$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
$200,000
Entries
497
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
159
Players Left
19
Dakotah O'Dell Leads The Way in Day 1a of the RGPS Kansas City Main Event
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
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!
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
614,000 | 154,000 |
|
533,000 | -5,000 |
|
526,000 | 526,000 |
|
524,000 | 388,000 |
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
307,000 | 307,000 |
|
242,000 | 112,000 |
|
222,000 | 95,000 |
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
189,000 | 189,000 |
|
188,000 | 188,000 |
|
178,000 | 178,000 |
|
168,000 | 168,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
134,000 | 55,000 |
|
134,000 | 134,000 |
|
69,000 | 69,000 |
|
68,000 | 11,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Spriggs Eliminated as Bubble Burst
Level 13
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Short-stacked Rodney Spriggs got it all in with A♦10♦ and was called by big stack Scott Duncan with A♠K♣.
Spriggs needed a lot of help from the board to catch up but failed to do so and was eliminated on the stone bubble of Flight A.
The remaining players are now in the money and have started the bagging process to return Sunday at noon for Day 2.
Stay tuned as a full recap of the days events will up shortly!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
538,000 | 538,000 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Time; Hand for Hand
Level 13
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 20 players left in the field, the players are now on the money bubble and hand-for-hand play is now in effect.
Action Slows
Level 13
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action has slowed down considerably as players are only 2 off of the money.
O'Dell KOs McDowell
Level 13
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Rodney Spriggs opened to 10,500 from early position but was then immediately three-bet to 28,000 by Dakotah O'Dell to his left. Then Sam McDowell four-bet jammed for 190,000 and action folded back around to Spriggs who reluctantly folded while O'Dell snap-called to put him at risk.
Sam McDowell: K♦K♣
Dakotah O'Dell: A♠A♦
Things were not looking good for McDowell and his kings against O'Dell's rockets, and the runout of 4♦4♠2♥9♥9♠ changed nothing and O'Dell was awarded the massive pot while McDowell was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Covert Stays Alive
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Short-stacked Ron Covert got his stack of 27,500 into the middle preflop against WSOP bracelet winner Grant Hinkle.
Ron Covert: A♥10♥
Grant Hinkle: A♠Q♥
"Come on hearts, whole lotta hearts!" Covert shouted into the universe.
Someone seemed to have heard him as the flop came out 4♥7♥4♠ to give him the flush draw he was seeking. The turn came the 3♦ which meant Hinkle was still in the lead, but the 10♠ on the river gave Covert the win with a pair of tens to take the pot for a double up.
Covert then moved all in under-the-gun the very next hand which resulted in folds all around to award him the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
127,000 | 114,400 |
|
65,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000