$575 RunGood Main Event Day 1c | 2022 RGPS Thunder Valley

01-08-2022 18:11 UTC-7

New Main Event Record for RunGood Poker Series

NicholasBaltz

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A record was broken this weekend at the RunGood Poker Series main event from Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

After three starting flights, there were 890 entries in the Main Event. This breaks the previous record of 851 entries in Omaha, Nebraska at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs stop in June of 2021.

The field also smashed the $200,000 guarntee, generating a prize pool of $445,000.

There will be 112 players paid and first place will take home $77,400.

01-08-2022 18:19 UTC-7

Massive Pot Goes to Rusnak

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NicholasBaltz

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Multiple players stood up from table 16 to watch a huge three-way all in taking place.

The board was reading and Paul Castro had both Michael Rusnak and a player in seat five at risk.

Michael Rusnak:
Seat Five:
Paul Castro:

Rusnak was ahead with pocket aces but he needed to dodge the flush and straight draws from his opponents.

The turn brought the and the river was as Rusnak held for the huge double. Seat five was eliminated and Castro was left with 7,500 in chips.

Castro did manage to double up the next hand through Rusnak to get back to 16,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rusnak	295,000 295,000	295,000

Paul Castro	16,500 -164,500	-164,500

Tags: Michael Rusnak Paul Castro

01-08-2022 19:11 UTC-7

Moua Catches "Stapes" Bluffing

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NicholasBaltz

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With the board showing and about 30,000 already in the middle, Joe "Stapes" Stapleton bet 15,000 and Blong Moua called.

Stapleton showed for a busted flush draw and Moua tabled for jacks and eights and the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blong Moua	290,000 290,000	290,000
Joe Stapleton	18,000 -60,500	-60,500

Tags: Blong Moua Joe Stapleton

01-08-2022 19:30 UTC-7

Rusnak Rising After Another Knockout

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NicholasBaltz

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Rusnak bet 23,000 on the turn with about 30,000 already in the middle.

Michael Hubbard went deep into the tank for a couple of minutes before moving all in for approximately 150,000 and Rusnak snapped him off.

Michael Rusnak:
Michael Hubbard:

Rusnak was in front with his set of tens and Hubbard got up from his chair as the peeled on the river and another big pot was sent in the direction of Rusnak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rusnak	545,000 250,000	250,000

Michael Hubbard	Busted

Tags: Michael Hubbard Michael Rusnak

01-08-2022 20:03 UTC-7

Next Stop for RunGood Poker Series: Jamul Casino (Feb. 1-6)

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NicholasBaltz

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The RunGood Poker Series is returning to one of its popular destinations next month — Jamul Casino in San Diego. From February 1-6, players in Southern California can take a shot at the $575 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, which features a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

RunGood San Diego will also feature six additional side events, including a series opening $125 buy-in Seniors Event for players aged 50 and over.

At present, the RPGS is running at Thunder Valley in the Sacramento area. PokerNews is busy live reporting the $575 buy-in Main Event, an NLH tournament with a $200,000 or greater prize pool.

Heading to Southern California

Jamul Casino is a regular and favorite stop for RunGood Poker Series players. The card room happens to be one of the top places to play poker in Southern California. Starting February 1, the San Diego casino will host a big series that will attract hundreds of players from the area for both tournaments and cash games.

The highlight of the series is the $575 buy-in Main Event, which runs from February 4-6 and includes three Day 1 starting flights, one on February 4 and two on February 5. The final day and table is set for February 6. PokerNews will again be in attendance live reporting the RGPS Main Event. A complete series schedule is below:

Date	Tournament	Guarantee
Feb. 1	$125 Seniors NLH	N/A
Feb. 1	$135 Opening Night Guest Bounty	N/A
Feb. 2	$185 DeepStack NLH Day 1a (12 p.m.)	$20,000
Feb. 2	$185 DeepStack NLH Day 1b (7 p.m.)
Feb. 3	$185 DeepStack NLH Day 2
Feb. 3	$200 Two Green Chip Bounty	N/A
Feb. 4	$300 Pot-Limit Omaha	N/A
Feb. 4	$575 RunGood Main Event Day 1a	$100,000
Feb. 5	$575 RunGood Main Event Day 1b (12 p.m.)
Feb. 5	$575 RunGood Main Event Day 1c (7 p.m.)
Feb. 6	$575 RunGood Main Event Day 2
Feb. 6	$240 Black Chip Bounty Closer	N/A

Players can win their way into the Main Event on the cheap. Satellite tournaments are scheduled for February, 3, 4, and 5, with buy-ins for each at just $140.

When the Jamul Casino stop wraps up, the RunGood Poker Series will work its way to the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa from February 15-20, highlighted by a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool Main Event.

Tags: RunGood San Diego Thunder Valley

01-08-2022 20:28 UTC-7

Four-Way All-In Goes to Prok

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NicholasBaltz

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

"Four-Way All-In," said a player from table two as players gathered to watch.

Daniel Hatch held the biggest stack and had Alex Prok, plus the players in seats four and five at-risk preflop.

Alex Prok:
Seat Four:
Seat Five:
Daniel Hatch:

Hatch was in front with pocket aces but that would change on the flop . The turn brought the and the river was the to send a shock through the table as Prok drilled a set of nines to win it.

Seats four and five were both eliminated while Hatch took a hit to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Prok	235,000 40,000	40,000
Daniel Hatch	113,500 113,500	113,500

Tags: Alex Prok Daniel Hatch

01-08-2022 22:24 UTC-7

Michael Rusnak Runs it Up in Day 1c of the RunGood Poker Series $575 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event $200,000 GTD at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

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NicholasBaltz

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Day 1c has come to a close at the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) $575 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event $200,000 GTD from the Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

Michael Rusnak (563,000) leads the pack from Day 1c. He grabbed a big stack by winning a three-way all-in with pocket aces earlier in the day and never looked back.

There were 455 entries into Day 1c and 57 advanced to Day 2 and each player is in the money. They will join the 55 other players from Day 1a and Day 1b to return Sunday, Jan 9 at 11 a.m. for Day 2.

A new record was set this weekend at the RunGood Poker Series. After three starting flights, there were 890 entries in the Main Event. This breaks the previous record of 851 entries in Omaha, Nebraska at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs stop in June of 2021.

The field also smashed the $200,000 guarantee, generating a prize pool of $445,000. There will be 112 players paid and first place will take home $77,400.

Other players that advanced from Day 1c include Simon Santiago (518,000), Alex Prok (273,000), Frank Saunders (517,000), Kyle Kitagawa (214,000), and Dan Martin (60,000).

They will be joined by qualifiers from the earlier flights such as Day 1a chip leader Tho Duong (494,000), Day 1b chip leader David Newton (624,000), Bernard Lee (576,000) Jeff Platt (144,000) Julie Cornelius (124,000), Sayed Mousavi Rad (405,000), Blair Hinkle (62,000), and Theresa Cummings (353,000).

PokerNews will continue coverage of the tournament until its completion. Check back here for all the updates until a champion is crowned in the RGPS $575 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event $200,000 GTD at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

Tags: Alex Prok Bernard Lee Blair Hinkle Dan Martin David Newton Frank Saunders Jeff Platt Julie Cornelius Kyle Kitagawa Michael Rusnak RunGood Sayed Mousavi Rad Simon Santiago Theresa Cummings Tho Duong Thunder Valley