$575 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2019 RunGood Poker Series Grand Casino
$575 Main Event
Day: 1bc
RGPS OKC Main Event: Ready For Day 2? Jaymie Jordan Leads 63 Returning Players
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The starting flights are over and Jaymie Jordan leads the final 63 players heading into Day 2 at noon on Sunday.
A total of 313 players queued up for the first-ever RunGood Poker Series $575 Main Event at Grand Casino and Resort and the field easily passed the $100k guarantee.
Jordan and Mason "Uncle Ron" Hinkle are the top two stacks and are neck and neck heading into Day 2. Both Grant and Blair Hinkle will join their brother in Day 2 as well.
Megan Moore, Dan Lowery, WSOP Bracelet winner Mike Cordell, Bart Bogard, and RGPS Tunica Main Event champion Tiffany Keathley all took their shots, but failed to make it through to Sunday's restart.
Here is a look at the top five chip stacks entering Day 2.
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Jaymie | Jordan | 343,800 |
| Mason | Hinkle | 342,200 |
| Tony | Lay | 246,900 |
| Shawn | Gordon | 218,800 |
| Jon | Bennett | 217,900 |
The prize pool is still being worked out, but the top 36 players should make the money. A good mix of first-time RGPS participants and regulars have moved on to Day 2. Each is competing for the top prize as well as the championship ring as part of the RGPS Game 7 season. The one-of-a-kind rings are crafted by Signature Championship Rings and are awarded to every single event winner from this RGPS season.
PokerNews will be bringing you updates and photos throughout Day 2 as the second RGPS Main Event champion of the season is crowned.
Day 2 Seating Chart by Name
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou | Barlow | 73,800 | 5 | 4 |
| Frank | Bengs | 101,900 | 11 | 5 |
| Jon | Bennett | 217,900 | 4 | 2 |
| Joe | Berry | 76,400 | 6 | 9 |
| Will | Berry | 92,400 | 11 | 9 |
| Kris | Burchfield | 70,900 | 5 | 9 |
| Ken | Crawford | 69,400 | 6 | 4 |
| Quentin | Crossley | 45,600 | 2 | 6 |
| Stanley | Curry | 86,600 | 5 | 8 |
| Kendall | Dexter | 80,200 | 3 | 4 |
| Bill | Donnelly | 32,900 | 3 | 5 |
| Santhosh | Ekambaram | 52,800 | 6 | 8 |
| Clarence | Eldridge | 20,100 | 3 | 6 |
| Justin | Gardenhire | 68,500 | 4 | 3 |
| Dennis | Glenn | 33,200 | 2 | 3 |
| Shawn | Gordon | 218,800 | 5 | 2 |
| David | Gulikers | 55,900 | 6 | 2 |
| James | Hankins | 26,700 | 2 | 8 |
| David | Hart | 128,000 | 12 | 3 |
| Grant | Hart | 52,600 | 11 | 3 |
| Ray | Henson | 86,500 | 5 | 7 |
| Blair | Hinkle | 83,500 | 6 | 7 |
| Grant | Hinkle | 101,400 | 12 | 2 |
| Mason | Hinkle | 342,200 | 12 | 6 |
| Bobby | Holmes | 88,800 | 2 | 7 |
| Jon | Hopkins | 115,100 | 6 | 1 |
| Kami | Hudson | 162,100 | 11 | 4 |
| Randy | Huston | 98,300 | 12 | 9 |
| Buzzy | Hyman | 46,700 | 11 | 8 |
| Greg | Jennings | 153,800 | 3 | 7 |
| Joe | Johnson | 39,100 | 2 | 5 |
| Jaymie | Jordan | 343,800 | 6 | 6 |
| Levi | Kloiber | 87,700 | 4 | 7 |
| Michial | Latham | 113,500 | 4 | 9 |
| Tony | Lay | 246,900 | 4 | 6 |
| Lawrence | Magee | 110,400 | 3 | 9 |
| Kevin | McPhee | 57,100 | 3 | 2 |
| Robert | Michael | 66,900 | 3 | 1 |
| Raymond | Nelson | 103,500 | 2 | 2 |
| Todd | Nichols | 99,800 | 12 | 1 |
