$600 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2023 RGPS Joplin
$600 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2023 RGPS Joplin
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$348,330
Entries
683
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
437
Players Left
52
Petree Rises Climbs High In Quest For Second Title
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The final flight of The RunGood Poker Series Poker Series Checkpoint $600 Main Event at Downstream Resort and Casino outside of Joplin, Missouri has concluded. A total of 196 entrants came out to play the final flight, which saw 24 survivors as the dust settled. The total number of entrants has tallied up to 683 players, creating a prize pool of $355,160 for the surviving 82 players to play for.
Climbing to the top of the final flight is Pete Petree, who burst the short bubble and bagged up a total of 710,000. The RGPS Tulsa champion held a middling stack when registration closed but as the night ticked on, the pots he dragged in grew exponentially until he was covering the whole field by over 200,000. With this massive stack, his quest to chase a third ring and second Main Event title will begin tomorrow at noon.
Along with him came many notable players including the other player that burst the bubble, Clarence Prevost (514,000), Kasey Stanford (355,000), Rodney Spriggs (223,000), Trent Wilson (196,000), Joey Gargiulo (145,000), and last year’s runner up Dustin Hill (126,000).
Day 1d Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Petree | 710,000 |
| 2 | Clarence Prevost | 514,000 |
| 3 | Shawn Dedrick | 397,000 |
| 4 | Richard Hawkins | 377,000 |
| 5 | Kasey Stanford | 355,000 |
| 6 | Seth Entwisle | 326,000 |
| 7 | John Reynolds | 248,000 |
| 8 | Byron Abernathy | 246,000 |
| 9 | Hunter Barnett | 238,000 |
| 10 | Rick Gebhart | 225,000 |
Unfortunately for some, their dreams of taking home The RunGood Poker Series Joplin have come to an end. Players like Daniel Lowery, Daniel “Donk” Hughes, Preston McEwen, William McCracken, and the unfortunate bubble boy Donald Forshey, will have to look to the upcoming Council Bluffs series to win a RGPS Main Event. Title defense for Scott Brandau also came to an end in this flight as the defending champion was unable to survive to the end of the day, leaving the title open for somebody new.
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. 82 players will be returning tomorrow to play and the day will not finish until a new champion has been crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint.
Day 1d Chip Counts
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000 | |
|
514,000 | |
|
397,000 | |
|
377,000 | |
|
355,000 | 14,000 |
|
326,000 | |
|
248,000 | |
|
246,000 | 57,000 |
|
238,000 | -151,000 |
|
225,000 | |
|
223,000 | -18,000 |
|
222,000 | 19,000 |
|
|
207,000 | |
|
196,000 | -76,000 |
|
186,000 | |
|
178,000 | |
|
173,000 | |
|
148,000 | |
|
145,000 | -2,000 |
|
139,000 | |
|
126,000 | 13,000 |
|
121,000 | |
|
115,000 | -76,000 |
|
|
91,000 |
Donald Forshey Becomes One Of Two Bubble Boys In Day 1d
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
Two hands happened at the same time on two separate tables to bring the field into the money.
On one table, action was recapped that Donald Forshey held ace-king on an ace high board, only to be beaten by Clarence Prevost's set of eights. Forshey wished his tablemates luck as he exited the tournament.
On another table, a player moved all in for 65,000 from early position and action folded around to Pete Petree in the big blind who called.
Opponent: K♣K♠
Pete Petree: A♥A♠
The board ran out 10♥5♠5♥6♠A♣ and Petree filled up to take the last pot of the night. The field dropped to 24 and Petree bagged the flight lead.
Stay tuned for a full recap and chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
710,000 | 215,000 |
|
|
514,000 | |
|
Busted |
Late Night Chip Counts
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
495,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
375,000 | |
|
|
272,000 | 104,000 |
|
|
241,000 | 241,000 |
|
|
203,000 | -83,000 |
|
|
189,000 | |
|
|
147,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
139,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
113,000 | 64,500 |
Break
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Stanford Keeps Growing
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
A player raised to 15,000 from first position and in the hijack, Kasey Stanford three bet to 42,000. The other player moved all in when action folded back to him and Stanford called for his remaining 168,000.
Kasey Stanford: J♥J♦
Opponent: A♣4♣
The board ran out Q♠6♠3♣2♣Q♠ and despite a variety of outs that were picked up by the under the gun player, Stanford managed to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
341,000 | 109,000 |
Hughes Falls To Weakley
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 Ante
Joshua Weakley moves all in from the button for 100,000 and Daniel "Donk" Hughes moved all in for less while the big blind folded.
Daniel Hughes: A♠J♦
Joshua Weakley: 3♠3♥
The board ran out 5♠8♣9♥10♠5♥ and Hughes could not survive against the pocket threes of Weakley.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
191,000 | 191,000 |
|
Busted |
Some Eliminations Throughout The Day
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Stanford Triples; Gargiulo Survives
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blinds: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 Ante
Kasey Stanford raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and on the button, Joey Gargiulo moved all in for 138,000 which saw the small. blind move all in and Stanford call for his last 73,000.
Kasey Stanford: A♦K♥
Joey Gargiulo: A♣Q♣
Small blind: 10♥10♠
The board ran out A♠6♣4♦A♦8♦ and Stanford's ace-king took down the main pot, while Gargiulo was able to survive and take down the side pot against his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
232,000 | 193,000 |
|
|
130,000 | 100,000 |