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Flashback: James Coyle Wins PokerNews PowerStack for First RGPS Ring
As James Coyle walked into the tournament area at Palace Poker for Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series Passport Dallas $360 PokerNews PowerStack back in March, he was not alone. His wife Dora Coyle was also a competitor looking to add to her own poker résumé.
The couple had two shots to bring home a ring and title, but it was James this time who managed to make it all the way to the finish, capturing his first RGPS title and the $32,211 first-place prize after outlasting 569 entries to get the biggest piece of the $170,700 prize pool.
“RunGood runs such a great series. We were hoping we could get them here,” Coyle, a Palace Poker Ambassador, said to PokerNews following his victory. “It’s a great piece of hardware. You gotta wear it for a couple of days, for sure.”
RGPS Passport Dallas $360 PokerNews PowerStackFinal Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Coyle | United States | $32,211 |
| 2 | Zozimo Cardenas | United States | $21,465 |
| 3 | Michellee Simon | United States | $15,802 |
| 4 | Jose Garcia (US) | Mexico | $11,768 |
| 5 | Taylor Carlat | United States | $8,867 |
| 6 | Joseph Franks | United States | $6,760 |
| 7 | Carson Winneker | United States | $5,215 |
| 8 | Isaac Ovalle | United States | $4,073 |
| 9 | Michael Insall | United States | $3,219 |