$600 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 RGPS Joplin
$600 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 RGPS Joplin
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$348,330
Entries
683
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
138
Players Left
17
Craig Walker Leads The 17 Survivors From Day 1b
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The second flight of The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint $600 Main Event at Downstream Resort and Casino outside of Joplin, Missouri, saw an uptick in entrants from yesterday’s flight from 108 to 138, bringing the total number of entrants for the event up to 246. The $100,000 prizepool has already been hit and will continue to be surpassed in the next two flights that begin tomorrow.
Leading the way is Craig Walker who ended his day with 514,000, good for second in chips overall. Walker found himself clashing multiple times with one of the tournament chip leaders Danny Barnes (465,000), and through that he rallied a late night surge to the chip lead. This will mark Walker’s first RGPS cash as he puts himself in prime position to make a deep run in this tournament.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Walker | 514,000 |
| 2 | Dustin Messner | 510,000 |
| 3 | Danny Barnes | 465,000 |
| 4 | Dakotah O'Dell | 422,000 |
| 5 | Joe Ferguson | 400,000 |
| 6 | Jason Darland | 342,000 |
| 7 | Lance Ledford | 297,000 |
| 8 | Yordanos Mebrahth | 189,000 |
| 9 | Brandon Robinson | 158,000 |
| 10 | Philip Fuhrman | 146,000 |
Dustin Messner (510,000) came up in a very close second after maintaining a large stack throughout the majority of the day. RGPS Main Event Champion Dakotah O’Dell (422,000) also bagged large and will be looking to add another big cash to his already decorated resume. Others that found bags included, Joe Ferguson (400,000), Jason Darland (342,000), Brandon Robinson (158,000), Will “Wonka” Anderson (137,000), Wesley Jones (123,000), and Blair Hinkle (79,000). All of them will join the survivors from the previous flight and future two flights on Sunday at noon.
Players that did not find any success in today’s flight included Brian Frenzel,Denise Pratt, Grant Hinkle, Dustin Hill, Sam Washburn, and the defending champion Scott Brandau. With unlimited re-entry available in this tournament, it is likely that their faces will appear in the following two flights. Rodney Spriggs went out on the bubble as he lost queens to kings on the bubble against Philip Fuhrman (146,000), then lost the rest of his chips to O’Dell when his king-jack could not improve against O’Dell’s ace-jack.
Play ended with 10:02 left on the clock in level 15 with blinds at 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 big blind ante in the flight prior, so that means that Day 2 players(who are already guaranteed a min cash) will return at this time barring another flight ending earlier than this one. Day 1b ended is level 17, so they will go back two levels. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series Joplin Main Event.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
514,000 | |
|
510,000 | |
|
465,000 | 120,000 |
|
422,000 | |
|
400,000 | 141,000 |
|
342,000 | 286,000 |
|
297,000 | |
|
189,000 | |
|
158,000 | -112,000 |
|
146,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
137,000 | 5,000 |
|
123,000 | -118,000 |
|
116,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
84,000 | -3,400 |
|
|
80,000 | -18,000 |
|
79,000 | -82,000 |
|
76,000 | -107,000 |
Rodney Spriggs Eliminated on The Bubble of Day 1b
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Rodney Spriggs moved all in for 59,000 from early position and Dakotah O'Dell moved all in with the covering stack from middle position which folded out all other players.
Rodney Spriggs: K♥J♦
Dakotah O'Dell: A♣K♠
The board ran out 6♠2♥6♣6♦9♠ and O'Dell's ace-king held up while Spriggs ended his day just shy of finding a bag.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
422,000 | 109,000 |
|
Busted |
Fuhrman Doubles Through Spriggs
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Philip Fuhrman moved all in from early position for 119,000 and Rodney Spriggs moved all in from late position which saw all other players fold.
Philip Fuhrman: K♠K♦
Rodney Spriggs: Q♠Q♦
The board ran out 9♥8♥5♥5♠10♥ and Fuhrman's kings held up to double through Spriggs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
256,000 | |
|
|
59,000 | -80,000 |
Barnes Wins In Brutal Fashion
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player raised to 30,000 from early position and action folded around to Danny Barnes in the cutoff who moved all in for 165,000 which only the early position player called.
Danny Barnes: Q♥8♣
Opponent: Q♠Q♦
The flop of 7♥5♥4♦ saw Barnes pick up a gutshot straight draw, and the turn 6♠ gave him a straight, leaving his opponent to only draw to a chop. The 10♦ changed nothing and Barnes survived as the night ticked on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000 | -178,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Anderson Finds A Bubble Double
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Will "Wonka" Anderson moved all in from late position for 56,000 and Wesley Jones raised to isolate from the hijack with all other players folding behind him.
Will "Wonka" Anderson: 7♣7♠
Wesley Jones: A♦K♥
The board ran out 9♥5♠4♥3♠4♠ and the pair of sevens held up to secure Anderson a double on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
241,000 | 157,000 |
|
|
132,000 | -37,000 |
O'Dell Takes Out Glasscock; Hand For Hand Begins
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Steven Glasscock moved all in for 80,000 from the cutoff and in the big blind, Dakotah O'Dell called.
Steven Glasscock: 9♦9♥
Dakotah O'Dell: 10♥10♣
The board ran out K♦7♣2♣7♠3♥ and the nines were unable to find any set to best O'Dell's tens and he raked in a decent sized pot.
The tournament has now gone into hand for hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
313,000 | 252,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000