Dennis Thurman Wins RunGood Tunica

RunGoodGear

Aug 20, 2018 2 min read

The first stop of the RunGood Old West tour hit Tunica and brought out the second-largest field in RG Main Event history. 536 entrants created a prize pool of $268,000.

Two days of poker later, Dennis Thurman walked away with the first-place prize of $61,640 along with the cowboy boots and custom RGPS belt buckle.

The first stop of the RunGood Old West tour hit Tunica and brought out the second-largest field in RG Main Event history

Thurman hails from Missouri and carries plenty of poker experience from his days playing poker on the East Coast. In his first RG Main Event, Thurman topped a tough field and RunGood's Dan Lowery heads-up to win the title.

At the start of Day 2, Thurman opened play with 51,000 but quickly spun his way up into contention. He entered the final table in the middle of the pack and stayed out of Lowery's way while the latter eliminated player after player.

Heads up play started with Lowery holding a 3-1 advantage but Thurman quickly made his move. He doubled up at the start of heads-up play and chipped up from there.

Play went back and forth until Lowery had Thurman at risk again. Lowery held 7?7? against Thurman's 5?5? but Thurman flopped a set to take the lead. A few hands later, Thurman closed out the match when he hit with K?6? against Lowery's A?A?. The K? on the turn locked up the title for Thurman.

This tournament marks the conclusion of the RGPS Old West in Tunica. On behalf of RunGood, thank you to all of the Horseshoe tournament staff, ambassadors, and players for a great series. We'll see you next on the RunGood Series in Kansas City from September 17-22 for a $100,000 guaranteed Main Event.

RunGood Tunica Final Table Results

Position	Player	Country	Prize
1	Dennis Thurman	United States	$61,640
2	Dan Lowery	United States	$37,520
3	Adam Wandler	United States	$24,924
4	Marshall Bailey	United States	$17,420
5	David Newman	United States	$12,908
6	Ryan Enis	United States	$10,050
7	Jared Ingles	United States	$8,174
8	Grant Hart	United States	$6,700
9	Michael Pelt	United States	$5,360
10	Robert Shuptrine	United States	$4,368

RunGood Tunica Event Results

Buy-in	Event	Entries	Winner	Prize
$575	RG Main Event	532	Dennis Thurman	$61,640
$135	RunGood Pro Bounty	305	Bobby Woodruff	$7,005
$150	One-Day	144	Vernell Hoskins	$5,000
$185	DeepStack	430	Justin Gardenhire	$14,144
$100	Turbo	115	Hau Duong	$2,589