$330 Poker Industry Championship
Day 1 Started
2019 RGPS Poker Industry Championship
$330 Poker Industry Championship
Day: 1
Welcome to the Poker Industry Championship
On the eve of the RunGood Poker Series at the Hard Rock Tulsa, RunGood Events presents the inaugural Poker Industry Championship to celebrate the behind-the-scenes individuals who make poker happen. The $330 Poker Industry Championship will get underway at noon local time. The event is a "ring" event, with the winner receiving a custom championship ring by Signature rings. Notably, the buy-in will have no house rake with $30 going straight to the dealers.
According to the RunGood Events page, "Lots of goodies will be given out along with live reporting by PokerNews.com to capture the industry’s next champion."
To enter, players must provide a valid gaming license or media credentials at registration. Players will start with 15,000 chips and levels will last thirty minutes each. Late registration and unlimited re-entry are open until the start of Level 9 (approximately 4:30 p.m.). A full structure sheet is available here.
You can catch all the updates and photos for the event here on PokerNews. The action begins at noon today.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
The Clock Is Running!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The inaugural Poker Industry Championship is underway here at the Hard Rock. Eight players are currently in action with more expected to join as registration remains open until the start of Level 9.
Players in the Early Action
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Update Your Stack With MyStack
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Brent Harrington Wins Second Championship Ring
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Leading into today's inaugural Poker Industry Championship, RunGood Events held an open-to-all preliminary event Monday night: the $135 buy-in 8-Game Mixer. Specifically, the games included: No-Limit Hold'em; Seven Card Stud; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Razz; Pot-Limit Omaha; Limit Hold'em; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better; and 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.
A total of 52 entries were recorded, with six players taking home a portion of the prize pool. With four players left, an unusual chop was negotiated, with RG Ambassador Justin Gardenhire taking home $1,300. Gardenhire's stack was then removed from play and the remaining three players competed for the title of champion and the custom Signature ring.
Play continued to well past 4 a.m. Tuesday, at the end of which RGPS and PokerNews live reporter Brent Harrington emerged as the event winner. This is Harrington's second championship ring this year, after taking down the RGPS-Tunica PLO Event for $6,838.
Complete event results:
| Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Justin Gardenhire | $1,300 |
| 2 | Brent Harrington | $1,132 |
| 3 | Stevn Laxton | $1,132 |
| 4 | Steven Glasscock | $1,131 |
| 5 | Nick Hughes | $437 |
| 6 | Michael Phillips | $328 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | 10,000 |
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28,300 | 8,300 |
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27,900 | 7,900 |
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26,000 | 6,000 |
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18,500 | -1,500 |
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17,100 | -2,900 |
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16,700 | -3,300 |
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16,400 | -3,600 |
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15,000 | -5,000 |
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11,100 | -8,900 |
Holloway Fills Up
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
On a board of 
, Chad Hollway check-called a bet of 500 from Thomas Bowler. The river brought the 
, pairing the board and completing a possible flush draw. Holloway paused briefly before checking.
Bowler calmly put out a bet of 1,000, only to see Holloway check-raise to 4,000. Bowler gave it some thought and then tossed in a call.
Holloway turned over 
for a full house. Bowler showed the case ten 
before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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27,900 | |
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18,500 |