$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 RGPS Baltimore

$1,100 Main Event

Day 1a Started

09-08-2023 16:08 UTC-4

RGPS Baltimore $1,100 Main Event Kicks off at 5 p.m.!

Kirk Brown

Welcome to Day 1a of the $1,100 Main Event at the next stop of the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) hosted here at the Horseshoe Baltimore! Cards go in the air at 5 p.m. local time for the first of three starting flights.

This marks the first time the popular mid-stakes poker series has made a stop in Baltimore, or in the Northeast for that matter, and it is already doing a fantastic job of turning folks out as events have been running all week.

Baltimore is the second stop of the newest season of the RGPS Road Trip Tour, continuing after a record-breaking kickoff at the Horseshoe in Tunica, Mississippi. After this, the tour will continue on to Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1, followed by EIGHT more stops around the country. The season will then wrap up in California at the Thunder Valley Casino for the Dream Factory grand finale Nov. 28-Dec. 1.

RGPS Baltimore Main Event Schedule

Date	Day	Start Time
Friday, Sept. 8	Day 1a	5:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9	Day 1b	11:00 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9	Day 1c	5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10	Day 2	1:00 p.m.

Back to the tournament at hand, players will start with 30,000 in chips and registration is open until the start of Level 9. Levels are 30 minutes long with a break every four levels until registration closes and they switch to 40-minute levels, and the opening flights will play until players reach the money, which will be 12.5% of the field.

Players can play in all Day 1 flights and if a player qualifies from multiple flights, their highest stack will remain in play while the other bags will be forfeited. Survivors from the three opening flights will return on Sunday at 1 p.m. for the Day 2 finale.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the RunGood Poker Series Main Event here at Horseshoe Baltimore!

09-08-2023 17:15 UTC-4

Slight Delay in Main, Now Starts at 5:30

Kirk Brown

The Main Event start has now been delayed to 5:30 p.m. and will begin shortly.

09-08-2023 17:33 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Kirk Brown

Cards are in the air and chips are flying as the $1,100 Main Event is officially underway!

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

09-08-2023 17:56 UTC-4

Check-Raise from Katz

Kirk Brown

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Caitlyn Arnwine opened to 600 from the button and was called by Ari Katz in the big blind to go heads-up to a flop of A♦5♣3♣.

Katz checked and Arnwine continued for 2,000 which Katz called to see the turn 7♦ and he checked once more.

This time Arnwine bet out 4,000 and Katz then check-raised to 8,900, which prompted a quick fold from Arnwine to win him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caitlyn Arnwine	75,000
Ari Katz	35,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

09-08-2023 18:29 UTC-4

Ho Drawing Dead to Stroh

Kirk Brown

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a heads-up turn of A♠7♥9♦8♥, Brian Stroh made it 10,000 to go but then Huan Ho quickly moved all with a fresh stack to cover.

Ho thought out loud for a few seconds before he made the call and tabled A♥9♣ for two pair, aces and nines.

"Oh wow, that was a mistake, I'm drawing dead," Ho said as he flipped over A♦4♦ for just a pair of aces.

The river came the meaningless 7♦ to award Stroh the big pot for a double-up. Ho was then left with only a few blinds and moved all in the very next hand with deuce-three offsuit but could not get there against Ari Katz'z pocket sixes and was sent to the registration desk.