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Chadd Johnson holds the chip lead entering play
Today will be an exciting day here at the Downstream Casino Resort on the outskirts of Joplin, Missouri as the 2015 RunGood Poker Series Main Event will play down to a winner. That lucky player will take home $43,453 and a seat to the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. Out of the original 328 entrants, 55 players return today and 36 of those will make the money. Chadd Johnson comes into play with the chip lead with 281,000 in chips. Saied Moradi sits in second with 272,500 and Lou Barlow rounds out the top three with a stack of 253,000.
Plenty of hopefuls have their eye on the top prize including Terry Karn (91,000), Darren Attebery (250,000), Jamie Kerstetter (53,500), Heather Alcorn (159,000), Terry Presley (148,000), Michele Lorett (109,500), Ross Bybee (159,500), Randy Fikki (118,500), Rodney Spriggs (152,000), Matt Newcombe (184,000), Chris Drake (200,000), Ryan Tepen (12,000), Randy Murfin (120,000), and the defending champion of this event Mark Martin (32,500).
Players will start at blinds of 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante and will play 45 minute levels today. They'll play until there's only one remaining and PokerNews will be here providing live coverage until that happens. Tune in to find out who that winner is!
James Darnaby was all in and at risk pre-flop with and was racing against the of Bret Persinger. The board ran out to give Persinger the pot and eliminate Darnaby in 23rd place for $1,700.
Terry Presley opened for a raise pre-flop and was called by Jim Sybrant. Presley would lead out on the flop and Sybrant would move all in. Presley snap-called with for two pair which was well ahead of Sybrant and his . The turn and river came and Sybrant was eliminated in 22nd place for $1,700.
Michael Kennedy opened for 30,000 from the button and John Reynolds moved all in from the small blind. Terry Presley folded his big blind and Kennedy made the call. Reynolds had and Kennedy and Reynolds would deliver the knockout when the board ran out .
Chris Drake moved all in first to act and it was folded all the way around to Chadd Johnson in the big blind. He looked at his cards and quickly announced a call while turning over . Drake tabled .
Drake would take the lead on the flop and hit a third ace on the turn. That card, however, did give Johnson a flush draw and that is what he would hit on the river. Drake was eliminated in 20th place for $1,700.
A short-stacked Matt Newcombe moved all in first to act from the small blind and was quickly called by Patrick Dorothy out of the big blind. Dorothy had and was well ahead of Newcombe and his .
The flop came to give Newcombe a gutshot straight draw. He paired his ten on the turn meaning any ten or a non-spade eight or seven would give him the winner.
"Paint," said Dorothy, not wanting Newcombe to suck out on him.
The river was the and Newcombe was eliminated in 19th place for $1,700.
Joel Nimmo, who had raised the previous three hands and showed a pair each time, opened for a fourth consecutive time. Lou Barlow moved all in and it was folded back to Nimmo who made the call with yet another pair, this time . He was behind, however, as Barlow held .
That lead would change quickly when the first card out of the dealers hands was the . The rest of the board ran out and Barlow was eliminated in 18th place while Nimmo became the first player to top the one million chip mark.
We didn't catch the pre-flop action but Steve Eoff was all in and at risk with against the of Jesse Brown. The flop gave Eoff some hope as it came . The turn card would hit him but it was the case ace, the , to give Brown a lock on the hand. Eoff was eliminated in 17th place for $2,078.
After losing a race to Randy Murfin that doubled Murfin up, Jesse Brown would get his chips in good against Joel Nimmo holding to Nimmo's .
The flop came to give Nimmo a pair of jacks. The turn was the and Brown merely needed to fade a king or jack on the river to double up. The river was the and the table moaned as the ever hot Nimmo continued his unbelievable run.
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and was racing against the 
of Bret Persinger. The board ran out 
to give Persinger the pot and eliminate Darnaby in 23rd place for $1,700.
flop and Sybrant would move all in. Presley snap-called with 
. The turn and river came 
and Sybrant was eliminated in 22nd place for $1,700.
and Kennedy 
and Reynolds would deliver the knockout when the board ran out 
.
. Drake tabled 
flop and hit a third ace on the 
river. Drake was eliminated in 20th place for $1,700.
and was well ahead of Newcombe and his 
to give Newcombe a gutshot straight draw. He paired his ten on the 
and Barlow was eliminated in 18th place while Nimmo became the first player to top the one million chip mark.
against the 
, to give Brown a lock on the hand. Eoff was eliminated in 17th place for $2,078.
and Brown merely needed to fade a king or jack on the river to double up. The river was the 