$575 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 RunGood Poker Series Tunica

08-17-2019 06:44 UTC

RGPS Tunica Main Event: JW Carter Bags Almost 300,000 as 30 Players Move to Day 2

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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.

Tags: Chris Conrad Connie Rice Dan Lowery Emily Larson Jacob Seale Jeremy Tinsley Kyle Cartwright Michael Lech Tyler Burke

08-17-2019 05:52 UTC

RGPS Tunica Horseshoe Main Event Players: Jackie Rutherford

Brentharrington

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
Jackie Rutherford	220,000

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08-17-2019 04:07 UTC

Earlier This Week: RunGood Ambassador Emily Larson Wins Event #2: $185 Deepstack NLH

Brentharrington

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

While PokerNews is only live reporting the RGPS Tunica Main Event, it's not the only tournament that's taken place at the stop. A series of side events have taken place all week long including Event #2: $185 Deepstack NLH.

The top 67 players got a piece of the $84,513 prize pool including Donald Kelly (11th - $1,352), Daniel Lowery (16th - $803), William Woods (25th - $600), James Kizer (35th - $414), Connie Rice (48th - $270), Jay Friedman (59th - $254), and Michael Lech (65th - $254).

In the end, it was RunGood Ambassador Emily Larson coming out on top to win the championship ring and accompanying $12,000 first-place prize.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Emily Larson	$12,000
2	Joshua Williams	$10,481
3	Kenneth Head	$10,481
4	Jacob Foley	$10,481
5	Donald Murffray	$4,057
6	Chad Menke	$2,950
7	David Lee	$2,535
8	Bobby Byram	$2,071
9	Opal Crow	$1,648

Tags: Emily Larson

08-17-2019 03:37 UTC

Hubert Bowens Is Best on the River

Brentharrington

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The player on the button opened to 2,100 and the player in the small blind raised all-in for 2,700. Hubert Bowens was in the big blind and called.

The button called as well.

"I can't win. I keep getting rivered," said the all-in player.

The board ran out .

As the board ran out and both remaining players checked. The all-player said, "I can't win."

When the hands were tabled, he turned over .

"Oh wow I win!" he said, but he quickly noticed that the on the river paired Bowens.

Bowens showed and the button showed .

Bowens won the pot and the small blind was eliminated — losing again on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hubert Bowens	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Hubert Bowens

08-17-2019 03:03 UTC

RGPS Tunica Horseshoe Main Event Players: Danny Miles

Brentharrington

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Danny Miles is a retired County Engineer from Moundsville, Alabama.

He worked that job for 26 years. He is in the field today for Day 1a of the RGPS Main Event.

He has no recorded cashes and is looking for his first Hendon result here in Tunica.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Miles	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Danny Miles

08-17-2019 02:52 UTC

RGPS Tunica Horseshoe Main Event Players: Tyler Burke

Brentharrington

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Tyler Burke is one of the dealers at the Horseshoe Tunica. He worked his shift early today so he could fire in Day 1a of the Run Good Poker Series Main Event.

He is currently sitting at a little over double starting stack.

Burke has spent the past 2.5 years streaming video games after deciding to stop streaming poker.

He said he had a pretty big downswing and decided to take the rest of his bankroll and buy a really nice computer. He now says he is having way more fun than when he was playing poker.

"It's kind of nice to get home from work and just have a beer and play games with your friends," he said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Burke	48,000 48,000	48,000

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08-17-2019 01:53 UTC

Earlier This Week: Kevin Gray Captures RGPS Championship Ring in $165 One-Day No-Limit Hold’em

Brentharrington

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

While PokerNews is only live reporting the RGPS Tunica Main Event, it's not the only tournament that's taken place at the stop.

A series of side events have taken place all week long including the $165 One-Day No-Limit Hold’em.

The tournament drew 152 entries and created a prize pool of $19,456.

The tournament ended in a heads-up deal that saw Kevin Gray deemed the champion for $4,500 while Hoa Hoang finished in second place for $3,947.

Some players to cash but fall short of the final table were Paul McCormack (11th - $467), David Forsythe (15th - $370), Nassar Jaser (17th - $311), and Stephen Hart (18th - $311).

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Kevin Gray	$4,500
2	Hoa Hoang	$3,947
3	Jesse Lott	$1,985
4	Matthew Kassela	$1,459
5	Matthew Johnson	$1,090
6	Jimmy Tidwell	$895
7	Chad Justice	$788
8	Brendan Terrana	$691
9	Christopher Chronister	$584

Tags: Kevin Gray

08-17-2019 01:50 UTC

Judge Leo and Wyatt Boothe

Brentharrington

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Wyatt Boothe just graduated with a marketing degree from LSU and is in the process of looking for a job.

He now has some free time to drive his dad, Judge Leo Boothe to poker tournaments. The two both play and they are both in the field today.

In fact, they are both at the same table. Judge Boothe is all anyone calls the elder Boothe.

"Thurmand Booth is my legal name," he said. "For one hundred years my mother and I were the only ones in the world who knew that."

Judge Boothe has three separate online profiles and a total of $454,795 in career tournament winnings.

He is a retired judge who also raised cows and says he worked 100 hours a week. He also says he probably plays about 100 hours a week now.

Both Boothe's are in the field and enjoying themselves early on Day 1a of the RGPS Main Event

Player	Chips	Progress
Wyatt Boothe	23,000 23,000	23,000
Judge Leo Boothe	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Judge Leo Boothe Wyatt Boothe

08-16-2019 23:25 UTC

The RGPS Season's First Main Event Starts at 7 p.m.

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RunGood Poker Series RGPS Game Seven Rings

The first stop of the Run Good Poker Series (RGPS) "Game 7" Season has kicked off strong at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica. Each event so far has pulled more entries than last season's stop — including a new pot-limit Omaha (PLO) tournament.

This is the first stop on the "Game 7" tour, where each player who wins an RGPS event wins a specially made championship ring made by Signature rings.

The biggest event of the weekend, the $575 Main Event is kicking off Friday night at 7 p.m. with the first of three opening flights. With record numbers so far this stop, the prize pool in the Main should be quite large and give the players a shot at $50K plus payday.

The players start with 20,000 chips and have 12 30-minutes levels to make their way into Day 2. Registration will remain open until the start of level nine.

Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the updates and photos from the RGPS main event from the Tunica Horseshoe.