$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 RGPS Kansas City

10-28-2023 03:11 UTC-5

Hinkle Brothers Bag Day 1a! Shane Fuller Leads Charge

Kirk Brown

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!

Tags: Blair Hinkle Chris Juul Craig Dick Dakotah O'Dell Danny Clarkson Grant Hinkle Jason Simon Preston McEwen Salvatore Termini Shane Fuller Shane Sparks Spencer Sanchez Ted Forshey William McCracken Zhi Zhou

10-27-2023 22:53 UTC-5

Big Hold for Hinkle

Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After an open to 6,000 from Melissa King and a call from the button, Blair Hinkle moved all in from the big blind for around 32,000.

King made the call to put him at risk and the button payer thought about it for a few seconds but ultimately decided to let it go as King and Hinkle tabled their hands.

Blair Hinkle: 10♠10♥
Melissa King: A♠J♦

Lucky for Hinkle, the board ran out 7♦7♥3♦4♦9♥ for his pocket tens to hold and he was awarded the pot for a successful double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blair Hinkle	74,000 49,500	49,500

Melissa King	72,500 72,500	72,500

Tags: Blair Hinkle Melissa King

10-27-2023 19:10 UTC-5

Munoz Shoves Turn

Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After calling a bet of 3,500 from Jacob Francis on a flop of [4d8d65c], Rosmel Munoz moved all in for 7,900 when the turn came the 5♥.

Francis thought about it for a few moments as he counted out the proper chips and eventually made the call to put Muoz at risk.

Francis tabled Q♣8♣ for top pair but it was no good once Munoz flipped over 6♥7♦ for a turned straight. Only a seven would save Francis with a chop, but the 2s] on the river didn't do it and Muoz was pushed the pot for a full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rosmel Munoz	28,300 28,300	28,300
Jacob Francis	26,400 26,400	26,400

Tags: Jacob Francis Rosmel Munoz

10-27-2023 18:48 UTC-5

"IN THESE SHORTS!"

Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After checking through the turn A♠9♥J♠, Michael Adams decided to lead out for 7,600 when the river fell the 10♥, and the action then switched over to Ted Forshey.

Forshey thought for a few seconds and then tossed out a stack of 30,000, covering Adams.

Adams then went deep into the tank as he considered pitting the rest of his stack at risk, and after a solid minute, he checked them one last time before angrily slapping them down into the muck.

"I had a set..." Forshey admitted to him as the dealer prepared to push the pot.

"IN THESE SHORTS!" He proclaimed as he flipped 3♦4♠ for a four-high bluff while he raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Forshey	55,000 55,000	55,000
Michael Adams	11,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Michael Adams Ted Forshey

10-27-2023 16:03 UTC-5

RGPS Kansas City Main Event Kicks off at 5 pm!

Kirk Brown

The RunGood Poker Series is back bigger and better than ever in its return to the Harrah’s property here in Kansas City. After a six-month hiatus, this long-awaited arrival of the GPI's Mid-Major Tournament Series of the Year has already resulted in record turnouts for this location. Back in May, it was Andre Allen, a Kansas City-based entrepreneur who took home $86,550!

The $1,100 buy-in Main Event is guaranteed a $200,000 prize pool but its expectations are to completely smash that figure.
The first of three starting flights is set to begin today at 5 p.m. local time and will play until 12.5% of the field remains to bag up and return on Sunday for Day 2.
Players will start with 30,000 in chips and levels will be 30 minutes long starting at blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.
There are unlimited re-buys for this event and registration will be open until the start of Level 9 where the length will then switch to 40 minutes per level. There will also be a 10-minute break approximately every 2 hours (every four levels until Level 9 and every three afterward).

The PokerNews reporting 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!