips into the middle, with Lee covering.

Kenneth Jorgensen: K♦K♠ All in
Jaime Esquivel: 8♥8♦ All in
Neng Lee 9♠9♥

Jorgensen was in a great position to scoop with his kings, but the flop was not his friend as it came 9♦6♣3♣ to give Lee a huge lead with top set.

The runout of A♦10♠ changed nothing and Lee was shipped the pot while both of his opponents hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neng Lee	77,000 37,000	37,000
Kenneth Jorgensen	Busted
Jaime Esquivel	Busted

Tags: Jaime Esquivel Kenneth Jorgensen Neng Lee

08-03-2024 16:29 UTC-7

Persky Outkicks Olson to Double

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a heads-up turn of 9♣Q♠6♠6♦, David Olson checked, Michael Persky bet 10,000, and Olson called.

The river fell the 8♠ and Olson checked again to Persky, who moved all in for his last 6,500.

"I call," Olon announced as he flipped over Q♥J♥, but Persky had him beat with A♠Q♣ to take down the pot for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Persky	61,000 35,100	35,100
David Olson	42,500 31,500	31,500

Tags: David Olson Michael Persky

08-03-2024 16:18 UTC-7

Kerstetter Shows the Bluff

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a multi-way flop of 8♣Q♥4♠, the action checked to Sabir Rasulov who bet 1,300, but then Jamie Kerstetter check-raised from the small blind to 4,200. Rasulov made the call and the two went heads-up to the turn 4♣, which saw a bet of 5,200 from Kerstetter and a call from Rasulov.

The river fell the 6♠ and Kerstetter loaded the clip and fired a third bullet worth 11,000, which sent Rasulov into the tank.

After 30 seconds or so, he shook his head and tossed in his hand, only to be shown 3♠5♠ by Kerstetter for five-high as she raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sabir Rasulov	45,550 19,450	19,450
Jamie Kerstetter	42,500 23,000	23,000

Tags: Jamie Kerstetter Sabir Rasulov

08-03-2024 15:53 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts; Yongqi Yuan Leads

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yongqing Yuan	151,200 138,400	138,400
Roman Shainiuk	146,000 27,500	27,500
Terrance Reid	143,800 72,600	72,600
Jason Liu	130,700 28,700	28,700
Toan Nguyen	126,300 39,300	39,300
Daniel Smiljkovic	126,200 88,000	88,000

Daniel Lee	123,300 23,900	23,900
Quinn Do	120,000 69,000	69,000

Robert Duran	118,800 84,200	84,200
Yonghui Yu	110,000 70,500	70,500
Daniel Hatch	109,000 62,900	62,900
Randy Gil	107,600 58,200	58,200
Jared Jaffee	106,700 106,700	106,700

Kyung Yoo	103,200 7,300	7,300
Daniel Hughes	103,000 33,500	33,500
Steve Kim	102,400 52,600	52,600
Rommel Damasco	100,000 25,900	25,900
Richard Gao	98,100 56,800	56,800
Joshua Morrow	98,000 55,000	55,000
Jedidiah Hoffman	95,000 62,200	62,200
Annette Hurst	94,800 3,300	3,300
Samuel Rosen	94,000 36,000	36,000
Evan Sandberg	93,600 68,100	68,100

Rudy Cervantes	91,300 32,200	32,200

Xiong Thao	89,000 7,000	7,000

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