Main Event
Day 1c Started
2019 RunGood Poker Series Kansas City
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 RunGood Poker Series Kansas City
Buy-in
$575
Entries
449
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
RGPS Kansas City Day 1C Begins at Noon
The GPI's Mid-Major Tournament Series of the Year, the Run Good Poker Series will start the final starting flight of the RGPS Kansas City Main Event at Harrah's Kansas City. Play begins at Noon.
The Main Event is a $575 buy-in with a $100,000 guarantee. Every player who makes the final table of the main event will earn a seat in the "Showbound" satellite, giving them a shot to play for one of two Poker After Dark seats.
The main event players will start with 20,000 chips and have 12 30-minute levels to find a bag for Day 2. This is the last of three starting flights. There are unlimited rebuys in each flight until the start of level nine.
You can follow all the updates on PokerNews as the RGPS crowns it's newest main event champion.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Early Risers, Some Familiar Faces in Day 1C at Start of Play
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | -59,500 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
RGPS Kansas City Main Event Profile: Jim Rubenstein
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Jim Rubenstein has joined the field in Day 1C.
He's from Kansas City and is a retired Police Department Sargeant.
He says that if he wins his way on to Poker After Dark, he would like to play against the worst players, he did not name anyone specifically.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
RGPS Kansas City Main Event Profile: David Rudder
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
David Rudder grew up in Grandview, KS and has worked in accounting finance for the past 15 years.
He says he has a list of players he'd like to play against on Poker After Dark, but he couldn't think of one that he'd like to play against more than any others.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000 | 24,000 |
RGPS Showbound Main Event Day 1C Photos by Hayley Hochstetler
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
RGPS Kansas City Main Event Profile: Fred Alkire
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Fred Alkire is from Lexington, MO and has been working in Law Enforcement for 23 years.
"That's all I've ever done," he said.
He says he plays a lot of poker and excitedly said, "Negreanu," when asked who he'd like to play against if he makes it onto Poker After Dark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 | 26,000 |