2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$39,083
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$251,340
Entries
426
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Thornton Steamrolling the Competition

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

It seems Joe Thornton can do no wrong.

In a recent hand there was around 30,000 in the pot and a flop of {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts} when Thornton checked and Mac McMillen bet 16,000. The player in the hijack then jammed in for roughly 50,000, the cutoff folded, and Thornton announced a call. McMillen seemed torn as to what to do, but eventually he released his hand.

Thornton: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}
Hijack: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

"Damnit," McMillen lamented, indicating he had folded a king. That king would have been good too as both Thornton and the hijack missed their draws after the {3-Hearts} blanked on the turn followed by the {5-Diamonds} on the river. As it was, Thornton won the pot with a pair of threes and jumped up to 400,000!

Player Chips Progress
Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton
400,000
160,000
160,000
Mac McMillen
Mac McMillen
60,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Joe Thornton