Dakotah O'Dell Leads The Way in Day 1a of the RGPS Kansas City Main Event
Day 1a of the RGPS Kansas City $1,100 Main Event has officially come to a close as 159 entrants battled it out on the felt with 19 remaining after the dust settled. Leading the way is Dakotah O’Dell with 614,000 and following in second is Scott Duncan. Coming in third is last night’s Deepstack winner Saied Moradi (529,000) and in fourth is Nebraska native and PLO wizard Jacob Long (526,000), with Trevor Lewis (325,000) rounding out the top five.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Count
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakotah O'Dell | 614,000 |
| 2 | Scott Duncan | 524,000 |
| 3 | Saied Moradi | 529,000 |
| 4 | Jacob Long | 526,000 |
| 5 | Trevor Lewis | 325,000 |
| 6 | Joe Maggio | 307,000 |
| 7 | Nam Phan | 168,000 |
| 8 | Grant Hinkle | 222,000 |
| 9 | Jesse Jones | 190,000 |
| 10 | Matt Snook | 189,000 |
RunGood Ambassadors Preston McEwen, Blair Hinkle, and Grant Hinkle all played today's flight but only Grant Hinkle managed to find a bag with 222,000 chips.
“Tilt til I bag!” was the quote of the night from Nathan Steuer who actually did find a bag with 134,000.
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 noon 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.
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!