$575 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2020 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Tunica
$575 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Two More Starting Flights for RGPS Horseshoe Tunica Main Event
The RunGood Poker Series main event at Horseshoe Tunica continues Saturday with two more starting flights.
The first flight is at noon and the second is at 7 p.m.
Friday night, Derrick Contreras bagged the chip lead for the opening flight with 222,000 and will lead 38 other players into Day 2 from that starting flight.
The opening flight got 137 players and both of Saturday's flights are expected to be much larger. The players will start with 20,000 chips and play 12 30-minute levels. There is no dinner break and registration will close at the start of level nine in each starting flight.
The RGPS Tunica main event is usually the largest field of all the RGPS main events and it's looking like that will continue to be the case.
World Series of Poker main event champion Chris Moneymaker will likely be in the field again today, after failing to bag in the opening flight. Mark Lafata, David Hendrix, Tiffany Keathley, and Justin Gardenhire are also expected to be in the field at some point today. Lafata is a regular in the RGPS and Hendrix is a local who makes it to many of the RGPS events at the Horseshoe.
Keathley is a former winner of this very main event and will most likely take at least one more shot at bagging for Day 2.
PokerNews.com will be here throughout the weekend with photos and updates of the event until the newest RGPS main event champion is crowned.
Starting Stacks
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Danny Padilla and Jamie Dickson Battle Early
Danny Padilla raised Jamie Dickson's bet from 1,200 to 3,200. There was already 2,000 in the pot.
The board read 
and Dickson called.
The river was the 
and Dickson bet 2,000. Padilla called and showed 
. Dickson had 
.
The next hand, four players saw the 
flop and Padilla called an early position bet of 800 before Dickson raised on the button to 3,500. Padilla called.
The turn was the 
and Padilla check-called 5,100. Dickson had 5,000 behind at this point.
The river was the 
and Padilla moved all in, putting Dickson at risk should he call. Dickson quickly called with a straight, showing 
against the 
of Padilla.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000 | |
|
7,000 |
William Burris Holds Against Danny Padilla
Four players saw the 
flop for 1,900.
The first player checked. The next player bet 800 and Danny Padilla called.
Then William Burris raised to 3,300 and Padilla was the only caller.
The turn was the 
and Padilla check-called 2,000 more.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Padilla showed 
and Burris showed the winner with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
3,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
RGPS Tunica Main Event: Sam Washburn
Sam Washburn has won two WSOP circuit rings at Horseshoe Tunica, including one main event for $188,068 — the biggest cash of his career.
He has $290,293 in career tournament winnings on 12 results and has won an RGPS main event (RGPS Tulsa November 2019).
He is also fresh off a good run at RGPS Downstream where he was crowned casino champion with 32.5 points. Washburn made two final tables and is the first player of the All-Star season to win casino champion without winning a tournament.
Washburn is in the field today, looking to gain some traction and move on to Day 2 Sunday for a shot at another RGPS main event title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
Updated Chip Counts, Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
21,200
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
21,000 | |
|
|
17,200
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
|
|
16,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
|
15,200
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
|
7,800
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
3,100
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
Busted |
Azrael Morherudaen Turns Better
The board read 
and there was 14,000 in the pot.
Azrael Morherudaen moved all in for about 13,000 which has his opponent slightly covered.
His opponent showed 
and folded. Morherudaen showed 
and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 |
More Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,500 | |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
21,000 | |
|
18,000 | |
|
17,600 | |
|
|
16,700 | |
|
|
14,700 |
William "Cody" Stanford Wins Event #4: $300 Pot-Limit Omaha
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 #4: $300 Pot-Limit Omaha, 70 entrants offered up an $18,410 prize pool. The top seven got paid including David McKim (3rd - $3,038), Thomas Reynolds (5th - $1,289), and James Conner (7th - $884), just to name a few.
In the end, William “Cody” Stanford bested Jacob Seale in heads-up play for $6,075 in prize money plus 12.5 Casino Champion points and the All-Star Championship Ring.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Casino Champ Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William “Cody” Stanford | $6,075 | 12.5 |
| 2 | Jacob Seale | $4,050 | 10 |
| 3 | David McKim | $3,038 | 8.75 |
| 4 | Jeremy Tinsley | $2,025 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Thomas Reynolds | $1,289 | 6.25 |
| 6 | David McPhail | $1,049 | 5 |
| 7 | James Conner | $884 | 3.75 |