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

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

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08-17-2019 03:56 UTC

Gene Bubar Hits an Ace

Brentharrington

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

Gene Bubar opened to 2,800 from middle position and the player behind him called.

The player on the button raised all-in for 9,800 and Bubar was the lone caller.

Bubar had against the of his opponent.

The board ran out and Bubar won the pot and eliminated his opponent.

His opponent seemed like she expected the on the turn as she was already out of her seat and getting ready to leave before it peeled off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gene Bubar	57,000

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08-17-2019 03:51 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

Brentharrington

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bowler	121,500	101,500
Heath Pender	94,000	94,000
Kyle Cartwright	72,000	14,800
Chris Conrad	72,000	40,000
Preston McEwen	60,000	39,800
Samuel Breakstone	52,000	32,000
Michael McMinn	48,000	28,000
Barry Centers	45,800	26,600
Patrick Casillo	39,000	39,000
Judge Leo Boothe	27,000	11,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

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

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08-17-2019 03:31 UTC

Jeremy Tinsley Looking for More RunGood Success

Brentharrington

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jeremy Tinsley is a regular in the fields for the RGPS. He chopped the Bossier City RGPS event last season and just chopped the RunGood Events Southern Poker Open last week.

He had a third-place finish and an 11th-place finish in RGPS Main Events last season. He has just under $600,000 in tournament winnings and is looking to make another deep run here at RGPS Tunica.

He's in good shape to do so too as he's already built up a 50,000 stack.

On his most recent hand, he got in 2,300 preflop heads up. He then bet the turn on a board and took down a 7,000 pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Tinsley	50,000	50,000

Tags: Jeremy Tinsley

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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

Tags: Danny Miles

08-17-2019 03:00 UTC

Photos from RGPS Tunica Main Event FLT A

Hayley Hochstetler

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

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