$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Tunica

03-14-2025 20:03 UTC-6

Flashback: Kenneth Hirose Wins RGPS San Diego Main Event

Tyler Boyer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The RunGood Poker Series' triumphant return to Jamul Casino saw an uptick in entrants as compared to last November. A grand total of 407 entrants over the course of three flights of play beat the set prize pool guarantee and left $211,640 to be split between 52 players. After ten hours of play, there was just one player standing alone at the end.

It was just four short months ago that Kenneth Hirose claimed a career-best score at the WSOP Circuit Commerce. He finished in second place in the Mini-Main event for $53,258. While a significant sum of money, his first big heads-up match had gone awry. Now, he can happily report a heads-up match that went his way.

“It feels much better to take it down,” Hirose said with the new shiny ring wrapped around his finger. “Obviously, that’s the goal of any tournament. To come so close and not close it out, it stings. It just feels a million times better to take the whole thing down.”

Jamul Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Kenneth Hirose	United States	$42,875
2	Ramon Mantuano	United States	$30,675
3	Luis Medina	United States	$20,130
4	Tim Acker	United States	$13,220
5	Nan Chen	United States	$9,870
6	Fabrice Lapeyre	United States	$8,175
7	Di Wu	United States	$6,855
8	James Lawrey	United States	$5,570
9	Allen Moheimani	United States	$4,295

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Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-14-2025 19:54 UTC-6

Myers Sends A Player to the Rail

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Myers opened the action from middle position with a raise, and once it folded to a player on the button, she three-bet to 6,000. The player on the small blind called, before Myers four-bet 18,300. The player on the button then five-bet all in for her stack of 33,400. The small blind folded and Myers made the call, putting his opponent at risk.

Button: A♥Q♥ All in
Michael Myers: K♥K♠

Myers was poised for a knockout, and the 7♥7♦2♠ kept him well in front. However, the 8♥ on the turn gave his opponent a flush draw to go along with an ace as outs. But the river brought the 4♠ and the pocket kings of Myers remained best, giving him the pot and eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Myers	75,600

Tags: Michael Myers

03-14-2025 19:49 UTC-6

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Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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03-14-2025 19:42 UTC-6

Wallace Spikes the River to Stay In It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with LaShun Wallace all in for 33,500 and Steven McKuin putting him at risk. The board showed 4♦K♠9♦ and roughly 6,900 in the pot before the flop.

LaShun Wallace: A♦10♦ All in
Steven McKuin: K♣9♣

McKuin flopped best with his top two pair but would need to fade Wallace's flush draw to score a knockout. McKuin was still in front after the 10♠ on the turn, but it added five more outs for Wallace. Those outs werent needed though, as the river brought the 6♦ to give Wallace the flush, and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
LaShun Wallace	74,500
Steven Mckuin	33,500 24,000	24,000

Tags: LaShun Wallace Steven McKuin

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

03-14-2025 19:11 UTC-6

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break. Players will return in Level 5 at the 300-600 blind levels, with a 600 big blind ante.

03-14-2025 19:10 UTC-6

Monaghan Bets and Takes It

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Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to a player on the button who raised to 1,200, and Michael Monaghan in the small blind three-bet to 3,300. It folded back to the player on the button who made the call.

After the 2♥4♣5♣ flop Monaghan fired out a continuation bet of 2,000, which got a quick fold from his opponent to give Monaghan the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Monaghan	33,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Michael Monaghan

03-14-2025 19:05 UTC-6

Chop It Up

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Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to John Swift in the cutoff, and he raised to 1,000. Then Abid Buttar on the button three-bet to 3,000, before Jefferson Morrill four-bet all in for his stack of 33,800. Swift then moved all in as well for his stack 23,500, which got Buttar to fold, leaving the players heads up with Swift at risk.

John Swift: A♣K♠ All in
Jefferson Morrill: A♦K♥

It was an anticlimactic showdown with both players holding ace-king. But the 4♦Q♣10♣ flop gave Swift the freeroll with his backdoor flush draw. But the J♠ ended the flush hopes as both players made a Broadway straight, and the K♦ on the river completed the board, as the players chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jefferson Morrill	35,800 6,900	6,900
John Swift	25,500
Abid Buttar	14,700 15,300	15,300

03-14-2025 18:51 UTC-6

Moore Doubles with Aces

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player from under the gun limped in, and once it folded to Jeremy Moore in middle position, he raised to 1,200. Then Matthew Doyle in the hijack three-bet to 3,700. It then folded to the small blind Donnie Phan who called, and the big blind and under the gun player both folded. Moore elected to then four-bet all in for his stack of 35,800, which Doyle quickly called, and Phan folded to leave the players heads up, with Moore at risk.

Jeremy Moore: A♠A♦ All in
Matthew Doyle: A♣Q♣

Moore was in a dream spot with his pocket aces, and the 3♦5♦7♣ flop left Doyle needing running cards to crack the aces of Moore. But the 7♥ on the turn left Doyle drawing dead, and after the K♦ on the river, Moore took the pot and the double up.

After the hand Phan reveled, he folded pocket threes and would have flopped a set.