After 153 entrants came out to play yesterday, The RunGood Poker Series Road Trip $1,000 Main Event begins its second day of registration at 12:15 today atJACK Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. This event is the seventh event of the series so far and it will be one of two $1,000 buy ins, the second of which comes in the form of the inaugural $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.
Leading the way is Shmaryahu Lewis, who ended their day with 558,000. The Pot-Limit Omaha cash game regular secured his first RGPS cash as he has put himself in tentpole position for a title. Nipping at his heels is Daniel Swartz, who ended his day with 540,000. Also finding bags were PokerNews Cup final tablist Kyle Gross (497,000), Mark Scheeler (404,000), Nicholas Rigby (267,000), and Anthony Carbone (88,000). Each one of them is looking for their first RGPS main event title.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Shmarayahu Lewis | 558,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Swartz | 540,000 |
| 3 | Kyle Gross | 497,000 |
| 4 | Mark Scheeler | 404,000 |
| 5 | Nathan Huffman | 335,000 |
| 6 | Sean Faraj | 308,000 |
| 7 | Nicholas Rigby | 267,000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Vaughn | 252,000 |
| 9 | Jameson Selvaggio | 250,000 |
| 10 | Jonathan Lewis | 219,000 |
This week so far has seen plenty of RunGood ambassadors come out to play and collect trophies. Players like Emily Berglund, Daniel Hughes, Michael Lech, and WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer have all made appearances this week and will likely fire again today, in the hopes of collecting a bag.
Players will start the tournament with 30,000 chips. Blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante, with levels lasting 40 minutes. A break will occur after every three levels. Play will complete when the field reaches level 18, or when just 13.5% of the field remains.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RGPS Road Trip. Be sure to check out all the updates with the concurrent event running in Tunica.
