$600 Main Event ($100,000 Guaranteed)
Day 1a Completed
2023 RGPS Tulsa
$600 Main Event ($100,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 RGPS Tulsa
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$377,480
Entries
649
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
157
Players Left
20
Moore and Frank Lead The Way; Panzica, Frenzel and Speck Move On
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After just under eight hours of play, the starting field of 157 was whittled down to just 20 players in The RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The field in question generated a prize pool of $81,640, making it all but a certainty that tomorrow’s flights will pass the $100,000 guarantee for the prize pool.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Moore | 599,000 | Sapulpa, OK |
| 2 | Ashley Frank | 424,000 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 3 | Dale Wilson | 343,000 | Miami, OK |
| 4 | Robert Muckleroy | 315,000 | Tulsa, OK |
| 5 | Trent Wilson | 315,000 | Strafford, MO |
| 6 | Roger Bennett | 292,000 | Columbia, MO |
| 7 | Keith Jeffrey | 276,000 | Noble, OK |
| 8 | Stephen Guy | 252,000 | Osage County |
| 9 | Sam Panzica | 251,000 | Deadwood, SD |
| 10 | Nikhil Behl | 240,000 | Tulsa, OK |
Leading the way was Oklahoma resident Ryan Moore, who ended the day with 599,000. Moore spent most of the day as one of the largest stacks in the room, but most of his chips came in a queens versus ace-king confrontation, where his queens held up to scoop a massive pot. Moore ended the night when he sent out Edward Welch on the bubble, when he cracked Welch’s nines with queen-six. The newcomer to the RGPS circuit has made a striking first impression in this event, with significant stack chasing his first RGPS title.
Following him is poker player and YouTuber Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank who ended the day with 424,000. Frank hopped into the tournament slightly later, but found quick success and spun up to a top ten stack quickly. She also found many of her chips coming to her in one hand, when in a three-way all in, she correctly called with kings on an eight high board, and held against her opponent’s flush draw. Frank is no stranger to deep runs in tournaments, with over $90,000 in lifetime earnings, as well as a few deep runs in RGPS events. With this stack, she’s put herself in a good position to make another deep run in her quest for her first RGPS Main Event title.
Others that found their way to bags by the end of the day included Roger Bennett (292,000), Keith Jeffrey (276,000), Sam Panzica (251,000), the newly crowned Tulsa Deepstack champion Brian Frenzel (138,000), and Raymond Speck (134,000). Not all were as fortunate, as the day saw many players fall such as; Daniel Pigago, Kris Burchfield, Derek Gomez, Brent Harrington, and Edward Welch, the last of which ended as the unfortunate bubble boy. They will have their opportunity to re-enter tomorrow in either flight.
Play ended and 15:29 was left in level 14 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The 20 players will start play again on Sunday, January 29th at 12 pm with these levels in mind unless one of the following flights ends prior to that time. They will be joined by the survivors of the upcoming two flights.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the upcoming flights and the eventual winner of this event.
End Of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
599,000 | 10,000 |
|
424,000 | 35,000 |
|
343,000 | |
|
315,000 | 100,000 |
|
315,000 | |
|
292,000 | 94,000 |
|
276,000 | |
|
252,000 | |
|
251,000 | |
|
240,000 | |
|
205,000 | |
|
|
195,000 | |
|
180,000 | -5,000 |
|
160,000 | -53,000 |
|
144,000 | |
|
138,000 | 39,700 |
|
134,000 | -79,000 |
|
97,000 | 52,000 |
|
75,000 | |
|
70,000 |
Ryan Moore Eliminates Edward Welch On The Bubble of Flight 1a
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ryan Moore raised to 15,000 from late position, which saw Keith Jeffrey call on the button and in the big blind, Edward Welch moved all in for 39,000. Both players called and the flop was seen three ways.
The flop of 
saw Moore continue for 25,000 and Jeffrey snap-folded, leaving the hand to go heads up.
Edward Welch: 
Ryan Moore: 
The board ran out 
and Moore's two pair was good enough to win and Edward Welch became the unfortunate bubble boy at the end of the day. The final 20 players bagged up for the night, set to return on Sunday at 12 pm.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
589,000 | 138,000 |
|
|
276,000 | -37,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Hand For Hand Begins
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 21 players have begun hand-for hand play. Once one player is eliminated, the players will bag up for the night and return to play tomorrow.
Lewis Sends One Home
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jael Lewis raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and on the button, another player moved all in for 65,000. Action folded back to Lewis who called and the hands were turned over.
Opponent: 
Jael Lewis: 
The board ran out 
and ace-high held as the best hand, as another player fell late in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000 |
Harriman Ends Gomez
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Derek Gomez found himself on the losing end of several flips, and found himself down to 8,000. He moved all in for 8,000 on the button and in the big blind, Willie Harriman called.
Derek Gomez: 
Willie Harriman: 
The board ran out 
and Harriman found three jacks to add to his stack, while Gomez exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | -16,400 |
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Moore Gets More
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Raymond Speck raised to 9,000 from first position saw four players behind him call, including one in late position. In the big blind, Ryan Moore three-bet to 30,000 which saw Speck fold and the late position player move all in for 161,000. Action folded back to Moore who called and the cards were turned up.
Opponent:
Ryan Moore: 
The board ran out as no help to the ace-king and Moore's queens held up to put him as one of the tournament chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
451,000 | |
|
|
213,000 | -43,000 |