Kyle Kinder Wins RGPS Downstream Showbound Main Event ($42,781)
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Showbound $575 Main Event hosted by Downstream Casino Resort attracted 372 entrants over three Day 1 flights, a baker's dozen shy of the venue record. The total prize pool for the event came to $186,000, well above its $100,000 guarantee.
On Sunday, Kyle Kinder emerged victorious to capture a $42,781, his first documented tournament cash according to HendonMob. In addition, Kinder and the entire final table were extended invitations into the season-ending freeroll satellite at Hard Rock Tulsa for a pair of $5,000 Sit & Go seats to be on Poker After Dark, recorded in the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Kinder | United States | $42,781 |
| 2 | Shane Fuller | United States | $26,412 |
| 3 | Nic Petree | United States | $17,577 |
| 4 | Lance Hendricks | United States | $12,183 |
| 5 | Li Wu | United States | $9,207 |
| 6 | Papa Karn | United States | $7,161 |
| 7 | William McCracken | United States | $5,952 |
| 8 | Matt Blackwell | United States | $4,929 |
| 9 | Clyde Lorance | United States | $4,166 |
| 10 | Norm Glueckert | United States | $3,181 |
Others to cash the Main Event were Kurt Haiss (13th - $2,399), James Traber (17th - $1,804), start-of-the-day chip leader Craig Dick (23rd - $1,488), Mike Marne (34th - $1,209), RGPS Council Bluffs champ Nick Burris (36th - $1,209), and Bill Sanders (44th - $1,023).
Final Table Action
Norm Glueckert was the first to fall after shoving with king-five suited and failing to get there against Nick Petree��s pocket jacks, and Clyde Lorance followed him out the door in ninth losing ace-queen to Matt Blackwell��s pocket queens.
Blackwell then hit the rail himself getting it in with pocket nines and losing a flip to Petree, who flopped an ace holding ace-queen. That proved to be a popular hand as Lance Hendricks used it to send William McCracken, who held king-nine in his final hand, out the door in seventh place for $5,952.
Papa Karn, the father of RGPS founder Tana Karn, took his leave after getting his short stack in with nines against Shane Fuller��s Big Slick, and Li Wu busted when his ten-eight suited fell to Fuller��s nine-seven.
It was at that point Kinder got his first final table knockout when Hendricks jammed with king-nine only to run it smack dab into the eventual champ��s ace-king. Kinder then used Big Slick to eliminated Petree, who had ace-eight, in third place for $17,577 before setting up a final two match against Fuller, which would last just six hands.
The former held a 2:1 chip lead, and it came to a head when Fuller three-bet jammed holding ace-queen and Kinder opted to call with king-four suited. One club on the flop and two more on the turn and river gave Kinder a flush, and Fuller was eliminated in second place for $26,412.
The next RGPS stop will take place March 5-10 at Horseshoe Tunica, and once again the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to capture all the action.
Preliminary Event Winners
| Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| $135 Pro Bounty | Mike Spyers | $4,791 |
| $180 Deepstack | Shannan Roberts | $11,658 |
| $135 PLO Mania + Rebuys | Justin Gardenhire | $4,068 |
| $165 NLH 6-Max | Nic Petree | $4,337 |
| $165 Doublestack Turbo | Hugh Bryan | $1,152 |