$575 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
$575 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
The starting flights are over and it’s time for the RunGood Poker Series main event to get serious with 135 players set to kick of Day 2 Sunday at noon.
Jacob Foley bagged the largest overall stack in the final flight, Day 1C, that just ended just before 2 a.m. local time. He finished the day with 324,500.
Dan Lowery (124,500), Kerry Dawson (268,000), Jeremy Tinsley (58,500), Tiffany Keathley (100,500), and Leshun Wallace (61,000) all found their way through the starting flights and bagged for their shot at the $69,521 first prize.
The 135 players who are returning tomorrow will restart at noon Sunday. The final 67 players will make the money with the top prize being almost $70,000 and a min cash worth $948.
The RGPS at Horseshoe Tunica main events are the largest events each season, and this one was the largest Tunica main event yet. A total of 632 entries built a prizepool of $316,000.
Day 1A
Friday 7 p.m. - 168 entries
Day 1B
Saturday noon - 266 entries
Day 1C
Saturday 7 p.m. - 198 entries
The winner of the event will also win a championship ring by Signature Rings.
Follow all the action right here on PokerNews.com with updates and photos all day until the first main event champion of the RunGood Poker Series Game 7 Season is crowned.
First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rodney | Adell | 94,500 | 27 | 9 |
Edward | Allen | 50,500 | 27 | 6 |
Sean | Arrington | 27,000 | 15 | 8 |
Chris | Babb | 79,000 | 19 | 7 |
Reginald | Bankston | 29,500 | 15 | 3 |
Jason | Bender | 61,500 | 15 | 4 |
Nelson | Bernal | 54,000 | 17 | 1 |
Kyle | Bersthold | 105,500 | 22 | 4 |
Andrew | Bhcaric | 45,000 | 24 | 4 |
Matthew | Blackwell | 109,500 | 1 | 3 |
Garry | Bland | 145,000 | 30 | 1 |
Marvin | Blockum | 34,000 | 20 | 5 |
Linda | Boney | 18,000 | 22 | 2 |
Judge Leo | Boothe | 77,500 | 20 | 3 |
Wyatt | Boothe | 114,000 | 29 | 3 |
Lenn | Branscum | 77,500 | 23 | 1 |
Stuart | Breakstone | 167,000 | 18 | 7 |
Alex | Bridge | 114,000 | 18 | 1 |
Jeter | Brock | 44,000 | 23 | 5 |
George | Brooks | 186,500 | 19 | 1 |
Tyler | Burke | 105,000 | 20 | 2 |
Alex | Burney | 105,000 | 1 | 8 |
Adam | Byars | 245,500 | 23 | 6 |
Marla | Byram | 33,000 | 27 | 1 |
JW | Carter | 293,500 | 15 | 6 |
Kyle | Cartwright | 151,500 | 24 | 6 |
Patrick | Casillo | 110,000 | 30 | 7 |
Michael | Catalani | 81,500 | 24 | 8 |
Jeff | Cleanthes | 180,500 | 1 | 5 |
Arthur | Collins | 58,500 | 24 | 7 |
William | Compton | 32,500 | 29 | 8 |
Chris | Conrad | 96,500 | 17 | 2 |
Doug | Cox | 58,000 | 24 | 2 |
Randy | Davenport | 90,500 | 28 | 8 |
Kerry | Dawson | 268,000 | 30 | 8 |
Charles | Deatherage | 42,500 | 23 | 8 |
Kane | Debruhl | 50,500 | 20 | 4 |
Matthew | Demarsh | 108,000 | 18 | 9 |
Jimmy | Eckles | 141,500 | 26 | 3 |
Ryan | Enis | 44,500 | 17 | 5 |
Anthony | Ezman | 157,500 | 16 | 2 |
Edward | Fisher | 27,000 | 16 | 3 |
Jacob | Foley | 324,500 | 30 | 3 |
Jay | Friedman | 41,500 | 21 | 4 |
