$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 RGPS Kansas City
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 RGPS Kansas City
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$412,425
Entries
423
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
149
Players Left
18
Hinkle Brothers Bag Day 1a! Shane Fuller Leads Charge
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1a of the RGPS Kansas City $1,100 Main Event has officially come to a close as 149 entrants battled it out on the felt with 18 remaining after the dust settled. Leading the way isShane Fuller with 568,000 and following in second is Salvatore Termini (475,000). Coming in third is Chris Juul (543,000) and in fourth is Spencer Sanchez (427,000), with Zhi Zhou (362,000) rounding out the top five.
RunGood Ambassadors Preston McEwen, Blair Hinkle, andGrant Hinkle all played today's flight and both of the Hinkle brothers managed to find a bag! (Grant- 312,000/Blair- 62,000)
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Fuller | United States | 568,000 | 95 |
| 2 | Salvatore Termini | United States | 475,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Christopher Juul | United States | 443,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Spencer Sanchez | United States | 427,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Zhi Zhou | United States | 362,000 | 60 |
| 6 | William McCracken | United States | 329,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Shane Sparks | United States | 324,000 | 54 |
| 8 | Grant Hinkle | United States | 312,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Jason Simon | United States | 279,000 | 47 |
| 10 | Danny Clarkson | United States | 135,000 | 23 |
Some of those that entered today's flight that did not find a bag included Craig Dick, Dakotah O'Dell, and Ted Forshey.
There are still two more starting flights to be held tomorrow in the RGPS Kansas City Main Event; Day 1b at 11:00 a.m. and Day 1c at 5 p.m. The final day will be Sunday at 1:00 p.m. when all players combine for a chance to be the next RGPS Main Event Champion where they will be presented with a ring and a big payday.
NOTE: Players who bag may still play in the two remaining flights as they will choose their best bag for Day 2 while receiving a min-cash for unused bags.
The PokerNews team will be on-site providing all of the updates in the RGPS Main Event until a winner is crowned on Sunday so stay tuned!
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
568,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
||
|
475,000 | |
|
443,000 | |
|
427,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
362,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
329,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
324,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
312,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
||
|
279,000 | |
|
|
||
|
135,000 | |
|
135,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
128,000 | |
|
115,000 | |
|
112,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
100,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
88,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
62,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
||
|
51,000 | |
Bubble Burst! Players Bag Up
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action was picked up as a player was all in preflop against Shane Fuller and Shane Sparks who still had action but checked it through the board of Q♠10♠4♣8♣5♣.
When the floor instructed them to proceed, the cards were flipped over:
At-risk player: K♣9♠
Shane Sparks: J♠3♠
Shane Fuller: 5♠3♥
Much to the agony of the at-risk player, Fuller managed to make a pair of fives on the river to win the pot, eliminating the player on the stone bubble. Play for the evening has now stopped as the remaining players have begun the bagging process.
Stay tuned as the final chip tallies and a Day 1a recap will be posted shortly.
Bubble Time! Hand-for-Hand
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 19 players remaining, they are now on the money bubble and hand-for-hand play has been initiated.
Queens Send Spark Flying
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a three-way flop of J♠7♦5♣, Spencer Sanchez checked to Shane Sparks who bet 30,000 which produced a fold from Sergii Borysevych and a call from Sanchez.
On the turn 10♦, both players then decided to slow down and checked to the 3♣ on the river. Sanchez then took the lead and bet out 55,000 but was quickly called by Sparks who then tabled Q♦Q♥. This was evidently good enough as Sanchez tapped the table and tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
468,000 | |
|
|
340,000 | |
|
|
120,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Getting Close to the Bubble!
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 22 players remaining and 18 spots advancing, they are only 4 spots away from bagging so the action is heating up close to the bubble!
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
C-Bet for Borysevych
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Shane Fuller opened to 10,000 from early postion but was then three-bet to 30,000 from Sergii Borysevych in the cutoff. After action folded back around to him, Fuller made the call to see a flop of A♦Q♠Q♦ and quickly checked.
Borysevych then continued for 20,000 and Fuller's hand promptly found the muck to award him the pot, bringing his stack over 300,000.
Fuller then managed to win a big pot the following hand to put him close to 300,000 as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
290,000 | |
|
|
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