David Penna opened from the hijack and was called by Jhonathan Taborda on the button and Shane Beckingsdale in the big blind.
On the 4♥3♠2♥ flop, Penna continued for 2,000 and only Taborda called.
Penna then check-called a bet of 5,000 on the 3♥ turn.
On the 5♠ river, Penna retook the betting lead, firing out 10,500. Taborda only had around 15,000 behind, and he quickly let his hand go, conceding the pot to Penna without showdown.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
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Play is underway in the final starting flight with 30 players seated at the first shuffle.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The RunGood Poker Series is making its debut at the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino with the $400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event. Over the last two days, 272 hopefuls have tried their luck, with just 28 booking their ticket to Sunday's restart.
However, there still remains one more opportunity to find a Day 2 bag, kicking off at 11 a.m. this morning.
Only the chip counts from the first two flights are available at this moment, but so far it is Tim Acker as the leader in the clubhouse with 709,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Acker | United States | 709,000 |
| 2 | Paul Nheiu | United States | 494,000 |
| 3 | Ernest Bush | United States | 436,000 |
| 4 | Ronnie Bardah | United States | 400,000 |
| 5 | Michael Baumann | Germany | 384,000 |
| 6 | Evgenii Tsatskin | Canada | 358,000 |
| 7 | Vanja Ovuka | 326,000 | |
| 8 | Douglas Lee | United States | 287,000 |
| 9 | Jose Goncalves | 268,000 | |
| 10 | Veronique Croes | Aruba | 204,000 |
| 11 | Christopher Funari | United States | 181,000 |
| 12 | Rachel Usack | United States | 159,000 |
| 13 | Jose Duzanson | 128,000 | |
| 14 | Thomas Rienessl | 125,000 | |
| 15 | Li Zi Zhou | United States | 58,000 |
| 16 | Asi Elias | United States | 49,000 |
This event features a starting stack of 30,000, with blinds beginning at 100/200, with a 200 big blind ante. Levels are 25 minutes in length today, with 10-minute breaks every four levels, including a 45-minute dinner break after Level 12 in the morning flight. Registration and unlimited re-entry is available until the start of Level 9 around 2:40 p.m.
Just the top 10% of the field will advance to Sunday's Day 2 and be in the money, at which point the remaining players will bag up their chips. Play concluded with 16:16 remaining in Level 14 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 in the first starting flight, which is likely to be the earliest finish.
| Level | Blinds | Length (mins) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100/200 | 25 |
| 2 | 200/300 | 25 |
| 3 | 200/400 | 25 |
| 4 | 300/600 | 25 |
| Break | 10 | |
| 5 | 400/800 | 25 |
| 6 | 500/1,000 | 25 |
| 7 | 600/1,200 | 25 |
| 8 | 1,000/1,500 | 25 |
| Break | Color Up 100s | 10 |
| 9 | 1,000/2,000 | 25 |
| 10 | 1,500/3,000 | 25 |
| 11 | 2,000/4,000 | 25 |
| 12 | 2,500/5,000 | 25 |
| Break | Color Up 500s | 45 |
| 13 | 3,000/6,000 | 25 |
| 14 | 4,000/8,000 | 25 |
| 15 | 5,000/10,000 | 25 |
| 16 | 6,000/12,000 | 25 |
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PokerNews will be on the floor at 11 a.m. providing live updates as the RunGood Poker Series continues its debut in the white-sand beaches of Aruba for the $400 RunGood In Aruba Ring Event.
$400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event
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