| Cody | Pettit | 53,400 | 5 | 5 |
| Randy | Postlewait | 166,400 | 11 | 7 |
| James | Price | 72,500 | 4 | 5 |
| David | Queen | 94,100 | 4 | 8 |
| Robert | Robison | 104,000 | 11 | 6 |
| Freddie | Rodriguez | 114,800 | 11 | 2 |
| Leo | Sell | 76,200 | 2 | 1 |
| Cory | Smith | 64,200 | 3 | 3 |
| Travis | Speck | 86,500 | 2 | 9 |
| Lon | Spencer | 83,900 | 12 | 7 |
| Drew | Sterkel | 82,000 | 12 | 4 |
| Paul | Strohm | 64,000 | 2 | 4 |
| Ichiro | Takahata | 63,600 | 3 | 8 |
| Jimmie | Taylor | 71,700 | 4 | 1 |
| Ben | Thomas | 118,200 | 5 | 1 |
| Jeremy | Tinsley | 78,000 | 6 | 3 |
| Carl | Varner | 145,200 | 12 | 5 |
| Jimmy | Voegele | 64,600 | 4 | 4 |
| Justin | Walters | 55,600 | 5 | 6 |
| Jared | Ward | 83,800 | 5 | 3 |
| Steve | Williams | 80,500 | 6 | 5 |
| Milo | Wilson | 67,500 | 12 | 8 |
| Shelly | Wise | 202,600 | 11 | 1 |
Day 2 Seating Chart by Table
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | Sell | 76,200 | 2 | 1 |
| Raymond | Nelson | 103,500 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis | Glenn | 33,200 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul | Strohm | 64,000 | 2 | 4 |
| Joe | Johnson | 39,100 | 2 | 5 |
| Quentin | Crossley | 45,600 | 2 | 6 |
| Bobby | Holmes | 88,800 | 2 | 7 |
| James | Hankins | 26,700 | 2 | 8 |
| Travis | Speck | 86,500 | 2 | 9 |
| Robert | Michael | 66,900 | 3 | 1 |
| Kevin | McPhee | 57,100 | 3 | 2 |
| Cory | Smith | 64,200 | 3 | 3 |
| Kendall | Dexter | 80,200 | 3 | 4 |
| Bill | Donnelly | 32,900 | 3 | 5 |
| Clarence | Eldridge | 20,100 | 3 | 6 |
| Greg | Jennings | 153,800 | 3 | 7 |
| Ichiro | Takahata | 63,600 | 3 | 8 |
| Lawrence | Magee | 110,400 | 3 | 9 |
| Jimmie | Taylor | 71,700 | 4 | 1 |
| Jon | Bennett | 217,900 | 4 | 2 |
| Justin | Gardenhire | 68,500 | 4 | 3 |
| Jimmy | Voegele | 64,600 | 4 | 4 |
| James | Price | 72,500 | 4 | 5 |
| Tony | Lay | 246,900 | 4 | 6 |
| Levi | Kloiber | 87,700 | 4 | 7 |
| David | Queen | 94,100 | 4 | 8 |
| Michial | Latham | 113,500 | 4 | 9 |
| Ben | Thomas | 118,200 | 5 | 1 |
| Shawn | Gordon | 218,800 | 5 | 2 |
| Jared | Ward | 83,800 | 5 | 3 |
| Lou | Barlow | 73,800 | 5 | 4 |
| Cody | Pettit | 53,400 | 5 | 5 |
| Justin | Walters | 55,600 | 5 | 6 |
| Ray | Henson | 86,500 | 5 | 7 |
| Stanley | Curry | 86,600 | 5 | 8 |
| Kris | Burchfield | 70,900 | 5 | 9 |
| Jon | Hopkins | 115,100 | 6 | 1 |
| David | Gulikers | 55,900 | 6 | 2 |
| Jeremy | Tinsley | 78,000 | 6 | 3 |
| Ken | Crawford | 69,400 | 6 | 4 |
| Steve | Williams | 80,500 | 6 | 5 |
| Jaymie | Jordan | 343,800 | 6 | 6 |
| Blair | Hinkle | 83,500 | 6 | 7 |
| Santhosh | Ekambaram | 52,800 | 6 | 8 |
| Joe | Berry | 76,400 | 6 | 9 |
| Shelly | Wise | 202,600 | 11 | 1 |
| Freddie | Rodriguez | 114,800 | 11 | 2 |
| Grant | Hart | 52,600 | 11 | 3 |
| Kami | Hudson | 162,100 | 11 | 4 |
| Frank | Bengs | 101,900 | 11 | 5 |
| Robert | Robison | 104,000 | 11 | 6 |
| Randy | Postlewait | 166,400 | 11 | 7 |
| Buzzy | Hyman | 46,700 | 11 | 8 |
| Will | Berry | 92,400 | 11 | 9 |
| Todd | Nichols | 99,800 | 12 | 1 |
| Grant | Hinkle | 101,400 | 12 | 2 |
| David | Hart | 128,000 | 12 | 3 |
| Drew | Sterkel | 82,000 | 12 | 4 |
| Carl | Varner | 145,200 | 12 | 5 |
| Mason | Hinkle | 342,200 | 12 | 6 |
| Lon | Spencer | 83,900 | 12 | 7 |
| Milo | Wilson | 67,500 | 12 | 8 |
