Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Day 1A of the Run Good Poker Series Kansas City Main Event is in the books. A total of 122 players queued up at Harrah's Kansas City for the opening flight of this $100,000 guarantee event.
When the flight was over, Javier Terrazas held the chip lead (212,500) over atop 24 players advancing to Day 2, which will start Sunday at noon.
Several familiar faces took a shot at Day 1A and Craig Welko, Blair Hinkle, Matt Donaldson were eliminated. Meanwhile, Grant Ilig (46,500) and Mason Hinkle (188,000) both advanced to Day 2, as well as Justin Gardenhire (60,000) and Mina Greco (89,500).
PokerNews Podcast host [Removed:139] and LFG Podcast Host Jamie Kerstetter, both played but failed to bag for Day 2 as well.
Danny Padilla bagged the second biggest stack after holding the lead for most of the day. Padilla bagged 203,500 and was just beaten out during the last level by Terrazas.
"It was a good last level," Terrazas said after bagging the chip lead.
There are still two more flights in the RGPS Kansas City Main Event. Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at noon. The final day will be Sunday at noon when all players combine for a chance to be the next RGPS Main Event Champion.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Javier Terrazas | 212,500 | |
Danny Padilla | 203,500 | -2,500 |
Mason Hinkle | 188,000 | 57,000 |
Brock McCoy | 184,500 | |
Terry Gardner | 168,000 | |
Nam Phan | 142,500 | |
Grant Illig | 134,000 | |
James Herderhorst | 124,000 | -28,000 |
Michael Jensen | 120,500 | |
Beau Wilshire | 116,000 | |
Eric Medved | 112,000 | |
Nicholas Burris | 93,500 | |
Mina Greco | 89,500 | 53,500 |
Tim Sire
|
88,000 | |
Paul Strohm | 79,500 | |
Keith Murrell | 78,000 | |
Justin Gardenhire | 60,000 | 25,000 |
Grant Hinkle
|
46,500 | -144,500 |
Thomas Bowler | 44,000 | -4,000 |
Ryan Barton
|
39,000 | -9,500 |
Michael Adams
|
38,000 | |
JJ Winston
|
34,000 | |
Brian Watts | 27,000 | |
Ronald Green | 13,500 |
The players will play three more hands before bagging.
Ron Green was in the big blind and his opponent raised to 4,600 from the small blind. Green shoved all in for 16,000 and his opponent called.
Green had against the of his opponent.
The board ran out and Green doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ron Green | 36,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Danny Padilla | 206,000 | |
Grant Hinkle
|
191,000 | 175,700 |
Mason Hinkle | 131,000 | 111,000 |
Nick Burris | 111,000 | 57,000 |
Ryan Barton
|
48,500 | 500 |
Thomas Bowler | 48,000 | |
Mina Greco | 36,000 | 8,000 |
Justin Gardenhire | 35,000 | |
Blair Hinkle
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Ryan Gregor opened to 4,200 from middle position and James Herderhorst called in position.
The flop came and Gregor bet 4,500. Herderhorst raised to 15,000 and Gregor called.
The turn was the and Gregor checked. Herderhorst bet 32,000 and Gregor folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Herderhorst | 152,000 | 70,000 |
Ryan Gregor | 41,000 | -24,000 |
Matt Donaldson was under the gun and moved all in for 2,100.
"I'm aaaaaaaaaaaallllll in," Donaldson said as he put in his remaining chip stack Ryan Gregor made it 4,200 and Blair Hinkle called from the big blind.
The board ran out and Hinkle and Gregor checked down to the river. Hinkle bet 3,000 and Gregor called.
The three players showed their hands. Gregor won the 6,000 side pot with against the of Hinkle. Donaldson ended up taking the pot with a straight, tabling .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Gregor | 65,000 | -14,000 |
Matt Donaldson | 4,600 | -15,400 |