James Galloway checked the 4♠5♣Q♥ flop from under the gun, and Sigge van der Veek slid out a bet of 1,500 on the button. The call was made, and Galloway checked again on the 10♥ turn.
Van der Veek sized up to 6,000, and Galloway replied with a raised to 25,500. Van der Veek then moved all in, and the call was quickly made.
Sigge van der Veek: Q♠10♦
James Galloway: 4♣4♥
Van der Veek tabled his two pair, while Galloway showed a set of fours. Galloway then improved to quads on the 4♦ river, taking down a big pot while sending his opponent to the rail.
Jon Paul Wingate opened to 1,000 from under the gun, and Joshua Lowy made the call in the cutoff. Adam Levy defended his big blind and checked the A♣7♣8♦ flop.
Wingate continued for 2,000, with only Lowy calling to see the 6♠ turn. Wingate fired 2,500, and the call was made.
The dealer revealed the Q♦ river, where both players checked it down. Wingate showed A♠2♠ for top pair, claiming the pot as Lowy mucked.
Joshua Lowy raised in early position, and Nathaniel Smith called in the hijack. Phillip Lee then three-bet to 1,200 on the button, and Jon Paul Wingate came along in the small blind. Jeffery Sowell also called in the big blind, and Lowy replied with a four-bet to 12,200.
Smith folded, and Lee moved all in. Only Lowy called, and the hands were turned up.
Phillip Lee: 8♥5♥
Joshua Lowy: A♦J♠
Lowy was the only one to connect with the 3♠9♠A♣7♥7♦ board, making two pair to send Lee out early.
Thomas McCutcheon led out for 4,000 from under the gun on the 10♣Q♣5♦ flop, and Noah Smith made the call on the button.
The 7♠ river produced another lead from McCutcheon, this time for 5,000. After taking a moment, Smith let his hand go and McCutcheon picked up an early pot.
The first ever RunGood Summer Series has been in action for the past week at The Lodge Card Club, and the time has arrived to kick off the $600 Main Event.
This weekend's tournament features a guaranteed $250,000 prize pool, with a total of five opening flights on the schedule over the next three days. The first chance to bag up a spot in the money gets underway today at 3:15 p.m. local time.
The series has already handed out nine trophies, and represents RunGood's second visit to the Texas state capital. Back in February, the RGPS Passport Austin $600 Main Event crowned Jose Garcia as champion out of a field of 1,018 entries, taking home the first-place prize of $88,007.
RGPS Passport Austin $600 Main Event Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Jose Garcia
United States
$88,007
2
Andrew Robinson
United States
$61,547
3
James Black
United States
$40,069
4
Kyle Stein
United States
$29,069
5
Kevin Easterling
United States
$22,149
6
Matthew Costentino
United States
$17,804
7
James Cazin
United States
$14,742
8
Thomas McCutcheon
United States
$11,706
9
Zachary Evers
United States
$8,691
Jose Garcia
Players will take their seats with 40,000 chips, facing opening blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The first 15 levels of each flight will be 30 minutes in duration, extending to 40 minutes from Level 16 onwards. The schedule includes 15-minute breaks after every four levels of action.
Late registration and reentries are permitted until the start of Level 9, and play will continue in each flight until the top 12% of the field remain. Players advancing to Day 2 will be in the money, and return on Sunday, June 21 to play down to a winner.
All participants can play multiple Day 1 flights, with only their largest stack carrying forward to the final day. Any players who navigate their way into the money more than once will receive a bonus of $1,500 per bag.
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Stay tuned all weekend long, as the PokerNews live reporting team delivers full coverage of the inaugural RGPS Summer Series Main Event here in Austin.
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