| Randy | Huston | 98,300 | 12 | 9 |
Full Day 2 Chip Counts
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
343,800 | |
|
342,200 | |
|
246,900 | 11,900 |
|
218,800 | -11,200 |
|
217,900 | 77,900 |
|
202,600 | 202,600 |
|
166,400 | |
|
162,100 | |
|
153,800 | 95,800 |
|
145,200 | |
|
128,000 | 128,000 |
|
118,200 | 13,200 |
|
|
115,100 | -8,900 |
|
114,800 | 114,800 |
|
|
113,500 | 113,500 |
|
110,400 | 110,400 |
|
|
104,000 | 4,000 |
|
103,500 | 103,500 |
|
|
101,900 | 101,900 |
|
101,400 | |
|
99,800 | 99,800 |
|
98,300 | 98,300 |
|
|
94,100 | |
|
92,400 | 5,400 |
|
88,800 | 88,800 |
Time to Bag
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The remaining players in Day 1c are bagging and play is complete. Chip counts and a recap with a table draw for Day 2 will be posted shortly.
Earlier This Week: Christopher Hill & James Mackey Strike Deal in Two Green Chip Bounty Event
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Thursday's RGPS Grand Casino $200 Two Green Chip Bounty Event attracted 96 entries and created a prize pool of $11,040. That prize pool didn't include the $50/entry that was awarded to a player when they knocked someone out of the tournament.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Darla Randolph (10th - $287), Bradley Carter (11th - $287), and Joshua Duvall (12th - $287).
The tournament ended in a chop agreement with Christopher Hill being declared the winner. He received $2,427 and the ring while James Mackey officially finished as runner-up, albeit with more prize money taking down $2,900.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Hill | $2,427 |
| 2 | James Mackey | $2,900 |
| 3 | Cody Coffman | $1,325 |
| 4 | David Gulikers | $938 |
| 5 | Kenneth Crawford | $690 |
| 6 | Thomas Mogg | $569 |
| 7 | Jacob Seale | $497 |
| 8 | Christopher Brouster | $258 |
| 9 | Chien Phan | $375 |
Blair Hinkle Moving Up
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Blair Hinkle was all in with 
against a player holding 
and 11,000 chips.
Hinkle had him covered.
The board ran out 
and Hinkle won the hand and sent his opponent to the rail as the end of Day 1c draws near.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 68,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Earlier This Week: Jeremy Bennight Wins RG $180 Deepstack Event for $10,231
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) awarded another championship ring from Signature Rings on Thursday, which is when the final 44 players from a 307-entry field returned to action in the RG $180 Deepstack Event.
The top 36 players got a piece of the $44,515 prize pool including Jesse McVicker (10th - $846), Justin Walters (16th - $499), Mashir Khan (24th - $401), Ray Henson (25th - $401), Andrew Sheen (35th - $334), and Pete Magee (36th - $334).
Meanwhile, it was Jeremy Bennight coming out on top to capture the first-place prize of $10,231 and the Championship Ring.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Bennight | $10,231 |
| 2 | Jeremy Tinsley | $6,481 |
| 3 | Grant Hart | $4,340 |
| 4 | Warren Reis | $3,027 |
| 5 | Joe Foley | $2,270 |
| 6 | Bryan Newsom | $1,781 |
| 7 | Cody Coffman | $1,505 |
| 8 | Christopher Hembree | $1,246 |
| 9 | Clyde Walters | $1,073 |