$575 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 RunGood Poker Series Tunica
$575 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 RunGood Poker Series Tunica
Buy-in
$575
Entries
632
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
RGPS Tunica Main Event: JW Carter Bags Almost 300,000 as 30 Players Move to Day 2
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
JW Carter bagged the chip lead in the opening flight of the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Horseshoe Tunica $575 Main Event. The flight drew 168 entries and Carter bagged a hefty 293,500 to lead the remaining 30 players who will return for Day 2 Sunday at noon.
RunGood Ambassadors Dan Lowery and Emily Larson, who both won tournaments earlier this week, fired in the opening flight but failed to bag and will surely be at it again when Day 1b starts at noon Saturday.
Chris Conrad (96,500) was one RunGood ambassador that managed to find a bag, while local player Connie Rice finished with a top-five stack bagging 204,00.
Additionally, World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Kyle Cartwright bagged (151,500). This is his home casino and he is trying to close out an RGPS Tunica event. He finished second and sixth in the last two RGPS Tunica Main Events.
Jackie Rutherford (277,500), Adam Byars (245,500), Will Joyner (194,000) and Tyler Burke (105,000) all found bags as well.
The two remaining starting flights will be back-to-back on Saturday at noon and 7 p.m. respectively. All the updates and photos from the "Game 7" season-opening RGPS Main Event will be right here on PokerNews.com, so be sure to check back then.
End of Day 1A Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,500 | -4,000 |
|
277,500 | 57,500 |
|
245,500 | 89,500 |
|
204,000 | 89,000 |
|
194,000 | -11,000 |
|
167,000 | |
|
151,500 | -7,500 |
|
149,500 | 39,500 |
|
134,500 | |
|
105,500 | |
|
105,000 | 16,000 |
|
101,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
98,500 | |
|
96,500 | -27,500 |
|
95,000 | |
|
93,500 | |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
88,500 | |
|
83,500 | -20,500 |
|
79,000 | |
|
77,500 | 19,500 |
|
74,000 | |
|
69,500 | |
|
|
67,500 | |
|
54,000 |
Five More Hands
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The players will play five more hands before bagging for the night.
Jesse Lott Makes Trips
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The board read 
and Jesse Lott checked to Sean McDonald.
McDonald bet 17,000 and Lott called. McDonald had 52,000 left and Lott had him covered.
The river was the 
.
Both players checked and Lott showed 
for trips and McDonald mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
52,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
JW Carter is the chip leader with almost 300,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
297,500 | |
|
|
205,000 | 205,000 |
|
|
124,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
97,800 | 97,800 |
|
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
24,300 | -27,200 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
RGPS Tunica Horseshoe Main Event Players: Jackie Rutherford
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jackie Rutherford has emerged as the chip leader coming up on one level remaining in Day 1A.
Rutherford is a retired Air Force logistics officer from Cobot, AR.
He currently has the top stack and, even though some others are close, is the only player currently above 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 53,500 |
|
|
159,000 | 87,000 |
|
|
156,000 | |
|
|
104,000 | |
|
|
68,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
58,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Connie Rice Sends One Home
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Connie Rice called a middle position shove for about 26,000. She had 
against 
.
The board ran out 
and Rice flopped a set to take an even bigger lead and eliminate her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | 45,000 |