Marty Mathis

The second RunGood Main Event of the spring series turned out 313 to the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs. Mike Fouts wound up on top of the pack of the $560 buy-in event, walking out with the top prize of $36,516. Fouts entered Day 2 with one of the top stacks in the field and made his journey to the final table look easy. The early part of the day featured Fouts near the top of the leaderboard but never in pole position.

This week's Inside Gaming begins with a report from Nevada showing that sports betting has never been bigger in the state, tells of a couple of new casinos in New Jersey seeking online gaming licenses, shares news of sanctions against a casino-linked criminal network in Asia, and notes another price increase for parking on the Strip. As the Supreme Court continues to weigh its decision in the case of Christie v.

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website. Here's a look at the rankings as of January 31. It's a new year and that means a brand new Global Poker Index Player of the Year race is underway.