Zhenglun Wu raised to 3,000 on the button and the player in the big blind defended.
The flop came 5♥J♥10♣ and the big blind check-called a bet of 3,500 from Wu.
Both players checked the 5♠ turn and the big blind led out for 8,500 on the K♣ river. Wu thought for a moment before putting in a raise to 24,000 and the big blind made the call.
Wu tabled Q♠9♥ for a rivered straight and the big blind mucked.
The under-the-gun player moved all in for 10,500 and Steven Dill reshoved in middle position for 19,000. Keith Heine called in late position having both of his opponents covered.
Under the gun: A♦Q♦
Steven Dill: A♠Q♠
Keith Heine: K♠K♦
The flop came 7♦9♦10♣, giving under the gun the nut flush draw. The 9♥ turn and 4♣ river were bricks and the sizable pot was pushed Heine's way.
"Never without a sweat," commented a player the table.
The player in the hijack open-shoved for 8,500 to put himself at risk and was called by Bradley Zimmerman in the cutoff.
Hijack: 10♣10♥
Bradley Zimmerman: A♠K♦
The hijack remained in the lead on the J♥3♦Q♣ flop, but Zimmerman pulled ahead on the A♣ turn, pairing his ace. The river fell the Q♦ and the hijack was sent to the rail.
Hamid Izadi did not originally plan to come to Reno for the RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event, but a friend and RGPS regular Christina Lofquist convinced him to make the detour.
It turned out to be a $39,550 decision, as Izadi carried his Day 2 chip lead all the way to the title, capturing the RGPS ring at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.
"I'm glad. I'm going to take care of Christina (Lofquist) and my friends with a nice dinner for everyone," Izadi said in the afterglow of his victory.
Izadi is a nine-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, but until now he had been unable to secure an RGPS title despite several final table appearances. That drought ended at RGPS Passport Reno, as he finally added his first RGPS ring to his trophy case.
All the money went in preflop in a hand between Walker Miskelly in middle position who had 12,900 to start the hand, and the player in the big blind who covered.
Walker Miskelly: A♠A♥
Big blind: A♣Q♦
The big blind found some help on the Q♥9♠2♠ flop, but the board ran out 2♦, 9♥ and the pot was pushed Miskelly's way.
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