Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 RunGood Poker Series Tunica
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 RunGood Poker Series Tunica
Buy-in
$500
Entries
495
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Sim Therell Bags Chip Lead in Day 1a of RGPS Tunica Horseshoe Main Event
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1a of the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Tunica Horseshoe Main Event is over after 12 levels of play and Sim Therrell leads the 30 players heading into Day 2 on Sunday. He bagged 238,500.
Dan “Wretchy” Martin, Clint “CT” Tolbert, and Keith Fererra all played Day 1a and busted, while Kyle Cartwright surged late to come in just behind Therell with 178,000 after losing to a bad beat with pocket kings. Justin Gardenhire also bagged, ending the day with 128,000.
Some of the familiar local players bagged Day 2 as well including Joe Huey (117,000) and Connie Rice (30,000). John Walker, who won his seat from a single-table sit-and-go and was all in blind at one point in the tournament when short and in the big blind, also bagged a stack of 38,500.
The flight drew 135 entries and with satellites still going on, including one at 9 a.m. Saturday morning, the total field looks to be another big number.
There are two more flights Saturday at noon and 7 p.m. local time. Keep up with all the updates right here on PokerNews.com.
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
238,500 | 60,500 |
|
178,000 | 73,000 |
|
|
159,500 | 55,500 |
|
142,000 | |
|
|
140,000 | 16,000 |
|
136,000 | |
|
131,500 | |
|
|
129,000 | |
|
128,000 | 93,000 |
|
|
117,000 | 22,000 |
|
114,000 | |
|
108,500 | 33,500 |
|
|
107,500 | |
|
96,500 | |
|
92,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
84,500 | |
|
|
74,500 | |
|
57,000 | -31,000 |
|
|
51,500 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
47,000 | |
|
45,000 | |
|
41,500 | |
|
40,000 | -1,000 |
|
38,500 | 26,500 |
Flex Drag
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kyle Cartwright moved all in from early position. Joe Huey asked for a count and while the dealer was counting out the chips, Cartwright stood up.
He said he should be the chip leader of the whole tournament, speaking of a previous hand where he lost with pocket kings to a player who made trip jacks.
Cartwright tossed $5 in the pot and told Huey it was for him and to add it to the pot.
Huey called and Cartwright quickly took the $5 back. The table let out a sigh of disapproval as Cartwright took the money back.
A third player joined the pot calling off for less.
Cartwright: 
Huey: 
Short Stack: 
As the dealer started running the board, Cartwright got up. He leaned down next to her and started calling for a nine or a heart.
The flop was 
.
"Nine or a heart," he said.
The turn was the 
.
"Heart," he said with his face almost level with the dealer.
The river was the 
and Cartwright won the pot.
He got everyone's attention and stripped off his jacket. He pulled up the sleeve of his t-shirt and flexed his right arm. Then he used his flexed arm to drag the pot toward him in several motions. A move the floor man referred to as the flex drag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 23,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
A Double For Dave Moss
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Dave Moss shoved all in for 18,200 over an early position raise to 6,000. His opponent called and showed 
.
Moss showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Moss earned the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 29,900 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Tony Higgins Gets There
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Tony Higgins was the second player to limp in middle position and Jamie Strickland raised to 4,300. Higgins was the lone caller.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Higgins bet 4,000. Strickland called.
The river was the 
and Higgins bet again, this time making it 6,000. Strickland thought for a moment and then called. Higgins showed 
for two pair. Strickland showed 
before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000 | |
|
|
75,000 | -33,000 |
Kyle Cartwright Sends One Home
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
A player in early position raised all in for 24,400 and Kyle Cartwright reraised all in for roughly 65,000. The player in the small blind seemed pained when the action fell to him and he looked at his cards.
He eventually folded and Cartwright showed 
against the of the at-risk player.
The board ran out 
and Cartwright won the pot and sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000 | 82,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600