Action was picked up with a player all in for 19,2000, and Chase Smith putting him at risk.
All in Player: AxJx 
Chase Smith: J?J?
Smith had his opponent in rough shape, and once the board ran out 3?4?7?2?6? the pocket jacks of Smith remained best, giving him the pot and eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action folded to a player in the cutoff and he raised to 2,300. Shane Bissinger on the button then three-bet all in for his stack of 22,300, before the small blind moved all in for less. Once the big blind folded, the player in the cutoff mucked, leaving the players heads up, with the small blind at risk.
Small Blind: K?9?
Shane Bissinger: Q?Q?
Bissinger was in great shape for a double, and once the board ran out 8?2?A?3?10? his pocket queens remained best, giving him the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,500
47,500
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47,500 |
A player limped in under the gun, and when it folded to Jason Walker in the cutoff, he raised to 2,200. Preston McEwen in the small blind called, and once the big blind folded the under the gun player called as well.
The flop came J?7?Q? and it was checked to Walker who fired out 4,000. McEwen then raised all in, which got a quick fold from the under the gun player, and Walker sat in the tank. After about a minute thinking over his decision, Walker mucked his hand to give the pot to McEwen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,300 | |
|
19,600
10,400
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10,400 |
A player from under the gun raised to 2,200 from under the gun, which was called by Aaron McIntosh in the hijack, and the big blind.
After the flop came 6?9?6? it was checked to McIntosh who fired out 3,500. The big blind called, and the under the gun player folded.
The turn brought the 10? and both players checked to see the A? on the river. The big blind then bet all in for his stack of 10,500, which was snap called by McIntosh. The big blind tabled A?J? for two pair, aces and sixes, but McIntosh turned over A?A? for a full house, aces full of sixes to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,800
46,800
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46,800 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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The RunGood Poker Series' triumphant return to Jamul Casino saw an uptick in entrants as compared to last November. A grand total of 407 entrants over the course of three flights of play beat the set prize pool guarantee and left $211,640 to be split between 52 players. After ten hours of play, there was just one player standing alone at the end.
It was just four short months ago that Kenneth Hirose claimed a career-best score at the WSOP Circuit Commerce. He finished in second place in the Mini-Main event for $53,258. While a significant sum of money, his first big heads-up match had gone awry. Now, he can happily report a heads-up match that went his way.
“It feels much better to take it down,” Hirose said with the new shiny ring wrapped around his finger. “Obviously, that’s the goal of any tournament. To come so close and not close it out, it stings. It just feels a million times better to take the whole thing down.”
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Hirose | United States | $42,875 |
| 2 | Ramon Mantuano | United States | $30,675 |
| 3 | Luis Medina | United States | $20,130 |
| 4 | Tim Acker | United States | $13,220 |
| 5 | Nan Chen | United States | $9,870 |
| 6 | Fabrice Lapeyre | United States | $8,175 |
| 7 | Di Wu | United States | $6,855 |
| 8 | James Lawrey | United States | $5,570 |
| 9 | Allen Moheimani | United States | $4,295 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Michael Myers opened the action from middle position with a raise, and once it folded to a player on the button, she three-bet to 6,000. The player on the small blind called, before Myers four-bet 18,300. The player on the button then five-bet all in for her stack of 33,400. The small blind folded and Myers made the call, putting his opponent at risk.
Button: A?Q?
Michael Myers: K?K?
Myers was poised for a knockout, and the 7?7?2? kept him well in front. However, the 8? on the turn gave his opponent a flush draw to go along with an ace as outs. But the river brought the 4? and the pocket kings of Myers remained best, giving him the pot and eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,600 |
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