Tyler Patterson opened to 80,000 from the button and was called by Adam Dunkle and Kevin O'Donnell in the blinds.
The fop came out K?4?2? and action checked around to see the Q? on the turn. Adam Dunkle then led out for 125,000 which resulted in a fold from O'Donnell and a call from Patterson.
On the river 4?, Dunkle checked to Patterson who moved all in, covering him, and sent him into the tank.
After around 30 seconds, Dunkle made the call to put himself at risk but was then shown K?K? for the top full house by Patterson. Dunkle groaned as he tabled the inferior Q?10? and he was eliminated in 11th place.
On a heads-up flop of 3?8?5?, Gregory Flowers moved all in for 860,000 and Shijia Liu went deep into the tank.
"Ughhh, I don't think I can fold this hand, but that is a big bet," Liu was in a heated debate with himself.
After a good minute, he finally slid the chips in to put Flowers at risk and the cards were tabled.
Gregory Flowers: J?7?
Shijia Liu: K?K?
Liu had the upper hand with his pocket kings, but still had to fade Flowers' flush draw. The turn came the 4? to also give Flowers a gutshot straight draw to a six, but the river bricked with the 7? and Flowers was eliminated in 12th place.
Paul Sampson opened to 100,000 and then Deven Cannon moved all in for 655,000. The other players got out of the way and Sampson made the call to put him at risk.
Deven Cannon: A?9?
Paul Sampson: K?J?
Cannon was ahead preflop as well as on the flop of Q?J?A?, but the turn 10? was brutal as it gave Sampson a gutshot straight to take the lead. Only a king could save Cannon for a chop, but the river bricked out with the 8? and he was eliminated in 13th place.
Kevin O'Donnell opened under-the-gun to 60,000 and received three callers to go to a flop of 3?4?6?, where he continued for 150,000. Only Phatseluck Yang made the call and the two went heads-up to the turn K?.
Both players then decided to check and went to the river 5?, which saw another check from O'Donnell. Yang then placed out a bet of 175,000 and O'Donnell paused to think for a few seconds before he made the call.
"Straight," Yang announced as he tabled 7?6? for a rivered straight and O'Donnell quickly mucked his hand.
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is currently at Thunder Valley in Northern California to wrap up its Checkpoint season. While there, the three-time GPI Award winner for “Best Mid-Major Poker Tour” announced a new theme, new dates, and new rings for the second half of 2023.
"We're prepping for a massively fun upcoming season as we continue to qualify players to the Dream Seat Invitational," said Tana Karn, President at RunGood. "Our team is ready to deliver a best mid-major experience to close out the year!"
The 2023 RunGood Dream Seat? Invitational is an invite-only event at Thunder Valley Casino Resort on November 29th. 2023 RunGood Poker Series ring winners will be eligible to buy in to the $300 No Limit Hold'em event where PokerGO will be awarding an added entry to the PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll to first place.
The PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll will be open to the top 40 players on the PGT leaderboard, along with a select group of "Dream Seat" winners to be awarded in special events throughout the year. Last year, only the top 21 ranked players were eligible to compete.
On top of returning to many beloved stops for the remainder of 2023 in the new “Road Trip” season, the tour will expand to new stops in Baltimore, Maryland and St. Louis, Missouri.
Each tour stop will host signature RunGood events and giveaway items celebrating the season's theme. With buy-ins designed to suit all budgets, the RGPS offers an inclusive environment to experience the world of tournament poker.