$1,100 Main Event | 2023 RGPS Baltimore

09-10-2023 17:18 UTC-4

Z Stein Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,772)

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After an open from Z Stein, big stack Ari Katz moved all in to cover him, and Stein went into the tank. After around 30 seconds, Stein made the call to put himself at risk and the cards were tabled.

Z Stein: A♠9♣
Ari Katz: K♠K♥

Katz was a big favorite going in, and the flop of K♦8♠3♦ was very favorable.

"Yeah, that's a good flop for me," Katz confirmed.

The board completed with the 5♦6♠ to secure Katz's victory and Stein was eliminated in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Katz	1,475,000 625,000	625,000

Z Stein	Busted

Tags: Ari Katz Z Stein

09-10-2023 17:13 UTC-4

Alvin Anton Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,772)

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of A♠9♠4♦, Alvin Anton bet out 40,000 after a check from Thomas Barry, who then check-raised all in to cover.

Anton snap-called to put himself at risk and the cards were tabled.

Alvin Anton: A♣4♣
Thomas Barry: 3♠4♠

Anton was ahead with his flopped two-pair, but the turn 7♠ immediately gave Barry the lead with a flush. Anton needed an ace or a four to stay alive but the river was the brick 6♣ and he was eliminated in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Barry	515,000 230,000	230,000
Alvin Anton	Busted

Tags: Alvin Anton Thomas Barry

09-10-2023 16:37 UTC-4

Sloat Spins it Up

Kirk Brown

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

James Sloat was down to only 55,000 when he got it all in on a flop of 6♠A♥7♣. James St. Hilaire made the call but then Jay Jin raised it up to 75,000 to successfully isolate.

James Sloat: 6♥7♥
Jay Jin: A♦J♥

Jin had top pair but it was no good against the bottom two-pair of Sloat. and the turn 5♥ further improved him to a flush draw. The river came the brick 10♦ to secure Sloat's victory and he was awarded the pot for a full triple-up.

The very next hand, Sloat picked up pocket aces and managed to get a lot of value on the river of a 2♠9♠7♦3♣9♣ board against Roy Kim to further increase his stack to 360,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
James St. Hilaire	735,000 200,000	200,000
James Sloat	360,000 27,000	27,000
Roy Kim	325,000 -135,000	-135,000
Jay Jin	210,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: James Sloat James St Hilaire Jay Jin Roy Kim

09-10-2023 15:36 UTC-4

TV Hand Busts Chang

Kirk Brown

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Short-stacked Matt Chang got it all in preflop against Roy Kim for his tournament life.

Matt Chang: A♦J♠
Roy Kim: K♥K♣

"Ok, give me the ace!" Chang announced, and the dealer did just that as he spread out the flop of A♥Q♥7♥ to give him the lead.

"Oh, but he has the king of hearts!" Chang groaned, and as he said that, the 5♥ appeared on the turn to give Kim the nut flush and the 2♦ came on the river to eliminate Chang.

"Man, these hands are made for TV!" Jay Jin commented to the dealer, who just smiled as he pushed the pot to Kim.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roy Kim	460,000 55,000	55,000
Matt Chang	Busted

Tags: Jay Jin Matt Chang Roy Kim

09-10-2023 15:29 UTC-4

Hilaire Gets There

Kirk Brown

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Grant Juric opened to 18,000 but then James St. Hilaire moved all in for around 200,000 and action folded back to Juric.

After a few seconds, Juric made the call to put him at risk and the cards were tabled.

James St. Hilaire: A♦K♣
Grant Juric: 8♣8♥

Juric was ahead going into this flip but the flop of 9♣J♣Q♣ gave Hilaire a ton of outs as any ace, king, ten, or club would give him the lead. The turn Q♥ gave him even more outs as he could now hit a nine or jack to counterfeit Juric.

