$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 RGPS Joplin

$600 Main Event

Day 1a Started

05-20-2022 16:47 UTC-5

Welcome To Flight 1a Of The RunGood Main Event at Downstream Casino In Joplin!

Liam Gannon

For the first time since 2020, The RunGood Poker Series has made its way back to Downstream Casino in Joplin with another full series. The series has reached its seventh event in tonight's $600 No-Limit Hold’em RunGood Main Event that will start at 7pm.

Last time saw Matt Riffel take down the RGPS Downstream Casino Main Event that saw a three-handed deal occur with Riffel coming out on top against Phillip Teel and Jared Ward. He received $35,333 for his efforts as well as a RGPS ring and a seat to the RunGood Pro/Am event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This event boasts an impressive $100,000 guarantee on the prize pool and will again send one player to the RunGood Pro/Am in Las Vegas at the end of the year. Players expected to come out include defending champion Matt Riffel, previous champions Kyle Kinder and Grant Hinkle, Rob “Boston Rob,” Mariano, and WSOP circuit ring winner Daniel Lowery.

Players will start with 25,000 in chips with the blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will escalate every 30 minutes with a 10-minute break after every four levels. Late registration will end at level 9 and players who do not find a bag today will be able to play tomorrow in either flight B or C starting at 11 A.M. or 6 P.M. respectively. Play will continue until 12.5% of the field is reached and those players will return on Sunday May 22nd at 11 A.M. to play down to the winner. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the RunGood Poker Series Main Event at Downstream Casino In Joplin, Missouri.

Tags: Daniel Lowery Grant Hinkle Jared Ward Kyle Kinder Matt Riffel Phillip Teel

05-20-2022 19:01 UTC-5

Shuffle Up And Deal!

Liam Gannon

Cards are in the air as the 92 initial entrants have taken their seats.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

05-20-2022 19:06 UTC-5

Early Faces In The Field

Liam Gannon

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Beybe	25,000
Emily Snow	25,000
Papa Karn	25,000
Mary Beybe	25,000

05-20-2022 19:12 UTC-5

Weiler Leads River

Liam Gannon

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a board reading . Levi Weiler was in the big blind and against an opponent on the button with 400 chips in the pot.

Weiler checked the flop and saw his opponent bet 400 which Weiler called.

The turn of saw Weiler check-call his opponent once more, this time to the tune of 2,000.

The river of saw Weiler lead out for 3,000 and his opponent shook his head before tossing it into the muck, giving Weiler the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levi Weiler	29,400	29,400

Tags: Levi Weiler

05-20-2022 19:19 UTC-5

Jones Stacking Early

Liam Gannon

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Action was picked up on the turn three-ways with 3,900 in the pot and Jonathan Jones in the small blind.

The board read and Jonathan jones led out for 1,200 which his opponent in the hijack called and his opponent in the cutoff folded to.

The river came out a and Jones sized up to 5,300. His opponent asked for a count of the bet and put in the chips to call.

Jones turned over for sixes full of fives which was good as his opponent said "nice hand," before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jones	43,200

Tags: Jonathan Jones

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

05-20-2022 19:38 UTC-5

Pigago Coolers Opponent

Liam Gannon

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with a significant pot brewing between Danny Pigago in first position and a player on the button.

On a board reading , Pigago had checked to his opponent who led out for 7,000. Pigago moved all-in for 16,400 and his opponent snap-called tabling his hand.

Opponent:
Danny Pigago:

Pigago's opponent had flopped a flush but found himself drawing dead against Pigago's flopped nut flush. The river changed nothing and Pigago found himself on the right end of a cooler, eliminating his opponent.