For the third time, the RunGood Poker Collection (RGPS) made its option to the Reno’s Atlantis On line casino and Resort to run its $600 Primary Occasion. Overlay was nowhere to be discovered this time round as 301 entrants made their approach into the match, making certain that 39 gamers can be getting a bit of the $153,510 prize pool. After a comparatively brief Day 2, the sector was diminished to only one participant whose title was Dustin Cavanaugh, who received $33,450 and his first RunGood ring.
“That is the most effective weekend of poker I’ve had in years,” the newly topped champion informed PokerNews, “a lot enjoyable, lot of fine gamers, lot of fine competitors, and I had a blast.”
“My grandma taught me play poker for dimes once I was about 5 years previous,” Cavanaugh talked about his expertise enjoying, “I additionally took a math course in school. Not actual excited to return to being a pharmacist, so I’m simply searching. Choosing pinenuts and enjoying poker.”
The very first thing that Cavanaugh did was name his mom after the match and he talked a bit about her assist of him throughout this match. “It’s been freezing on this room, so she introduced me my lengthy sleeve. She’s engaged on her doctorate right here at UNR so I used to be simply up for the weekend visiting. It feels good to spend time with my mother and take residence a hoop. She’s so supportive of me.”
Cavanaugh goes to play a poker collection in Windover then adopted by a poker collection in Los Angeles, so his plans for the $33k shall be wrapped up in these tournaments for the instant future. “Consider in your self however nonetheless keep humble,” he stated when requested about what sort of recommendation he would give “however most significantly have enjoyable. It at all times feels such as you’re late on hire when the blinds enhance, however on the finish of the day we’re simply enjoying video games.”
Last Desk Outcomes
Day 2 Recap
Because the gamers acquired again to the felt, Rian Mullins (Thirty ninth-$850) ended his run as the primary participant to go. After that, gamers like Dallas Elwell (Thirty fourth-$995), Derek Stark (Thirty third-$995), Christian Cooper (Twenty fifth-$1,165), match director Michael “Murph” Murphy (Nineteenth-$1,640), final spring’s runner up Andrew Fredericks (18th-$2,005), and Ryan Awwad (Eleventh-$2,825) all fell shorter than what their hopes had been.
Jordan Cushman turned the ultimate participant to fall earlier than the ultimate desk as Cavanaugh raised and known as Cushman’s shove with queen-jack. The jack-high board added to Cavanaugh’s stack and Cushman’s ace-ten couldn’t discover any enchancment, eliminating him from the match and successfully from the NAPT Golden Participant of The Collection race for $2,825.
Last Desk Motion
The ultimate desk began with the elimination of Greg Paradero. He got here into the day as one of many largest stacks within the room, however coming into the ultimate desk he was rendered because the shortest of the remaining stacks. He was unable to search out any momentum as his remaining chips went in after a confrontation with ace-king on a queen-high flop in opposition to Michael P Harris who held queen-jack. No assist was dropped at his gutshot and Paradero ended his match in ninth place for $3,360.
Subsequent on the chopping block is Thomas Tran who moved in his remaining few blinds in from the small blind with ten-seven offsuit and Harris known as him within the massive blind with king-two. The king on the flop locked up the pot for Harris and the person donning the nickname “tesla” collected $4,210 for his eighth place end.
Just one hand later, Coy Sanders jammed in his final couple of chips in over Matthew Betti’s open and Aki Suzuki moved all in for extra which folded out Betti. Sanders seemed to be in good condition with the ace-queen in opposition to Suzuki’s ace-jack, however the board ran out containing a jack and Sanders collected $5,120.
NAPT Issues
The Primary Occasion was freely giving probably the most factors, however as soon as there have been solely six gamers left it turned a two horse race between Betti and Harris as to who may doubtlessly win the Golden Participant of The Collection leaderboard. The competitors was fierce between the 2 of them, however Betti turned the shortest stack and finally he acquired in his remaining chips with queen-jack in opposition to Adam Saven who held pocket tens. The flop contained a ten and the flip paired the board leaving the pot to go to Saven and Betti to complete the match in sixth place for $6,095. He performed the ultimate eligible occasion for factors, however was eradicated shortly after registration closed which left Harris because the winner of $10,000 cross.
Harris’ domination of the ultimate desk continued as he and Suzuki shared prime pair on a king excessive board. Each gamers acquired their chips into the center, however Harris’ ace-kicker was higher than Suzuki’s ten-kicker and he took down one other participant from the desk whereas Suzuki’s fifth place end was good for $7,360.
Because the match progressed, Harris’ appeared to increase his lead additional and additional. His largest turbulence up to now on the remaining desk got here when he clashed with Cavanaugh when Cavanaugh held queens in opposition to Harris’ ace-queen. No assist was dropped at the ace-queen and the queens had been good for the pot to even the stacks out. Shortly after, Saven moved in his remaining chips within the small blind with ace-four and Harris known as within the massive blind with ace-nine. The board contained no assist for Saven who bettered his ninth place end final Spring with a fourth place end price $9,540.
Scott Stewart got here into the day because the overwhelming chip chief, however the day had a tumultuous flip for him as his chip stack swung throughout together with in the course of the remaining desk. He went from chip chief to shortest stack, then a confrontation with Harris put him as an even bigger stack as soon as extra. The three gamers all had comparatively even stacks, however Cavanaugh ended up scooping up Stewart’s chips on a jack-high board holding aces in opposition to Stewart’s king-jack. Cavanaugh entered heads up with the large chip lead whereas RGPS ring winner Stewart completed in third place for $15,130.
Heads-up play didn’t take too lengthy as finally the 2 gamers clashed in a large three-bet pot the place Harris held a pair of nines in opposition to Dustin Cavanaugh’s king-ten. A king on the flop noticed each gamers get their chips into the center, and Harris was unable to discover a 9 to scoop up the pot, and he exited the match in second place for $23,325 whereas Cavanaugh took down the title.
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