$1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Started
$1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Started
For the first time this year, The RunGood Poker Series has returned to JACK Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. The series included eight ring events including a $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship that will begin on Sunday, and the $1,000 RGPS Main Event with $400,000 prize pool guarantee, beginning today at 3:15 p.m. local time.
Last year when the tour came to this casino, an $800 main event saw a total of 712 entrants come out to play, creating a prize pool of $491,280. This saw the final three players make a deal for a part of the prizepool and after a little bit more play, Derek Bowers ended up winning $86,560 for his first RGPS title. With a slightly upped buy in this year, time will tell to see if Bowers will defend his title.
Place | Name | Country | Prize |
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1 | Derek Bowers | United States | $86,560* |
2 | Donald Mullen | United States | $61,410* |
3 | Paul Campbell (OH) | United States | $60,000* |
4 | Nicholas Lanzi | United States | $33,895 |
5 | Anthony Carbone | United States | $25,545 |
6 | Michael Volk | United States | $19,155 |
7 | Raymond Ezzie | United States | $14,735 |
8 | Joe Gugliotta | United States | $11,790 |
9 | Stephen Stock Jr | United States | $8,840 |
*denotes adjusted payouts
This week so far has seen plenty of RunGood ambassadors come out to play and collect trophies. Players like Emily Berglund, Nick Rigby, Daniel Hughes, Michael Lech, and WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer have all made appearances this week and will likely appear at some point during the main event.
Players will start the tournament with 30,000 chips. Blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante, with levels lasting 40 minutes. A break will occur after every three levels. Play will complete when the field reaches level 18, or when just 13.5% of the field remains.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RGPS Road Trip. Be sure to check out all the updates with the RGPS Tunica running at the same time as this event.
The 61 players have taken their seats at the start of the day and cards are in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Greg Raymer | 30,000 | |
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Shaun Emery | 30,000 | |
Eric Kois
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30,000 | |
Joseph Hanna | 30,000 | |
Richard Schnoering
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30,000 | |
Shane Pierce | 30,000 | |
Richard Viebranz | 30,000 | |
Anthony Carbone | 30,000 | |
John Lanese | 30,000 | |
Raymond Ezzie | 30,000 |
Ulices Contreras raised to 500 from late position which saw Tom Taylor call in the hijack and Shaun Emery call on the button.
The flop came out 7♥Q♦9♥ which saw players check around to the turn 4♠ that saw Contreras bet 1,500 which both players called.
On the river J♣, Contreras bet 5,000 which elicited two quick folds as he took in a sizable early tournament pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ulices Contreras
|
35,400 | |
Shaun Emery |
26,500
-3,500
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-3,500 |
Tom Taylor | 24,600 |
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Anthony Carbone in the small blind and Robert Shega in first position.
With a board reading 9♠4♠2♦8♦, Carbone checked over to Shega who bet 3,000 and Carbone called.
On the K♦ river, Carbone led out for 9,500 and Shega called quickly.
Carbone turned over 9♦6♦ for a rivered flush and Shega frustratingly flashed 4♦4♥ for a set of fours before tossing his hand into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anthony Carbone |
61,300
31,300
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31,300 |
Robert Shega |
14,900
14,900
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14,900 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Chase Hounshell called in the small blind and in the big blind, Dionta James raised to 1,300 and Hounshell called.
The flop came out K♦4♥10♠ and Hounshell led out for 1,000 which sent James into the tank.
After some thought, James raised to 3,500 which elicited a quick fold from Hounshell which gave an early pot to James.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dionta James
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36,500
36,500
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36,500 |
Chase Hounshell |
24,500
24,500
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24,500 |
Ryan Gebow raised to 800 in early position which saw another player three bet to 2,100 in the cutoff and the big blind called. With action back on Gebow, he four bet to 7,300 which saw the cutoff fold. The big blind moved all in for 8,900 and Gebow called.
Big blind: K♣Q♦
Ryan Gebow: A♦K♦
The board ran out 9♠5♥4♠9♥10♠ and the ace-king held up for Gebow to add to his stack.
At another table, Greg Raymer was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ryan Gebow |
102,000
102,000
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102,000 |
Greg Raymer | Busted | |
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