Scott Brandau raised to 6,000 in middle position position and Rodney Spriggs called in the hijack with the small blind calling behind. The big blind raised to 35,000 and all three other players called.
The flop came out 10♦7♠6♥ and action checked over to Spriggs who said "I'm going to put the rest in, cuz I don't have a lot and there's a lot in there." Spriggs then put in his last 56,000 remarking "they are just gonna have to beat me." All other players folded besides Brandau who called.
Rodney Spriggs: J♥J♠
Scott Brandau: Q♣10♣
The board ran out 9♦A♣ and Spriggs doubled through the defending champion.
Kasey Stanford raised to 6,000 in first position and Joe Ferguson three bet to 14,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Stanford who reraised to 29,000 and Ferguson moved all in for 122,000 which Stanford snap-called.
Kasey Stanford: A♥A♠
Joe Ferguson: J♣J♦
The board ran out J♥8♦2♦9♥8♠ and Ferguson found a jack on the flop to nearly double through Stanford who was left with no chips and he exited the tournament.
Wesley Jones raised to 6,000 in first position and action folded around to the hijack where David Soskin three-bet to 20,000 which another player and Jones called.
The flop came out J♥6♣7♣ and action checked to Soskin who moved all in for 65,000 which only Jones called.
David Soskin: K♣K♦
Wesley Jones: 6♥6♦
The board came out 7♥8♥ and the set of sixes was good enough for Jones to take down the pot.
Rodney Spriggs raised to 10,000 in first position and was called by one player on the button. In the small blind, Steven Glasscock moved all in for 50,000 even and only Spriggs called.
Steven Glasscock: 3♥3♠
Rodney Spriggs: Q♣10♣
The board ran out K♥7♣6♠J♥K♦ and Spriggs was unable to connect with his straight or pair outs and Glasscock's threes held up to double late in the night.
Brandon Robinson raised to 11,000 from late position and was called by four players behind him, including the cutoff.
On the 10♠6♣5♥ flop, action checked over to Robinson who bet 15,000. The cutoff raised to 38,000 which folded out all other players and Robinson moved all in for 90,000 effective which his opponent quickly called.
Opponent: 5♣5♠
Brandon Robinson: 6♠6♥
The runout provided no help to the pocket fives and Robinson picked up a large pot in the late goings of the night.
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.
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.