$600 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 RGPS Tunica

Player	Chips	Progress
Truman Weatherly	723,000 218,000	218,000

Cory Smith	644,000 59,000	59,000
Marcus Webb	454,000 85,000	85,000
Donnie Phan	377,000 76,000	76,000
Hyun Lee	351,000 111,000	111,000
Hamid Izadi	282,000 282,000	282,000
Jon Swift	280,000 198,000	198,000
Sam Brackstone	262,000 262,000	262,000
David Strickland	230,000 230,000	230,000
Darrin Yoder	196,000
Chance Lawson	195,000 132,000	132,000
Chad Hall	180,000
Rincon Williams	179,000 179,000	179,000
Ken Norman	167,000 167,000	167,000
Mick Scarbrough	157,000 109,000	109,000
David W Wilkens	139,000
Walker Miskelly	138,000 50,500	50,500
Jason D. Walker	82,000 82,000	82,000
James Martin	81,000 81,000	81,000
Loi Hoang	78,000 13,000	13,000
Christian Davis	63,000 63,000	63,000
Charlie Ealy	58,000 58,000	58,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Truman Weatherly

723,000

218,000

Cory Smith

644,000

59,000

Marcus Webb

454,000

85,000

Donnie Phan

377,000

76,000

Hyun Lee

351,000

111,000

Hamid Izadi

282,000

Jon Swift

280,000

198,000

262,000

230,000

196,000

195,000

132,000

Chad Hall

180,000

Rincon Williams

179,000

Ken Norman

167,000

Mick Scarbrough

157,000

109,000

David W Wilkens

139,000

Walker Miskelly

138,000

50,500

Jason D. Walker

82,000

James Martin

81,000

Loi Hoang

78,000

13,000

Christian Davis

63,000

Charlie Ealy

58,000

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.

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Tags: Bart Bogard Brian Winter Cory Smith Darrin Yoler David Strickland Donnie Phan Hamid Izadi Hyun Lee Jon Swift Loi Hoang Marcus Webb Mark Davis Sam Brackstone Truman Weatherly Walker Miskelly