And that is exactly what happened as the 9♦ hit the river to give Hilaire two pair, queens and nines, with an ace-kicker to take the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James St. Hilaire	440,000 216,000	216,000
Grant Juric	267,000 -128,000	-128,000

Tags: Grant Juric James St Hilaire

09-10-2023 14:29 UTC-4

Incredible Fold by Kim

Kirk Brown

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of 2♠K♣3♦A♠, there was around 150,000 in the middle when both players decided to check to see the K♥ on the river.

Sloat then led-jammed for 111,000 and Kim went deep into the tank.

"Man, I don't know if I'm too in my head or what, but I fold," he finally said, and open-folded K♠Q♠ for trip kings on the river, much to the table's astonishment.

"Wow, how can you do that?!" Sloat was in shock at the caliber of the fold as he showed A♦A♣ for aces full. "I thought I played that perfectly! How do you fold with your stack?"

Kim just shook his head and patted himself on the back as the pot was pushed over to Sloat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roy Kim	420,000 50,000	50,000
James Sloat	255,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: James Sloat Roy Kim

09-10-2023 14:04 UTC-4

Katz Scores Huge Double from Raymer

Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After check-raising the heads-up flop of 6♠A♠2♠, Ari Katz led out for 95,000 on the turn 2♣ but then his opponent Greg Raymer moved all in to cover.

Katz wasted hardly any time in making the call to put himself at risk and the cards were tabled.

Ari Katz: 7♠8♠
Greg Raymer: A♣Q♥

"Well that's good, I'm not quite there yet," Raymer sighed as he commented on Katz's flopped flush, although he could still hit an ace or a deuce to knock him out.

Unfortunately for Raymer, the river fell the brick 8♥ to award Katz the huge pot for a monster double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Katz	660,000 297,000	297,000

Greg Raymer	337,000 -380,000	-380,000

Tags: Ari Katz Greg Raymer

09-10-2023 13:47 UTC-4

Prize Pool and Payouts

Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The 195 entries generated a prize pool of $200,000 with a grand prize of $47,724 and a min-cash of $1,901.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$47,724	8	$6,000
2	$31,816	9-10	$4,772
3	$23,283	11-12	$3,852
4	$17,269	13-14	$3,156
5	$12,984	15-16	$2,624
6	$9,898	17-20	$2,216
7	$7,652	21-23	$1,901

09-10-2023 12:10 UTC-4

Day 2 of Baltimore RunGood Main Starts at 1 p.m.!

Kirk Brown

Today is the day! After three starting flights in the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) $1,100 Main Event at Horseshoe Baltimore, only 23 players are left standing out of the 196 total entries.

Leading the charge will be WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer, who managed to bag a whopping 717,000 after scoring a double knockout late in 1a. Trailing behind him in second is Roy Kim, the Day 1c chip leader with 509,000 and in third is Day 1a chip leader Ari Katz with 416,000. Rounding out the top five is Josh Verdu with 398,000 and James St. Hilaire with 392,000.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Greg Raymer	United States	717,000	120
2	Roy Kim	United States	509,000	85
3	Ari Katz	United States	416,000	69
4	Josh Verdu	United States	398,000	66
5	James St Hilaire	United States	392,000	65
6	Timothy Little	United States	351,000	59
7	Ryan Brown	United States	336,000	56
8	Huan Ho	United States	300,000	50
9	Jay Jin	United States	288,000	48
10	Joseph Crowley	United States	263,000	44

Players will be returning today at 1:00 p.m. to continue the fight for the RunGood championship ring as well as the grand prize of $47,723.

The levels will be 40 minutes in length with a break every three levels and play will begin with 17:49 left in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000/6,000 and they will battle it out until one man is left standing.

Stay tuned as PokerNews will be bringing you all of the updates from this RunGood Main here at the Horseshoe Baltimore!

Tags: Ari Katz Greg Raymer Huan Ho James St Hilaire Jay Jin Joseph Crowley Josh Verdu Roy Kim Ryan Brown Timothy Little