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

05-21-2023 03:38 UTC-5

McCracken Dominates Day 1bc

Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 4,000 ante

Day 1 of the RGPS Kansas City $1,100 Main Event has officially come to a with the completion of Day 1 bc as 338 total entrants battled it out on the felt with 41 remaining after the dust settled.

Ending the day with a commanding lead is William McCracken with a whopping 1,027,000 and following in second is Joey McCraig with 927,000. Coming in third is Timothy Finley (803,000) and in fourth is Iman Alsaden (544,000), with Jeremy Lohrmyer (528,000) rounding out the top five.

Place	Name	Chip Count
1	William McCracken	1,062,000
2	Joey McCraig	927,000
3	Timothy Finley	803,000
4	Iman Alsaden	544,000
5	Jeremy Lohrmeyer	528,000
6	Andre Allen	434,000
7	Taylor Howard	350,000
8	Eric Shephard	323,000
9	Eric Colvin	310,000
10	Bryson Woods	309,000

RunGood Ambassadors Preston McEwen, Blair Hinkle, Kris Burchfield, and Julie Cornelius all played today's flights but none of them were able to survive to find a bag. This means Grant Hinkle (who bagged Day 1a) is the only ambassador to have a spot on Day 2.

All 60 players who bagged from the three starting flights will return tomorrow at noon and will play down to a winner who will be presented with the grand prize as well as a RGPS ring.

Play will begin on Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000/5,000 and levels will be 40 minutes long with breaks every three.

The PokerNews team will be on-site providing all of the updates in the RGPS Main Event until a winner is crowned tomorrow so make sure not to miss any of the action!

Tags: Andre Allen Blair Hinkle Bryson Woods Eric Colvin Eric Shephard Grant Hinkle Iman Alsaden Jeremy Lohrmeyer Joey McCraig Jules Cornelius Kris Burchfield Preston McEwen Taylor Howard Timothy Finley William McCracken

05-21-2023 02:37 UTC-5

Charles Deatherage Eliminated as Bubble Burst

Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 4,000 ante

Charles Deatherage moved all in on the button for 22,000 and was called by two players, including Bryson Woods.

Woods and the other player checked all the way down the board of 7♦Q♠8♣J♥A♣ and Deatherage showed K♥5♥ for king-high while Woods flipped over A♥10♣ for a pair of aces on the river to win the pot, eliminating Deatherage on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryson Woods	309,000
Charles Deatherage	Busted

Tags: Bryson Woods Charles Deatherage

05-20-2023 21:06 UTC-5

Carolina Terrazas Eliminated as Bubble Bursts

Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 4,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of 6♦9♥2♥, Carolina Terrazas led out for 45,000 but then big stack Joseph McCaig moved all in to cover her.

Terrazas went deep into the tank, and after a good while she finally announced a call and tossed out a chip, putting herself at risk.

Carolina Terrazas: 10♣10♠
Joseph McCaig: 9♠9♣

The table let out a collective groan when they saw Terrazas was up against top set and had only two outs to hit. The runout could not do it for her as it came A♣2♦ to award McCaig the pot and she was eliminated on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph McCaig	927
Carolina Terrazas	Busted

05-20-2023 19:12 UTC-5

Caron Sends Burchfield Home

Kirk Brown

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

David Caron opened to 16,000 and action folded around to Kris Burchfield in the small blind who went into the tank.

After around 30 seconds, he moved all in for 128,000 and when it got back around to him, Caron made the call to put him at risk.

Kris Burchfield: J♦J♠
David Caron: K♦K♥

"Ah, nice hand," Burchfield said when he realized what he was up against. "I wanted to fold so bad."

to add insult to injury, the flop came out K♠J♥4♠ to give both players a set and left Burchfielf drawing to the case jack. The runout came 5♣10♦ to seal his fate and the pot was pushed over to Caron to boost his stack to 305,000 as Burchfield made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Caron	305,000
Kris Burchfield	Busted

Tags: David Caron Kris Burchfield

05-20-2023 16:19 UTC-5

Mason Waves Goodbye to His Opponent

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jonathon "JB" Mason opened to 3,000 but was then three-bet to 19,000 by the player in the cutoff, which was a virtual all-in as he only held a single 1,000 chip behind.

