$600 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2022 RGPS Tulsa
$600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 RGPS Tulsa
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$245,440
Entries
472
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
155
Players Left
20
O’Dell Yeah! Massive Chip Leader Emerges From Day 1c of RGPS Tulsa Main Event
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The final opening flight of the RunGood Series Tulsa $600 Main Event saw one player absolutely annihilate the competition to take over one million chips into Sunday’s final day of action.
Dakotah O’Dell of Springfield, MO laid waste to Saturday night’s 155 entry field to the tune of 1,019,000 chips, far surpassing previous overall chip leader Marsha Adams’ Day 1a mark of 596,000.
O’Dell has been having an incredible 2022, with a WSOP Circuit ring win and a Circuit Main Event final table in July for a combined $150,000+ in earnings, along with a RunGood Main Event championship at Council Bluffs in February for another $48,771.
The third largest stack that will return Sunday also came from Day 1c as a late pot for Shantanu Garg gave him an end-of-day total of 578,000 chips.
In total, 472 entries created a prizepool of $245,440, shattering the $100,000 guarantee, with the winner Sunday earning $46,721.
Overall Top Ten Opening Day Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Flight | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakotah O'Dell | 1c | 1,019,000 | 203 |
| 2 | Marsha Adams | 1a | 596,000 | 119 |
| 3 | Shantanu Garg | 1c | 578,000 | 115 |
| 4 | Christopher Livesay | 1c | 570,000 | 114 |
| 5 | Adam Higbee | 1a | 542,000 | 108 |
| 6 | Preston Roberts | 1b | 483,000 | 96 |
| 7 | Yahya Aamer | 1b | 483,000 | 96 |
| 8 | Ryan Bevenue | 1c | 463,000 | 92 |
| 9 | Bryan Dickson | 1b | 449,000 | 89 |
| 10 | Todd Harp | 1b | 437,000 | 87 |
The Dakotah O’Dell Show
While several notables made it through Day 1c including 2021 WPT DeepStacks Choctaw Main Event champion Jared Ward (157,000), RunGood Tulsa Pot-Limit Omaha champion Sam Lee (130,000), and RunGood Ambassador Julie Cornelius (94,000), it was O’Dell’s performance that overshadowed all else.
He first began threatening for the overall chip lead shortly after registration closed when he eliminated Jamie Rawlings with a flopped set of sixes against Rawlings’ pocket queens.
Then after taking the overall chip lead he went on an absolute tear coolering two players with pocket kings including RunGood ambassador Ray Henson.
Others that may not have been in O’Dell’s wake but also didn’t advance to Day 2 included Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen, RunGood Tulsa Studio Ticket champion John Reynolds, and RunGood ambassador and beloved poker announcer Jeff Platt.
Sunday’s Chase for the Title
Play will resume Sunday in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa poker room at noon local time with 11:47 left in level 13, the earliest endpoint for the three opening flights.
Play will continue with 30-minute levels with a 10-minute break following level 14 and then every four levels after that.
There will actually be 60 players returning Sunday, as Marlon Gabriel managed to bag twice. He’ll take his 363,000 chip stack forward, and will also take home a second min-cash of $933 for the extra bag.
He and all the others will of course be eyeing that $46,721 first prize along with the prestigious RunGood Contenders Series ring and a trip to Las Vegas with a seat in the RunGood Pro-Am in December.
PokerNews will be with you until a champion is crowned Sunday night at the beautiful Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Todd Harp | 437,000 | 87 |
| 6 | 2 | Yahya Aamer | 483,000 | 96 |
| 6 | 3 | Christopher Livesay | 570,000 | 114 |
| 6 | 4 | Daniel Sleeper | 36,000 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Kellie Alexander | 69,000 | 13 |
| 6 | 8 | Rance Chalakee | 273,000 | 54 |
| 6 | 9 | Henry Stevens | 152,000 | 30 |
| 7 | 1 | Ryan Kinder | 260,000 | 52 |
| 7 | 2 | Jon Swift | 187,000 | 37 |
| 7 | 3 | Mason Malott | 409,000 | 81 |
| 7 | 4 | Cory Smith | 117,000 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Adam Higbee | 542,000 | 108 |
| 7 | 7 | Dustin Hill | 120,000 | 24 |
| 7 | 8 | David Cantrell | 112,000 | 22 |
| 7 | 9 | Jesse Jones | 342,000 | 68 |
| 8 | 1 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Taylor Peterson | 108,000 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | Tony Birney | 69,000 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | Marsha Adams | 596,000 | 119 |
| 8 | 5 | Josh Bozarth | 126,000 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | Cory Aurentz | 156,000 | 31 |
| 8 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Trevor Lewis | 104,000 | 20 |
| 8 | 9 | Beau Wilshire | 98,000 | 19 |
| 9 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 2 | |||
| 9 | 3 | Tommy Gragg | 143,000 | 28 |
| 9 | 4 | Julie Cornelius | 94,000 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | Matt Ellis | 320,000 | 64 |
| 9 | 6 | Kris Burchfield | 120,000 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | Brandon Dingler | 66,000 | 13 |
