$600 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Joplin
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Joplin
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$316,200
Entries
620
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
81
Players Left
10
RGPS Joplin Main Event Kicks Off Tonight at 6 p.m. Local Time
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) has touched down at Downstream Casino for the RGPS Joplin $600 Main Event, which comes with a $100,000 guarantee attached.
The Main Event, which features live coverage from the PokerNews team, starts today with a 6 p.m. flight and there are three more chances. Survivors from all four flights will return on Sunday at 1 p.m. to play for their share of the and a RGPS Destination RunGood ring.
Players in the Main Event will start with 30,000 chips and blinds of 100/200/200. The plan is to play down to the final 12.5% of the flight field, at which point players will be in the money as they return on Day 2.
Levels will last 30 minutes on Day 1 with 15-minute breaks every four levels and the level length will increase to 40 minutes on Day 2.
There are plenty of other highlights left on the schedule, including a $300 PLO Ring Event and a $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH Ring Event.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of Day 1a of the RGPS Joplin Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up & Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1a of the RGPS Joplin Main Event.
LaFata Gets a Verbal Fold
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
A big pot brewed early between Mark LaFata in the small blind and an Joshua Friend in middle position.
Picking up the action on the river on a board of 3♠8♠10♥A♥7♣, LaFata bet 8,000 with around that already in the middle.
"I'm going to fold," Friend said as he held onto his cards. "Good hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards: A New Podcast for PokerNews
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.
For the first episode, Connor Richards spoke with soap opera actress and high-stakes poker player Farah Fath Galfond, who talked about her acting career spanning more than a decade, first discovering poker in Atlantic City and balancing poker with raising a family.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the hourlong interview with Farah Galfond by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
"I'm Re-Buying": McDonald Catches a Bluff With Ace-High Flush
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Lance Ledford opened from under the gun and Johnny McDonald Jr called on the button as the big blind also came along.
Ledford continued for 1,200 on the flop of 2♦6♠K♦ and only McDonald Jr called. Ledford then checked on the 5♦ turn and McDonald Jr checked back.
The 4♦ river completed the board and Ledford moved all in for 12,000 to be met by a snap-call from his opponent.
"I'm re-buying," Ledford said as he revealed A♠Q♠ for ace-high, while McDonald Jr showed A♦10♦ to win the pot with a slow-played ace-high flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted |
Get the RunGood Poker Series Official Rewards App
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
The RunGood Poker Series is bigger than ever in 2024 and they are supporting the massive growth of the mid-major series with the rollout of the Official RunGood Rewards App.
The app is your home for schedules, event photos, and an opportunity for players to stack rewards points for visiting RunGood stops and playing in events.
Other features are in the works, like competitions, digital collectibles, avatars, and badges that show off RGPS accomplishments.
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Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400