PokerNews is not offering live coverage of this RunGood Poker Series event, but we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
$400 PokerNews PowerStack
Day 2 Completed
After dominating his opening flight, Nicholas Rigby has taken down the $400 PokerNews PowerStack event at Lake Erie Poker Room to claim another RunGood Poker Series title.
Rigby takes the top prize of $10,010 while earning his 11th RGPS ring after defeating Jeremy Halaska in heads-up play.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Rigby | United States | $10,010 |
| 2 | Jeremy Halaska | United States | $6,440 |
| 3 | Daniel Zink | United States | $4,260 |
| 4 | Randy Hockey | United States | $3,025 |
| 5 | Thomas Carlin | United States | $2,195 |
| 6 | Antonia Ndoja | United States | $1,660 |
| 7 | John Soucie | United States | $1,315 |
| 8 | Scott Schneider | United States | $1,095 |
In the 1,009th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway sits down with Albert Cheng, the Chief Growth Officer of Chess.com.
Poker may experience a boom among chess players as a popular chess website with millions of daily users launched a poker site and training program. Gambit, launched by Chess.com, is a free-to-use poker software where players can play against bots, friends, and other online users. They can also be walked through the basics of the game, take poker strategy lessons, and track their poker stats.
Gambit is specifically aimed at helping new players become introduced to the game without having to lose money or be pushed in-app purchases.
"Here's what it is: a poker site built for learning," Chess.com Chief Growth Officer Albert Cheng said in a May blog post. "No real-money gambling. No rake. Just the parts of the chess playbook that have made it work for millions of people, applied to poker."
Gambit, which is available on desktop as well as iOS and Android, will be immediately familiar to Chess.com users as the two share the same interface and graphics.
Be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
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