The hijack raised to 2,000, but Anthony Li wanted to play for more and chose to re-raise to 7,500 from the small blind. The hijack was not done and made the call.
Li continued for 5,500 on teh 7♣9♠2♦ flop and the hijack made the call.
The 8♣ turn led to a bigger bet by Li, who put out 19,000 on fourth street. His opponent folded to award the pot to Li.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,600 |
The hijack started the action with a raise to 2,200 before Andrew Ling opted to re-raise to 7,500 from the cutoff. The small blind and the hijack both came along with a call to create a three-handed pot.
All three players checked the 3♣3♠10♦ flop and the A♣ turn to bring the 7♦ river.
The small blind checked before Ling put out a bet of 6,000. The hijack called while the small blind folded.
Ling showed A♦3♦ for a pair of aces to drag in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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122,000
55,700
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55,700 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The button raised to 1,600 before Brett Thompson defended his big blind.
The flop came 6♠3♥5♥, prompting a check from Thompson. The button bet 2,000, and Thompson called.
The 9♣ turn was checked by both players to bring the 10♦ river.
Thompson took the lead and bet 2,000. The button made the call, and Thompson showed K♠10♣ for a rivered pair of tens. This was enough to win the pot as his opponent mucked without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,200
46,200
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46,200 |
Dawa Sherpa got it started in a battle of the blinds when he raised to 2,200 from the small blind.
The big blind defended and sent them to a flop of 2♠7♦6♣. Sherpa continued for 2,400 and was called.
Sherpa did not slow down on the K♦ turn as he bet 4,800. The big blind was not ready to let go of their hand and made the call.
Sherpa fired all three streets when he bet 8,800 on the 5♥ river. The big blind gave it some thought before they mucked their hand to yield the pot to Sherpa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,000
81,000
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81,000 |
A player from under-the-gun raised to 2,000 before Matt Lee made the call from early position. The big blind came along to create a three-handed pot as they took a flop.
The A♠9♦5♦ flop led to a check from the big blind before the under-the-gun player continued for 2,500. Lee responded with a raise to 7,500, which folded out the big blind. The original raiser made the call.
The 4♥ peeled on the turn before the under-the-gun player checked. Lee kept up the pressure and bet 12,500. His opponent opted to check-raise all-in, and Lee snap-called to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: A♦3♦
Matt Lee: 9♣9♠
Lee was ahead with a set of nines, but his opponent had outs to a flush.
The J♠ was not one of those flush outs as Lee scored the elimination as his stack crossed the six-figure mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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142,000
142,000
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142,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Andrew Ling raised to 1,400 under-the-gun.
The button and both blinds called to bring the 8♥3♦J♣. All four players checked the flop to bring the K♠ turn. Ling put out a bet of 3,500 and was called by the small blind.
The 4♠ turn led to a bet of 5,000 by Ling. The small blind deliberated before they made the call.
Ling showed K♦10♦ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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66,300
66,300
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66,300 |
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The journey for Ryan Rummonds to the RunGood Poker Series ring in the RGPS Passport Graton $250 Series Opener was far from an easy road. Rummonds endured a family tragedy last October following the death of his daughter, Rylee.
The tragic adversity did not end there, as he was also diagnosed with cancer last December.
Rummonds is now cancer-free and back on the grind at the poker tables. He opted to continue his quest for a RunGood Poker title and can now call himself an RGPS ring winner. He spoke with PokerNews regarding his tournament run earlier in the series.
“You've got to get lucky to get there,” Rummonds said. “In my poker player group, my buddies have rings, so it was nice to join the club.”
The Santa Rosa resident has been playing for 12 years as a tournament poker player and shared that he enjoys the larger fields and multi-flight format tournaments, which is what attracted him to the RunGood events at Graton Resort and Casino.
Rummonds calls Graton his home casino and shared what keeps him coming back to the game of poker through the highs and the lows.
“I think the camaraderie, the people, the excitement of hitting that two outer,” Rummonds said.
Rummonds is currently in Day 1a of the RGPS Main Event with a stack of approximately 22,000 in chips.
“I just have to be patient,” Rummonds said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000
22,000
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22,000 |
