$575 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Tunica

03-07-2020 00:18 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts, Eliminations

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Lowery	165,000 153,600	153,600
Derrick Contreras	109,000 62,000	62,000
Mel Lyon	96,000 42,000	42,000
Kevin Grinder	84,000
JW Carter	82,000 62,000	62,000
Charlie Ealy	65,000 21,000	21,000
Blake Whittington	51,000 34,000	34,000

James Moore	32,000 8,000	8,000
Papa Karn	31,000 6,000	6,000
Jacob Seale	27,000 16,000	16,000
Ray Henson	23,000 19,600	19,600
Jamie Kizer	23,000
Mike Cordell	21,500 1,100	1,100

Sam Washburn	Busted
Tiffany Keathley	Busted
Jody Stanfill	Busted
Clifford Matthews	Busted
Matt Johnson	Busted
Jerry Moore	Busted
James Dowen	Busted
Jamie Vickery	Busted
Laurie Perkins	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-06-2020 23:42 UTC-5

John Holley Victorious in Event #2: $185 Deepstack After Four-Way ICM Chop

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Leading up to this weekend’s $575 Main Event, a series of side events have been taking place here at the RGPS All-Stars Horseshoe Tunica.

In Event #2: $185 Deepstack, 486 entrants competed over a pair of starting flight, which meant a $69,498 prize pool was up for grabs. Just 76 players returned for Day 2 action, and of those 54 got paid including Jason Bender (10th - $1,133), Kevin Grinder (15th - $890), Terry Lapp (21st - $500), Bryan Jenkins (27th - $500), Daniel Lowery (29th - $410), Kevin Canger (37th - $334), and Connie Rice (51st - $257).

In the end, John Holley won the title for $12,095 after a four-way ICM chop. He also claimed 25 Casino Champion points and the All-Star Championship Ring.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize	Casino Champ Pts
1	John Holley	$12,095*	25
2	Thomas Sneed	$9,418*	20
3	Antonio Torpoco	$8,118*	17.5
4	Bobby Griffith	$7,064*	15
5	Matthew Silva	$3,371	12.5
6	Brian Rogers	$2,606	10
7	Daniel Gerald	$2,120	7.5
8	James Kizer	$1,737	5
9	Danny Griffith	$1,390	2.5

_{*Denotes four-way ICM deal.}

Tags: John Holley

03-06-2020 23:42 UTC-5

RGPS Tunica Horseshoe Main Event: Chris Read

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Chris Read has finally made her first RunGood Poker Series stop.

She said she's been trying to make it work and finally made it out for the main event at Horseshoe Tunica.

She has been working as the live reporter for the Women's Poker Association for a little more than a year.

Read is from Atlanta and made the drive back and forth from Georgia to play 2/5 cash games for 15 years before moving into tournaments.

She's retired from working in banking and now travels one week a month to play poker. She's been married for 13 years and has three kids, and two grandkids.

She has $80,616 in career tournament winnings on 41 results. Her largest score to date is $10,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Read	41,000 28,200	28,200

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-06-2020 23:20 UTC-5

Henson, Holley, and Moneymaker

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Chris Moneymaker opened from under the gun to 1,500.

"Raise," said Ray Henson as he put his last 700 in.

"That is not a raise," Moneymaker quickly pointed out.

John Holley called and the three players went to the flop, with Henson all in.

The flop came and both Moneymaker and Holley checked.

They both checked the on the turn and the on the river.

"I have queen high," Moneymaker announced as he tabled .

"I have king high," Holley said, tabling .

"You both play so bad," Henson said showing the winner .

Moneymaker and Holley are both in the running for casino champion after each winning one of the preliminary events.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	32,300 32,300	32,300
Chris Moneymaker	9,600 9,600	9,600

Ray Henson	3,400 16,600	16,600

Tags: Chris Moneymaker John Holley Ray Henson

03-06-2020 23:16 UTC-5

Matt South Flops Bottom Two, Holds

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Preston McEwen was all in with 3,000 in the main pot and 2,800 in the side pot.

There were four players with action remaining and the board read .

The first player bet 1,200 and Matt South rasied to 3,200. The two other players folded and the initial bettor called.

The turn was the and the bettor led again, this time he moved all in for 14,200.

South called and tabled which was good at the time. He was against of the all in player and the of McEwen.

The river was the and South won the hand and eliminated both his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt South	46,000
Preston McEwen	Busted

Tags: Preston McEwen Matt South

03-06-2020 23:11 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts, Eliminations

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Ealy	86,000 86,000	86,000
Cole Land	55,000 40,300	40,300
Derrick Contreras	47,000 7,000	7,000
Austin Reilly	31,000 6,000	6,000
Mark Lafata	30,000 34,500	34,500
Kris Burchfield	16,000 16,000	16,000
Chris Read	12,800 7,200	7,200
Donnie Phan	11,300
Jacob Seale	11,000 7,400	7,400
Rusty Wooten	Busted

03-06-2020 23:07 UTC-5

Players in the field

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Joe Garrett

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600