$800 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood St. Louis
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood St. Louis
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$410,200
Entries
586
Level
32
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
150
Players Left
18
Michael Chilton Bags the Day 1b Lead of the $800 RGPS St. Louis Main Event; Brian Jones Close Second
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After 16 levels of play, the field of 150 hopefuls was whittled down to just 18 in Day 1b of The $800 RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri. These players will join those from yesterday’s flight, as well as the two groups of players from flights 1c and 1d, to play Day 2 on Sunday for their chance at the biggest piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Leading the way is Michael Chilton, who put 567,000 in the bag to end the day. The Mississippi native started building a stack early on when he became the first player to cross the 300k mark in chips. This is Chilton's first RGPS cash and he'll look to make a deep run come Sunday.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Chilton | Paducah, MS | 567,000 |
| 2 | Brian Jones | Louisville, KY | 550,000 |
| 3 | Mike Hurley | St. Louis, MO | 494,000 |
| 4 | Tanner Pray | Lake St. Louis, MO | 380,000 |
| 5 | Jeff Levinson | St. Louis, MO | 378,000 |
| 6 | Britt Williams | St. Charles, MO | 336,000 |
| 7 | Tyler Buhlig | St. Louis, MO | 295,000 |
| 8 | Paul Fehlig | St. Louis, MO | 248,000 |
| 9 | Justin Coliny | Wentzville, MO | 238,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Rogers | St. Louis, MO | 226,000 |
Followed closely behind is Brian Jones, who bagged up just about a big blind less than Chilton. Jones, a long-time tournament veteran with more than $350k in cashes according to The Hendon Mob, will be looking to top his prior best RGPS finish of 31st at RGPS Bossier City, and become a part of RGPS history.
A few players who may be looking to give it one more go tomorrow in hopes of finding a bag are RGPS regs Craig Welko and Jerod Smith, as well as Jason Mendoza, who went out on the Day 1a bubble.
Play ended with 32:00 minutes left in Level 16, with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. These 18 players will return on Sunday, May 5 at noon local time to join the players from the other flights and play down to a winner. Anyone who didn't find a bag, and even those who did, are welcome to play the remaining flights in their quest to make Day 2.
Players that bag multiple Day 2 stacks will receive a min-cash for each stack and will play the larger of the two stacks on Sunday.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
567,000
536,000
|
536,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
494,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
380,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
378,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
336,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
295,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
248,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
238,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
226,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
193,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
|
169,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
152,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
50,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
36,000
-144,000
|
-144,000 |
Wenskonas Eliminated on the Day 1b Bubble by Coliny
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Justin Coliny raised to 20,000 from the button and John Wenskonas called from the big blind.
The two players saw a K♠5♣3♦ flop and Wenskonas checked.
Coliny bet 20,000, Wenskonas moved all-in, and Coliny made the snap-call.
John Wenskonas: K♥10♥ 
Justin Coliny: 5♥5♦
The turn 3♥ would seal it up for Coliny, and the 9♥ on the river secured Wenskonas elimination and ending Day 1b.
The 18 remaining players will return on Sunday, May 5 at noon local time for Day 2. Stay tuned for a full recap and chip counts later tonight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Wenskonas Doubles Through Watson
John Wenskonas moved all-in from under the gun for 20,000 and Jesse Watson reshoved from his left.
The rest of the table folded and the cards were on their backs.
John Wenskonas: 5♠5♦
Jesse Watson: A♦K♠
The final board ran out Q♥9♦4♣8♠2♠ to secure Wenskonas the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Alsaden vs. Williams
Iman Alsaden limped in from the small blind and Britt Williams raised to 33,000 from the big blind, with Alsaden making the call.
The two players saw a Q♦J♠4♣ flop and Alsaden check-called a bet of 25,000 from Williams.
The turn came the 2♥ and checked through, as did the A♣ river, with Williams tabling Q♠K♥ to take it down with a pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
160,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Hand-for-Hand Begins
With only 19 players remaining, the hand-for-hand portion of the tournament has begun.
When the field reaches 18 players, they'll bag up for the night and return for Day 2.
Aherron Eliminated by Evans
Neal Aherron moved all-in from the button for 57,000 and Harold Evans reshoved from the small blind for 235,000.
Neal Aherron: K♦7♦
Harold Evans: A♣10♦
The final board ran out A♥4♣2♠10♥7♣, completing two pair for Evans and eliminating Aherron.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Double for McNeal
A player in late position raised to 16,000 and Kathleen McNeal moved all-in from the small blind for 37,000, getting the call from her opponent.
Kathleen McNeal: A♦K♦
Opponent: Q♦10♦
McNeal would spike a favorable flop and go on to hold through a final runout of A♠5♠5♦7♠10♠, securing her the full double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
15,000
|
15,000 |