RunGood Poker Series All Stars Comeback Tour Seminole Coconut Creek

RGPS Seminole Coconut Creek $600 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

RunGood Poker Series All Stars Comeback Tour Seminole Coconut Creek

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$45,456
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$275,070
Entries
519
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
314
Players Left
45

Yassa Pips Sundberg For a Dub

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante
Nagui Yassa
Nagui Yassa

After a raise to 2,500 and two calls, Nagui Yassa three-bet shoved for 8,800 in the cutoff. Matt Sundberg four-bet jammed for 42,100 in the small blind, chasing out the remaining players.

Nagui Yassa: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Matt Sundberg: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Sundberg's kicker problem would fail to be resolved on a {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Spades} runout, and Yassa nearly tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Sundberg us
Matt Sundberg
33,700
-17,500
-17,500
Nagui Yassa us
Nagui Yassa
25,500

Tags: Nagui YassaMatt Sundberg

Donaghy Takes From Hui

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante
Gerard Donaghy in Day 1a action
Gerard Donaghy in Day 1a action

Gerard Donaghy checked a {4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{8-Spades} flop from middle position, and Phillip Hui bet 1,200 next to act. Donaghy check-raised to 5,000, and Hui called.

Donaghy bet 10,000 on the {3-Hearts} turn, and Hui, who had 11,400 left in his stack, tanked for a few moments before flashing a card to Donaghy and folding.

Player Chips Progress
Gerard Donaghy us
Gerard Donaghy
34,000
10,700
10,700
Phillip Hui us
Phillip Hui
11,400
-8,600
-8,600
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Gerard DonaghyPhillip Hui

Conrad Rivered By Nolin

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Chris Conrad in previous action
Chris Conrad in previous action

Chris Conrad was all in for 13,200 from the button, and Michael Lind had called in middle position. Joseph Nolin jammed over the top for 38,000 in the hijack, and Lind eventually folded.

Chris Conrad: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Joseph Nolin: {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

Conrad pulled ahead on the {6-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop, and while he improved further on the {3-Spades} turn, Nolin actually picked up outs to a straight. Sure enough, the {4-Spades} river fell to give Nolin a straight, and Conrad headed to the cage to fire another bullet with registration nearing an end.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Nolin us
Joseph Nolin
65,200
65,200
65,200
Michael Lind us
Michael Lind
63,000
-6,700
-6,700
Chris Conrad us
Chris Conrad
20,000

Tags: Chris ConradJoseph NolinMichael Lind

Silverstein Can't Catch Berkenfeld

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Jefferey Silverstein in Day 1a action
Jefferey Silverstein in Day 1a action

Jeffrey Silverstein bet 2,000 from middle position on a {3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} flop, and Brandon Berkenfeld jammed for 14,100 on the button. Silverstein confirmed the amount, then called.

Brandon Berkenfeld: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Jeffrey Silverstein: {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Silverstein shook his head when the {a-Hearts} fell on the turn, robbing him of a few outs, and the {7-Hearts} river forced him to pay off the double to Berkenfeld.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Berkenfeld us
Brandon Berkenfeld
36,000
Jeffrey Silverstein us
Jeffrey Silverstein
21,700

Tags: Jeffrey Silverstein

DiStefano Cracks Aces to Take the Chip Lead

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Vito DiStefano
Vito DiStefano

Vito DiStefano was in the big blind and snap-called a shove for around 25,000 from an opponent in early position with a {4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} board on the felt.

Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Vito DiStefano: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}

DiStefano's set of deuces held on the {6-Clubs} river, and he let out a loud, "Let's go!" as he stacked up another big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vito DiStefano us
Vito DiStefano
150,500
41,000
41,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Vito Distefano

Tae Getting Short

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Lucas Tae
Lucas Tae

Phillip Hui raised to 2,500 on the button, and Lucas Tae called in the big blind.

Tae checked the {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop to Hui, who bet 2,000. Tae called.

Both players checked the {6-Hearts} turn, and Tae checked again on the {q-Hearts} river. Hui bet 6,000, and Tae folded.

Player Chips Progress
Phillip Hui us
Phillip Hui
25,000
14,900
14,900
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Lucas Tae us
Lucas Tae
16,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Lucas TaePhillip Hui

Kerlin Quads Up

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Allen Kerlin
Allen Kerlin

Allen Kerlin jammed for 6,700 from middle position, and Jim Gibson called in the hijack, as did a player in the cutoff. The small blind three-bet to 35,000, forcing Gibson out, and the cutoff flung {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} up on the felt and folded as well.

"I had you," the small blind told the cutoff.

Allen Kerlin: {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Kerlin's prospects turned bright after a {3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop gave him the lead with a pair and a flush draw. The {k-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river were safe for Kerlin, and he quadrupled up.

"Live and suited, that's what I wanted!" Kerlin said while stacking up his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Gibson us
Jim Gibson
65,000
-8,000
-8,000
Allen Kerlin us
Allen Kerlin
29,600
29,600
29,600

Tags: Allen KerlinJim Gibson

Polychronopoulos Gets Counterfeited

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Athanasios Polychronopoulos in previous action
Athanasios Polychronopoulos in previous action

Athanasios Polychronopoulos jammed for 24,500 on the button, and Luis Mantilla called in the big blind.

Athanasios Polychronopoulos: {3-}{3-}
Luis Mantilla: {a-}{q-}

Polychronopoulos survived the {9-}{k-}{10-} flop and {k-} turn, but couldn't fade the {9-} river counterfeiting his pair of threes to bust.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Mantilla us
Luis Mantilla
125,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Athanasios PolychronopoulosLuis Mantilla

Nuts For DiStefano

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Vito DiStefano
Vito DiStefano

Vito DiStefano raised to 5,000 from the hijack, and was called by the small blind, as well as Luis Mantilla in the big blind.

Action checked through the {10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop and {2-Hearts} turn, and the blinds checked the {5-Clubs} river to DiStefano, who flicked out a single 5k chip. The small blind called and Mantilla folded.

DiStefano rolled over {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the turned nut flush, and the small blind mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Vito DiStefano us
Vito DiStefano
230,000
-15,000
-15,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Luis Mantilla us
Luis Mantilla
117,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Luis MantillaVito Distefano

McKoy Trying to Spin It Back Up

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Steven McKoy
Steven McKoy

A player raised to 6,000 from early position, and Steven McKoy, who held the chip lead in the middle portions of the day, three-bet shoved for 19,500 in the small blind. The early-position player called.

Steven McKoy: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

McKoy's aces held on a {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts} runout to give him a needed double,

Player Chips Progress
Steven McKoy us
Steven McKoy
43,000
1,000
1,000

Tags: Steven Mckoy