button in SafariLucky Queen Helps Horace Ingram Bag the Chip Lead on Day 1c of the Gateway Poker Classic Main Event
Horace Ingram arrived at the Hollywood Casino & Hotel today for Day 1c of the Gateway Poker Classic $800 Main Event impeccably dressed in a sharp, pink suit and diamond chain. He left it as the man to beat atop a packed field.
Ingram ended up as chip leader with 767,000 after a crowded third opening flight, with 237 players coming out to take their shot at the championship trophy. Only 29 survived the day, and it looked like Ingram wouldn’t be among them. He was all in for his last 200,000 with two queens, but ran right into Fouad Fahsi’s kings. The flop brought no help, but Ingram spiked a queen on the turn to win the massive pot. “I finally suck out the first time in my life!” he shouted out in celebration.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Ingram | United States | 767,000 | 64 |
| 2 | Shelby Burton | United States | 698,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Gene Janushanis | United States | 643,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Kyle Parrish | United States | 597,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Jerry Knoche | United States | 542,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Aaron Drummond | United States | 503,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Naveen Chepuri | United States | 456,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Matthew Blackwell | United States | 430,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Terry Stuhldreher | United States | 427,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Brady Schlueter | United States | 393,000 | 33 |
Shelby Burton is in second place with 698,000, while Gene Janushanis (643,000), Kyle Parrish (597,000), and Jerry Knoche (542,000) round out the top five. Matthew Blackwell spiked the river on back-to-back hands to vault up the leaderboard and bag up 430,000. Others through to Day 2 include Brady Schlueter (393,000), WSOP bracelet winner Jason Simon (343,000), Mark Lafata (195,000), and Glen “the Cannon” Gruner (150,000).
Papa Karn, the father of RunGood founder Tana Karn, fell a few spots short of the money for the second straight day. Dennis Phillips, Toran Tate, Dutch Boyd, and Michael Estes were also among those sent to the rail over the course of the day.
The 237 entries on Day 1c brought the field up to 521 through the first three starting flights. There are also 179 players currently in Day 1d, and the field will surpass 700 total entries by the time late registration closes. A total of 64 have already secured their spots for Day 2.
All surviving players return tomorrow at noon local time to play down to a champion. The action will pick up on the earliest finishing time from one of the flights. Day 1c ended with three minutes remaining in Level 17 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante, just beating out the first two flights.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow to follow all the action down to the crowning of a champion, so stay tuned for more updates.