{"id":8534,"date":"2018-10-09T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=8534"},"modified":"2019-06-10T17:21:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T17:21:17","slug":"gary-burks-wins-41519-rungood-poker-series-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/gary-burks-wins-41519-rungood-poker-series-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Burks Wins $41,519 RunGood Poker Series’ Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gary Burks has done quite well by himself taking the RunGood Poker Series Main Event and adding a total of $41,519 to his life-time winnings. The Bossier City-based tournament was indeed an exciting affair. Here\u2019s how Burks soared to victory<\/em> <\/p>\n The RunGood event took place for a second place in Bossier City seeing quite a few contestants contribute for a total pot of $254,700<\/strong>. The six-day series saw a lot of hopeful players come and attempt to claim at least a portion of the respectable cash prize, but the attempts of most floundered.<\/p>\n It was up to Gary Burks to go after the Main Event<\/a>, claiming $41,519<\/strong> in the process and completely dismantling the competition. It wasn\u2019t an easy win for Burks either. He had to face off 378 competitors and claimed first price after a gut-wrenching crucible. <\/p>\n Despite the stretched session, Burks managed to knuckle under and take out some notable competitors, including Pejman Niyati<\/strong> and Mark Burford<\/strong> who finished second and third respectively. <\/p>\n Burks did have a bit of scouting to do. In Day 2, he plunged into the $180 Deepstack event<\/strong> but was quickly dropped out of the race after running out of money. Then, for the Main Event<\/a>, which commanded a respectable $575<\/strong> as an entry fee, Burks had decided to give everyone a run for their money.<\/p>\n By the second day of the Main Event, clouds were gathering on Burks yet again, but he managed to weather the storm and arrive at a 550,000 for his total stack<\/strong> \u2013 still not a perfect result, but one that guaranteed him to continue and pursue his gaming efforts with a sliver of confidence in the very least. <\/p>\n After a while, Burks had managed to position himself perfectly. He had made it to the finals and was now starting at the last hand. Preemo\u2019s 2,190,000<\/strong> did give him some confidence. <\/p>\n Burks did what he does best \u2013 he good-naturedly went all-in replying to a 100,000 big blind from Preemo. Preemo hesitated, but said that he couldn\u2019t fold his hand. What followed cost him dearly and he was tossed out of the race. <\/p>\nBurks Prods the Defenses<\/h2>\n