$600 Main Event Day 1c | 2022 RGPS Tulsa

10-15-2022 23:26 UTC-5

Big Stacks and Notables

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakotah O'Dell	405,000

Daniel Sleeper	264,000
Arthur Vieira De Barros	247,500
Ray Henson	190,000 110,500	110,500
James Traber	180,000
Vincent Pironti	175,000
Megan Moore	165,000 11,000	11,000
Jamie Rawlings	134,000
Jeff Platt	120,000 75,500	75,500
Julie Cornelius	72,000 -17,000	-17,000

10-15-2022 23:14 UTC-5

Moore Calls Nguyen's Hand Then Busts Him

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Scotty Nguyen's seat was recently vacated, with Megan Moore sharing the details of how she eliminated him.

According to Moore and her impressed tablemates, after Nguyen moved all in from early position for 14,000, Moore looked at her hand in the big blind and told Nguyen, "I think you have pocket sevens, so I'm going to call you."

Sure enough, Nguyen had , with Moore showing to race for Nguyen's tournament life.

The board came , pairing Moore's jack on the flop and ending the Poker Hall of Famer's night, but not before he brought plenty of smiles and entertainment to players and fans here at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa.

Player	Chips	Progress
Megan Moore	154,000 7,000	7,000
Scotty Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Scotty Nguyen Megan Moore

10-15-2022 23:05 UTC-5

RunGood Tulsa Side Event Winners

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

It’s been a great week of action here at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa for the RunGood Series Tulsa stop, with several side events already in the books as the Main Event takes place.

Here’s a look at the winners of the side events that were awarded a prestigious RunGood Contenders Series ring.

Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	1st Prize
Tuesday October 11	$200 Seniors NLH	163	$26,080	Ricky Gebhart	$2,554
Tuesday October 11	$160 Ambassador Bounty NLH	198	$24,750	Byron Abernathy	$3,615
Thursday October 13	$250 PokerGO Studio Ticket NLH	211	$42,200	John Reynolds	$9,711
Thursday October 13	$200 One-Day NLH	115	$18,400	Skyler Roberts	$4,898
Thursday October 13	$300 Pot-Limit Omaha	68	$17,000	Sam Lee	$5,373

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-15-2022 23:00 UTC-5

Prizepool and Payouts Announced

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The 472 entries in this tournament created a final prizepool of $245,440, smashing the $100,00 guarantee.

Every player who advances to Day 2 is guaranteed at least $991, with the winner receiving $46,721, a prestigious RunGood Contendors Series ring, and a seat in the RunGood Pro-Am this December in Las Vegas.

Place	Prize
1	$46,721
2	$31,834
3	$23,440
4	$17,451
5	$13,156
6	$10,014
7	$7,731
8	$6,038
9-10	$4,786
11-12	$3,829
13-14	$3,093
15-16	$2,553
17-20	$2,111
21-24	$1,792
25-32	$1,522
33-40	$1,325
41-48	$1,154
49-56	$1,031
57-61	$933

10-15-2022 22:50 UTC-5

Papa Karn Building a Stack

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After late eliminations in the first two opening flights, Papa Karn is building a stack in Day 1c.

Following a middle position limp, Karn raised to 4,000 and got calls from Megan Moore in the big blind and the limper.

The flop came , and after action was checked to him, Karn bet 14,000.

Both opponents folded and Karn dragged a pot to put him over the 100,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Megan Moore	147,000 29,000	29,000
Papa Karn	101,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Megan Moore Papa Karn

10-15-2022 22:38 UTC-5

Registration Closed

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

155 more entries took their final shot at advancing to Day 2, bringing the final total of entries to 472.

20 more players will advance from this flight, bringing the final total of players in Day 2 to 61.

Once prizepool and payout details are announced, PokerNews will bring you that information.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-15-2022 22:30 UTC-5

Notable Chip Counts Before End of Registration

Mike Patrick

Player	Chips	Progress
James Traber	138,500 138,500	138,500
Megan Moore	118,000 118,000	118,000
Papa Karn	90,000 90,000	90,000
Julie Cornelius	89,000 89,000	89,000
John Reynolds	80,000 80,000	80,000
Rodney Spriggs	80,000 80,000	80,000
Ray Henson	79,500 79,500	79,500
Jack Arnold	74,500 74,500	74,500
Joey McCaig	73,500 73,500	73,500
Ryan Bevenue	72,000 72,000	72,000
Will Berry	58,500 58,500	58,500
Jeff Platt	44,500 44,500	44,500
Jared Ward	30,000 30,000	30,000
William McCracken	27,000 27,000	27,000
Ricky Gebhart	25,500 25,500	25,500
Jason White	24,000 24,000	24,000
Scotty Nguyen	21,500 21,500	21,500

10-15-2022 21:06 UTC-5

Day 1c of RGPS Tulsa Main Event Underway

Mike Patrick

With the $100,000 guarantee already shattered midway through the afternoon's Day 1b, the prize pool gravy is being poured on this evening as the final group of players try to qualify for Sunday's Day 2 of the RunGood Series Tulsa $600 Main Event.

24 players advanced from Day 1b's starting total of 187 entrants, meaning 41 of 317 have advanced to Day 2 through the opening pair of flights.

Overall Chip Leaders Through First Two Opening Flights

Place	Name	Flight	Chip Count
1	Marsha Adams	1a	596,000
2	Adam Higbee	1a	542,000
3	Preston Roberts	1b	483,000
4	Yahya Aamer	1b	483,000
5	Bryan Dickson	1b	449,000
6	Todd Harp	1b	437,000
7	Daniel Lowery	1a	411,000
8	Mason Malott	1b	409,000
9	Marlon Gabriel	1b	363,000
10	Jesse Jones	1a	342,000

Day 1c began at 6 p.m. local time with players starting with 30,000 chips at blind levels of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. As with the earlier flights, play will continue until just 12.5 percent of the field remains. Those players will be the final entrants into Day 2.

Registration and reentry closes at the start of level 9, at which point the final entry total and prizepool will be known.

PokerNews will be taking a short break from coverage but returning to wrap up the action until the field for Day 2 is set here at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa.

Tags: Adam Higbee Bryan Dickson Daniel Lowery Jesse Jones Marlon Gabriel Marsha Adams Mason Malott Preston Roberts Todd Harp Yahya Aamer