Players Return at 1:00 p.m. for Day 2 of RGPS Kansas City Main Event
Welcome to Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series $1,100 Main Event hosted at the Harrah’s here in Kansas City, Missouri. Three starting flights a,b, and c have all been completed with a total of 423 entries, 51 of which will be returning today at 1:00 p.m. to play down to a winner. With yesterday's elimination of the defending champ Andre Allen, it is certain a new RunGood Winner will be crowned today.
Coming into the day with the chip lead is Edward Northcraft with a stack of 996,000 followed by Jesse Jones who managed to bag 714,000 with Matthew Snook in third with 589,000.
Top Ten Chip Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Northcraft | United States | 996,000 | 125 |
| 2 | Jesse Jones | United States | 714,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Matthew Snook | United States | 589,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Shane Fuller | United States | 568,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Salvatore Termini | United States | 475,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Shaun "the ghost" Emery | United States | 447,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Christopher Tuul | United States | 443,000 | 55 |
| 8 | Spencer Sanchez | United States | 427,000 | 53 |
| 9 | Lance Brendel | United States | 402,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Sergii Borrysevych | United States | 400,000 | 50 |
The RunGood Ambassador team continues to live on today as Grant Hinkle (312,000), Blair Hinkle (62,000), Preston McEwen (101,000), and Kris Burchfield (140,000) are all returning today with a shot at the title. RunGood Player of the Year frontrunner Brian Winter also scored a bag and is looking to increase his standing at the top of the leaderboard today!
Play will begin on Level 15 with blinds at 4,000/8,000/8,000 and all of the levels will be 40 minutes in length. There will be a break every three levels with a possible dinner break once the final table is reached.
The PokerNews Team will be here every step of the way until the winner is bestowed with the coveted RunGood Series ring along with the first-place prize so make sure to follow along!