2022 RGPS Joplin

$600 Main Event
Day: 1bc
1a1bc2
Event Info

2022 RGPS Joplin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♥8♦
Prize
$72,260
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$412,880
Entries
794
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
559
Players Left
68

$600 Main Event

Day 1bc Completed

Brandau Soars Into Day 2 of RGPS Joplin Main Event

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Scott Brandau
Scott Brandau

Two flights of the $600 Run Good Poker Series No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at Downstream Casino in Joplin, Missouri were played today which saw 306 entrants in Day 1B and 253 entrants in Day 1C, which saw a massive 559 entrants play on Saturday the 21st.

The final number of players totals out to 794, smashing the guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $412,880.

Scott Brandau dominated the final flight of the day to end with a monster chip stack of 937,000, the only player throughout the whole tournament to bag over 700,000. Brandau began to knock out many players towards the end of the night including bracelet winner Grant Hinkle. He now comes into the largest stack in the biggest poker tournament ever run on the property of Downstream Casino.

Day 2 Chip Counts

PlaceNameChip Counts
1Scott Brandau937,000
2Jason White698,500
3Michael Lech593,000
4Joseph Dodson589,000
5Jesse Jones583,000
6Dustin Hill551,500
7Stacy Bush509,000
8Derrick Young498,500
9Chris Fraley488,500
10James Wells469,500

Behind Brandau is Jason White who bagged the lead of Day 1b with a stack of 698,500. The chip leader of Day 1a was Jesse Jones who bagged 583,000 which also cracked the top five. Other players that found their way to bags also included WSOP Bracelet Winners Michael Lech (593,000) Mike Cordell (373,000) and Travis Baker (220,500), Ross Bybee(461,000), Mary Bybee (105,500), Papa Karn (104,000) and Matt Riffel (26,500).

Some players who were not on fate’s side today included Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano, Duster Ellis, Grant Hinkle, and Michael Sanders. Kerry Hildebrand and Jared Ward bubbled the flights of today and were last players of their flights to miss out on making Day 2.

The final 97 players will return on Sunday, May 22nd at 11 a.m. with 15:34 left on Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. After the level is completed, the tournament will alter the blinds from 30-minute levels to 40-minute levels. The players will play down to a winner and the winner will not only take home the title, but at seat at the RGPS Pro/Am that will occur in Las Vegas, Nevada at the end of the year. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the updates.

Tags: Chris FraleyDerrick YoungDuster EllisDustin HillGrant HinkleJames WellsJared WardJason WhiteJesse JonesJoseph DodsonKerry HildebrandMary BybeeMatt RiffelMichael LechMichael SandersMike CordellPapa KarnRoss BybeeScott BrandauStacy BushTravis Baker

