Who Will Win The RunGood Poker Series Joplin Main Event?
After four flights and 683 entrants, The RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event at Downstream Resort and Casino outside of Joplin, Missouri sees its final 82 players take their seats at noon today for their piece of the $355,160 prize pool. Each one looking for their piece of RGPS history.
Leading the way is Daniel Snowden who ended his day with 732,000. Snowden’s over $500,000 in live earnings, gives him more tournament experience than a lot of the field and a RGPS title would be a nice cherry on top of a large cake of experience.
Following him on the leaderboards is one with already a cherry of his own, RGPS Tulsa Champion Pete Petree (710,000), the only other player to bag over 700,000 in chips. Petree acquired quite a lot of chips at the end of the night yesterday, and he looks to become one of the rare few to have won two RGPS titles.
Others who are coming into today with eyes on the prize are Jael Lewis (680,000), Kevin Unkel (559,000), Kasey Stanford (355,000), Rodney Spriggs (223,000), Youtuber Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank (104,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle (79,000). Each one of them is looking for a RGPS title to add to their resumes.
Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Snowden | 732,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Pete Petree | 710,000 | 88 |
| 3 | Jael Lewis | 680,000 | 85 |
| 4 | Zhuo Liu | 573,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Kevin Unkel | 559,000 | 69 |
| 6 | Brandon Wagoner | 544,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Clarence Prevost | 514,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Craig Walker | 514,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Jalen Heald | 511,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Dustin Messner | 510,000 | 63 |
The earliest flight ended in level 15 with 10:02 left on the clock and blinds at 8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 ante. The remaining 82 players will be coming back to 40 minute levels with a break after every 3 levels, with play continuing until a new champion is crowned.
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