Who will win The $600 RunGood Poker Series Main Event?
Across two days and four starting flights, a total of 576 entrants created a prize pool of $299,520, which the final 73 players will come back and play for today at noon. Each one of them looking for The RunGood Poker Series Contenders $600 Main Event Title at Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as well as the seat to the Pro-Am this December.
Kipp Smith bags the overall lead with 877,000, over 200,000 chips more than the next chip count. Smith boasts over $130,000 in lifetime earnings, but despite multiple RGPS cashes, a title has eluded him thus far. He looks to rectify that today as the field shrinks down with his large chip stack.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kipp Smith | 877,000 |
| 2 | Derrick Plumage | 670,000 |
| 3 | Mark Homan | 618,000 |
| 4 | Nick Barksdale | 551,000 |
| 5 | Josh Green | 480,000 |
| 6 | Mo Nuwwarah | 477,000 |
| 7 | Brian Pham | 475,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Pigago | 469,000 |
| 9 | Tyrell Lyle | 462,000 |
| 10 | Bernard Lee | 438,000 |
A couple of RGPS Council Bluff champions that found bags include Derrick Plumage (670,000) and Nathan Steuer (145,000) who will be looking to add to their resumes. Others who managed to find bags at the end of their respective flights include Mo Nuwwarah (477,000), Bernard Lee (438,000), Grant Hinkle (356,000), Papa Karn (204,000), Blair Hinkle (70,000), and Anthony Kellen (1,000).
When the players return today at noon, levels will at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes each, with a 15-minute break occurring after every three levels. Play will continue until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RunGood Poker Series.
board when action went around to Homan who bet, and Kellen turned up is hand. 
did not improve Kellen and the start of day short stack was eliminated the first hand of the day.
, Lenny Hiner moved all in for 159,000 which saw Colvin call and Hinkle fold. 
gave Hiner more outs to draw against Colvin's set, and the river 
and Hinkle's pair of aces beat Colvin's pair of tens, bringing Colvin's day to a close.
, which gave Lemaster a pair of queens for the best hand. The turn 
, Jeffrey bet 25,000 to which Hinkle quickly called. 
and Jeffrey bet 45,000 which sent Hinkle into the tank. After some thought he moved all in for 250,000 effective and Jeffrey snap-called saying "I guess you got hearts, but I can't fold this."
and Homan rivered a flush to make the best hand and he added to his growing chip stack.
checked through to the 
that saw Lyle bet 30,000 and Hickey raised to 90,000. Lyle moved all in for 522,000 effective and after some talking, Hickey folded. 
for two pair and he took down the pot to add to his dominating stack. 
which gave Kopp top two on the river and he nearly tripled up through by knocking out Bay.