Day 2 Chip Counts Full (full)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
TableSeatNameChip Count
295SCOTT BRANDAU937,000
197JASON WHITE698,500
204MICHAEL LECH593,000
251JOSEPH DODSON589,000
167JESSE JONES583,000
289DUSTIN HILL551,500
291STACY BUSH509,000
217DERRICK YOUNG498,500
274CHRISTOPHER FRALEY488,500
195JAMES WELLS469,500
241ROSS BYBEE461,500
192CHRISTPHER LIVESAY430,000
279DANIEL SNOWDEN392,500
288MARK HARMON382,500
281JAMES CORDELL373,500
297JERRY JONES369,500
287DEVAN RINEHEART368,500
206JON STANFIELD346,000
175DANIEL HUGHES320,000
163ROBERT HARP299,000
247JAMES TRABER296,000
271MATTHEW HELMS295,500
189ADAM TODD287,000
203JOSEPH MCCAIG273,500
272BORA TIEM256,000
282KEVIN UNKEL253,000
208ROBERT DAVIDSON245,500
242RONALD COVERT244,500
1610TRAVIS BAKER220,500
275LANCE PACKARD220,000
188TYLER BARNES212,500
212WILLIAM FISHER208,000
196DUANE WILKINSON205,000
254DEWEY KLEIN199,500
253BYRON ABERNATHY198,500
211SARAH RENKO198,000
182DALE SCHUMAN180,000
248CHRISTOPHER HUTTON179,000
286DAVID MCFEELY177,000
205BEAU WILSHIRE175,500
184WILLIAM MCCRACKEN175,000
202RYAN RAMSDEKK174,000
219TAYLOR HOLCOMB171,500
165JEREMY PAINE169,500
216DOUGLAS DALTON167,000
256BOBBY HOLMES161,000
255STEVEN MC KUIN155,000
2910ANTHONY MCKENZIE152,000
183ROGER BENNETT150,000
168COULTER CONNER147,000
245CHRISTOPHER BELCHER140,000
185PHILIP CARSELOWEY139,500
199DAVID CARON139,500
283STEVEN RODRIGUEZ135,500
174REHMAN ZAHID135,000
176NIKHIL BEHL133,500
276BRIAN BURNEY130,500
194TRICIA WU126,500
161ALEX PHAHURAT126,000
285KALEB DUNN126,000
201TRENT WILSON125,500
162CHARLES DEATHERAGE123,000
2110JERIMIAH BLACKBURN121,500
273JONATHAN JONES121,500
246PATRICK BROWN119,000
244ROCK LOVEC113,500
207MARY BYBEE105,500
2710PAPA KARN104,000
294ROBERT TANG103,000
284DARRELL NORTON100,500
164KASEY STANFORD95,000
177CALVIN RUTH94,500
187MATTHEW MAGEE92,000
299RAYMOND RIFE91,500
257JAEL LEWIS91,000
181MAXX HOLLAND85,000
1710MICHAEL KENNEDY84,500
258TREVOR LEWIS84,500
172JASON DARLAND82,000
213LANCE REEVES81,500
296SHANE FULLER72,000
193TAYLOR SCOTT69,000
173TRAVIS HITESHEW66,000
186THOMAS SUESS52,500
198ROBERT LEMKE52,000
249MARK MARTIN50,000
293ALEXANDER CRAIG46,000
191BRANDON ROBINSON41,500
214TERRY GARDNER41,000
278BRANDON ZALLAR41,000
292MARTIN KINDER39,500
252PATRICIA MCCURDY38,500
166STEVE LAMPHEAR38,000
215JOHN BALMAS38,000
259RONALD GREEN32,500
171TYLER NEUFELD30,500
178MATTHEW RIFFEL26,500
Player Chips Progress
Scott Brandau us
Scott Brandau 		937,000
Jason White us
Jason White 		698,500
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
593,000
Joseph Dodson us
Joseph Dodson 		589,000
Jesse Jones us
Jesse Jones 		583,000
Dustin Hill us
Dustin Hill 		551,500
Stacy Bush us
Stacy Bush 		509,000
Derrick Young us
Derrick Young 		498,500
Chris Fraley us
Chris Fraley 		488,500
James Wells us
James Wells 		469,500
Ross Bybee us
Ross Bybee 		461,500
Chris Livesay us
Chris Livesay 		430,000
Daniel Snowden us
Daniel Snowden 		392,500
Mark Harnon
Mark Harnon
382,500
Mike Cordell us
Mike Cordell
WSOP 1X Winner
373,000
Jerry Jones us
Jerry Jones 		369,500
Devan Rhinehart
Devan Rhinehart
368,500
Jon Stanfield us
Jon Stanfield 		346,000
Daniel Lee Hughes
Daniel Lee Hughes
320,000
Robert Harp us
Robert Harp 		299,000
James Traber us
James Traber 		296,000
Matt Helms us
Matt Helms
295,500
Adam Todd us
Adam Todd 		287,000
Joey McCaig us
Joey McCaig 		273,500
Bora Tiem
Bora Tiem 		256,000

