$2,500 Season Finale ($1,000,000 Guaranteed) Day 2 | 2022 RunGood Poker Series Season Finale

12-05-2022 13:48 UTC-8

A Round of Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Murray	246,500 217,500	217,500
Joe Stapleton	159,000 102,500	102,500
Nick Pupillo	156,000 1,000	1,000

Darren Rabinowitz	121,000 46,000	46,000

Victor Paredes	119,500 49,000	49,000

Pat Lyons	112,500 67,500	67,500

Scott Stewart	93,000 -67,000	-67,000
Dylan Wilkerson	89,500 -24,500	-24,500

JC Tran	71,500 -25,000	-25,000

Papa Karn	45,000 -25,000	-25,000
Brock Wilson	Busted

12-05-2022 13:35 UTC-8

Jacobson Wins a Big One From Underwood

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Day 1a chip leader Lane Jacobson has just dragged a large pot to boost his already sizable stack.

After Jacobson raised in early position and was called by a player in middle position, Ben Underwood squeezed from the big blind to 20,000.

Jacobson came back with a four-bet to 50,000 which folded out the middle position player, but didn't shed Underwood, who called.

The flop came and Underwood check-called a bet of 35,000 from Jacobson.

They each checked the turn, then on the river, Underwood bet 65,000 and was snap-called by Jacobson.

Underwood showed but Underwood showed for a turned top pair and the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lane Jacobson	450,000 167,000	167,000

Ben Underwood	58,500 -35,500	-35,500

Tags: Lane Jacobson Ben Underwood

12-05-2022 13:22 UTC-8

Prager Scores a Double-Up

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

One of today's last-minute registrants, Joshua Prager moved all in for 31,000 over a raise to 6,000 and a call and got called by Jon Des Pois to put him at risk.

Joshua Prager:
Jon Des Pois:

The board ran out , giving Prager a set on the flop to boost his stack near double its starting value.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Des Pois	109,500 -21,500	-21,500
Joshua Prager	79,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: John Des Pois Joshua Prager

12-05-2022 13:10 UTC-8

Mather Slows Down on the River But Gets There

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With about 12,000 in the middle on a turn board of , Bob Mather bet 6,500 from the hijack and was called by Joshua Steiner on the button.

The river brought the , putting a fourth heart on the board. Mather checked and Steiner checked behind.

Mather showed for a rivered top pair. Steiner shook his head slightly, then mucked his cards as the pot was pushed to the RunGood Thunder Valley PLO Event champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Mather	109,000 15,500	15,500
Joshua Steiner	84,000 -34,000	-34,000

Tags: Bob Mather Joshua Steiner

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

12-05-2022 12:59 UTC-8

Burum Bounces Platt

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Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A short-stacked Jeff Platt moved his last 21,500 chips in from middle position and was called by Chad Burum in the small blind.

Platt was at risk, but had a more than decent chance to chop.

Jeff Platt:
Chad Burum:

It was a battle of spades versus clubs, with each player picking up one more on the flop.

Burum picked up a fourth club on the turn in the , then nailed the on the river to send Platt to the rail in unceremonious fashion.

Meanwhile at another table, Justin Saliba was also eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Burum	264,000 1,000	1,000
Justin Saliba	Busted

Jeff Platt	Busted

Tags: Chad Burum Jeff Platt

12-05-2022 12:49 UTC-8

Arguelles Gets Paid on the River

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Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With approximately 35,000 in the pot on a completed board of , Florencio Arguelles bet 30,000 from the small blind.

In late position, Mark Egbert stewed over his decision before plunking down a stack of chips to call.

Arguelles showed for a flopped set and rivered full house.

Egbert bemoaned the result as he showed , saying "it's tough to fold that."

Player	Chips	Progress
Florencio Arguelles	210,000 100,000	100,000
Mark Egbert	116,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Florencio Arguelles Mark Egbert

12-05-2022 12:40 UTC-8

PokerNews Podcast: $12K Contest Giveaway Controversy & WPT RRPO Champ Andy Wilson

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Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss their recent travels, offer highlights from the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and offer an interview with the winner of the $3,500 Championship, Andy Wilson, who claimed a $785,800 top prize.

Speaking of the WPT, don't miss out on hearing about this week's ClubWPT Qualifier, who punched their ticket to the upcoming $15M GTD WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, as well as highlights from the WPT Premier MUG at Wynn Las Vegas.

Finally, the guys preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Jason Koon High Stakes Duel III Rd 5 match on December 7 before diving headfirst into the most recent controversy where Nemo "akaNemsko" Zhou, a chess and poker player, decided to hold a contest for a $12K WPT World Championship seat only to give it to her poker coach and alleged boyfriend Alex "Thallo" Epstein.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

12-05-2022 12:29 UTC-8

Peloquin Builds Through Moreno

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Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After Jesse Tinsley raised to 3,500 on the button, Andrew Moreno three-bet to 15,500 from the small blind.

Richard Peloquin then cold-called from the small blind and Tinsley folded.

The flop came and Moreno checked. Peloquin then sprayed a bet of 25,000 forward which after a bit of pause got a fold from Moreno.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Peloquin	285,000 11,000	11,000
Andrew Moreno	135,000 -34,500	-34,500
Jesse Tinsley	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Richard Peloquin

12-05-2022 12:20 UTC-8

Day 2 Late Registrants

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Mike Patrick

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Hien Nguyen	40,000
Steven Dempsey	40,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	40,000

Xiong Thao	40,000
Paul Arguell	40,000
Martin Zamani	40,000
Alfie Poetra	40,000
Joshua Prager	40,000
Timothy McDermott	40,000
Nova Baghdasarian	40,000
David Triggs	40,000
Cory Cook	40,000
Nicky Niknam	40,000
Rob Mariano	40,000
David Ong	40,000
Cole Miller	40,000
Ryan Awwad	40,000
Roman Shainiuk	40,000
Jarod Minghini	40,000
Justin Levitt	40,000