$600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 RGPS Tunica
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 RGPS Tunica
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$396,600
Entries
661
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
177
Players Left
22
Truman Weatherly Leads Day 1a of RGPS Tunica Main Event
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
177 players came out to play the opening flight of The RunGood Poker Series $600 Main Event at Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Each player was looking for a piece of the $200,000 guarantee set on the prize pool, but as the dust settled and Friday night became Saturday morning, only 22 made it to bagging. Each of the 22 is secured a spot to return to play on Sunday, November 12th with a min-cash TBD.
Leading the way is Truman Weatherly who managed to bag up an impressive 723,000 after scooping several huge pots throughout the day. Bagging up second in chips with 644,000 is Cory Smith who caught fire late in the day after scoring a massive double-up with kings versus the queens of Mark Davis. Coming in third is Marcus Webb who secured 454,000 chips into his bag after coasting as a big stack for most of the evening. This is Webb’s first documented RunGood cash and he his looking to start off with a bang as he rounds out Day 1a’s top three.
Day 1a Top Ten Stacks
| Place | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truman Weatherly | United States | 723,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Cory Smith | United States | 644,000 | 107 |
| 3 | Marcus Webb | United States | 454,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Donnie Phan | United States | 377,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Hyun Lee | United States | 351,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Hamid Izadi | United States | 282,000 | 47 |
| 7 | Jon Swift | United States | 280,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Sam Brackstone | United States | 262,000 | 44 |
| 9 | David Strickland | United States | 230,000 | 38 |
| 10 | Darrin Yoler | United States | 196,000 | 33 |
It is also worth mentioning that defending champ Loi Hoang also found a bag with 78,000 which means he is still in the running for a title defense, although he has a tough road ahead of him. RGPS regular Walker Miskelly also managed to bag up 138,000 after max-late-regging during the break.
Unfortunately, none of the RunGood Ambassadors were able to make it across the finish line tonight as Bart Bogard was the last to exit only 2 spots away from bagging. It's a good thing that RunGood doesn't choose the faint-of-heart as its ambassadors, as they will all be out in full force tomorrow to secure a Day 2 spot, firing until the bitter end. RGPS POY frontrunner Brian Winter also failed to find a bag tonight but has vowed to return tomorrow for a chance to solidify his standings on the leaderboards.
Play ended with 12:16 left in Level 14, with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The 22 players from this flight will return at noon this Sunday to combine with the other flights of the tournament. They will return to this level unless one of the following flights ends earlier than this.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
723,000 | 218,000 |
|
644,000 | 59,000 |
|
454,000 | 85,000 |
|
377,000 | 76,000 |
|
351,000 | 111,000 |
|
282,000 | 282,000 |
|
280,000 | 198,000 |
|
262,000 | 262,000 |
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
|
196,000 | |
|
195,000 | 132,000 |
|
180,000 | |
|
|
179,000 | 179,000 |
|
167,000 | 167,000 |
|
|
157,000 | 109,000 |
|
|
139,000 | |
|
138,000 | 50,500 |
|
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
81,000 | 81,000 |
|
78,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
63,000 | 63,000 |
|
58,000 | 58,000 |
Bodyk Eliminated to Burst Money Bubble; Players Bag
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After just a few hands on the bubble, Allen Bodyk moved all in and was called by Cory Smith to put him at risk.
Allen Bodyk: A♣K♦
Cory Smith: 4♣4♠
Unfortunately for Bodyk, the runout of J♣2♥6♦Q♠8♥ did not provide for him and he was eliminated on the stone bubble of the Main Event's opening flight.
With his elimination, the remaining 22 players have begun the bagging process and will return on Sunday for Day 2.
A full recap of the day's events and chip counts will be released shortly, so stay tuned!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
585,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Time!
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With the field trimmed down to 23, the players are now on the stone money bubble with hand-for-hand play in effect.
Bubble Approaching
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 24 players remaining and 22 advancing to Day 2, the players are one away from the bubble in the opening flights and play has tightened up only slightly.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Davis Doubles Smith; Falls to Bogard
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After losing a monster pot to Cory Smith in a Queens versus Kings, all-in preflop situation, Mark Davis moved all in blind for his last 30,000 and was called by Bart Bogard to put him at risk.
Mark Davis: 4♦5♣
Bart Bogard: A♠8♣
The runout of J♠9♥9♦10♣A♦ gave Bogard the win with his ace and Davis, who was at the top of the chip counts for most of the day, was sent to the exit, vowing to return tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000 | |
|
120,000 | -13,000 |
|
Busted |
Stanford Sent Out
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Cody Stanford was spotted exiting the tournament area and was asked what happened...
"Well I shoved 14 bigs with ace-seven and the guy called with nines and held, what can you do."
Stanford, who won a RGPS Main Event here back in 2020, is no quitter and will be back in full force for tomorrow's flights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000