The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
101,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
||
|
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71,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
68,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
68,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
46,000 | |
|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
33,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
31,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
21,000 | |
|
|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
16,000 | |
|
|
16,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
6,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
The RunGood Poker Series has lifted off and landed out here at Jamul Casino in San Diego for the second stop of the 2025 season. Kicking off the week’s festivities was the seniors event. Players from all around the San Diego area, aged 50 and older came to play and snag the first ring awarded this series.
A total of 108 entrants over the registration period saw the prize pool guarantee passed as $12,960 was gathered among those entrants.
It was nearly four years ago when Armando Mesina burst onto the Rungood poker scene with his main event win for the 2021 Jamul stop, collecting one of his best lifetime scores with $25,175. Now, he has proven himself in another format for his second lifetime ring in the seniors event. He began the series strong, even found himself a bag in the following day’s event, and will be looking to play the main event to become one of the few two-time champions.
Seniors Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Mesina | $3,687 |
| 2 | Walter Hefty | $2,398 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Mulholland | $1,439 |
| 4 | Lena Evans | $940 |
| 5 | Mark Pedolla | $726 |
| 6 | Christopher Lore | $596 |
| 7 | Tony Galanti | $505 |
| 8 | Marco Durazo | $441 |
| 9 | Terry Wilson | $389 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Action was picked up with cards on their back with Douglas Jones all in and at risk for his last 11,000 up against Prakhar Jain.
Douglas Jones: 10♣10♠
Prakhar Jain: A♠Q♣
The board ran out J♣5♥2♦7♠2♥ and the tens held up for Jones to double up through Jain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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73,000
10,400
|
10,400 |
|
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23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
George Kalfayan raised to 1,500 on the button and in the small blind, Paul Mendoza three-bet to 4,200 in the small blind which only saw Anthony Bland call in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 9♣4♣4♠ and Mendoza continued for 8,000, earning a look from Bland. Bland contemplated for a little bit longer, but eventually piped up.
"You got kings or something?" Bland asked as he tossed his hand into the muck.
Mendoza obliged with showing him K♣K♥, leaving Bland to tap the table as he mentioned he folded pocket jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
24,500
5,500
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5,500 |
|
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17,400
17,400
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17,400 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Timothy Vu and Stanley Solis called in the hijack and cutoff respectively with Thomas Kornecook on the button who raised to 1,500 which both players called.
Action checked around to Kornecook on the flop of Q♦8♦4♦ who bet 1,500 and both players called.
Vu lead out on the 2♦ turn for 1,000 and only Kornecook called.
On the river Q♥, Vu checked over to Kornecook who bet 6,000 and Vu folded, while Kornecook turned over A♦K♦ for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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39,000
9,000
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9,000 |
|
|
31,000 | |
|
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23,000 |
After five players called preflop, Payam Adhami raised to 3,000 in the big blind and Noel Eicher called in the cutoff.
The flop roled out 10♦4♣A♣ and Adhami bet 3,400 which Eicher called.
Adhami bet 6,000 on the turn 3♦ which prompted Eicher to raise to 20,000 and Adhami called.
On the river 6♣, Adhami checked over to Eicher who moved all in for 5,200 effective, leaving Adhami sighing in his chair. He thought for thirty seconds and decided to call for his last chips.
Payam Adhami: A♦K♦
Noel Eicher: A♠10♣
The aces and tens were good for Eicher to send Adhami out of the tournament early, leaving the former RGPS Jamul Main Event champion to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,500
38,500
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38,500 |
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Busted | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300