This hand was picked up on the river with approximately 12,000 in the pot on a board that read 2♠5♣4♥A♣3♦.
Anthony Marquez opted to bet 8,500 from the big blind position.
Charles Himes had other plans, as he chose to raise to 32,500 in response. Marquez went into the tank as he considered the situation. A pained Marquez let go of his hand as Himes took down the pot.
Nicholas Rigby began the bidding with a raise to 2,500 from early position. Honghao Shi called on the button before Warlito Paz made the call from the small blind. David Miller woke up with a hand he wanted to put more chips in the pot from the big blind, and he three-bet to 10,000.
Rigby made the call while Shi and Paz folded to bring the flop of 7♥4♠9♥. Miller put enough chips to put Rigby all-in on the flop. Rigby called off his stack to be at risk.
Nicholas Rigby: 10♣9♦
David Miller: K♦K♣
Rigby needed some help as Miller had the goods with his pocket kings.
The 7♣ turn was bad news for Rigby as it took away his two-pair outs.
The turn would be even more relevant when the 10♦ hit the river to give Rigby a two-pair, but it was no good as Miller's kings and sevens were better to claim the pot and eliminate Rigby from the tournament.
This hand was picked up on a board that read 7♥K♠10♥K♣ with over 40,000 in the middle.
Rudolph Sisson chose to go all-in for 18,300 from the cutoff and was called by Arlen Sarte on the button to be at risk for his tournament life.
Rudolph Sisson: K♦Q♥
Arlen Sarte: A♦10♠
Sisson was a lock with his trip kings as Sarte had no recourse to win the hand with only one card to go.
The 6♦ river was all she wrote as Sisson secured the double to stay in the tournament.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The RunGood Poker Series has officially crowned Craig Welko as the champion of the 2025-26 Player of the Year Race following the RGPS Grand Prix and RGPS Passport seasons.
Welko will receive a custom traveling Player of the Year banner to be showcased at RunGood tour stops throughout the upcoming season, while the top five finalists will also be inducted into the prestigious RunGood Hall of Rings.
Terrance Reid was humming along, but the presence of PokerNews at the table prompted Reid to address his woes with ace-queen on Day 1c, where it had cost him a buy-in already.
"I'm going to bust with ace-queen either this hand or the next hand," said Reid as he resumed his action at the table.
The first hand was a fold, but like Babe Ruth, Reid called his shot on the next hand.
Reid opened from early position before Hieng Hoang three-bet to 4,500 on the button. Reid four-bet all-in for 21,800. Hoang called to put Reid at risk.
Terrance Reid: A♥Q♥
Hieng Hoang: 8♥8♣
Reid must have looked into his crystal ball, as he indeed picked up ace-queen just moments after predicting his own demise.
It appeared as though his worries were unfounded as a queen showed in the window as the dealer spread the flop, but it jeeringly came with an eight when the dealer fanned out Q♦4♣8♦ to give Reid top pair and Hoang a set of eights.
The K♣ sealed the deal as Reid was once again on his way to busting out with ace-queen.
The dealer completed the board with a 10♦ as Reid got up from the table and headed to the cage.
Reid bought back into the tournament and is now on a fresh stack of 40,000.
| Flight | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo | Sat. Aug. 1 | 8 p.m. |
| Day 1d | Sun. Aug. 2 | 12 p.m. |
| Turbo | Sun. Aug. 2 | 8 p.m. |
| Day 2 | Mon. Aug. 3 | 12 p.m. |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Players are on a 15-minute break. A total of 201 players remain. Action will resume at the 500/1,000 level.
button in Safari