| 9 | 8 | Bryan Dickson | 449,000 | 89 |
| 9 | 9 | Gabriel Attoun | 296,000 | 59 |
| 11 | 1 | Megan Moore | 121,000 | 24 |
| 11 | 2 | Ryan Bevenue | 463,000 | 92 |
| 11 | 3 | Rodney Spriggs | 208,000 | 41 |
| 11 | 4 | Dakotah O'Dell | 1,019,000 | 203 |
| 11 | 5 | Brandon Hoerl | 284,000 | 56 |
| 11 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 7 | Shantanu Garg | 578,000 | 115 |
| 11 | 8 | Jared Ward | 157,000 | 31 |
| 11 | 9 | |||
| 12 | 1 | Jason White | 160,000 | 32 |
| 12 | 2 | Christopher Allen | 198,000 | 39 |
| 12 | 3 | Sam Lee | 130,000 | 36 |
| 12 | 4 | Raymond Beck | 80,000 | 16 |
| 12 | 5 | |||
| 12 | 6 | Devin Arnone | 194,000 | 38 |
| 12 | 7 | Kaleb Dunn | 197,000 | 39 |
| 12 | 8 | Scott Robertson | 198,000 | 39 |
| 12 | 9 | Daniel Lowery | 411,000 | 82 |
| 14 | 1 | Steven Glasscock | 105,000 | 21 |
| 14 | 2 | Nikhil Behl | 192,000 | 38 |
| 14 | 3 | |||
| 14 | 4 | Raylene Celaya | 98,000 | 19 |
| 14 | 5 | Joey McCaig | 147,000 | 29 |
| 14 | 6 | Charles Deatherage | 68,000 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | David Pevahouse | 84,000 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | Will Berry | 113,000 | 22 |
| 14 | 9 | Barbara Johnson | 83,000 | 16 |
| 15 | 1 | John Millsap | 192,000 | 38 |
| 15 | 2 | Christopher Wilson | 170,000 | 34 |
| 15 | 3 | Marlon Gabriel | 363,000 | 72 |
| 15 | 4 | Travis Speck | 198,000 | 39 |
| 15 | 5 | Andrew Kinder | 95,000 | 19 |
| 15 | 6 | Deland Bell | 244,000 | 48 |
| 15 | 7 | Mark Barrientos | 202,000 | 40 |
| 15 | 8 | Preston Roberts | 483,000 | 96 |
| 15 | 9 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,019,000 | |
|
596,000 | |
|
578,000 | |
|
570,000 | |
|
542,000 | |
|
483,000 | |
|
|
483,000 | |
|
463,000 | |
|
|
449,000 | |
|
437,000 | |
|
411,000 | |
|
409,000 | |
|
363,000 | |
|
342,000 | |
|
320,000 | |
|
296,000 | |
|
284,000 | |
|
273,000 | |
|
260,000 | |
|
|
244,000 | |
|
208,000 | |
|
202,000 | |
|
|
198,000 | |
|
198,000 | |
|
198,000 |
End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,019,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
578,000 | |
|
|
570,000 | 570,000 |
|
|
463,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
284,000 | -216,000 |
|
|
208,000 | 68,000 |
|
160,000 | 160,000 |
|
157,000 | 62,000 |
|
147,000 | 97,000 |
|
143,000 | |
|
130,000 | 130,000 |
|
121,000 | 11,000 |
|
113,000 | -27,000 |
|
108,000 | 108,000 |
|
98,000 | 98,000 |
|
94,000 | -86,000 |
|
84,000 | 84,000 |
|
|
83,000 | 83,000 |
|
68,000 | 68,000 |
|
36,000 | -44,000 |
Garg Eliminates Vieira De Barros to End Day 1c
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With a pot of over 100,000 built by the turn on a board of 
, Shantanu Garg and Arthur Vieira De Barros quickly got all the money in to make a 500,000 chip pot with Vieira De Barros at risk.
Arthur Vieira De Barros: 
Shantanu Garg: 
Vieira De Barros' gutshot and flush draw were behind Garg's kings and did not improve on the 
river.
The final 20 players are now bagging up their chips. PokerNews will have complete chip counts and a full recap of the action shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
578,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Bubble Time
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hand-for-hand play has begun with 21 players remaining.
The next elimination will be the final elimination of the night, sending the final 20 players on to Day 2.
More O'Dell Eliminations Bring the Field Closer to Day 2
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With over 100,000 in the middle already on a flop of 
, after Dakotah O'Dell checked in middle position to his opponent in the hijack moved all in for about 60,000.
O'Dell called and had yet another opponent crushed.
Hijack player:
Dakotah O'Dell: 
The 
turn and 
river changed nothing to send another pot to O'Dell and another player out the door.
As this story was being written, O'Dell was on the right end of another massive cooler as RunGood Ambassador Ray Henson got over 100,000 in preflop against O'Dell with pocket queens against O'Dell's pocket kings.
O'Dell's kings held and Henson was sent to the rail just short of Day 2
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
978,000 | 268,000 |
|
Busted |
Hoerl Drags Huge Pot to Hit 500,000
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Cards were on their backs and a 500,000 chip pot was in the middle with a board of 
.
According to Brandon Hoerl who was the recipient of the pot, all the money went in on the turn with him holding 
for a flopped full house, while his opponent, who has chosen to remain nameless, held 
for a straight that he hit on the turn, prompting him to move in against Hoerl.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 298,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Updated Counts as Bubble Approaches
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
710,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
421,000 | 173,500 |
|
|
420,000 | 348,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 81,500 |
|
|
140,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
98,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | -184,000 |
|
|
62,000 | 24,500 |