Manish Khadka raised to 17,000 in the hijack and Ting Chi three-bet jammed in the cutoff for 59,000 to put herself at risk. Khadka made the call.
Ting Chi: A♠A♦ 
Manish Khadka: Q♦J♦
The flop came 3♣6♠8♣ with Chi's aces still out in front. She sealed the deal on the 3♠ turn and the meaningless 4♦ rolled off on the river.
Michael Brown raised to 10,000 in the cutoff, Lam Nguyen flatted on the button, and Manish Khadka three-bet to 40,000 in the big blind.
Brown then four-bet to 110,000, leaving himself with just 5,000 behind. Nguyen quickly folded and Khadka thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck as well.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Action went four-ways to a flop of 4♠8♣3♥ in a limped pot, where it checked to Ryan Kephart in the hijack, who bet 6,000. Shannon Eason called in the cutoff, while the players in the blinds got out of the way.
On the K♠ turn, Kephart fired out a bet of 13,000, prompting Eason to give up her hand.
Ting Chi raised to 11,000 from under the gun and Joshua McCarley three-bet jammed for 50,000 in early position to put himself at risk. Chi asked for a count before making the call.
Joshua McCarley: Q♥Q♣
Ting Chi: A♠K♥
There were no aces or kings to be found on the 8♦4♦5♦4♣5♥ runout, earning McCarley the double up.
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.”
| 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 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
After four limps, Garry Kennemur moved all in for 42,000 in the big blind to put himself at risk. Only the under-the-gun Thomas Pepe made the call, who covered.
Garry Kennemur: 5♦2♦
Thomas Pepe: 7♦7♥
Pepe didn't want to see a seven after the 8♠9♠6♥ flop, which would give Kennemur a straight. The board ran out J♣, A♦, and Kennemur was sent to the rail.
Phillip Bertram raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Shannon Eason in the small blind and Jeremiah Smith in the big blind.
The 7♥6♠A♦ flop checked through to the 3♠ turn, where it checked to Smith, who bet 6,500. Bertram and Eason both continued to the 7♦ river.
Eason threw out a bet of 20,500, prompting Smith to quickly fold and Bertram to think through his decision. Bertram eventually folded 10♥10♦ and Eason showed A♠7♠ for the full house.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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