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Day 2 Seat Draw

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
TableSeatNameChip Count
161ALEX PHAHURAT126,000
162CHARLES DEATHERAGE123,000
163ROBERT HARP299,000
164KASEY STANFORD95,000
165JEREMY PAINE169,500
166STEVE LAMPHEAR38,000
167JESSE JONES583,000
168COULTER CONNER147,000
1610TRAVIS BAKER220,500
    
171TYLER NEUFELD30,500
172JASON DARLAND82,000
173TRAVIS HITESHEW66,000
174REHMAN ZAHID135,000
175DANIEL HUGHES320,000
176NIKHIL BEHL133,500
177CALVIN RUTH94,500
178MATTHEW RIFFEL26,500
1710MICHAEL KENNEDY84,500
    
181MAXX HOLLAND85,000
182DALE SCHUMAN180,000
183ROGER BENNETT150,000
184WILLIAM MCCRACKEN175,000
185PHILIP CARSELOWEY139,500
186THOMAS SUESS52,500
187MATTHEW MAGEE92,000
188TYLER BARNES212,500
189ADAM TODD287,000
    
191BRANDON ROBINSON41,500
192CHRISTPHER LIVESAY430,000
193TAYLOR SCOTT69,000
194TRICIA WU126,500
195JAMES WELLS469,500
196DUANE WILKINSON205,000
197JASON WHITE698,500
198ROBERT LEMKE52,000
199DAVID CARON139,500
    
201TRENT WILSON125,500
202RYAN RAMSDEKK174,000
203JOSEPH MCCAIG273,500
204MICHAEL LECH593,000
205BEAU WILSHIRE175,500
206JON STANFIELD346,000
207MARY BYBEE105,500
208ROBERT DAVIDSON245,500
    
211SARAH RENKO198,000
212WILLIAM FISHER208,000
213LANCE REEVES81,500
214TERRY GARDNER41,000
215JOHN BALMAS38,000
216DOUGLAS DALTON167,000
217DERRICK YOUNG498,500
219TAYLOR HOLCOMB171,500
2110JERIMIAH BLACKBURN121,500
    
241ROSS BYBEE461,500
242RONALD COVERT244,500
244ROCK LOVEC113,500
245CHRISTOPHER BELCHER140,000
246PATRICK BROWN119,000
247JAMES TRABER296,000
248CHRISTOPHER HUTTON179,000
249MARK MARTIN50,000
    
251JOSEPH DODSON589,000
252PATRICIA MCCURDY38,500
253BYRON ABERNATHY198,500
254DEWEY KLEIN199,500
255STEVEN MC KUIN155,000
256BOBBY HOLMES161,000
257JAEL LEWIS91,000
258TREVOR LEWIS84,500
259RONALD GREEN32,500
    
271MATTHEW HELMS295,500
272BORA TIEM256,000
273JONATHAN JONES121,500
274CHRISTOPHER FRALEY488,500
275LANCE PACKARD220,000
276BRIAN BURNEY130,500
278BRANDON ZALLAR41,000
279DANIEL SNOWDEN392,500
2710PAPA KARN104,000
    
281JAMES CORDELL373,500
282KEVIN UNKEL253,000
283STEVEN RODRIGUEZ135,500
284DARRELL NORTON100,500
285KALEB DUNN126,000
286DAVID MCFEELY177,000
287DEVAN RINEHEART368,500
288MARK HARMON382,500
289DUSTIN HILL551,500
    
291STACY BUSH509,000
292MARTIN KINDER39,500
293ALEXANDER CRAIG46,000
294ROBERT TANG103,000
295SCOTT BRANDAU937,000
296SHANE FULLER72,000
297JERRY JONES369,500
299RAYMOND RIFE91,500
2910ANTHONY MCKENZIE152,000

Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Scott Brandau us
Scott Brandau 		937,000
Jason White us
Jason White 		698,500 698,500
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
593,000 593,000
Joseph Dodson us
Joseph Dodson 		589,000
Jesse Jones us
Jesse Jones 		583,000
Dustin Hill us
Dustin Hill 		551,500 551,500
Stacy Bush us
Stacy Bush 		509,000
Derrick Young us
Derrick Young 		498,500
Chris Fraley us
Chris Fraley 		488,500
James Wells us
James Wells 		469,500
Ross Bybee us
Ross Bybee 		461,500
Chris Livesay us
Chris Livesay 		430,000
Daniel Snowden us
Daniel Snowden 		392,500 392,500
Mark Harnon
Mark Harnon
382,500 382,500
Mike Cordell us
Mike Cordell
WSOP 1X Winner
373,000
Jerry Jones us
Jerry Jones 		369,500 369,500
Devan Rhinehart
Devan Rhinehart
368,500 368,500
Jon Stanfield us
Jon Stanfield 		346,000
Daniel Lee Hughes
Daniel Lee Hughes
320,000
Robert Harp us
Robert Harp 		299,000
James Traber us
James Traber 		296,000
Matt Helms us
Matt Helms
295,500
Adam Todd us
Adam Todd 		287,000 287,000
Joey McCaig us
Joey McCaig 		273,500 273,500
Bora Tiem
Bora Tiem 		256,000 256,000

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Chip Counts Day 1C (full)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Scott Brandau us
Scott Brandau 		937,000 3,000
Joseph Dodson us
Joseph Dodson 		589,000
James Wells us
James Wells 		469,500
Mike Cordell us
Mike Cordell
WSOP 1X Winner
373,000 -21,000
Robert Harp us
Robert Harp 		299,000 269,500
James Traber us
James Traber 		296,000 28,000
Matt Helms us
Matt Helms
295,500
Robert Davidson us
Robert Davidson 		245,000 -26,000
Lance Packard us
Lance Packard 		220,000
Byron Abernathy us
Byron Abernathy 		198,500
Sarah Renko us
Sarah Renko 		198,000
DID NOT REPORT us
DID NOT REPORT 		179,000
William McCracken us
William McCracken 		175,000
Ryan Ramsdell us
Ryan Ramsdell 		174,000 42,000
Jeremy Paine us
Jeremy Paine 		169,000
Douglas Dalton us
Douglas Dalton 		167,000
Roger Bennett us
Roger Bennett 		150,000 54,000
Steven Rodriguez us
Steven Rodriguez 		135,500 86,500
Nikhil Behl us
Nikhil Behl 		133,500
Alex Phanorad us
Alex Phanorad
126,000
Trent Wilson us
Trent Wilson 		125,500
Robert Tang us
Robert Tang 		103,000
Darrell Norton us
Darrell Norton 		100,500
Jael Lewis us
Jael Lewis 		91,000
Maxx Holland us
Maxx Holland 		85,000 -72,000

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Jared Ward Bubbles Flight 1C of RGPS Joplin

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jared Ward
Jared Ward

Jared Ward raised to 12,000 in early position and from the button, Clay Wells three-bet to 24,000 which folded out all action except Ward who called.

The flop came out {5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} which saw Ward check to Wells who bet 25,000. Ward moved all-in for 110,000 and Wells called.

Jared Ward: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Clay Wells: {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The turn and river came out {4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Ward could not find a nine to improve his hand which gave Wells the pot. The remaining 31 players halted play and will return tomorrow at 11 A.M. with 15:54 left on level 14.

Stay tuned for recap and seat assignments.

Player Chips Progress
Clay Wells us
Clay Wells
469,500 229,500
Jared Ward us
Jared Ward 		Busted

Tags: Clay WellsJared Ward

Wells Knocks One Out With Cowboys

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Clay Wells raised in first position to 20,000 and a player from later position moved all-in for 89,000. Action folded back around to Wells who called and the hands were tabled.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Clay Wells: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and the pocket kings held for Wells as the remaining players got one step closer to the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Clay Wells us
Clay Wells
240,000

Tags: Clay Wells

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