Brandon | Gray | 68,000 | 1 | 2 |
Jesse | Greer | 116,500 | 15 | 9 |
Jason | Guffey | 128,000 | 15 | 7 |
Sean | Guidry | 55,000 | 19 | 4 |
Mose | Hailey Sr. | 49,500 | 29 | 6 |
Shannon | Hamblen | 117,500 | 28 | 2 |
CJ | Hanks | 61,500 | 27 | 5 |
Tim | Harris | 99,000 | 26 | 5 |
James | Hart | 36,500 | 18 | 3 |
Stephen | Hart | 157,500 | 1 | 4 |
Justin | Harvell | 69,500 | 1 | 1 |
Yunis | Hassan | 96,500 | 22 | 7 |
Trace | Henderson | 68,000 | 20 | 9 |
Chris | Hight | 83,500 | 21 | 8 |
David | Hobson | 84,500 | 27 | 2 |
Herb | Hodgdon | 114,500 | 22 | 9 |
Clint | Holt | 22,000 | 21 | 9 |
Dennis | Howe | 54,000 | 28 | 9 |
Joey | Huey | 84,500 | 19 | 6 |
Hamid | Izadi | 98,500 | 22 | 6 |
Myles | Johns | 118,500 | 22 | 1 |
Jack | Joyner | 51,000 | 28 | 3 |
Will | Joyner | 194,000 | 18 | 8 |
Matthew | Kasella | 57,000 | 16 | 5 |
Tiffany | Keathley | 100,500 | 23 | 7 |
Mark | Kehrtts | 133,000 | 26 | 9 |
Justin | Kelley | 100,000 | 29 | 4 |
John | Kelsey | 88,500 | 15 | 5 |
JJ | Kuchenmeister | 217,500 | 15 | 2 |
William | Latta | 74,000 | 20 | 8 |
Chun | Law | 81,000 | 17 | 6 |
Carl | Lee | 51,000 | 22 | 5 |
David | Lee | 68,500 | 26 | 8 |
Matt | Leiser | 55,000 | 18 | 5 |
Rob | Lemke | 57,000 | 26 | 2 |
Doug | Lester | 71,000 | 17 | 7 |
Brett | Lim | 89,500 | 19 | 9 |
Robert | Logan | 46,500 | 16 | 9 |
Anthony | Longinotti | 67,500 | 22 | 3 |
Jesse | Lott | 149,500 | 16 | 6 |
Daniel | Lowery | 124,500 | 30 | 5 |
Adrian | Mableton | 92,500 | 21 | 1 |
Joseph | Mahan | 134,500 | 21 | 7 |
Daniel | Marcus | 68,000 | 20 | 6 |
Chad | Marsh | 109,000 | 20 | 7 |
BJ | McBrayer | 156,500 | 26 | 1 |
Sean | McDonald | 37,000 | 18 | 6 |
Preston | McEwen | 82,500 | 22 | 8 |
Chad | Menke | 66,500 | 28 | 1 |
Walker | Miskelly | 35,000 | 21 | 5 |
James | Moody | 90,000 | 24 | 5 |
Albert | Morrow | 81,500 | 21 | 3 |
Phuong | Nguyen | 70,500 | 23 | 9 |
Kenneth | Parker | 63,000 | 23 | 3 |
Michael | Pelt | 142,000 | 19 | 5 |
Heath | Pender | 101,000 | 16 | 7 |
Donnie | Phan | 95,000 | 19 | 2 |
Kyle | Phillips | 64,000 | 1 | 6 |
Sokchheka | Pho | 105,000 | 17 | 9 |
Phillip | Plant | 92,500 | 29 | 7 |
Denise | Pratt | 69,000 | 20 | 1 |
Michael | Rack | 140,500 | 29 | 1 |
Thomas | Reynolds | 149,500 | 29 | 2 |
Connie | Rice | 204,000 | 17 | 4 |
Jason | Rogers | 29,500 | 17 | 8 |
David | Ruddle | 49,000 | 17 | 3 |
Jackie | Rutherford | 277,500 | 19 | 3 |
Michael | Sanders | 94,000 | 23 | 4 |
Earle | Schwarz | 134,500 | 21 | 6 |
Justin | Sharpe | 34,500 | 16 | 1 |
Chris | Sloan | 84,000 | 27 | 7 |
Gabe | Smith | 88,000 | 29 | 5 |
William | Stanford | 222,500 | 18 | 2 |
Jon | Swift | 107,500 | 1 | 7 |
Randy | Tackett | 93,500 | 16 | 8 |
Dennis | Thurman | 38,500 | 18 | 4 |
Mark | Tidwell | 19,500 | 27 | 8 |
Jeremy | Tinsley | 58,500 | 30 | 2 |
Chase | Turner | 57,500 | 26 | 7 |
Jerry | Vanlandingham | 98,500 | 21 | 2 |
James | Vickery | 50,000 | 27 | 3 |
Chris | Visentin | 34,000 | 24 | 3 |
Kevin | Visentin | 40,000 | 30 | 6 |
Leshun | Wallace | 61,000 | 24 | 9 |
Jonathan | Walsky | 49,000 | 26 | 4 |
