2020 RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino

$575 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino

Final Results
Winner
Joe Walters
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$31,280
Event Info
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$147,000
Entries
294
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
64
Players Left
1

Joe Walters Wins the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino Main Event ($31,280)

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joe Walters
Joe Walters

Joe Walters finished Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino $575 Main Event the same way he finished Day 1b; on a surge, and on top of the chip counts in the end.

Walters was the last one standing from a field of 294 entrants, defeating Kevin Meyers heads-up and winning the Main Event from Jamul Casino in San Diego, California. Per the terms of a heads-up deal, Walters takes home $31,280, along with the RGPS ring and a $550 seat to the RGPS Pro-am at PokerGO Studios in December.

Meyers, who started the day with just 14 big blinds, rode a early-day wave and came up just short of winning the championship, coming in second for $23,505.

"For him to start the day with 26k, then finish second, is just an amazing accomplishment," Walters said of Meyers. "I was glad to play him heads up, it was fun.

Final Table Results

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (USD)
1Joe WaltersUnited States$31,280*
2Kevin MeyersUnited States$23,505*
3Robert FortunoUnited States$14,655
4Tim AckerUnited Kingdom$9,150
5Chris CarneyUnited States$7,065
6Imad KeroUnited States$5,950
7Spencer TepUnited States$4,915
8Papa KarnUnited States$4,045
9David ParaUnited States$3,200

*denotes heads-up deal

Final Table Action

The action was fast when the tournament went nine-handed, led by the fearless style of Spencer Tep. Tep came into the final nine with the chip lead, but bowed out in seventh place after a series of plays that didn't go his way.

Tep, along with the shortest three stacks going into the final table, all were eliminated within the first full level of the final table, leaving the final five to battle it out.

Meyers began to make his run to the second-place finish after taking a big pot from Chris Carney. Carney (5th - $7,065) was knocked out in the following hand.

Final Table
Final Table

Tim Acker (4th - $9,150) went out next, sending a massive amount of chips Walters' way in a hand that saw Walters flop a straight against Acker's two pair.

"I just wanted to pile the money in, thinking he had a big hand," Walters said of the hand. "I didn't want any scare cards to come, so I decided to get in in."

Robert Fortuno (3rd - $14,655) went to three-handed play with the stacks relatively even among himself, Walters and Meyers at times, but went home in third to send Meyers and Walters to the heads up match.

Jennifer Gianera Crowned RGPS Jamul Casino Champion

Jennifer Gianera
Jennifer Gianera is the RGPS Jamul Casino Champ

Jennifer Gianera finished fifth in Event #6 putting her ahead of everyone else in the Casino Champion point total. With registration closed in Event #7, there were only a handful of players entered in The Closer that could still pass her with a strong enough finish. Eventually, they were all eliminated; her fate was sealed and she was declared the Casino Champion! Gianera will represent the San Diego Card Sharks at the PokerGO Pro-Am invite-only event this December.

RGPS Side Event Winners

TournamentEntriesPrizepoolWinnerPrize
Event #1: $125 Pro Bounty216$22,680Jounie Angcao$3,254
Event #2: $180 Deepstack211$29,540Jennifer Gianera$6,050
Event #3: $200 Double Green Chip Bounty99$11,435Richard Furfaro$2,220
Event #4: $300 PLO47$12,220Glen Adams$4,275
Event #5: $575 Main Event294$147,000Joe Walters$31,280
Event #6: $240 Black Chip Bounty67$7,035Nadem Pattah$4,275
Event #7: $100 Series Closer87$6,960Aaron Knapp$1,437

Tags: Chris CarneyJoe WaltersKevin MeyersRobert FortunoSpencer Tep