2022 RunGood Poker Series
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Event 1
$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  798
Prize Pool:  $259,350
April 21-24, 2022

We kicked off the 2022 RunGood Poker Series with a $400 Super Stack tournament that attracted 798 entries over three starting flights. Christopher Barnes was among the leaders for most of the tournament and, in the end, took the title along with $30,954 after a five-way deal at the final table.

The opening tournament of the series featured a $100,000 guarantee that was quickly surpassed and our players combined to create a prize pool worth $259,350. The 101 players returning for Day 2 were in the money and the field quickly cruised down to the last nine players.

Matthew Zarcadoolas, Peter Fellows, and Rebecca Dellagloria were eliminated from the final table soon after it formed and Mike Wetcher was knocked out before the last five players went on break.

They decided to look at the numbers and quickly came to an agreement to divide up the remaining prize pool. James Salmon, Dimitry Agrachov, Yayun Liu, and Carlos all took home some big money but Barnes took the top prize of $30,954 as the chip leader.

Barnes also earned a seat in the 2022 RunGood All-Stars ProAM taking place in Las Vegas in December.

Congrats Christopher!

Results:

* – denotes results of a five-way deal

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 798

The Super Stack final table did not play another hand after the break. The five remaining players decided to look at the ICM numbers and quickly came to an agreement.

Christopher Barnes gets the Event 1 win courtesy of his chip lead, he earned $30,954 along with the RunGood trophy and a seat in the RunGood All-Stars ProAM in Las Vegas.

Recap to come later this evening.

Christopher Barnes – 6,475,000
Carlos Rojas – 4,225,000
Yayun Liu – 4,125,000
Dimitry Agrachov – 2,775,000
James Salmon – 2,225,000

1st: Christopher Barnes – $30,954 + RunGood All-Stars ProAM seat
2nd: Carlos Rojas – $26,439
3rd: Yayun Liu – $26,199
4th: Dimitry Agrachov – $22,498
5th: James Salmon – $20,781

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 798

The five remaining players were sent on another 15-minute break while tournament staff pulled the 5K chips out of play. Christopher Barnes continued to lead with Carlos Rojas and Yayun Liu in a race for second.

Seat 1: Yayun Liu – 4,125,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: James Salmon – 2,225,000 (18 bb)
Seat 4: Carlos Rojas – 4,225,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Dimitry Agrachov – 2,775,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: Christopher Barnes – 6,475,000 (52 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $46,250 + RunGood All-Stars ProAm seat
2nd: $32,414
3rd: $20,924
4th: $15,483
5th: $11,800

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 798

Mike Wetcher open-shoved for 785,000 and James Salmon moved all in over the top for 1,400,000 next to act. Christopher Barnes asked for a rough count of Salmon before folding.

Salmon:
Wetcher:

Wetcher ran his pocket fives into Salmon’s kings and nothing on the board could save his spot in the tournament.

James Salmon – 2,435,000 (24 bb)
Mike Wetcher – Eliminated in 6th Place ($9,370)

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 798

Rebecca Dellagloria open-shipped for 660,000 from under the gun and the move made it around to Christopher Barnes in the big blind. He checked his cards and quickly called.

Barnes:
Dellagloria:

Dellagloria was behind but had two live cards for a double up. But the board ran out and she was eliminated in seventh place.

Christopher Barnes – 6,700,000 (67 bb)
Rebecca Dellagloria – Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,755)

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 798

Yayun Liu and Peter Fellows were heads up to a flop. Fellows checked from the big blind, Liu bet 500,000 and Fellows called. The turn was , Fellows checked, and Liu announced all in with the bigger stack. Fellows called at risk for about 1,375,000.

Liu:
Fellows:

Both flopped top pair but Fellows had kicker issues with his king. The board finished with the river and Fellows was eliminated in eighth place.

Yayun Liu – 6,200,000 (78 bb)
Peter Fellows – Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,167)

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 798

Carlos Rojas opened to 105,000 from under the gun and Matthew Zarcadoolas moved all in for 910,000 from middle position. The rest of the table folded and Rojas quickly called.

Rojas:
Zarcadoolas:

Zarcadoolas ran into a monster and needed a lot of help from the board to double up. The dealer ran it out and Zarcadoolas was the first eliminated from the final table.

Carlos Rojas – 2,800,000 (35 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,624)

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 798

Event 1 quickly lost nine players in less than a level following the break to drop the field down to the final table. Christopher Barnes leads with everyone guaranteed $4,624 and someone here leaving with the $46,250 top prize along with the RunGood All-Stars ProAM seat.

Seat 1: Yayun Liu – 3,200,000 (40 bb)
Seat 2: Mike Wetcher – 1,625,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: James Salmon – 2,200,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Carlos Rojas – 1,980,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: Dimitry Agrachov – 2,690,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Christopher Barnes – 5,100,000 (64 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 1,050,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Peter Fellows – 890,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9: Rebecca Dellagloria – 875,000 (11 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $46,250 + RunGood All-Stars ProAm seat
2nd: $32,414
3rd: $20,924
4th: $15,483
5th: $11,800
6th: $9,370
7th: $7,755
8th: $6,167
9th: $4,624

10th: Pedro Palacio – $3,799
11th: Andrew Miller – $3,799
12th: Albert Barney Jr – $3,799
13th: Skip McDonough – $3,008
14th: Claudio Piedrabuena – $3,008
15th: Chad Summers – $3,008
16th: Nicholas Bennett – $2,495
17th: Smith Bonami – $2,495
18th: Dan Blackburn – $2,495

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 798

Cards are back in the air after another break and the two biggest stacks are sitting next to each other as they begin working their way to the final table.

No one is running away with a huge stack but James Salmon’s 2,600,000 and Carlos Rojas’s 2,475,000 are the best at the moment.

$400 Super Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 798

With 90 seconds to go before the next break, WSOP bracelet winner Yuval Bronshtein was eliminated in 19th place to drop the field down to the last two tables.

They are taking a 15-minute and will return looking for a final table.

19th: Yuval Bronshtein – $2,049
20th: Richard Chouinard – $2,049
21st: Mark Gaudino – $2,049