On a heads-up flop of Q♣8♠10♣, Daniel Lowery and big stack Todd Nichols got all the chips into the middle, with Lowery's tournament life on the line.
Lowery flipped over Q♠Q♦ for top set while Nichols tabled K♣J♣ for a monster royal flush draw.
Unfortunately for Lowery, Nichols immediately hit the flush when the 6♣ hit the turn and the 5♥ river failed to pair the board, sending him to the rail.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Kenneth Nicoletti | 1,915,000 | 77 |
| 9 | 2 | Todd Nichols | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 9 | 3 | Chris Baumhoer | 700,000 | 28 |
| 9 | 4 | James Traber | 710,000 | 28 |
| 9 | 5 | James Haver | 510,000 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | David Soskin | 260,000 | 10 |
| 9 | 7 | Papa Karn | 235,000 | 9 |
| 9 | 8 | Daniel Lowery | 420,000 | 17 |
| 9 | 9 | Bobby Randolph | 400,000 | 16 |
| 14 | 1 | Chris Stewart | 335,000 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | John Popa | 540,000 | 22 |
| 14 | 3 | Landon Von Wood | 510,000 | 20 |
| 14 | 4 | Doug Paxton | 30,000 | 1 |
| 14 | 5 | Duster Ellis | 835,000 | 33 |
| 14 | 6 | Trent Wilson | 215,000 | 9 |
| 14 | 7 | Todd Tucker | 775,000 | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | William McCracken | 850,000 | 34 |
| 14 | 9 | Shaun Emery | 920,000 | 37 |
| 15 | 1 | David McFeely | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 15 | 2 | Ricky Gebhart | 460,000 | 18 |
| 15 | 3 | |||
| 15 | 4 | Zachary Smith | 2,250,000 | 90 |
| 15 | 5 | Joshua Brower | 515,000 | 21 |
| 15 | 6 | Glen Rose | 475,000 | 19 |
| 15 | 7 | Burl Berry | 350,000 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Dexter Wise | 570,000 | 23 |
| 15 | 9 | Brian Winter | 250,000 | 10 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Tyler Barnes was unable to find a bag in the opening flights this week, meaning a new RGPS Tulsa Main Event champion will be crowned tonight.
Last time the RunGood Poker Series visited Tulsa, the RGPS $600 Main Event at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino drew 499 entries, generating a $260,000 prize pool that almost tripled the $100,000 guarantee.
In the end, Barnes came out on top for the $52,692 first-place prize. Barnes beat Mark Barrientos in heads-up play, while Miguel Degollado finished third and Brazos Roberts finished fourth. Kami Hudson rounded out the top five.
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Barnes | Miami, OK | $52,692 |
| 2 | Mark Barrientos | Wichita, KS | $32,331 |
| 3 | Miguel Degollado | Garden City, KS | $23,587 |
| 4 | Brazos Roberts | Greenbrier, AR | $17,463 |
| 5 | Kami Hudson | Edmond, OK | $13,104 |
| 6 | Dustin Messner | Joplin, MO | $9,990 |
| 7 | Liam Gannon | LaGrange Park, IL | $7,707 |
| 8 | Justin Barraza | Tulsa, OK | $6,046 |
| 9 | Bryce Laymance | Lawton, OK | $4,826 |
After it limped four ways to a flop of 8♠9♠Q♠, Papa Karn led out for 40,000 and was called by Shaun Emery and one other player.
On the turn 2♦, Karn continued for 25,000 and again both of his opponents called to see the 5♦ roll off on the river.
Action then checked to Emery who bet 55,000 and was called by Karn while the other player got out of the way.
Emery then flipped over J♣10♣ for a flopped straight and Karn tabled J♦10♦ for the exact same hand to chop the pot.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
On a heads-up flop of 2♣Q♦4♣, Chris Williams and Kenneth Nicoletti got all of their chips into the middle, with the latter barely covering.
Williams flipped over A♣Q♥ for top pair, top kicker, but it was no good when Nicoletti rolled over A♦A♥ for a superior pair.
The runout of 10♦K♠ failed to improve Williams and he was sent to the payout desk as Nicoletti raked in the substantial pot.
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk about going to see comedian Kevin Nealon and shenanigans at the latest Charity Series of Poker (CSOP), which saw Mike "The Mouth" Matusow contend for the trophy!
They then chat about the PokerGO Tour (PGT) Championship, which had to contend with a seemingly intoxicated qualifier. It was at that event that Connor caught up with both Arden Cho and Samuel Laskowitz. The former would go on to make a deep run, while the latter was the last player to qualify for the tournament. Plus, hear who won the tournament for $500,000!
Other topics discussed include new online gaming efforts in New York, the THM Winter Championship taking place in the Alps January 29 - February 5, Mike Holtz and Zach Gruneberg winning WSOP.com Player of the Year honors, and Brantzen & Boston Rob to be on Deal or No Deal Island. Finally, Chad reveals that he's slated to play on Poker Night in America.
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