Action folded back to Mason who quickly flicked in a chip to call, but did not see that his opponent was not all in yet so the cards were not exposed.

Mason rolled his eyes and tossed out a 1,000 bet to put his opponent all in as the flop came out 4♣2♦5♥. His opponent made the call and the cards were flipped over.

Opponent: A♠10♣
Jonathon "JB" Mason: A♣K♥

Mason was already in the lead with his superior ace-king, and the turn K♦ left his opponent drawing dead and the 10♠ completed the board to award him the pot.

Mason gave his headphone and sunglass-wearing opponent a sarcastic wave goodbye as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathon "JB" Mason	85,000

Tags: Jonathon Mason

05-20-2023 14:51 UTC-5

From Third to First: The Chris Allen Story

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Chris Allen managed to get all of the chips into the middle against two opponents, each with stacks of around 30,000.

Player 1: A♣Q♣
Player 2: 10♣10♥
Chris Allen: 7♣7♠

Allen was in second place going into this matchup but was quickly demoted to third when the flop came out Q♣5♠4♠ when one of his opponents made a pair of queens.

Wildly enough, the board ran out 5♠J♠ to give Allen runner-runner spades to make a flush, awarding him the substantial pot and scoring him a double knockout. This win boosted him up to around 215,000 in chips and is now sitting with one of the larger stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Allen	215,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Chris Allen

05-20-2023 13:56 UTC-5

Cornelius Beats The Blind Hand

Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After moving all-in blind the previous hand, Matt Kschinka moved all-in blind once more under-the-gun and was called by Jules Cornelius to put him at risk.

Matt Kschinka: 9♠9♦
Jules Cornelius: A♦A♥

"Wow, I actually have a real hand!" Kschinka exclaimed when the cards were tabled.

Unfortunately, his pocket nines couldn't hold up to Cornelius' aces on the 6♦3♥Q♥K♣K♦ board.

"Did i win?" Kschinka joked as his chips were pushed over to Cornelius and he headed to the rebuy desk, vowing to return.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jules Cornelius	59,500 23,500	23,500
Matt Kschinka	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jules Cornelius Matt Kschinka

05-20-2023 11:28 UTC-5

McCracken Shoves Turn

Kirk Brown

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jason Hisey in late position made it 7,000 to go preflop and was called by Wiliam McCracken in the cutoff and the button came along as well.

The flop came out 5♦J♠A♦ and Hisey continued for 4,500 which McCracken called while the button player got out of the way.

On the turn 2♥, Hisey checked over to McCracken who then moved all in for around 20,000- which sent Hisey into the tank.

After a good thirty seconds in thought, Hisey decided to lay it down an the pot was pushed to McCracken.

Player	Chips	Progress
William McCracken	45,500 45,500	45,500

Jason Hisey	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Jason Hisey William McCracken

05-20-2023 10:00 UTC-5

RGPS Main Event Day 1b Kicks off at 11 a.m.;1c at 5 p.m.

Kirk Brown

With one starting day down and two more to go, the RGPS Kansas City $1,100 Main Event is primed for an even larger field than yesterday. Dakotah O'Dell and his chip lead of 614,000 will be the bag to beat as players battle it out throughout the day.

As Grant Hinkle bagged in Flight 1A, the remaining Rungood Ambassador team of Blair Hinkle, Preston McEwen, Julie Cornelius, and Kris Burchfield will all be playing in today's flights.

The second of three starting flights is set to begin today at 11 a.m. local time with the third and final flight to begin at 5 p.m. As with the first flight, play will resume until 12.5% of the field remains, at which point the players will bag up to return tomorrow 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 reentries 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 short 10-15 minute break approximately every 2 hours (every four levels until Level 9; every three afterward).

The PokerNews reporting team will continue to provide all of the updates in this RGPS Main Event until a winner is crowned tomorrow so stay tuned!

Tags: Blair Hinkle Dakotah O'Dell Grant Hinkle Julie Cornelius Kris Burchfield Preston McEwen