Robert Hancock opened the action with a raise to 8,000 from early position. Rudy Wusstig responded with an all-in for approximately 95,000 from the small blind. Hancock wasted little time making the call to put Wusstig at risk.
Rudy Wusstig: A♣5♥
Robert Hancock: A♥Q♣
Hancock had the best ace, and the board brought no upsets as it spread out 8♠7♥K♠J♥8♦ to award the pot to Hancock as Wusstig was eliminated.
Jana Pavini opened the hand with a raise from early position. Winston Chun chose to jam for his final 26,000. Pavini called to put Chun at risk.
Winston Chun: A♦J♣
Jana Pavini: K♥Q♥
The flop avoided any pitfalls for Chun as it fanned out 4♦J♠3♥. Pavini was unable to find any paint on the 9♠ turn, and the A♥ river sealed the deal in favor of Chun.
Mark Mendoza began the hand with a raise from early position before Coy Sanders chose to jam for his final 30,000 from the big blind. Mendoza made the call to put Sanders at risk.
Coy Sanders: 9♥9♠
Mark Mendoza: Q♥J♦
Sanders found a favorable runout as it came down 8♥7♠4♦6♥6♠ to award Sanders the pot.
Rudy Wusstig began the action with a limp from the cutoff. Victor Paredes chose to jam for his final 38,000 on the button and was called by Wusstig to put Paredes at risk.
Victor Paredes: A♦5♥
Rudy Wusstig: A♠K♣
Wusstig had Paredes in a world of hurt going into the runout, but the flop was welcome news for Paredes as it came J♦Q♠5♠ to give Paredes the lead with a pair of fives.
Wusstig, however, was far from out of it, but the 7♠ turn and the 6♥ river did not improve Wusstig to award Paredes the double.
An opponent raised from early position before Robert Hancock called from the small blind. The big blind elected to raise to 17,000 before getting calls from the early position player and Hancock.
The flop fanned out 8♦7♠4♥. Hancock checked before the big blind jammed for 31,500. Early position called, and Hancock also called with the blinds at risk.
Big Blind: A♥7♣
Robert Hancock: 6♣5♣
Early Position: J♥7♥
Hancock flopped the nut straight, and it held when the 5♥ turn and the Q♦ river failed to improve his opponents.
Back in March, the RunGood Poker Series returned to Atlantis Casino for the $600 Mission RunGood Main Event. The tournament saw its biggest ever prize pool of $188,700, generated by 370 entrants over the course of four starting flights. Just 44 came into the final day with a chance to take down that title, but after eight hours of play, only one player remained.
Readers who have followed the poker circuit for years will be very familiar with the name Ian Steinman. A WSOP bracelet winner out of California with 14 years of live poker experience that includes massive final tables and tournament wins aplenty. Now he can add a RGPS Main Event title to his resume, as he walked away with his second RGPS ring and $36,220.
“I’m pretty calm no matter what,” Steinman said when asked about the massive chip lead he maintained throughout the final table. “I’m ok even if I make a mistake. It’s a little bit more pressure with the chip lead because even then your odds of winning are still low. Even with that, I was still zoned in.”
A player limped before Winston Chun chose to jam on the button. Tom Mahon was not discouraged as he also shoved from the small blind to put Chun at risk. The player who limped folded to send Chun and Mahon to a showdown.
Winston Chun: 6♦6♣
Tom Mahon: Q♥Q♦
Mahon secured the knockout when the board ran A♠7♠2♦5♠9♠ to eliminate Chun.
Registration is now closed for Day 1b. There are a total of 17 players left following registration, with five players being permitted to bag for Day 2.
Jana Pavini began with a limp from under the gun. Her opponent in the next seat over raised to 6,000, and was called in the hijack by Mark Mendoza and the big blind by Christian Vinluan. Pavini also called to create a four-handed pot as they took a flop.
The flop fanned out A♠J♥K♥, which led to a check from Vinluan and Pavini. The original raiser chose to continue for 6,000, but they found immediate resistance as Mendoza chose to raise to 12,000. Vinluan folded before Pavini announced all-in. This folded out the entire field as Pavini scooped the multi-way pot.
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