Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Thunder Valley
$2,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The players in Day 1b are now on their second 15-minute break of the day and will return to action shortly.
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The RunGood Poker Series has taken Destination RunGood on the road, with the 2024 series spanning eleven locations from the East Coast to the West.
As the series wraps up at Thunder Valley, here is a look at all of the 2024 RGPS champions:
| Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Destination RunGood Tulsa | Todd Tucker | $73,242 |
| Destination RunGood San Diego | Derrick Yamada | $41,550 |
| Destination RunGood Tunica | Michael Esquivel | $55,321 |
| Destination RunGood Jacksonville | Dimas Martinez Jr. | $104,524 |
| Destination RunGood Joplin | Andre Allen | $60,972 |
| Destination RunGood Council Bluffs | Donald Nimneh | $69,546 |
| Destination RunGood Reno | Billy Casey | $29,092 |
| Destination RunGood St. Louis | Iman Alsaden | $77,192 |
| Destination RunGood Bay Area | Jonathan Wang | $85,780 |
| Destination RunGood Kansas City | Blair Hinkle | $92,228 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Xiong Thao opened to 1,300 and was called by Toko Luu, but then Albert Tapia three-bet to 5,000. Thao then responded by moving all in, which resulted in a fold from Luu and a call from Tapia for less.
Albert Tapia: 10♥10♠
Xiong Thao: A♥K♥
Things were looking good for Tapia on the turn 8♣8♥3♣3♦, but the river of course was the K♦ to send him to the rail while Thao raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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96,000
57,100
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57,100 |
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45,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Busted |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Steven "Cuz" Buckner opened to 1,200 from the cutoff but then Sam Wagner three-bet from the button to 3,200.
Nick Shkolnik defended from the big blind while Buckner got out of the way for the two players to see the dealer spread a flop of A♠Q♦5♥.
The action went check-check and they continued to the turn 4♠, which saw a bet of 2,000 from Shkolnik and a call from Wagner.
The river fell the Q♠ and Shkolnik checked to Wahner, who decided to risk the rest of his stack by moving allin, but received a hasty fold from Shkolnic to award him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,800
32,800
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32,800 |
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24,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Short-stacked Geroge Saca got it all in preflop against Daniel Hughes to put him at risk.
George Saca: A♦7♦
Daniel Hughes: 7♣3♦
The runout of A♣K♦9♦7♥9♥ awarded Saca the double up while Hughes seemed only slightly embarrassed.
"Yeah, it was pretty bad... but he only had like four bigs!" Hughes laughed as the chips were pushed to Saca.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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69,500
24,100
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24,100 |
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12,300
1,500
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1,500 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 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 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
On a heads-up flop of 3♠2♦J♦, Brett Murray led for 2,300 but was then raised to 9,200 from Brandy Savage.
After thinking it over, Murray made the call and the two continued to the turn 8♦.
Murray checked over to Savage, who fired for 10,000, which produced a quick fold from Murray.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
13,800
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13,800 |
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28,500
14,600
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14,600 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
On a flop of J♣5♦6♥ Albert Tapia, David Goodkin, and Roman Shainiuk all got their chips into the middle, with Goodkin covering.
Albert Tapia: 9♦7♦
Roman Shainiuk: 7♣8♣
David Goodkin: Q♦Q♠
Goodkin was in the lead with his queens, but the runout of 3♥9♠ gave Shainiuk the nut straight on the river to scoop the entire pot, eliminating Tapia in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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118,500
59,500
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59,500 |
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28,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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Busted |