Scott | Weiss | 44,500 | 23 | 2 |
Garry | Williams | 40,500 | 24 | 1 |
Steven | Williams | 168,500 | 26 | 6 |
William | Woods | 8,000 | 16 | 4 |
Joseph | Young | 188,500 | 30 | 4 |
Robert | Young | 69,500 | 15 | 1 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jacob Foley | 324,500 | |
Kerry Dawson
|
268,000 | 38,000 |
William Stanford | 222,500 | |
JJ Kuchenmeister | 217,500 | |
Joseph Young | 188,500 | |
George Brooks | 186,500 | |
Jeff Cleanthes | 180,500 | |
Steven Williams | 168,500 | |
Anthony Ezman | 157,500 | |
Stephen Hart | 157,500 | |
BJ McBrayer | 156,500 | |
Thomas Reynolds
|
149,500 | |
Garry Bland
|
145,000 | |
Michael Pelt | 142,000 | |
Jimmy Eckles
|
141,500 | 67,500 |
Michael Rack | 140,500 | 113,000 |
Earle Schwarz | 134,500 | |
Mark Kehrtts
|
133,000 | |
Jason Guffey | 128,000 | |
Daniel Lowery | 124,500 | 71,500 |
Myles Johns
|
118,500 | |
Shannon Hamblen | 117,500 | |
Jesse Greer | 116,500 | |
Herb Hodgdon
|
114,500 | |
Alex Bridge | 114,000 |
The players are playing five more hands before they bag in the final flight of the RGPS Tunica main event.
Three players got all-in preflop.
Phoung Nguyen was on the button with 15,600 and pocket kings, .
He was against an opponent who had him covered. That opponent had .
The third player was very short — sitting with just 1,200. He had .
The board ran out and Nguyen doubled up. The short stack headed to the rail.
Jeremy Tinsley said that was the second time Nguyen made kings full.
"King Phuong," Tinsley said.
"That's his nickname."
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phuong Nguyen | 48,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The player under the gun limped and two other players followed suit before the big blind checked his option.
The flop came and Ahn Nguyen led for 6,000. Kerry Dawson called on the button.
The turn was the and Nguyen bet 15,000. Dawson moved all in. Nguyen would be calling for his tournament life.
He stood up and seemed to be talking himself through the hand again. He stood for more than a minute.
Finally, he tossed in a single chip and turned over .
Dawson showed .
The river was the and Nguyen was eliminated. Dawson was now back over 200,000 after loosing two hands in a row in the previous level.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kerry Dawson
|
230,000 | 145,000 |
Ahn Nguyen
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Jesse Grier opened to 3,600 from middle position and Kerry Dawson made it 6,000. The player in the big blind shoved for 10,200 and Grier was next to act.
He raised to 27,500 and Dawson called.
The flop was and Grier moved all in for 38,000 more. Dawson didn't take long to call, but tabled and needed help to catch the of Grier.
The all-player tabled his hand, and the turn was the giving him some hope.
The river was the and Grier held to eliminate his opponent and double through Dawson, who lost two pots in a row.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jesse Grier
|
130,000 | |
Kerry Dawson
|
85,000 | -40,000 |