Level 5: 300/600/600
Action was heads up with A♣6♦8♠ on the board when a player shoved for his last 7,800. Dale Humphrey looked him up and two other players got out of the way.
Opponent: 9♦9♠ 
Dale Humphrey: A♠8♥
The board finished up with J♠J♦ and Humphrey held on with a pair of aces to secure the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
Play has resumed in Level 5 with blinds at 300/600/600 and 192 players registered for Day 1b.
Players have stepped out for the first 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 185 entries in the tournament.
Last week’s Destination RunGood stop in San Diego saw Derrick Yamada navigate his way through a field of 415 entries to successfully defended his RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event title at Jamul Casino.
The Main Event generated a total prize pool of $215,800, with Yamada earning $41,550 along with the RGPS ring and a package to the Dream Seat Invitational in Thunder Valley later this year.
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Yamada | $41,550 |
| 2 | Michael Holmes | $31,200 |
| 3 | Kenneth Douglas | $20,056 |
| 4 | Edward Liu | $13,304 |
| 5 | Andrew Whitmer | $10,240 |
| 6 | Lirio Fontamillas | $8,481 |
| 7 | Luis Pedro | $7,111 |
| 8 | Seth Harmes | $5,781 |
| 9 | Tavish Margers | $4,454 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
||
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
76,300
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
16,600
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
16,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
13,500
-45,500
|
-45,500 |
Brian Winter has taken his seat in the RGPS Main Event and he will attempt to extend his lead in the RGPS Player of the Year points race with a strong finish this weekend.
Winter picked up 90 more points last week in San Diego, and he continues to lead Shaun Emery heading to this week’s action.
How it works:
| Rank | Player | POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Winter | 1726.21 |
| 2 | Shaun Emery | 1002.55 |
| 3 | Forrest Kollar | 651.82 |
| 4 | Walker Miskelly | 639.83 |
| 5 | Jason Simon | 639.47 |
| 6 | Daniel Hughes | 608.97 |
| 7 | David Prociak | 552.80 |
| 8 | Daniel Lowery | 548.97 |
| 9 | Loi Hoang | 529.20 |
| 10 | William Stanford | 505.88 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 3: 200/400/400
Action was heads up with 10♣7♥9♥5♣ on the board and over 20,000 in the middle when Rose Cooney went for the knockout. Her opponent obliged and the cards were turned up.
Opponent: J♣J♥
Rose Cooney: A♥A♣
The board finished up with 7♠ and Cooney held on with aces to send her opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 |
The RunGood Poker Series is bigger than ever in 2024 and they are supporting the massive growth of the mid-major series with the rollout of the Official RunGood Rewards App.
The app, which launched in beta this week, will eventually be home for schedules, event photos, and an opportunity for players to stack rewards points for visiting RunGood stops and playing in events.
Other features are in the works, like competitions, digital collectibles, avatars, and badges that show off RGPS accomplishments.
Download the Official RunGood Rewards App here:
Click here to download for iPhone
Click here to download for Android
Level 2: 200/300/300
Just before blinds went up, action was three ways with A♦J♠Q♥ on the board when a player in the small blind checked before Matt Chaney tossed out 800 from the big blind. A player in the cutoff called and Robert Heard came along from the button before the small blind stayed in.
The turn was 5♣ and the small blind checked again. Chaney fired 2800 and the cutoff folded before Heard and the small blind came along for the river.
The river was J♦ and the small blind fired 5,000. Chaney folded and Heard raised to 15,000 — enough to take the pot with a fold from the small blind.
Heard flashed his cards and the table was shown his K♣10♣ for a Broadway straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
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